Skeletal System Assessment

What is an articulation on a bone?

• two bone surfaces come together

• An area of the bone that projects above the surface of the bone

• An opening or groove in the bone that allows blood vessels and nerves to enter the bone

• A bone marking that helps you to speak and pronounce your words

What is a projection on a bone?

• two bone surfaces come together

• An area of the bone that projects above the surface of the bone

• An opening or groove in the bone that allows blood vessels and nerves to enter the bone

• A bone marking that helps you to speak and pronounce your words

Which type of bone is found in your arm, and is composed mostly of a compact bone shaft with spongy bone ends?

• Short Bones

• Long Bones

• Flat Bones

• Irregular bones

What type of bone is cube-shaped and contains mostly spongy bone with an outer layer of compact bone?

• Short Bones

• Long Bones

• Flat Bones

• Irregular bones

How is compact bone different from spongy bone?

• Compact bone is porous and looks like a sponge, while spongy bone is dense

• Compact bone is located at the end of long bones, while spongy bone is located in the center

• Compact bone is dense and looks smooth and homogenous, while spongy bone has an open appearance like a sponge.

• Irregular bones are made completely of compact bone.

During soccer practice, Sadie tripped and tried to stop her fall with her outstretched arms. Her humerus broke and the broken ends were forced into each other. Sadie suffered a(n) (a)   fraxcture.

• impacted
• greenstick

• spiral

• comminuted

Which of the following could create an open, or compound fracture?

• when the bones are crushed

• when adjacent bones fracture simultaneously

• when the bone is broken into many fragments

• when the broken bone penetrates through the skin

What is the correct order of the steps to heal a fracture?

• Bony callus forms, Fibrocallus forms, Hematoma Forms, Bone Remodeling Occurs

• Fibrocartilage callus forms, Bony callus forms, Hematoma Forms, Bone Remodeling Occurs

• Bony callus forms, Fibrocallus forms, Bone Remodeling Occurs, Hematoma Forms

• Hematoma forms, Fibrocallus forms, Bony callus forms, Bone Remodeling Occurs

How is the ball-and-socket joint classified?

• cartilaginous joint

• synovial joint

• amphiarthrosis

• fibrous joint

What is the distinguishing feature of a synovial joint?

• epiphyseal plate

• Fibrocartilage

• joint cavity

• fibrous connective tissue