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CMT-Skeletal Stuff

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What is the rounded projection at the end of a bone called?   Condyle  
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What type of bone protects spongy bone and provides the firm framework of the bone and the body?   Compact  
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The head, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum are part of which part of the skeleton?   Axial  
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The bony support structure found inside the human body that accommodates growth is known as which of the following?   Endoskeleton  
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The limbs and their attachments are part of which part of the skeleton?   Appendicular  
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What is the thin membrane of connective tissue that lines the marrow cavity of a bone called?   Endosteum  
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What is a bony projection above a condyle called?   Epicondyle  
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Which of the following is a smooth, flat surface on a bone?   Facet  
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What are the areas of the skull of an infant in which the bone formation is incomplete called?   Fontanels  
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What is the term for an opening in a bone?   Foramen  
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A depression in the surface or at the end of a bone is called?   Fossa  
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What is the condition of exaggeration of the thoracic curve called?   Kyphosis  
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What is the condition of exaggeration of the normal lumbar curve called?   Lordosis  
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The bone disorder in which a lack of calcium and other minerals and a decrease in bone protein leave the bones soft, fragile, and more likely to break is:   osteoporosis.  
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The term for any prominent bony growth that projects out from the bone is:   process.  
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The thin membrane of connective tissue that covers bones except at articulations is:   periosteum.  
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The quality of bones that allows them to deform slightly and vibrate when electric currents pass through is:   piezoelectricity.  
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What is the term for a lateral curvature of the spine?   Scoliosis  
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Round bones that are often embedded in tendons and joint capsules are known as:   sesamoid bones.  
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What is the lighter-weight portion of bone made up of trabeculae called?   Spongy bone  
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What is the term for an irregular meshing of small, bony plates that makes up spongy bone?   Trabeculae  
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What is one of two large bony processes found only on the femur?   Trochanter  
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What is a small, rounded process on a bone called?   Tubercle  
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The term for a large, rounded protuberance on a bone is:   tuberosity.  
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On which of the following bones are lateral and medial epicondyles, and greater and lesser tubercles located?   Humerus  
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What part of the femur fits into the acetabulum?   Head  
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What kind of bone is the patella?   Sesamoid  
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The pelvic girdle is composed of which bones?   Ilium, ischium, pubis, and sacrum  
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In what part of the bone does growth in length occur?   Epiphyseal plate  
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What is the final stage of healing from a fracture?   remodeling  
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The cheek bones are which of the following bones?   zygomatic  
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What foramen does the spinal cord go through?   magnum  
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If vertebral arches do not fuse during fetal development, which of the following will be the result?   Spina bifida  
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Irritation from the patellar tendon pulling on the tibial tuberosity during rapid growth or overuse of the quadriceps femoris describes which of the following diseases?   Osgood-Schlatter  
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What are the two kinds of marrow in bones?   Red, which manufactures blood cells, and yellow, which is mainly fat  
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