FINALS - Ch. 23 (Skeletal System)

Question 1

What bones form the back of the skull?

Answer 1

Occipital

Question 2

Which of the vertebrae serve as the posterior attachment for the 12 pairs of ribs?

Answer 2

Thoracic

Question 3

The true ribs attach directly to the sternum through pieces of cartilage called:

Answer 3

Costal cartilage

Question 4

Inflammation of the fluid-filled sac that cushions tendons

Answer 4

Bursitis

Question 5

Which bone has a prominent head?

Answer 5

Femur

Question 6

Which bony structure is a narrow, ridge-like projection?

Answer 6

Crest

Question 7

What is a thin, triangular-shaped bone that joins with the head of the humerus and a clavicle?

Answer 7

Scapula

Question 8

The elongated cylinders that run up and down the long axis of bone are called:

Answer 8

Osteons

Question 9

What is the principal component of bone matrix?

Answer 9

Calcium phosphate

Question 10

The shaft of a long bone is called the:

Answer 10

Diaphysis

Question 11

Minerals such as calcium and phosphate are store in which part of a bone?

Answer 11

Matrix

Question 12

What is an example of a fibrous joint?

Answer 12

Union of the occipital and parietal bones

Question 13

A lateral, S-shaped curvature of the vertebral column is called:

Answer 13

Scoliosis

Question 14

What is the name of the membrane that surrounds bone?

Answer 14

Periosteum

Question 15

Bones gradually become thin in what disease?

Answer 15

Osteoporosis

Question 16

What covers the epiphyses of long bones?

Answer 16

Articular cartilage

Question 17

What bones form the palm of the hand?

Answer 17

Metacarpal

Question 18

What is defined as the plate of cartilage at the end of a bone that is necessary for the bone to continue growing?

Answer 18

Epiphyseal plate

Question 19

Which bone makes up most of the top and sides of the skull?

Answer 19

Parietal bone

Question 20

There are five of which of these bones per foot?

Answer 20

Metatarsals