Exam 1 Osteology - Basics

Question 1

axial skeleton

Answer 1

skull - 22
auditory - 6
hyoid
vertebral column - 26
ribs/sternum

Question 2

appendicular skeleton

Answer 2

pectoral girdle
upper extremities
pelvic girdle
lower extremities

Question 3

What is another name for the pectoral girdle?

Answer 3

cingulum membri superioris

Question 4

What is another name for the pelvic girdle

Answer 4

cingulum membri inferioris

Question 5

skeletal system functions

Answer 5

support
protection
movement 
muscle attachment
calcium/phosphorus metabolism
hematopoiesis

Question 6

tubercle

Answer 6

swelling

Question 7

sulcus

Answer 7

furrow

Question 8

fossa

Answer 8

ditch/trench

Question 9

tuberosity

Answer 9

swelling

Question 10

epicondyle

Answer 10

near knuckle

Question 11

How is a processed named?

Answer 11

by the bone it articulates with

Question 12

facet

Answer 12

face

Question 13

foramen

Answer 13

opening

Question 14

trochanter

Answer 14

to run

Question 15

condyle

Answer 15

knuckle

Question 16

alveolus

Answer 16

cavity/pit

Question 17

fissure

Answer 17

crack

Question 18

Give an example of a long bone

Answer 18

humerus, femur, metacarpals

Question 19

Give an example of a short bone

Answer 19

bones of the wrist

Question 20

Give an example of a flat bone

Answer 20

cranial bones, ribs, sternum

Question 21

Give an example of an irregular bone

Answer 21

vertebra

Question 22

What are accessory bones?

Answer 22

Bones irregular formed, particularly in the foot and hand

Question 23

What are workman bones?

Answer 23

sutural bones

Question 24

essential nutrients for bones

Answer 24

calcium, phosphorus, magnesium
vitamin D - absorption of calcium
vitamin A - osteoblast function
vitamin C - osteoid synthesis
protein