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Anatomy Week 5 Quiz
Question | Answer |
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The extracellular components of bone matrix are | hard and calcified |
Compact bone contains many cylinder-shaped structural units called | osteons |
The most common type of cartilage is | hyaline |
Which two bones compose the shoulder girdle? | clavicle and scapula |
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 |
The medial part of the anterior chest wall is supported by a dagger-shaped bone called the | Sternum |
The vertebral bones that support the small (lower section) of the back are the | lumbar vertebrae |
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 |
The bone that claims the distinction of being the only bone in the body that articulates with no other bones is the | hyoid |
Cartilage is classified as _____ tissue. | connective |
The joint between the pubic portions of each coxal bone is the | pubic symphysis |
The bone that articulates with the temporal bone in the only movable joint of the skull is the | mandible |
The very small bone that lies just posterior and lateral to each nasal bone is the | lacrimal |
Which lower leg bone is smaller and is located laterally? | fibula |
Anatomically speaking, which bones compose the wrist? | carpals |
Which of the following is not a bone in the skull? | clavicle; parietal, sphenoid, and ethmoid are bones in the skull. |
Which of the following is a facial bone? | Zygomatic Bone |
_____ fibers are present in all three types of cartilage, but they are most numerous in fibrocartilage. | Collagenous |
Which of the following is not a bone in the leg? | mandible; femur, fibula, and tibia are bones in the leg. |
Which of these pelvic bones is the most anteriorly placed? | pubis |
The dense, white fibrous membrane that covers bone except at joint surfaces is the | periosteum |
Which of the following bones form the framework of the hand? | metacarpals |
What structures normally hold the foot bones firmly in their arched positions? | ligaments and tendons |
Bone marrow is a specialized type of soft, diffuse connective tissue called | myeloid tissue |
The largest sesamoid bone in the body is the | patella |
Which of the following is(are) not in the appendicular skeleton? | Vertebrae |
Which two bones join to form the posterior part of the hard palate? | palatine |
Which bone is the longest and heaviest bone in the body? | femur |
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 |