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A joint in which the bones are connect by fibrocartilage

Symphysis

The turning of a bone around its own long axis

Rotation

Movable attachment of a muscle

Insertion

Freely movable joints

Diarthrosis

Freely movable joints exhibiting a joint cavity; also called a diarthrosis

Synovial joint

Bones united by cartilage; no joint is present

Cartilage noise joints

Movement of a body part so that it outlines a cone in space

Circumduxtion

Immovable joint

Synarthrosis

Inflammation of tendon sheaths, typically causes by overuse

Tentonitis

When chondrocytes divide and form new matrix, it leads to an expansion of the cartilage tissue from within. This process is called

Interstitial growth

The axial skeleton includes

The ribs

Which of the following is mismatched

Short bones: examples include the vertebrae

In adults yellow marrow is located

In the medullary cavity of the long bones

The structural unit of compact bone

Osteon

The notable hardness of the bone is attributed to

The presence of inorganic hydroxyapatities

What is the most common type of cartilage found between bones in freely movable joints

Hyaline cartilage

Yellow bone marrow contains large percentage of

Fat

Spongy bones are made up of a framework called

Trabeculae

**(short answer question) _________ Are multinucleated cells that destroy bone

Osteoclasts

T/F Short irregular and flat bones have large marrow cavities in order to keep the weight of the bone light

False

T/F The structural unit of compact bone (osteon) resembles the growth rings of a tree trunk

True

**Short Answer Question. A round or oval hike through a bone that contains blood vessels and or nerves is called

Forman

Which bone cells form bone?

Osteoblasts

What indicates that a long bone has reached its adult length

Closure of the epiphyseal plate

Ossification of the ends of long bones

Is produced by secondary ossification centers

In some cases the epiphyseal plate of the long bones of children closes to early. What might be the causes?

Elevated leveled of sex hormones

Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?

Communication

** Short Answer. A bone embedded in a tendon is called ______

Sesamoid

Functional classification of joints is based on

The amount of movement allowed by the joint

Which of the following does not represent a structural classification of joints

Diarthrosis

Which one is correctly paired?

Synchondroses: a plate of hyaline cartilage unites the bone

Most joints of the body are classified as ______ joints

Synovial

Lines the inside of the fibrous capsule of a joint

The synovial membrane

Synovial fluid does not:

Strengthen synovial joints

Which of the following is correctly paired?

Multiaxial movement: movement in or around three planes

Extension is an example of ______ movement

Angular

When a person makes a pinching motion with their thumb and forefinger they are exhibiting _____ movement

Oppositional

The shoulder and hips are examples of

Ball and socket joints

Which ligament would one tap to generate the knee-jerk reflex

Patellar ligament

Which of the following is correctly matched

Osteoarthritis: degenerative joint disease

T/F The origin of a muscle is attached to the movable bone

False

What joint permits essentially no movement

Synarthrotic

Which of the following refers to a joint that is immovable?

Synarthrosis

**Short Answer. The joint between the frontal and parietal bone is called a _____ joint.

Suture

Using a structural classification what type of joint is the epiphyseal plate?

Cartilaginous joint

____ Are cartilaginous joints

Synchondroses

**Short Answer. The type of joint between the carpal and the first metacarpal is a ______ joint

Saddle

**Short Answer. Moving yoir jar forward causing an underbite is called

Protraction

** Short answer. Turning the foot medial at the interarsal joint would be called

Inversion

Which type of joint allows opposition

Saddle joint

Synovial joints are classified into six main categories bases on

The movements they allow

Pointing the toes is and example of

Plantar flexion

Which joint has sacrificed stability to provide freedom of movement

Shoulder

Bending your head back until it hurts is an example of

Hyperextension

The terms inversion and eversion pertain only to the

Feet

Which movement increases the angle between bones

Extension

T/F Flexion on the ankle so that the superior aspect of the foot appraises the skin is called dorsiflexion

True

Lateral epicondyle

Which bone is highlighted

1st metacarpal

Which structure are highlighted?

Occipital condyles

Which bone is highlighted?

Cuboid

Which structure is highlighted?

Head of radius

Which structure is highlighted?

Transverse process

Which bone is highlighted?

Fibula

Which structure is highlighted?

Median sacral crest

Which structure is highlighted

Mastodon process

Which structures are highlighted

Floating ribs

The highlighted features are found on which of the following bones?

Scapula

How would you classify the group of highlighted bones?

Long bones

Which bone is in this image?

Scapula

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the parietal bones?

They form the base of the skull

Which is NOT a cranial bone?

Vomer bone

Which is NOT a cranial bone?

Vomer bone

How many lumbar vertebrae are there in a normal adult?

Five

Which of the following is correctly matched?

Scoliosis: abnormal lateral curvature

The spinal cord passes through the

Vertebral foramina

Which of the following does not form part of the thoracic cage?

Clavicle

Which of the following is a marki NV of the humerus

Deltoid tuberosity

False statement

The pelvic outlet is narrower in a female than in a male.

One of the roles of the fontanelles is to

Allow for brain growth in the infant

Which of the following bone groups is a part of the axial skeleton

Facial bones

Which bone is considered to be the keystone of the cranium

Sphenoid

What is the major function of the axial skeleton

Provide central support for the body and protect internal organs

The superior nasal conch is part of which bone?

Ethmoid

They hyoid bone is unique because it

Is the only bone of the body that does not articulate with any other bone

T/F The foramen magnum goes through the occipital bone

True

**Short answer The _______ is the primary bone in the septum of the nose

Vomer

T/F The dens articulates with the axis

False

Which of the following is the abnormal curve often seen in the pregnant woman as they attempt to preserve their center of gravity to ward the end of the pregnancy

Lordosis

What is the major function of the intervertebral discs?

Absorb shock

Which of the following is an abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column often seen in the thoracic region

Scoliosis

Which part of the vertebral column receives the most stressed by bearing most of the weight of the body

the lumbar region

T/F Ribs number 11 and 12 are true ribs because they have no anterior attachments.

False

T/F The layman's name for the scapula is the collarbone

False

Which of the following bone is part of the appendicular skeleton

Humerus

The articulation that most closely resembles a hinge in the body involves which bones

Humerus-ulna

When you hit your elbow and say you hit your funny bone you actually hit a nerve that runs across the bone surface. Over which bone can this nerve be found?

Humerus

T/F In the anatomical position the lateral forearm bone is the radius.

True

The "true wrist" or carpus consists of

A group of eight short bones united by ligaments

**Short answer. The smallest short bone in the hand is the

Pisiform

**Short answer. The largest foramen in the body is the ____ foramen.

Obturator

Which bone is in direct contact with the first metatarsal?

Medial cuneiform

**Short answer. The heel bone is called the

Calcaneus

The membranous areas between the cranial bones of the fetal skull are called

Fontanelles

Identify the highlighted structure

Coronal suture

Identify

Carotid canal

Foramen magnum

Identify the structure

Glabella

Lacrimal

Mandibular fossa

Posterior

Parietal

Ethmoid bone

Mastoid process

Hyoid

Sacrum

Lumbar

Sacrum

Sacral canal

Vertebral foramen

Glenside cavity

Capitate

Greater tubercule

Deltoid tuberosity

Lesser tubercle

Pisiform

Olecranon fossa

Styloid process

Capitulum

Head of radius

1st metacarpal

Medical epicondyle

Lunate

Ulna

Ilium

Obturator foramen

Pubis

Ischium

Calcaneus

Distal phalanx

Fibula

Lesser trochanter

Linea aspera

Femur

1st metatarsal

Talus

Each of the following bones is part of the pelvic girdle accept the

Femur

Mary fractured her pisiform bone in a fall. What part of her body was injured

Wrist

The 11th and 12th ribs are called floating ribs because they lack

An anterior attachment to the sternum

The foramen magnum would be found in the ______ bone

Occipital

The olecranon process is found on the

Ulna

What would you find in the lacrimal fossa

The lacrimal sac

When standing on the way most of your weight is transmitted to the ground by the

Talus and calcaneus

Which of the following bones would you most likely be involved in surgery to remove a tumor or the pituitary gland

The Sella turcica

Which of the following is not part of the axial skeletal

Pectoral girdle

Which of the following is the heel bone

Calcaneus

The crista galli is a projection from which bone

Ethmoid

At its distal end the femur articulates with the

Tibia

A common injury in the winter is a fall in which someone hits the back of his or her head on the ice which bone is most likely to be involved in this type of fall

Occipital

How many regions of the vertebral column are there

Five

Sutures connect all the bones of the skull except the

Mandible

The calvaria of the skull is another name for the

Cranial vault

The frontal sinuses are located

Lateral to the glabella

Which of the following cranial bones receives the condyle of the Mandible

The temporal bone

Which of the following sinuses are the high risk of infection spreading from the middle ear

The mastoid sinuses

Which of the following features is most likely to contain sutural bones

The lambdoid suture

Where would a dentist lidocaine to prevent pain in the lower teeth

The mandibular foramen

In a _____ the vertebral column is formed from 33 separate bones

Fetus

Which of the following spinal deformities is quite common during childhood in females

Scoliosis

C7 is referred to as the vertebra prominent because

Its spinous process is larger than those of the cervical vertebrae

The pectoral girdle does not quite satisfy the features of a true girdle because

Posteriorly the medial ends the scapulae do not join each other

The jugular notch on the sternum is

In line with the second and third thoracic vertebra where the left common carotid artery is issued from the aorta

When a person attempts to break his or her fall with an outstretched hand he or she often lines up with

A Colles fracture

What is the deepest bone in the skull

Ethmoid

Which of the following is a congenital abnormality of the appendicular skeleton

Dysplasia of the hip