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Chap 11,12,13
Week 5 Skeletal Tissues & Skeletons
Question | Answer |
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Which lower leg bone is smaller and is located laterally? | fibula |
Which of the following is not a type of bone? | Regular |
The largest sesamoid bone in the body is the | Patella |
The very small bone that lies just posterior and lateral to each nasal bone is the | lacrimal |
Bone marrow is a specialized type of soft, diffuse connective tissue called | myeloid tissue |
Anteriorly, each rib of the first seven pairs attaches to the | sternum |
_____ fibers are present in all three types of cartilage, but they are most numerous in fibrocartilage. | Collagenous |
The extracellular components of bone matrix are | hard and calcified. |
Which structures are unique to the fetal skull and provide additional space for molding the head shape as the baby passes through the birth canal? | fontanels |
Compact bone contains many cylinder-shaped structural units called | osteons |
The most common type of cartilage is | hyaline |
The bone that claims the distinction of being the only bone in the body that articulates with no other bones is the | hyoid |
The joint between the pubic portions of each coxal bone is the | pubic symphysis. |
Which bone is the longest and heaviest bone in the body? | femur |
Which two bones compose the shoulder girdle? | clavicle and scapula |
Which of the following is not a bone in the leg? | mandible |
What structures normally hold the foot bones firmly in their arched positions? | ligaments and tendons |
The medial part of the anterior chest wall is supported by a dagger-shaped bone called the | sternum |
Which of the following is a facial bone? | zygomatic bone |
Fibrocartilage can be found in the | symphysis pubis. |
The bone that articulates with the temporal bone in the only movable joint of the skull is the | mandible. |
Which of the following bones form the framework of the hand? | metacarpals |
Which of the following is not a bone in the skull? | clavicle |
If you are working on an archeological dig and find the remains of a human pelvis with a subpubic angle of 110 degrees, you can assume that this pelvis belongs to a | female |
Which of these pelvic bones is the most anteriorly placed? | pubis |
The main shaft-like portion of a long bone is the | diaphysis. |
The human skeleton system consists of two divisions. They are | axial and appendicular. |
Cartilage is classified as _____ tissue. | connective |
The dense, white fibrous membrane that covers bone except at joint surfaces is the | periosteum. |
The vertebral bones that support the small (lower section) of the back are the | lumbar vertebrae. |
Which letter indicates the region known as the epiphysis? | B |
Which letter indicates the bony landmark of the humerus that articulates with the head of the radius? | D |
Which letter indicates the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone? | B |
Which letter indicates the occipital condyle of the occipital bone? | D |
Which letter indicates the jugular foramen? | E |
Which letter indicates the bone that has tuberosities that are the strongest parts of the hip bones? | E |
Which letter indicates the mastoid process of the temporal bone? | B |
Which letter indicates the coronal suture? | A |
Which letter indicates the collagen fibers of the periosteum known as the perforating, or Sharpey's, fibers? | C |
Which letter indicates the coronoid process of the mandible? | D |
Which letter indicates the greater trochanter of the femur? | C |