Exam 8: Skeletal System

Match each bone with its corresponding description or location. -Ankle bones

Match each bone disorder with its corresponding description. -An autoimmune disease type of arthritis

The diploë are the bony portions of spongy bone that surround the open spaces.

Floating ribs join the costal cartilage of the seventh rib.

One of the signs of osteoporosis is "dowager's hump."

A sprain involves ligaments, and a strain usually involves muscle tissue.

Osteocytes live in the canaliculi of the osteon.

Explain the joint disorder osteoarthritis. Include signs of the condition and risk factors for the condition.

Match each bone with its corresponding description or location. -Bone of the upper arm

Osteomyelitis is more likely to result from a closed fracture than from an open fracture.

An abnormal side-to-side curve in the vertebral column is called

Which of the following is the longest bone of the body?

Match each bone disorder with its corresponding description. -A disease that has "frenzied" bone growth and resorption

Cartilage cells are called chondrocytes.

Explain why bone heals better than cartilage.

Which of the following bones is not part of the upper extremity?

The skull, vertebrae, shoulder girdle, and pelvic girdle make up the axial skeleton.

There are 28 phalanges in the human skeleton.

Match each term with its corresponding definition or explanation. -Layer of connective tissue that lines the medullary cavity

Diarthrotic joints