ACTUAL EXAM LATEST VERSIONS 300+
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A GRADED)
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
The 5 regions of the spine are... - ANSWER
1. Cervical Vertebrae
2. ThoracicVertebrae,
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
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
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)
Yellow bone marrow is found in the part of the bone -
ANSWER Diaphysis
Diaphysis (part of long bone) is protected by... - ANSWER Compact bone
Two main types of freely movable joints - ANSWER
1. Ball-and-socket joints
2.Hing joints
Examples of ball-and-socket joints are - ANSWER shoulder and hip
Examples of hinge joints are - ANSWER elbow and knee
The immovable joints of the skull are called - ANSWER sutures
are where two bones come together - ANSWER Joints
Joints can be classified by - ANSWER Immovable and freely movable
This fluid lubricates the bones in the joints, decreasing friction. - ANSWER
Synovial fluid
What did the sutures in the skull used to be - ANSWER Fontanelles
What tissue is found filling the epiphysis of long bones? - ANSWER Red Bone
Marrow
What is the tube called that connects our throat to the middle ear? - ANSWER
Eustachian Tube
Carpals are to wrist as tarsals are to: - ANSWER Ankle
Ribs 8, 9, and 10 are classified as? - ANSWER False Ribs
Intercostal means: - ANSWER In between the ribs
Which bone refers to our "lower jaw"? - ANSWER Mandible
Which bone refers to our "cheek bones" - ANSWER Zygomatic
Ribs 11 and 12 are classified as? - ANSWER Floating Ribs
, The zygomatic is considered what type of bone? - ANSWER Facial bone
What bone is located on the posterior part of the skull? - ANSWER Occipital
What makes our bones strong and sturdy? - ANSWER Collagen
Adipose tissue is located in which region on the long bone? - ANSWER Diaphysis
Which region of the coxa is most anterior? - ANSWER Pubis
Where would I find the fibula? - ANSWER Shin (lower leg)
The cell that "breaks down" bone, putting calcium into the blood is an: - ANSWER
Osteoclast
When our long bones "ossify their epiphyseal plates", this means what? - ANSWER
We are finished growing
Immovable joints are found where - ANSWER In the Skull
Where do we find articular cartilage? - ANSWER At the ends of our bones
Is synovial fluid found at all joints? - ANSWER No.
Actions of Ball-and-socket joints can do - ANSWER Extension, abduction, and
circumduction
Hinge and ball-and-socket joints can BOTH do which motions? - ANSWER
Flexion and Extension
Is the mandible part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER Axial
Is the humerus part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER
appendicular skeleton
Is the femur part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER Appendicular
Is the sacrum part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER Axial
Is the radius part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER Appendicular
Is the clavicle part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER
Appendicular
Is the tibia part of the axial or appendicular skeleton? - ANSWER Appendicular