Bone Quiz

____________ covers ends of bones at joints.

• dense collagenous connective tissue
• hyaline cartilage
• fibrocartilage
• elastic cartilage  
  

The outer surface of bone is covered by a connective tissue layer called the

• diaphysis
• periosteum
• epiphysis
• diaphysis

A long bone

• is longer than it is wide
• has red marrow and yellow marrow in its cavities.
• has endosteum lining the marrow cavity.
• has all of these properties.

Which of these bones is a part of the appendicular skeleton?

• skull
• ribs
• sternum
• clavicle

The two bones of the skull in which teeth are located are the

• maxilla and mandible.
• zygomatic and mandible.
• maxilla and zygomatic.
• maxilla and frontal.

Which of these sections of the vertebral column is matched with its correct number of vertebrae?

• Thoracic: 7
• Cervical: 12
• Lumbar: 5
• Lumbar: 7

The first seven pairs of ribs that attach directly to the sternum are called

• True ribs
• false ribs
•  floating ribs

Given these structures:
1. body
2. xiphoid process
3. manubrium
Arrange the structures in the correct order from inferior to superior as they occur in the sternum:

• 1, 2, 3
• 1, 3, 2
• 2, 1, 3
• 3, 1 , 2 

The pectoral girdle

• attaches the lower limb to the body.
• consists of the clavicle and humerous.
• is part of the axial skeleton.
• is attached to the body at the coxa. 

Which of these statements concerning the upper limb is true?

• The hand is composed of 5 different types of bone. 
• Each digit is composed of carpal bones.
• The wrist is composed of phalanges.
• The equivalent of the carpals in the hand are the tarsals in the foot.