Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
Q

The adult human has _____ bones.

A

206

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2
Q

Which of the following is NOT a function of bone?

A

Filtration of wastes from the blood

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3
Q

About ____ of the bone tissue in the body is compact.

A

75%

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4
Q

Which of the following is an example of a sesamoid bone?

A

Patella

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5
Q

A vertebrae is which type of bone?

A

Irregular

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6
Q

Which of the following is an example of a flat bone?

A

Sternum

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7
Q

The shaft of a long bone is known as which of the following?

A

Diaphysis

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8
Q

The hard outer shell that surrounds a typical bone is known as which of the following?

A

Periosteum

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9
Q

Minerals account for what percentage of the dry weight of bone?

A

60% to 70%

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10
Q

Which type of fracture, usually seen in the leg, results from repetitive mechanical stress on the microtrabecular structure of bone caused by jarring?

A

Stress

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11
Q

Which skull bone covers the back of the head?

A

Occipital

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12
Q

Which bone is known as the jawbone?

A

Mandible

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13
Q

The spine consists of how many vertebrae?

A

33 (c:7, t:12, l:5, sacrum:5, coccygeal:3-4)

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14
Q

The vertebrae in the back of the neck are known as which of the following?

A

Cervical

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15
Q

The S-shaped bone below the neck, along the front of the shoulder, is which of the following?

A

Clavicle

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16
Q

_____ bone tissue is less dense, with bone spicules surrounded by spaces filled with red marrow.

A

Spongy

17
Q

The presence of _____ gives bone its flexibility and resilience.

A

Collagen fibers

18
Q

The bone-forming process is called:

A

Ossification

19
Q

The ____ skeleton consists of the skull, vertebrae, ribs, and sternum

A

Axial

20
Q

The ___ and ____ form the skeletal structure of the forearm

A

Radius and ulna

21
Q

The scaphoid, lunate, and hamate bone, along with others, are known as the ____ bones.

A

Carpal

22
Q

A ____ cavity is a closed, fluid filled sac found in some joints.

A

Synovial

23
Q

_____, the thick connective tissue that connects muscle to bone, help stabilize, support, and limit the range of motion of the joint as they pass across it.

A

Tendon

24
Q

_____ is the movement in the anterior/posterior plane that reduces the angle between the articulating bones.

A

Flexion

25
Q

____ is the movement of an articulating bone of a joint along the frontal/coronal plane away from the longitudinal axis of the body.

A

Abduction

26
Q

True or False? Compact bone always surrounds spongy bone.

A

True

27
Q

True or False? Bone is a form of connective tissue.

A

True

28
Q

True or False? The femur is the longest and heaviest bone in the body.

A

True

29
Q

True or False? In fibrous joints, a fluid-filed cavity serves as a cushion between the bone ends.

A

False

30
Q

True or False? A synarthrosis is a freely movable joint.

A

False

31
Q

True or False? The movement in which you jut your jaw out, moving it anteriorly, is known as retraction.

A

False

32
Q

True or False? The temporomandibular joint is used for chewing, swallowing, respiration, and speech.

A

True

33
Q

True or False? The sternoclavicular joint is also known as the shoulder joint.

A

False

34
Q

True or False? The glenohumeral joint is the most freely moveable joint in the body.

A

True

35
Q

True or False? The knee joint is a hinge joint.

A

True