Exam 7: Skeletal System

A young woman is in a car accident. When she regains consciousness, she notices a sharp pain in her left arm. Looking down, she sees a bone sticking out. This is a compound fracture.

The ilium is part of the pelvic girdle.

If the sinus cavities located within the skull were instead completely filled with bone, the skull would be much heavier.

A female develops an abnormally narrow pelvic brim. This will most likely be a problem during childbirth.

Testosterone has a stronger effect on epiphyseal plates than estrogens.

The zygomatic arch is composed of processes of

A laminectomy is a procedure used to treat osteoporosis that removes part of the posterior arch of a vertebra.

The bones of the wrist collectively are called the ________.

Bones are classified as irregular, flat, short, or long.

Height begins to decrease on average after age

Which of the following describes the female pelvis compared to that of the male?

Cells that remove excess bone tissue after fracture repair are

A landscaper accidentally had their leg crushed by a tree. Their femur was impacted with such force that a section of the bone completely shattered into fragments. What type of break is this?

The two divisions of the skeleton are called axial and ________.

Osteoblasts are ________, whereas osteocytes are ________.

Men and women begin to lose bone at the same rate by about age 70.

Exercise ________ and ________ bones.

Which of the following describes a female's pelvis compared to a male's pelvis?

A parathyroid gland that is unresponsive to blood calcium levels and that produces abnormally high amounts of parathyroid hormone, would result in bones rapidly breaking down.

The pituitary gland is located in the