Skeletal System

Question 1

Which one of the following is a function of the periosteum?

1. To give attachment to tendons
2. To supply nourishment to the bone
3. To increase bone circumference
4. To increase bone length

Answer 1

2. To supply nourishment to the bone

Question 2

Which of the following is a splanchnic bone?
a. tuber calcis
b. patella
c. os penis
d. calcaneus

Question 3

Where do the primary centres of ossification appear in a long bone?
a. the diaphysis
b. the ends
c. the epiphyses
d. the epiphyseal plate

Question 4

Which bone of the skull lies at the base of the orbit and is the region through which the tears drain into the nose?
a. sphenoid
b. ethmoid
c. occipital
d. lacrimal

Question 5

Which of the following joints is an example of an amphiarthrosis?
a. the temporomandibular
b. sutures of the skull
c. between the bodies of the vertebrae d. between the skull and the atlas

Question 6

Which part of the mandible articulates with the tem- poral region of the skull?
a. masseteric fossa
b. condylar process
c. coronoid process
d. occipital condyle

Question 7

Which part of a thoracic vertebra articulates with the tubercle of a rib?
a. the spinous process
b. the costal fovea
c. the transverse fovea
d. the neural arch

Question 8

How many sternebrae is the sternum made up of?
a. 7
b. 13
c. 3
d.8

Question 9

The olecranon fossa receives which part of the ulna during extension of the elbow?
a. olecranon
b. anconeal process
c. coronoid process
d. styloid process

Question 10

On which bone would you find the medial malleolus?
a. tibia
b. fibula
c. femur
d. radius

Question 11

How many short bones are found in the tarsus?
a. 5
b.7
c. 3
d.2

Question 13

Short Answer

Describe the process of endochondral ossification

Question 14

Short Answer

List the bones of the fore and hind limbs from distal to
proximal