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HONDROS BIO 117 - EXAM 2 Questions with Answers
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What are the two major divisions of the skeletal system? Answer: axial
skeleton and appendicular skeleton
The skull, spine, sternum, and ribs are part of what division of the
skeletal system? Answer: Axial
The girdles, arms, and legs are part of what division of the skeletal
system? Answer: Appendicular
The tympanic cavity is located in the... Answer: Ear
What part of the skull contains the ossicles Answer: Tympanic Cavity
These bones of the skull; frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary
are called the... Answer: Paranasal Sinuses
Another name for the spine is... Answer: Vertebral Column
The vertebral column consists of how many regions? Answer: 5 regions
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The 5 regions of the spine are... Answer: 1. Cervical Vertebrae 2.
Thoracic Vertebrae, 3. Lumbar Vertebrae, 4. Sacrum, 5. Coccyx
The Cervical Vertebrae consists of how many bones? Answer: 7
The Thoracic Vertebrae consists of how many bones? Answer: 12
The Lumbar Vertebrae consists of how many bones? Answer: 5
The Sacrum consists of how many bones? Answer: 1 sacrum in the
vertebral column ; consists of 5 bones
The Coccyx consists of how many bones? Answer: 1 coccyx in the
vertebral column ; consists of 4 bones.
The special cartilage discs which helps protect each vertebrae are
called... Answer: Intervertebral discs
How many pairs of ribs are there Answer: 12
Ribs are connected to sternum by Answer: costal cartilage
The ribs are connected to what part of the vertebral column? Answer:
Thoracic
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What are the four regions of the sternum? Answer: 1. Manubrium 2.
Body 3. Sternomanubrial joint 4. Xiphoid process
Ribs 1-7 are called Answer: true ribs
Ribs 8-10 are called Answer: false ribs
Ribs 11 and 12 are called Answer: floating ribs
What are the two Girdles of the appendicular skeleton that are
responsible for attachment of the arms and legs? Answer: Pectoral and
Pelvic
Which bones make up the pectoral girdle? Answer: clavicle and scapula
Is the sacrum part of the pelvic girdle or the vertebral column? Answer:
Vertebral column
What bones make up the pelvic girdle? Answer: ilium, ischium, pubis
Where do you find long bones? Answer: In the appendicular skeleton /
arms and legs
Bone is a form of connective tissue, specifically ____________________
tissue ? Answer: Osseous tissue
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The process of bone formations is called Answer: Ossification
The matrix of osseous tissue is made up of 3 main things: Answer: 1.
Calcium 2. Phosphate 3. Collagen
Osteo means? Answer: Bone
What matures bone cells? Answer: osteocytes
What build up bone? Answer: osteoblasts
What breaks down bone? Answer: osteoclasts
Where do we find bone marrow Answer: Inside the bones
Red bone marrow makes Answer: red blood cells
Red bone marrow in the ____________________ part of the bone. Answer:
Epiphysis
The epiphysis (part of the long bone) is protected by... Answer: Spongy
bone
Yellow bone marrow stores... Answer: adipose tissue (fat)
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HONDROS BIO 117 - EXAM 2 Questions with Answers
(100% Correct Answers)
What are the two major divisions of the skeletal system? Answer: axial
skeleton and appendicular skeleton
The skull, spine, sternum, and ribs are part of what division of the
skeletal system? Answer: Axial
The girdles, arms, and legs are part of what division of the skeletal
system? Answer: Appendicular
The tympanic cavity is located in the... Answer: Ear
What part of the skull contains the ossicles Answer: Tympanic Cavity
These bones of the skull; frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary
are called the... Answer: Paranasal Sinuses
Another name for the spine is... Answer: Vertebral Column
The vertebral column consists of how many regions? Answer: 5 regions
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The 5 regions of the spine are... Answer: 1. Cervical Vertebrae 2.
Thoracic Vertebrae, 3. Lumbar Vertebrae, 4. Sacrum, 5. Coccyx
The Cervical Vertebrae consists of how many bones? Answer: 7
The Thoracic Vertebrae consists of how many bones? Answer: 12
The Lumbar Vertebrae consists of how many bones? Answer: 5
The Sacrum consists of how many bones? Answer: 1 sacrum in the
vertebral column ; consists of 5 bones
The Coccyx consists of how many bones? Answer: 1 coccyx in the
vertebral column ; consists of 4 bones.
The special cartilage discs which helps protect each vertebrae are
called... Answer: Intervertebral discs
How many pairs of ribs are there Answer: 12
Ribs are connected to sternum by Answer: costal cartilage
The ribs are connected to what part of the vertebral column? Answer:
Thoracic
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What are the four regions of the sternum? Answer: 1. Manubrium 2.
Body 3. Sternomanubrial joint 4. Xiphoid process
Ribs 1-7 are called Answer: true ribs
Ribs 8-10 are called Answer: false ribs
Ribs 11 and 12 are called Answer: floating ribs
What are the two Girdles of the appendicular skeleton that are
responsible for attachment of the arms and legs? Answer: Pectoral and
Pelvic
Which bones make up the pectoral girdle? Answer: clavicle and scapula
Is the sacrum part of the pelvic girdle or the vertebral column? Answer:
Vertebral column
What bones make up the pelvic girdle? Answer: ilium, ischium, pubis
Where do you find long bones? Answer: In the appendicular skeleton /
arms and legs
Bone is a form of connective tissue, specifically ____________________
tissue ? Answer: Osseous tissue
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The process of bone formations is called Answer: Ossification
The matrix of osseous tissue is made up of 3 main things: Answer: 1.
Calcium 2. Phosphate 3. Collagen
Osteo means? Answer: Bone
What matures bone cells? Answer: osteocytes
What build up bone? Answer: osteoblasts
What breaks down bone? Answer: osteoclasts
Where do we find bone marrow Answer: Inside the bones
Red bone marrow makes Answer: red blood cells
Red bone marrow in the ____________________ part of the bone. Answer:
Epiphysis
The epiphysis (part of the long bone) is protected by... Answer: Spongy
bone
Yellow bone marrow stores... Answer: adipose tissue (fat)
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