Bio Bones

Which of the following groups of bones in the human body, categorized according to shape, are correct: (more than one option is correct)

a. Vertebrae---irregular bones

b. Humerus and Femur---short bones

c. Maxilla and Zygomatic---long bones

d. Phalanges---short bones

e. Talus and Calcaneus---long bones

f. Ribs---flat bones

g. Frontal and Parietal---irregular bones

h. Fibula and Tibia---long bones

In adults, the function of the yellow marrow is to:

• Decrease friction at joint surfaces

• Form blood cells

• Cause lengthwise growth in long bones

• Store adipose tissue

• Store calcium and phosphorus

Which of these are bone-forming cells:

• Osteoblasts

• Osteocytes

• Lamellae

• Canaliculi

• Osteoclasts

There are four stages in the healing of a bone.  Which of the following best illustrates the sequence of these stages:  

1. Bony callus formation 3.    Fibrocartilage callus formation

2. Bone remodeling 4.    Hematoma formation

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 1, 3, 2, 4   

• 4, 3, 1, 2

• 1, 3, 4, 2

• 4, 3, 2, 1

The axial skeleton contains:

1.    Skull       2.    Arms & legs        3.    Ribs & sternum     4.    Vertebrae       

5. Pelvic girdle         6.    Pectoral girdle

• 2, 5, 6

• 2, 3, 5

• 1, 3, 4, 5, 6

• 2, 3, 6

• 1, 3, 4

The appendicular skeleton contains:

1.    Skull       2.    Arms & legs        3.    Ribs & sternum     4.    Vertebrae       

5. Pelvic girdle         6.    Pectoral girdle

• 2, 5, 6

• 2, 3, 5

• 1, 3, 4, 5, 6

• 2, 3, 6

• 1, 3, 4

Which of the following sutures are matched with the correct bones they fuse: (more than one option is correct)

a. Coronal---Frontal and Temporal

b. Lambdoidal---Right and Left Parietal

c. Sagittal---Parietal and Temporal

d. Squamosal---Parietal and Occipital.

e.  Squamosal---Parietal and Temporal

f.  Coronal---Frontal and Parietal

g.  Lambdoidal---Parietal and Occipital

h. Sagittal---Right and Left Parietal

The presence of an epiphyseal plate indicates that:

• Bone diameter is decreasing

• Bone length is no longer increasing

• Bone is dead

• Bone diameter is increasing

• Bone length is increasing

Which of these bones is NOT associated with the foot:

• Tarsals

• Metacarpals

• Metatarsals

• Calcaneus

• Talus

Elbow joint (at ulna and radius) is what type of joint?

• Pivot

• Saddle

• Ball and socket

• Hinge

• Plane