Exam 5: The Skeletal System

Match the following: -Small channels that radiate through the matrix of compact bone

Match the following: -Layers or rings of calcification that are found in compact bone

Match the following: -Phalanges

Using Figure 5.2, identify the following: -The patella is indicated by ________.

Explain how the anatomy of compact bone differs from that of spongy bone.

Using Figure 5.1, identify the following: -The periosteum, a connective tissue covering on the diaphysis, is represented by ________.

The canal that runs through the core of each osteon (Haversian system) contains ________.

The axial skeleton contains ________. 1) skull 2) scapula 3) True and false ribs 4) vertebrae 5) phalanges

The head of the humerus fits into the ________ of the scapula.

What kind of tissue is the forerunner of long bones in the embryo?

Joint inflammation is known as ankylosis.

Four of the five answers listed below are parts of the same anatomical area. Select the exception.

Which of these bones articulates with the acetabulum of the coxal bone?

Articular cartilage covers the diaphysis of long bones.

The suture situated anteriorly between the parietal bones and occipital bone is the ________.

Maria observes a patient in her clinic with a spinal curvature abnormality. She notices the patient's spine curves laterally from the midline. Determine the abnormality she observed and explain how she differentiated it from the other two types of spinal abnormalities.

Match the following: -Broken bone portion is pushed inward

The large hole located in the base of the occipital bone that allows the spinal cord and brain to connect is the ________.

Using Figure 5.2, identify the following: -The mandible is indicated by ________.

The most important minerals stored in bones are ________.