Skeletal System

What does the prefix osteo mean

• bone
• skin
• cartilage
• fat

What is the name of the first cervical vertebrae?

• Atlas
• Axis
• number 1
• Cer vertebrae

What is the name of the vertebrae of the waist area?

• Thoracic Vertebrae
• Lumbar Vertebrae
• Cervical Vertebrae
• Sacrum

The xiphoid process is located on the bottom tip of ____________

• the vertebral column
• sacrum
• sternum
• phalanges

Yellow bone marrow has a high _________ content that gives it it's color.

• blood
• fat
• water
• melanin

A 64 y/o woman was brought in to the emergency room with a broken hip after falling.  What is the most likely cause of her injury?

• too much calcium in the bones
• too much vitamin D
• Osteoporosis
• Scoliosis

How many bones are there in the human body?

• 210
• 206
• 180
• 80

Which of these bones does not belong to the axial skeleton?

• skull
• ribs
• hip bone
• spinal column

The parietal bone can be classified as a __________bone.

• long
• short
• flat
• irregular

The medullary cavity by the diaphysis of and adult bone would contain?

• spongy bone
• compact bone
• red bone marrow
• yellow bone marrow