Week 3 - Skeletal System

Question 1

Human Skeleton consists of how many bones

Answer 1

206

Question 2

Periosteum

Answer 2

Covers the surface of the long bone

Question 3

Red bone marrow

Answer 3

Site for blood cell production

Question 4

Cranium

Answer 4

Bony skull (borders meet to form immovable joints)

Question 5

immovable joints

Answer 5

sutures

Question 6

Two bones provide distinctive shape to face

Answer 6

maxillae (upper jaw bones)

Mandible (lower jaw bones)

Question 7

vertebral bones

Answer 7

24 vertebrae + sacrum + coccyx

Question 8

What offers protection to spinal cord

Answer 8

vertebral bones

Question 9

Cervical vertebrae

Answer 9

neck
cervic/o
C1 - C7

Question 10

Thoracic vertebrae

Answer 10

chest
thorac/o
T1 - T12

Question 11

Lumbar vertebrae

Answer 11

lower back
lumb/o
loins
L1 - L5

Question 12

Coccyx

Answer 12

tailbone

Question 13

Floating ribs

Answer 13

11 - 12

Completely free of attachment in front

Question 14

Femur

Answer 14

thigh bone

Question 15

Foot bones

Answer 15

Metatarsals

Question 16

Osteomyelitis

Answer 16

Resulting from a bacterial infection that has spread to the bone tissue through the blood

Question 17

Osteoporosis

Answer 17

Bones that were once strong becoming fragile due to loss of bone density

Question 18

Osteogenic Sarcoma

Answer 18

Malignant tumor arising from bone also known as osteosarcoma

Question 19

Spinal Stenosis

Answer 19

Narrowing of the vertebrae canal, nerve root canals, or intervertebral foramina

Question 20

Talipes Equinovarus

Answer 20

Clubfoot

Question 21

Abnormal Curvature of the spine

Answer 21

• Kyphosis

- Scoliosis

Question 22

Kyphosis

Answer 22

outward curvature = humpback or hunchback

Question 23

Scoliosis

Answer 23

lateral (sideward) curvature

Question 24

Closed fracture

Answer 24

break in the bone but no open wound in the skin (simple fracture)

Question 25

Open fracture

Answer 25

break in the bone, as well as an open wound in skin (compound fracture)

Question 26

Complete fracture

Answer 26

break extends through the entire thickness of bone

Question 27

Hairline fracture

Answer 27

minor fracture in which the bone continues to be in perfect alignment

Question 28

Bone scan

Answer 28

intravenous injection of a radioisotope, which is absorbed by bone tissue

Question 29

anterior view

Answer 29

front view

Question 30

posterior view

Answer 30

back view

Question 31

bone marrow aspiration

Answer 31

removal of a small sample of bone marrow from a selected site with a needle