exam 4 Flashcards
chapter 11/12
All vertebrae except the sacrum and coccyx have a central opening called
vertabrael foramen
A person with a diet rich in calcium would probably have a: 2
- Low level of parathyroid hormone.
- High level of calcitonin.
Another name for the zygomatic bone is the: 2
- cheek bone
- malar bone
In bone growth, the medullary cavity is enlarged because of the activity of:
osteoclasts
In intramembranous ossification, the process of appositional growth refers to the:
addition of an outside layer of osseous tissue on flat bones
In the epiphyseal plate, the proliferating zone is in the _____ layer.
second
Muscle tendon fibers attach to bone by interlacing with:
periosteum
The axial skeleton consists of _____ bones
80
The blunt cartilaginous lower tip of the sternum is called the:
xiphoid process
The concentric, cylinder-shaped layers of calcified bone matrix are called:
lamellae
The floating ribs articulate with the:
vertebrae and costal cartilage
The number of true pairs of ribs in the body is:
7
The occipital bone forms how many joints with other bones?
4`
The scapula is an example of a(n) _____ bone.
flat-triangular bone
The structure that furnishes the axis for the rotation of the head from side to side is the:
axis vertebrae (dens)
