Exam 23: The Skeletal System

Each coxal bone has three parts: the ilium, the ________, and the pubis.

The holes in the matrix of bone that hold osteocytes are called ________.

Another name for the kneecap is the ________.

Which of the following is defined as the plate of cartilage at the end of a bone that is necessary for the bone to continue growing?

Which type of bone is primarily located in the skull and rib cage?

The medical term for the largest tarsal bone in the foot that is commonly known as the heel bone is the ________.

The cartilaginous tip of the sternum is known as the ________ process.

The large hole at the base of the occipital bone is called the ________ magnum. It allows the spinal cord to connect to the brain.

Letter D in the figure is ________ bone, which appears more solid than cancellous bone.

Which of these surrounds the diaphysis?

The ____ joins with the radius and some of the bones of the wrist and is the medial bone of the forearm.

The tubular ________ indicated by letter H consists of a thick collar of compact bone that surrounds the central medullary cavity.

-The ________ ribs are designated by the letter C.

Bones come together at joints, or ________.

Which of the following describes synovial joints?

A recommendation to prevent osteoporosis is ____.

A membrane that lines the medullary cavity and the holes of cancellous bone and contains bone-forming cells is the ________.

The term for the canal that runs through the center of the diaphysis and contains yellow bone marrow in adults is the ________ cavity.

Donald is a 14-year-old patient who is being seen today because of severe pain and swelling in his lower left leg. Donald can walk on it, but he says that walking or moving the leg in any way makes the pain much worse. Which of the following disorders or diseases would the practitioner test for given the patient's complaints and symptoms?

In which disorder do bones become enlarged, deformed, and weak?