Week 1 Block Test

Question 1

What is a malignant tumour of the smooth muscle?

Answer 1

Leiomyosarcoma

Question 2

The matrix of minerals and collagen fibres added to the bone cavity during formation is called…?

Answer 2

Osteoid

Question 3

What 2 main areas is the skeleton divided into?

Answer 3

The axial and the appendicular

Question 4

Directional terms

Answer 4

Caudal → towards the tail
Ventral → towards the front
Dorsal→ towards the back
Cranial → towards the head

Question 5

Tumour categories

Answer 5

Leukaemia → to do with blood cells of bone marrow
Lymphoma → nodes or organs of lymphatic system
Sarcoma → supportive or connective tissue
Carcinoma → epithelial tissue
Myeloma → plasma cells

Question 6

Directional terms

Answer 6

Lateral → away from midline
Distal → furthest from the trunk of body
Proximal → nearest to the trunk of the body
Medial →towards the midline

Question 7

What is stored between the trabeculae in the epiphysis of long bones?

Answer 7

Red bone marrow

Question 8

True or false?
“Growth in the long bones occurs at the epiphyseal plate”

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Anatomical position

Answer 9

Stood erect with head and eyes facing forward and palms facing forwards

Question 10

What is a benign tumour of the skeletal muscle?

Answer 10

Rhadomyoma

Question 11

What are the locations of the areas of the axial region of the body?

Answer 11

Chest
Head
Lower back