Exam 5: The Skeletal System

Match the following: -Sternum

The dens is a process projecting from the ________.

Diarthroses have a greater degree of mobility and flexibility than synarthroses.

Match the following: -Cells that can build bony matrix

List some of the features of a female pelvis that make it different from a male pelvis.

A structure found on the femur is the ________.

Match the following: -Incomplete bone break

Which of the following bones is considered part of the axial skeleton?

You examine an articulated skeleton in the laboratory and determine the skeleton to be a female since ________.

Teeth are anchored in the maxillary bones and the mandible.

Each complex of central canal and matrix rings in compact bone is known as ________.

The last two pairs of ribs are called True ribs because they have no anterior attachments.

Using Figure 5.1, identify the following: -The area that causes the lengthwise growth of a long bone is indicated by ________.

The fibrous connections between the bones of a fetal skull are ________.

In adults, the function of the yellow marrow is to ________.

Using Figure 5.2, identify the following: -The greater tubercle and trochlea are bone markings situated on the bone marked by ________.

What feature is uniquely associated with cervical vertebrae?

The process of bone formation is known as ________.

Match the following: -True ribs

A bone fracture where the bone is broken into many fragments is a ________.