Module 3 Exam Flashcards
Which type of bone is the Sternum
A. Long bone
B. Short bone
C. Flat bone
D. Irregular bone
C. Flat bone
Which type of bone is made up of small needle-like pieces of bone called Trabeculae
A. Compact bone
B. Spongy bone
C. Sesamoid bone
B. Spongy bone
What is the membrane that covers the outside of the bone?
A. Epiosteum
B. Endosteum
C. Periosteum
D. Peritoneum
C. Periosteum
Which of the following is a disc-like hyaline cartilage that grows during childhood to lengthen the bone?
A. Epiphysis
B. Epiphyseal Plate
C. Epiphyseal line
B. Epiphyseal plate
Where does hematopoiesis take place?
A. Stem cells of the yellow bone marrow
B. Stem cells of the red bone marrow
C. Liver
D. Spleen
B. Stem cells of the red bone marrow
Which of the following terms describes a round oval opening in the bone?
A. Sinus
B. Fossa
C. Tuberosity
D. Foramen
D. Foramen
Which of the following are bone-forming cells?
A. Osteogenic cells
B. Osteoblasts
C. Osteocytes
D. Osteoclasts
B. Osteoblasts
What is the name of the small depression that snuggly encloses the Pituitary gland in the floor of the skull?
A. Sphenoidal sinus
B. Sella Turcia
C. Sagittal suture
D. Squamosal suture
B. Sella Turcia
Which ridge-like projection in the center of the Ethmoid bone is attaches the outer most covering of the brain?
A. Ethmoidal sinus
B. Cribiform plate
C. Crista Galli
D. Sella Turcica
C. Crista Galli
What is a prominent projection that is located behind the ear, containing a sinus, and is close to the brain?
A. Styloid process
B. External acoustic meatus
C. Mastoid process
D. Zygomatic process
C. Mastoid process
How many bones are there in the human body?
A. 120
B. 86
C. 206
D. 210
C. 206
In which kind of fracture there is a break in bone with many fragments?
A. Compressed fracture
B. Compound fracture
C. Comminuted fracture
D. Greenstick fracture
C. Comminuted fracture
What is the third event after the formation of the Fibrocartilaginous callus during the repair of bone fracture?
A. Hematoma formation
B. Bony Callus formation
C. Bone remodeling
D. Bone ossification
B. Bony Callus formation
What is the suture between the Occipital bones and the parietal bones?
A. Sagittal suture
B. Squamosal suture
C. Lambdoid suture
D. Coronal suture
C. Lambdoid suture
What is the area in the fetal skull which is made up of fibrous membranes connecting the cranial bones, allowing skull compression during birth and brain growth during infancy?
A. Frontal bones
B. Frontalis muscle
C. Fontanel
D. Foramen Magnum
C. Fontanel
Which are called the true / vertebrosternal ribs?
A. Ribs 1 thru 7
B. Ribs 8 thru 10
C. Ribs 11 & 12
D. Ribs 8 thru 12
A. Ribs 1 thru 7
Which of the following is a fusion of 5 vertebrae?
A. Cranium
B. Coccyx
C. Sacrum
D. Sternum
C. Sacrum
Which of the following vertebra has a prominent projection called the dens which fits into the vertebra above?
A. Atlas
B. Xiphoid process
C. Axis
D. Ischial tuberosity
C. Axis
Which of the following vertebrae have foramina in the transverse processes for the vertebral arteries to pass through?
A. Thoracic vertebrae
B. Lumbar vertebrae
C. Sacral vertebrae
D. Cervical vertebrae
D. Cervical vertebrae
What is the bony cavity in the scapula which articulates with the head of the humerus?
A. Acetebulum
B. Glenoid cavity
C. Synovial cavity
B. Glenoid cavity