Chapter 08: Skeletal System Herlihy: The Human Body in Health and Illness, 7th Edition

An articulation or arthrosis is another name for a:

joint.

A cartilaginous joint is called a:

symphysis.

The humerus:

is located in the arm.

The humerus:

articulates distally with the ulna.

The maxilla:

c. contains the upper teeth.

Which bone is found in the skull but not in the cranium?

Mandible

Which bone is found in the skull but is not a facial bone?

Occipital

Which of the following is most descriptive of the atlas and the axis?

Vertebral

The occipital bone:

contains the foramen magnum.

Which of the following word(s) is (are) related to the ribs?

True, false, and floating

Fontanels:

involve all of the the options.

If an infant is severely dehydrated, the fontanels may seem to be:

sunken.

Which bone is described by the following: leg, shin, and medial malleolus?

Tibia

Which bone is distal to the acetabulum and proximal to the patella?

Femur

Which bone is distal to the femur and proximal to the tibia?

Fibula

Which bones form the palm of the hand?

c. Metacarpals

Which bones are distal to the radius and ulna and proximal to the metacarpals?

b. Carpals

The humerus is a:

c. bone of the upper limbs.

Which of the following is located at the ends of a long bone?

c. Epiphysis

Cancellous refers to a(n):

c. spongy bone.

Which structure is the site of attachment for tendons?

c. Periosteum

Osteons are found primarily:

b. in the diaphysis.

How many bones make up the bridge of the nose?

Two

A foramen and meatus are:

c. openings.

Which structure refers to the shaft of a long bone?

a. Diaphysis

Which word(s) best reflect(s) the function of the epiphyseal disc?

d. Longitudinal growth

Which of the following bones is not located in the lower limbs?

c. Ulna

Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal refer to:

a. vertebrae.

At which joint do the humerus and ulna meet?

b. Elbow

At which joint do the femur and tibia meet?

b. Knee

At which joint do the femur and tibia meet?

a. Tibiofemoral

At which joint do the scapula and humerus meet?

c. Glenohumeral

injury to the epiphyseal disc of the tibia may:

a. stunt the growth of the injured leg.

What do the following terms have in common: arthrosis, arthroplasty, and arthritis?

b. Refer to joints.

Which of the following refers to an exaggerated thoracic curvature of the spine (hunchback)?

a. Kyphosis

What is the outer lining of connective tissue that surrounds the diaphysis of a long bone and contains th

the bone?

a. Periosteum

The acetabulum:

receives the head of the femur.

Which of the following is true of the following terms: osteoblast, osteoclast, osteocyte, and osseous tis

c. All refer to bone.

The olecranon process is most associated with which joint?

b. Elbow

The ischial tuberosity:

b. is the part of the coxal bone upon which you sit.

The obturator foramen is the:

a. large foramen in the coxal bone.

Which structure includes the calcaneus?

c. Heel

What group of bones includes the calcaneus?

b. Tarsals

The greater and lesser trochanters are located on which bone?

d. Femur

What is the type of projection that articulates with the glenoid cavity?

d. Head

What is the term that refers to the replacement of cartilage by bone?

c. Ossification

The type of ossification that involves the replacement of thin membrane with bone is called:

a. intramembraneous ossification.

The ilium, ischium, and pubis:

d. form the coxal bone.

The lambdoidal suture in the skull is a(n)

d. immovable

What is the classification of the intervertebral discs and the symphysis pubis?

d. Slightly movable

A synovial joint is:

a. freely movable.

What is the name of the "soft spots" in a baby's skull?

b. Fontanels

Inflammation of the mastoid process is related to infection of the:

d. brain.

The diaphysis is the:

d. shaft of a long bone.

Which group is incorrect?

d. Bones of the lower extremities: femur, tibia, clavicle

Which group is incorrect?

d. Bones of the vertebral column: atlas, axis, coxal bone

Which group is incorrect?

d. Types of movement: flexion, pronation, abduction, ossification

Osteoclastic activity:

b. raises blood calcium levels.

To measure the length of the humerus, you would measure from the:

b. acromion to the olecranon process.

To measure the length of the breastbone, you would measure from the:

c. suprasternal notch to the xiphoid process.

The olecranon process articulates with the humerus to form a (the):

d. elbow.