TEST 2 SKELETAL QUESTIONS Flashcards
Which of the following is a function of skeletal system?
A. Support
B. Storage
C. Protection
D. All the above
D. All the above
Which of the following is NOT a long bone?
A. Humerus
B. Femur
C. Clavicle
D. Tarsal
D. Tarsal
Compact bone is composed of?
A. Osteons
B. Trabeculae
C. Both
D. None of the above
A. Osteons
In sutures, the joint is filled with
A. Cartilage
B. Fibrous tissue
C. Synovium
D. Muscle
B. Fibrous tissue
Which of the following joint is not mobile ?
A. Synarthrosis
B. Amphiarthrosis
C. Diarthrosis
D. Pubarthosis
A. Synarthrosis
Which of the following joint is having rotatory movement ?
A. Atlanto-axial joint
B. Hip joint
C. Knee joint
D. Intervertebral join
A. Atlanto-axial joint
Find the CORRECT match
A. Osteoblasts – building bones
B. Osteocytes – eroding bones
C. Osteoclasts – mature bone cells
D. Osteogenic stem cells – found only in adult bones
A. Osteoblasts – building bones
Which of the following is a feature of thoracic vertebra
A. Three foramina
B. Bifid transverse process
C. Posterior downward pointing spinous process
D. Kidney bean shaped body
C. Posterior downward pointing spinous process
Which among the following is trapped inside the lacunae
A. Osteocytes
B. Osteoblast
C. Osteoclast
D. Osteogenic
A. Osteocytes
Innermost lining of the bone is called as ___________.
Periosteum
Epiosteum
Endosteum
Parosteum
Endosteum
______ are the bony rounded projection of temporal bone.
Orbits
External auditory meatus
Foramen magnum
Mastoid process
Mastoid process
By protecting the internal organs and tissues, skeletal system functions as__________.
storage
production
protection
support
protection
Lumbar vertebrae which have complex shapes are called as _______ bones.
short
long
flat
irregular
irregular
Find the mismatch:
Ball and socket joints - widest range of movements
Pivot joint - rotation movement
Hinge joint - circular movement
plane joints - gliding movement
Hinge joint - circular movement
Broad, thin curved ribs are_____ bones
irregular
short
flat
long
flat
Common site of fracture in humerus is__________
Surgical neck
Anatomical neck
Greater tubercle
Deltoid tuberosity
Surgical neck
Outermost covering of the bone is called as ___________.
Periosteum
Epiosteum
Endosteum
Parosteum
Periosteum
Which of the following is NOT true about thoracic vertebra?
Thoracic vertebra has heart shaped body.
Bifid spinous process.
Twelve in number.
Spinous process points downwards.
Bifid spinous process.
Foramens of sacrum via which nerves emerges out is called as ______.
sacral promontory
median sacral crest
sacral foramina
sacral notch
sacral foramina
The median elevated fused spinous process of posterior surface of sacrum is called as ______.
sacral notch
dorsal sacral foramina
Sacral promontory
median sacral crest
median sacral crest
Skeletal system consists of all of the following EXCEPT
Bones
Cartilages
Joints
fat
fat
Sagittal suture
separates frontal from parietal bones
separates two parietal bones
separates parietal from occipital bones
separates parietal from temporal bones
separates two parietal bones
Medial end of the clavicle articulates with _____.
scapula
sternum
humerus
vertebra
sternum
Squamous suture
separates frontal from parietal bones
separates two parietal bones
separates parietal from occipital bones
separates parietal from temporal bones
separates parietal from temporal bones
Femur doesn’t articulates with
patella
fibula
tibia
hip bone
fibula
Thoracic, sacral curves
are present when baby is born.
becomes cervical curve, lumbar curves after adolescent age.
are formed only during early infancy.
dissappears soon after birth
are present when baby is born.
Movement of shoulder joint resulting in different angular movements is called
Flexion
Extension
opposition
circumduction
circumduction
__________ bone doesnot articulate with any bone.
nasal bone
hyoid bone
coccyx
clavicle
hyoid bone
Function of fontanelles is
to reduce the skull size
to give space for brain to grow during infancy and adulthood.
to compress the skull size for it to pass through the pelvis during delivery.
to help in ossification.
to compress the skull size for it to pass through the pelvis during delivery.
Meeting point of sagittal and lambdoid sutures is called as
Bregma
Lambda
Stigma
Pterion
Lambda