Chapter 3

Question 1

The adult human has _____ bones.

Answer 1

206

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a function of bone?

Answer 2

Filtration of wastes from the blood

Question 3

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

Answer 3

75%

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Patella

Question 5

A vertebrae is which type of bone?

Answer 5

Irregular

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Sternum

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Diaphysis

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Periosteum

Question 9

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

Answer 9

60% to 70%

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Stress

Question 11

Which skull bone covers the back of the head?

Answer 11

Occipital

Question 12

Which bone is known as the jawbone?

Answer 12

Mandible

Question 13

The spine consists of how many vertebrae?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Cervical

Question 15

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

Answer 15

Clavicle

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Spongy

Question 17

The presence of _____ gives bone its flexibility and resilience.

Answer 17

Collagen fibers

Question 18

The bone-forming process is called:

Answer 18

Ossification

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Axial

Question 20

The ___ and ____ form the skeletal structure of the forearm

Answer 20

Radius and ulna

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Carpal

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Synovial

Question 23

_____, 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.

Answer 23

Tendon

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Flexion

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Abduction

Question 26

True or False? Compact bone always surrounds spongy bone.

Answer 26

True

Question 27

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

Answer 27

True

Question 28

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

Answer 28

True

Question 29

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

Answer 29

False

Question 30

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

Answer 30

False

Question 31

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

Answer 31

False

Question 32

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

Answer 32

True

Question 33

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

Answer 33

False

Question 34

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

Answer 34

True

Question 35

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

Answer 35

True