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Skeletal

Chapter 8

Question	answer
An infection of a sinus is called	mastoiditis.
The most important functional difference between the male and the female .	is not skeleton the size
Which bone condition occurs most frequently in postmenopausal females with calcium deficiencies?	Osteoporosis
Bone can still grow as long as there is cartilage left in the	epiphyseal plate.
Which of the following bones is not part of the upper extremity?	Scapula
All diarthrotic joints have.	joint capsules
The major functional difference between the male and the female skeleton	is related to its role in reproduction.
Osteomyelitis is more likely to result from an	open fracture.
Which suture is found at the junction between the parietal bones and the frontal bone?	Coronal
The needlelike threads of spongy bone are called	trabeculae.
The medullary cavity is	deep to the periosteum.
What condition is caused by insufficient vitamin D in infants and children?	Rickets
Which term refers to the shaft of a long bone	Diaphysis
Which joints permit the widest range of movement	Ball-and-socket
Long bones have .	one diaphysis and two epiphyses
Which part of an adult long bone is a major site of hematopoiesis?	Epiphysis
The acetabulum is part of the	coxal bone.
Which of these are bone-resorbing cells?	Osteoclasts
Which is the strong fibrous membrane covering most of the long bone?	Periosteum
Main structural unit of compact bone	osteon
Process of blood cell formation	Hematopoiesis
Trabeculae and osteons have similar functions in	the two types of bones.
An adequate amount of vitamin D in a child’s diet	can not prevent Paget disease.
A slipped disk	does not damage a diarthrotic joint.
Which of the following are cartilage cells?	Chondrocyte
There are how many phalanges in the human skeleton.	28 phalanges
Floating ribs does not	join the costal cartilage of the seventh rib.
One of the signs of osteoporosis is	“dowager’s hump.”
Which of the following is not a form of inflammatory arthritis?	Osteoarthritis
Hematopoiesis refers to the skeletal system’s ability to	form blood cells.
Nutrients needed by osteocytes are	carried through canaliculi.
Cartilage cells are called	chondrocytes.
Which structures allow nutrients to reach the osteocytes located throughout the osteon?	Canaliculi
Which bone of the skull does not contain sinuses?	Zygomatic
Mastoiditis occurs in the	temporal bone.
The humerus is an example of a(n) _____ bone.	long
Diarthrotic joints	are surrounded by a joint capsule.
An abnormal side-to-side curve in the vertebral column is called	scoliosis .
The olecranon process is found in the skeleton	of the upper extremity.
The skeletal system provides .	a place for blood cell formation
Which of the following is not one of the bones that makes up the coxal bone?	Acetabulum
The scapula and clavicle	form the pectoral girdle.
What is the name of the spongy bone found inside flat bone?	Diploë
Lyme disease or Lyme arthritis is	an example of infectious arthritis.

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