Exam 24: The Skeletal System

The ________ bones are commonly called the cheekbones.

Letter E represents ________ bone; also called cancellous bone, it has more spaces within it than compact bone.

One treatment option for Paget's disease is ____.

Spongy, or ________, bone has more spaces that are filled with red bone marrow than compact bone.

You plan to teach patients about bone health and diet. Which of the following will you recommend that your patients eat regularly?

The foramen magnum is in which of the following?

Which of the following describes fibrous joints?

Bone scans can be used to diagnose causes of ____.

____ is caused by uric acid deposits in the joints.

Fontanels are ____.

The bones that form most of the top and sides of the skull are the ________ bones.

The ________ is the lateral bone of the lower leg and, at its distal end, joins with the anklebones.

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

Which of the following are bones of the wrist?

Bones come together at joints, or ________.

Which of the following primarily affects bones and occurs mostly in Caucasians from 10-20 years of age?

Several thin ________ bones fuse together to form the bridge of the nose.

A large bump called the ________ process is located on the temporal bone just behind each ear. This is where major neck muscles attach to your skull.

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

The bone of the forearm that is on the same side of the arm as the thumb is the ________.