Question 1

Which of the following is most likely to increase bone density?

Accepted Answer

A)  excess parathyroid hormone activity 
B)  osteoblastic activity 
C)  bone marrow depression 
D)  prolonged bed rest 
A)  excess parathyroid hormone activity 
B)  osteoblastic activity 
C)  bone marrow depression 
D)  prolonged bed rest B

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the femur?

Accepted Answer

A)  It contains the olecranon process. 
B)  It articulates with the coxal bone at the acetabulum. 
C)  It articulates with both the coxal bone and the coccyx. 
D)  It is also called the shinbone. 
A)  It contains the olecranon process. 
B)  It articulates with the coxal bone at the acetabulum. 
C)  It articulates with both the coxal bone and the coccyx. 
D)  It is also called the shinbone. B

Question 3

What do the following three structures have in common-elbow, knee, and interphalangeal joints?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are formed exclusively by short bones. 
B)  They are ball-and-socket joints. 
C)  They perform circumduction movement. 
D)  They are hinge joints. 
A)  They are formed exclusively by short bones. 
B)  They are ball-and-socket joints. 
C)  They perform circumduction movement. 
D)  They are hinge joints. D

Question 4

Which of the following is not characteristic of vertebrae?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are stacked in a column and separated by discs of cartilage. 
B)  They include the atlas and axis. 
C)  They include the sacrum and coccyx. 
D)  They include the body, manubrium, and xiphoid process. 
A)  They are stacked in a column and separated by discs of cartilage. 
B)  They include the atlas and axis. 
C)  They include the sacrum and coccyx. 
D)  They include the body, manubrium, and xiphoid process.

Question 5

Identify the following bone. It articulates distally with the carpal bones and proximally with the humerus.

Accepted Answer

A)  phalanges 
B)  scapula 
C)  clavicle 
D)  ulna 
A)  phalanges 
B)  scapula 
C)  clavicle 
D)  ulna

Question 6

Fontanels and unfused sutures in the infant skull:

Accepted Answer

A)  are abnormal. 
B)  allow for the expansion of the skull for brain growth. 
C)  occur only in the presence of maternal deprivation of calcium. 
D)  close and fuse within the first month. 
A)  are abnormal. 
B)  allow for the expansion of the skull for brain growth. 
C)  occur only in the presence of maternal deprivation of calcium. 
D)  close and fuse within the first month.

Question 7

What do the following three bones have in common-femur, humerus, and tibia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are located in the lower extremity. 
B)  They articulate with the acetabulum. 
C)  They form ball-and-socket joints. 
D)  They are long bones. 
A)  They are located in the lower extremity. 
B)  They articulate with the acetabulum. 
C)  They form ball-and-socket joints. 
D)  They are long bones.

Question 8

The cranium:

Accepted Answer

A)  contains all the bones of the skull. 
B)  includes the sphenoid, the occipital bone, and the zygomatic bone. 
C)  houses the brain. 
D)  includes the occipital bone, the atlas, and the axis. 
A)  contains all the bones of the skull. 
B)  includes the sphenoid, the occipital bone, and the zygomatic bone. 
C)  houses the brain. 
D)  includes the occipital bone, the atlas, and the axis.

Question 9

Which of the following are aligned parallel to each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  femur and tibia 
B)  tibia and calcaneus 
C)  fibula and patella 
D)  tibia and fibula 
A)  femur and tibia 
B)  tibia and calcaneus 
C)  fibula and patella 
D)  tibia and fibula

Question 10

What do these three bones have in common-the humerus, ulna, and radius?

Accepted Answer

A)  They articulate at the wrist. 
B)  They articulate at the elbow. 
C)  They articulate at the glenoid cavity. 
D)  They form a ball-and-socket joint. 
A)  They articulate at the wrist. 
B)  They articulate at the elbow. 
C)  They articulate at the glenoid cavity. 
D)  They form a ball-and-socket joint.

Which of the following is most likely to increase bone density?

Which of the following is true of the femur?

What do the following three structures have in common-elbow, knee, and interphalangeal joints?

Which of the following is not characteristic of vertebrae?

Identify the following bone. It articulates distally with the carpal bones and proximally with the humerus.

Fontanels and unfused sutures in the infant skull:

What do the following three bones have in common-femur, humerus, and tibia?

The cranium:

Which of the following are aligned parallel to each other?

What do these three bones have in common-the humerus, ulna, and radius?

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Exam 8: Skeletal System

Which of the following is most likely to increase bone density?

Which of the following is true of the femur?

What do the following three structures have in common-elbow, knee, and interphalangeal joints?

Which of the following is not characteristic of vertebrae?

Identify the following bone. It articulates distally with the carpal bones and proximally with the humerus.

Fontanels and unfused sutures in the infant skull:

What do the following three bones have in common-femur, humerus, and tibia?

The cranium:

Which of the following are aligned parallel to each other?

What do these three bones have in common-the humerus, ulna, and radius?

Introduction to the Human Body

Basic Chemistry

Cells

Cell Metabolism

Microbiology Basics

Ttissues and Membranes

Integumentary System and Body Temperature

Muscular System

Nervous System: Nervous Tissue and Brain

Nervous System: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves

Autonomic Nervous System

Sensory System

Endocrine System

Blood

Anatomy of the Heart

Function of the Heart

Anatomy of the Blood Vessels

Functions of the Blood Vessels

Lymphatic System

Immune System

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Urinary System

Water, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance

Reproductive Systems

Human Development and Heredity

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