Exam 23: The Skeletal System

Which of the following form the front of the foot?

Bone cells are called ________.

What type of bones are vertebrae?

Which bone makes up most of the top and sides of the skull?

Which of the following would the medical assistant recommend when educating patients with gout?

Brittle-bone disease is another name for ____.

Bones are held together by tough, cord-like structures called ____.

What is the term for the bones of the toes?

The ________ bone, found in the axial skeleton, anchors the tongue.

Fibrous joints in the skull are called ________.

When you turn your head, ____.

An enlargement at the end of a bone is called a(n) ____.

Which disorder is caused by uric acid deposits in the joints?

The joints that join the toes to the foot are called ________ (MTP) joints.

Sarah Winters is the CEO of a local company. She has come to the clinic because she has a nagging lower back pain. After examining Ms. Winters, the physician diagnoses lordosis and recommends that she stop wearing high heels to work. Ms. Winters protests, saying the 4-inch heels she is wearing complete her executive outfit. Which of the following suggestions would be most helpful to Ms. Winters?

Bones grow through a process called ________.

A lateral, S-shaped curvature of the spine is called ____.

The ____ bones are between the sphenoid and nasal bones.

Bones gradually become thin in ____.

When teaching patients about bone health and diet, which of the following is recommended that patients should eat regularly?