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Skeletal System (Details) Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

secretes bone

a)

osteoclast

b)

osteocyte

c)

osteoblast

d)

osteoprogenitor cell

e)

osteon

2.

differentiates into osteoblast

a)

osteoclast

b)

osteocyte

c)

osteoblast

d)

osteoprogenitor cell

e)

osteon

3.

lives in a lacuna

a)

osteoclast

b)

osteocyte

c)

osteoblast

d)

osteoprogenitor cell

e)

osteon

4.

dissolves bone

a)

osteoclast

b)

osteocyte

c)

osteoblast

d)

osteoprogenitor cell

e)

osteon

5.

surrounds a central canal

a)

osteoclast

b)

osteocyte

c)

osteoblast

d)

osteoprogenitor cell

e)

osteon

6.

A deviated septum primarily involves a problem with which bone?

a)

ethmoid

b)

sphenoid

c)

palatine

d)

maxilla

e)

nasal

7.

The clavicle is located distally to the olecranon fossa.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A synostosis would be best exemplified by a joint between (Ch 9)

a)

two pubic bones

b)

the atlas and the temporal bones

c)

the right and left frontal bones

d)

the right and left parietal bones

e)

talus and tibia

9.

medially, the clavicle articulates with the...

a)

xiphoid process

b)

acromion

c)

corocoid process

d)

manubrium

e)

scapula

10.

The 'glenohumeral joint' could be one way to describe the... (Ch 9)

a)

knee

b)

hip

c)

shoulder

d)

elbow

e)

articulation of the humerus with the radius

11.

Another name for the heel bone in your foot/ ankle would be the

a)

calcaneus

b)

talus

c)

scaphoid

d)

naviuclar

e)

capitate

12.

The elbow has what type of joint structure? (Ch 9)

a)

plane

b)

hinge

c)

pivot

d)

saddle

e)

ball-and-socket

13.

What bone has a 'dens'

a)

atlas

b)

axis

c)

vertebral pedicle

d)

triquetrum

e)

calcaneus

14.

You are an anthropologist digging up bones in Africa and find one that has a structure known as a 'bone callus'. You interpret this to mean that the bone was...

a)

broken, and in the process of healing

b)

undergoing appositional growth

c)

undergoing interstitial growth

d)

in the process of forming an epiphysis

e)

in the process of forming an epiphysial cartilage

15.

How many total phalanges are in the human body?

a)

10

b)

24

c)

28

d)

56

e)

60

16.

Bone grafts are often taken from?

a)

sternum

b)

hallux

c)

ischium

d)

pubis

e)

ilium

17.

A "slipped disc" is when...

a)

a spinal nerve is pinched in some way, creating extreme pain

b)

the disc slides out from between two vertebral foramina

c)

a vertebra collapses and the disc is under increased pressure

d)

the disc partially bulges out

e)

the disc slides out from between two vertebral bodies

18.

Distally, the tibia articulates with the...

a)

cuboid

b)

navicular

c)

scaphoid

d)

calcaneus

e)

talus

19.

The ACL is a structure in the knee. What do those three letters stand for?

(a)  

20.

The elbow has what type of joint structure?

a)

hinge

b)

condylar

c)

pivot

d)

ball-and-socket

e)

saddle

21.

The optic canal is a hole that allows nerves from the eye to travel through which bone?

a)

ethmoid

b)

sphenoid

c)

palatine

d)

lacrimal

e)

nasal

22.

What is the correct name for the structure marked with a *

a)

Coccygeal cornu

b)

Lunate surface of acetabulum

c)

Ischial tuberosity

d)

Iliac crest

e)

Pubic ramus

23.

What is the connection between the two pubic bones made of?

a)

fibrocartilage

b)

areolar tissue

c)

hyaline cartilage

d)

cancelous bone

e)

elastic cartilage

24.

What is the correct name for the structure marked with a *

a)

anterior fontanel

b)

posterior fontanel

c)

mastoid fontanel

d)

sphenoidal fontanel

e)

zygomatic fontanel

25.

What is the most likely name for the structure indicated with an arrow?

a)

costoclavicular ligament

b)

anterior sternoclavicular ligament

c)

interclavicular ligament

d)

coracoacromio ligament

e)

acromioclavicular ligament

26.

Which of the following bones does not contain paranasal sinuses?

a)

A. nasal

b)

B. maxilla

c)

C. frontal

d)

D. sphenoid

e)

E. ethmoid

27.

Which two bones contribute to the hard palate?

a)

A. maxilla and palatine

b)

B. palatine and ethmoid

c)

C. vomer and maxilla

d)

D. vomer and ethmoid

e)

E. sphenoid and maxilla

28.

Which two structures together make up the majority of the bony nasal septum?

a)

maxilla and palatine bone

b)

vomer and crista galli

c)

maxilla and vomer

d)

palatine bone and ethmoid

e)

vomer and perpendicular plate of ethmoid

29.

Which of the following has nothing to do with the maxillary bone

a)

zygomatic process

b)

styloid process

c)

palatal process

d)

paranasal sinus

e)

frontal process

30.

What is a “bursa?”

a)

a small pad of fat around a joint

b)

a small synovial membrane-lined bag of fluid around a joint

c)

a small piece of cartilage between two bones in a joint

d)

the protective cartilage attached to the end of a bone in a joint

e)

the capsule surrounding a joint

31.

Medially, the clavicle articulates with the

a)

acromion

b)

scapula

c)

manubrium

d)

xiphoid process

e)

corocoid process

32.

What type of joint is the sternoclavicular joint?

a)

ball-and-socket

b)

plane

c)

hinge

d)

pivot

e)

saddle

33.

The coronal suture…

a)

separates one parietal bone from one temporal bone

b)

separates one frontal bone from two parietal bones

c)

separates one occipital bone from two parietal bones

d)

separates one occipital bone from two temporal bones

e)

separates one parietal bone from another parietal bone

34.

The ‘glenohumeral joint’ could be one way to describe the

a)

elbow

b)

articulation of the humerus with the radius

c)

knee

d)

hip

e)

shoulder

35.

How many total articular facets are on a typical thoracic vertebra

a)

2

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

e)

16

36.

A foramen is a…

a)

90° angle in the bone

b)

small projection off of the main body of the bone

c)

hole running through a bone

d)

shallow, rough, convex area

e)

shallow depression in bone

37.

A fossa is a…

a)

90° angle in the bone

b)

small projection off of the main body of the bone

c)

hole running through a bone

d)

shallow, rough, convex area

e)

shallow depression in bone

38.

The periosteum is superior to the endosteum.

a)

T

b)

F