Exam 24: The Skeletal System

The bones of the foot include the tarsals, the ________, and the phalanges.

The ____, or heel bone, is the largest tarsal bone.

When you put your hands on your hips, you are touching the ________ of a coxal bone.

The ________ are tiny canals that connect lacunae and allow osteocytes to spread nutrients to each other.

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

When you turn your head, ____.

The cartilage between an epiphysis and the diaphysis, indicated by the letter F, is the ________ disk.

The bones of the fingers are the ________.

The ________ is located in the upper part of the arm. Its proximal end joins with the scapula, and its distal end attaches at the radius and the ulna.

The ____ are the bones of the toes.

The ________ is the thigh bone and is the largest bone in the body.

Which bone forms part of the floor of the cranium?

Cartilaginous joints are ____.

The tarsal bones form the back of the foot. The largest tarsal bone is the ________, or heel bone.

An opening through a bone that provides a passageway for blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments is a(n) ____.

________ is a condition that occurs due to hypocalcemia. Bone is broken down to release calcium and is not replaced in sufficient amounts, so bone density decreases.

Donald is a 14-year-old patient who is being seen today because of severe pain in his lower left leg. On examination, you find that the leg is swollen. Donald can walk on it, but he says that walking or moving the leg in any way makes the pain much worse. For which of the following disorders or diseases would you expect the physician to test?

Which of these covers the epiphyses of long bones?

In ____, bones become enlarged, deformed, and weak.

The ________ bone forms the back of the skull.