Anatomy Test #2

Front 1

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

B. Cartilage grows by interstitial growth using chondrocytes within the cartilage that divide and secrete new matrix
D. Cartilage heals rapidly because of the good blood supply in the perichondrium.

Back 1

D. Cartilage heals rapidly because of the good blood supply in the perichondrium.

Front 2

Which is NOT true regarding the skeletal system?

B. Tendons are not part of the skeletal system
D. The bones we see in our bone boxes have the same composition as those in our living bodies

Back 2

D. The bones we see in our bone boxes have the same composition as those in our living bodies

Front 3

Which of these is NOT matched correctly?

B. compact bone: blood cell formation
c. calcium salts: hardness and strength

Back 3

B. compact bone: blood cell formation

Front 4

Most of the bones in the appendicular part of the skeleton are this type of bone.

Back 4

B. long

Front 5

These bones may develop in certain tendons where there is considerable friction, tension, and physical stress.

Back 5

D. sesamoid

Front 6

These are immature cells that lay down the matrix.

Back 6

B. osteoblasts

Front 7

Trace the route taken by nutrients through a bone, starting with the periosteum and ending with an osteocyte in a lucuna

Back 7

B. perforating canal > central canal > canaliculus

Front 8

Type of bone that consists of trabeculae

Back 8

B. spongy bone

Front 9

The flat bones of the skull, sternum and ribs develop from ____ ossification, but most bones of the body, including the long bones of the appendicular skeleton, develop from _____ ossification.

Back 9

C. intramembranous, endochondral

Front 10

Growth in the length of a long bone occurs at the _____ whereas the site for bone growth in diameter is the ____.

Back 10

A. epiphyseal plate, within the periosteum

Front 11

When does bone remodeling NOT occur?

Back 11

B. to maintain homeostasis of calcium levels in the bone

Front 12

Which fracture is NOT matched correctly?

Back 12

C. compound: the bone has broken into two or more large fragments

Front 13

A disease in children usually due to a lack of vitamin D. This lack interferes with calcium absorption and leads to soft pliable bones. The lower limbs may be bow shaped..

Back 13

D. rickets

Front 14

Which of the following does not increase the risk for developing osteoporosis?

Back 14

D. calcium supplements

Front 15

The suture between the parietal bones and the occipital bone is called the _____ suture.

Back 15

D. lambdoid

Front 16

This butterfly shaped bone is sometimes called the "keystone" of the cranium becasue it articulates with all the other cranial bones and joins the facial and cranial bones.

Back 16

D. sphenoid

Front 17

This or these facial bones articulate with all the facial bones except the mandible

Back 17

D. maxillae

Front 18

The ___ has the mastoid process

Back 18

C. temporal

Front 19

The area where four cranial bones come together in the skull. It is a weak area. There is an artery under this area that makes a fracture here very dangerous.

Back 19

B. pterion

Front 20

This bone has a petrous (rocky) portion on the floor of the cranial cavity that can damage the brain if it slides across it during a sudden stop.

Back 20

C. temporal

Front 21

The pterygoid processes are a part of this bone

Back 21

D. sphenoid

Front 22

Which of the following bones is NOT correctly matched with its bone marking?
A. ethmoid bone: inferior nasal conchae
B.sphenoid bone: sella turcica

Back 22

A. ethmoid bone: inferior nasal conchae

Front 23

Which one of these foramina is NOT correctly matched with its bone?
C. mental foramen: maxillae
D. olfactory foramina: ethmoid

Back 23

C. mental foramen: maxillae

Front 24

Which of the following bones does NOT help form the wall of the nasal cavity?
B. ethmoid
C. vomer

Back 24

C. vomer

Front 25

Lack of folic acid during pregnancy may cause the failure of these two bones to fuse and may result in the condition known as a "cleft palate"

Back 25

B. palatine and maxillae

Front 26

Which cranial fossa contains the foramen ovale, foramen spinosum, and foramen rotundum

Back 26

B. middle

Front 27

Which of these bones does NOT help form the orbit of the eye?
C. nasal
E. lacrimal

Back 27

C. nasal

Front 28

This part of the sternum may be driven into vital areas such as the liver during cardiopulmonary resucitation or an accident:

Back 28

D. xiphoid process

Front 29

This vertebra has a process that may be driven into a vital area of the brain stem called the medulla oblongata during a whiplash accident. The vertebra is the ____ and the process is the ___.

Back 29

C. axis: odontoid process (dens)

Front 30

These vertebrae have transverse foramina

Back 30

A. cervical