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)
Which bone makes up the forehead and the anterior part of the calvaria?
frontal bone
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the diaphysis?
provides a bulbous shape for muscle attachment
Which of the following is not found in the eye orbit?
temporal bone
Which of the following is true of bone but not of cartilage?
blood vessels aren’t found in cartilage
