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A&P Exam 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A loss of bone mass is usually a result of lack of exercise or deficiency of estrogen. This is called | osteoporosis |
| If a thyroid tumor secreted an excessive amount of calcitonin, we would expect | an elevated level of osteoblast activity |
| Osteoblasts deposit more bone matrix in response to all of the following factors except | parathyroid hormone |
| The cells primarily responsible for the breakdown of bones are | osteoclast |
| A fracture in which the bone is broken into three or more pieces is called a ____ fracture | comminuted |
| This disease, marked by an autoimmune attack on joint tissues, causes severe joint deformity, pain, and disability | rheumatoid arthritis |
| Uric acid crystal formation in joints is associated with what disease? | gout |
| The suture that lies between the left and right parietal bones is the: | sagittal suture |
| The spinal nerves exit the vertebral column by passing through the intervertebral foramen. What part of each vertebra is notched to form the intervertebral foramen. | pedicle |
| Ulna fits into which part of the posterior surface of the humerous | olecranon fossa |
| The head of the femur articulates with the hip bone at the | acetabulum |
| A lateral malleolus is found on the distal end of which of the following bones? | fibula |
| The condition termed albinism results from | a deficiency of melanin production |
| The single layer of cells that make up the stratum basale of the epidermis contains all of the following cell types except | fibroblast |
| Fingernails grow about 1mm/week due to mitosis of cells in the | nail matrix |
| Which of the following is a fungus infection of the skin | ringworm |
| The epidermal layer that is dead and keratinized is the | stratum corneum |
| The sheath of fibrous connective tissue covering the outside of a bone is the | periosteum |
| The medullary cavity of a long bone is | filled with yellow marrow |
| Where are blood vessels and nerves found? | central canal |
| These structures house osteocytes | lacunae |
| The spinal cord joins the brain as it passes through which of the following foramina? | foramen magnum |
| The hard palate is made up of which two bones? | palatine and maxilla |
| Endochondral ossification begins with the formation of | a cartilage model |
| The patella is best classified as a | sesamoid bone |
| An example of a diarthrosis would be | the joint between the acetabulum and the femur |
| The anterior cruciate ligament and collateral ligament are found associated with the | knee |
| The movement of the head when you tilt it back to look at something above is called | hyperextension |
| Growth in length of a bone occurs at the | epiphyseal plate |
| The zygomatic arch is composed of parts of two bone, the zygomatic and the | temporal |
| Membrane filled spaces found between cranial bones at birth are called | fontanels |
| The pointed piece sticking out of the center posterior side of a vertebra is called the | spinous process |
| The most superior of the vertebrae is the | atlas |
| The ribs that do not directly attach to the sternum are called | false ribs |
| The two bone that make up the shoulder girdle are the | clavicle and scapula |
| The radius joints to the capitulum, while the ulna joints to the | trochlea |
| Wolff’s law relates to | dependence of the thickness and shape of a bone on stresses placed upon it |
| In bone formation, a deficiency of growth hormone will cause | decreased proliferation of the epiphyseal plate cartilage |
| Which fracture would be least likely in a 92 year old | greenstick |
| Hemopoiesis occurs in | red marrow |
| What contributes to the color of skin and absorbs UV light? | melanin in the melanocytes |
| In the male pelvis, | the pubic arch is narrower than females, the width of the true pelvis is about the same as its depth, the iliac crest is more curved than in females. (all of the above) |
| Sebaceous glands are located in all of the following areas except the | palmar region |
| Which of the following human integumentary system glands is believed to be analogous to the sexual scent glands of an animal? | apocrine sudoriferous gland |
| Which of the following is not considered a critical burn? | 30% of the body has first degree burns |
| Mary fractures her pisiform bone in a fall. What part of her body was injured? | wrist |
| The foramen magnum would be found in the ___ bone | occipital |
| Endochondral and intramembranous are terms that are used to describe | the development of bone |
| Intramembranous ossification begins in | A fibrous connective tissue |
| A fracture in the shaft of a bone would occur in the | diaphysis |
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