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

An articulation or arthrosis is another name for a:

a. compact bone.

b. joint.

c. cancellous bone.

d. growth plate.

b. joint.

A cartilaginous joint is called a:

a. joint capsule.

b. symphysis.

c. synovial joint.

d. bursa.

b. symphysis.

The humerus:

a. is located in the arm.

b. s distal to the radius and ulna.

c. articulates with the clavicle at the acromioclavicular joint.

d. is a bone of the axial skeleton.

a. is located in the arm.

The humerus:

a. contains the olecranon process.

b. articulates distally with the ulna.

c. forms a ball-and-socket joint where the olecranon process articulates with the olecranon fossa.

d. articulates with the scapula at the sternomanubrial joint.

b. articulates distally with the ulna.

The maxilla:

a. is the cheekbone.

b. is a cranial bone.

c. contains the upper teeth.

d. articulates with the temporal bone at the TMJ.

c. contains the upper teeth.

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

a. Occipital

b. Parietal

c. Sphenoid

d. Mandible

d. Mandible

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

a. Mandible

b. Maxilla

c. Occipital

d. Zygomatic

c. Occipital

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

a. Carpal

b. Vertebral

c. Coxal

d. Cranial

b. Vertebral

The occipital bone:

a. is a facial bone.

b. contains the foramen magnum.

c. is the cheekbone.

d. articulates with the frontal bone at the coronal suture.

b. contains the foramen magnum.

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

a. Acetabulum

b. True, false, and floating

c. Supination and pronation

d. Fontanels

b. True, false, and floating

Fontanels:

a. are present in fetal and infant skulls.

b. allow expansion of the infant skull during growth.

c. eventually fuse or seal.

d. involve all of the the options.

d. involve all of the the options.

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

a. bulging.

b. sunken.

c. porous.

d. smaller than normal.

b. sunken.

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

a. Fibula

b. Tibia

c. Talus

d. Femur

b. Tibia

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

a. Femur

b. Tibia

c. Fibula

d. Calcaneus

a. Femur

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

a. Fibula

b. Patella

c. Talus

d. Coxal bon

a. Fibula

Which bones form the palm of the hand?

a. Tarsals

b. Phalanges

c. Metacarpals

d. Metatarsals

c. Metacarpals

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

a. Pollux

b. Carpals

c. Tarsals

d. Hallux

b. Carpals

The humerus is a:

a. bone of the axial skeleton.

b. short bone.

c. bone of the upper limbs.

d. bone found only in the fetal skeleton.

c. bone of the upper limbs.

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

a. Diaphysis

b. Periosteum

c. Epiphysis

d. Medullary cavity

c. Epiphysis

Cancellous refers to a(n):

a. irregular bone.

b. cartilage.

c. spongy bone.

d. osteon.

c. spongy bone.

Which structure is the site of attachment for tendons?

a. Endosteum

b. Articular cartilage

c. Periosteum

d. Osteon

c. Periosteum

Osteons are found primarily:

a. within the medullary cavity.

b. in the diaphysis.

c. on the outer surface of the articular cartilage.

d. within the epiphyseal disc.

b. in the diaphysis.

How many bones make up the bridge of the nose?

a. One

b. Two

c. Three

d. Four

b. Two

A foramen and meatus are:

a. short bones.

b. curvatures.

c. openings.

d. joints

c. openings.

Which structure refers to the shaft of a long bone?

a. Diaphysis

b. Epiphysis

c. Periosteum

d. Bursa

a. Diaphysis

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

a. Blood cell formation

b. Phagocytosis

c. Secretion of synovial fluid

d. Longitudinal growth

d. Longitudinal growth

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

a. Femur

b. Tibia

c. Ulna

d. Tarsal

c. Ulna

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

a. vertebrae.

b. long bones.

c. spinal curves.

d. phalanges

a. vertebrae.

At which joint do the humerus and ulna meet?

a. Hip

b. Elbow

c. Knee

d. Wrist

b. Elbow

At which joint do the femur and tibia meet?

a. Hip

b. Knee

c. Ankle

d. Elbow

b. Knee

At which joint do the femur and tibia meet?

a. Tibiofemoral

b. Proximal tibiofibular

c. Distal tibiofibular

d. Sacroiliac

a. Tibiofemoral

At which joint do the scapula and humerus meet?

a. Humeroulnar

b. Radiocarpal

c. Glenohumeral

d. Sternoclavicular

c. Glenohumeral

injury to the epiphyseal disc of the tibia may:

a. stunt the growth of the injured leg.

b. stimulate the bone to become cancerous.

c. inhibit blood cell formation.

d. cause arthritis.

a. stunt the growth of the injured leg.

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

a. Are orthopedic surgical procedures.

b. Refer to joints.

c. Are inflammatory joint diseases.

d. Are malignant bone diseases.

b. Refer to joints.

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

a. Kyphosis

b. Rickets

c. Scoliosis

d. Lordosis

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

b. Endosteum

c. Osteon

d. Articular cartilage

a. Periosteum

The acetabulum:

a. receives the head of the femur.

b. is the crest part of the iliac crest.

c. is located anterior to the symphysis pubis.

d. is a depression in the scapula.

a. receives the head of the femur.

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

a. All are immature bone cells.

b. All increase blood calcium.

c. All refer to bone.

d. All refer to abnormal bone conditions.

c. All refer to bone.

The olecranon process is most associated with which joint?

a. Hip

b. Elbow

c. Wrist

d Ball-and-socket joint

b. Elbow

The ischial tuberosity:

a. is a part of the femur.

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

c. articulates with the head of the femur at the acetabulum.

d. articulates with the head of the humerus at the glenoid cavity.

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

The obturator foramen is the:

a. large foramen in the coxal bone.

b. opening through which the medulla oblongata descends as the spinal cord.

c. meeting place of the ilium, ischium, and pubis.

d. space between the two iliac crests.

a. large foramen in the coxal bone.

Which structure includes the calcaneus?

a. Kneecap

b. Wrist

c. Heel

d. Groin

c. Heel

What group of bones includes the calcaneus?

a. Metatarsals

b. Tarsals

c. Phalanges

d. Carpals

b. Tarsals

The greater and lesser trochanters are located on which bone?

a. Tibia

b. Fibula

c. Coccyx

d. Femur

d. Femur

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

a. Crest

b. Trochanter

c. Spine

d. Head

d. Head

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

a. Osteoporosis

b. Osteomalacia

c. Ossification

d. Myelosuppression

c. Ossification

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

a. intramembraneous ossification.

b. osteoblastic ossification.

c. mature ossification.

d. connective ossification.

a. intramembraneous ossification.

The ilium, ischium, and pubis:

a. b. c. are part of the appendicular skeleton.

are processes located on the femur.

are muscles that attach to the femur.

d. form the coxal bone.

d. form the coxal bone.

The lambdoidal suture in the skull is a(n)

a. synovial

b. hinge

c. freely movable

d. immovable

d. immovable

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

a. Fused

b. Suture

c. Immovable

d. Slightly movable

d. Slightly movable

A synovial joint is:

a. freely movable.

b. a suture.

c. found only in the lower extremities.

d. found only within the vertebral column and at the symphysis pubis.

a. freely movable.

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

a. Sinuses

b. Fontanels

c. Synovial joints

d. Sutures

b. Fontanels

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

a. breast.

b. sinuses.

c. throat.

d. brain.

d. brain.

The diaphysis is the:

a. site of blood cell formation.

b. growth plate.

c. bone structure that is covered by articular cartilage.

d. shaft of a long bone.

d. shaft of a long bone.

Which group is incorrect?

a. Abnormal curvatures of the spine: scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis

b. Types of ribs: true, false, floating

c. Bones of the upper extremities: humerus, radius, ulna

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

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

Which group is incorrect?

a. Sinuses: frontal, maxillary, sphenoidal, ethmoidal

b. Spinal curvatures: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral

c. Bones of the lower extremities: femur, tibia, fibula

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

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

Which group is incorrect?

a. Sinuses: frontal, maxillary, sphenoidal, ethmoidal

b. Abnormal curvatures of the spine: scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis

c. Types of freely movable joints: hinge and ball-and-socket

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

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

Osteoclastic activity:

a. builds bone.

b. raises blood calcium levels.

c. secretes synovial fluid into joints.

d. regulates the production of blood cells.

b. raises blood calcium levels.

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

a. olecranon process to the styloid process of the radius.

b. acromion to the olecranon process.

c. suprasternal notch to the xiphoid process.

d. greater trochanter to the medial malleolus.

b. acromion to the olecranon process.

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

a. olecranon process to the styloid process of the radius.

b. acromion to the olecranon process.

c. suprasternal notch to the xiphoid process.

d. greater trochanter to the medial malleolus.

c. suprasternal notch to the xiphoid process.

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

a. ball-and-socket joint.

b. shoulder joint.

c. carpal tunnel.

d. elbow.

d. elbow.