Exam 1

Question 1

The skeleton does not store ____ blood cells

Answer 1

red

Question 2

The expanded head at each end of a long bone is called:

Answer 2

epiphysis

Question 3

Bone is covered externally with a sheath called ______, where as the internal surface is lined with _______.

Answer 3

periosteum, endosteum

Question 4

Osteoblasts are bone _____ cells

Answer 4

forming

Question 5

In ________ ossification, a precursor made of hyaline cartilage is replaced by bone.

Answer 5

enchondral

Question 6

________ explains the effect of mechanical stress on bone remodeling.

Answer 6

Wolffs law of bone

Question 7

A hole through a bone that usually allows passage for nerves and blood vessels is called: ______

Answer 7

foramen

Question 8

All bones listed below belong to the axial skeleton except ______ which belongs to the appendicular

Answer 8

scapula

Question 9

These are the major categories of joints except: _____.

Answer 9

elastic

Question 10

Synovial joints are the most _______ joints

Answer 10

moveable

Question 11

These are all anatomical components of a synovial joint except: ______ _____.

Answer 11

interroseus membrane

Question 12

A bursa is a sac of fluid associated with a ______ joint

Answer 12

synovial

Question 13

The radioulnar joint is a: _____ joint.

Answer 13

pivot

Question 14

The proximal and middle phalanges form _____ joints.

Answer 14

hinge

Question 15

The metacarpophalangeal joints at the base of the fingers are ______ joints.

Answer 15

condylar

Question 16

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| Which is the largest and most complex diarthrosis in the body?</p>

Answer 16

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The knee</p>

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Question 17

What is a sesamoid bone?

Answer 17

A bone with tendons that act as a lever- decreasing joint stress

Question 18

Most of the bones of the skull are connected by immovable joints called _____.

Answer 18

sutures

Question 19

______ hold bones together at the joints.

Answer 19

Ligaments

Question 20

_______ attach muscle to bone

Answer 20

Tendons

Question 21

The matrix of bone is a composite of ____ inorganic matter and ____: collagen/carbohydrate- protein polymers

Answer 21

2/3, 1/3

Question 22

Compact bone is so dense that is has no blood vessels, and gets its blood supply from the epiphysis: true or false

Answer 22

false

Question 23

The spaces within spongy bone is filled with ____ _____.

Answer 23

red marrow.

Question 24

When the gap between the diaphysis and epiphysis closes; this means bone growth will ______ _____.

Answer 24

progress rapidly

Question 25

Osteoporosis occurs mostly in _____ bone

Answer 25

spongy