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A & P LAB 1 MCGRAWHILL EXAM WITH ACCURATE
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What is the function of osteoclasts in bone tissue? - correct answer✔✔They dissolve bone to
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release calcium salts into the blood.
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Each bone consists of either compact or spongy bone, but not both. - correct
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answer✔✔FALSE



Some people develop bones in areas of compression in the hand or foot; these extra bones
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are classified as __________ bones. - correct answer✔✔sesamoid
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Chicken bones soaked in vinegar or hydrochloric acid overnight become flexible, because ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




the acid dissolves the collagen fibers. - correct answer✔✔FALSE
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A bone is considered to be a tissue of the skeletal system. - correct answer✔✔FALSE
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A depression in a bone, shaped like a narrow groove, is called a __________. - correct
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answer✔✔sulcus



The number of carpals in the wrists is equal to the number of tarsals in the ankles. - correct
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answer✔✔FALSE



The distal end of the humerus articulates with the - correct answer✔✔radius and ulna.
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Articulations are bone markings that occur where bones fit together in a joint. - correct ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




answer✔✔TRUE

,The thoracic cage consists of the - correct answer✔✔ribs and sternum.
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Which of the following is classified as a cranial bone? - correct answer✔✔Ethmoid bone
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Which two skull bones form the zygomatic arch? - correct answer✔✔Temporal and
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zygomatic bones ||\\//||




The superior, middle, and inferior nasal conchae are all found on the ethmoid bone. -
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correct answer✔✔FALSE ||\\//||




The supraorbital foramen is found on the __________, while the infraorbital foramen is
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found on the __________. - correct answer✔✔frontal bone; maxilla
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Which of the following is NOT true of the auditory ossicles? - correct answer✔✔They are
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located within the sphenoid bone. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




The two vertebrae that articulate to allow pivoting of the head are atlas and axis. - correct
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answer✔✔TRUE



Which of the following is NOT a function of the thoracic cage? - correct answer✔✔All of
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these are functions of the thoracic cage.
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The lateral projections on cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae are called - correct
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answer✔✔transverse processes. ||\\//||




Which vertebrae contain transverse foramina? - correct answer✔✔Cervical vertebrae only
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, Which of the following is NOT true of the curvatures of the vertebral column? - correct
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answer✔✔The thoracic and sacral curvatures are convex on the anterior side and concave ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




on the posterior side.
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Which of the following structures forms the point of the elbow? - correct
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answer✔✔Olecranon process ||\\//||




The trochlear notch of the ulna articulates with the __________ of the humerus. - correct
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answer✔✔trochlea



The heads of the radius and ulna are found on the proximal end of their respective bones. -
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correct answer✔✔FALSE ||\\//||




When the olecranon fossa of the humerus articulates with the olecranon process of the
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unla, it allows a person to straighten the arm at the elbow. - correct answer✔✔TRUE
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Anatomically, the forearm represents the region from the - correct answer✔✔elbow to the ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




wrist.



The distal attachment site for the patellar tendon is the - correct answer✔✔tibial tuberosity.
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Which of the following is NOT true of the bones of the lower limb? - correct answer✔✔The
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lower limb contains 8 tarsals, just like the upper limb contains 8 carpals.
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Which of the following structures is formed by parts of the ilium, ischium, and pubis? -
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correct answer✔✔Acetabulum ||\\//||




The area that the baby's head passes through during the birth process is the __________. -
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correct answer✔✔pelvic inlet ||\\//|| ||\\//||

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