Question 1

Which of the following bone shape is stated with an incorrect example?

Accepted Answer

A) Long bone - forearm bones 
B) Short bone - wrist and ankle bones 
C) Flat bone - thigh bone 
D) Irregular bone - vertebrae 
A) Long bone - forearm bones 
B) Short bone - wrist and ankle bones 
C) Flat bone - thigh bone 
D) Irregular bone - vertebrae

Question 2

A martial artist receives a punch that causes the xiphoid process to break. This suggests that the punch hit the pectoral girdle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A styloid process is part of the ulna.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A bone lengthens

Accepted Answer

A) as a result of cell division in the medullary cavity. 
B) due to increased production of bone matrix by osteoclasts. 
C) as a result of increased activity within the epiphyseal plate. 
D) as compact bone is deposited beneath the periosteum of the diaphysis. 
A) as a result of cell division in the medullary cavity. 
B) due to increased production of bone matrix by osteoclasts. 
C) as a result of increased activity within the epiphyseal plate. 
D) as compact bone is deposited beneath the periosteum of the diaphysis.

Question 5

Articular cartilage is

Accepted Answer

A) fibrocartilage. 
B) found only in the knees and elbows. 
C) elastic cartilage. 
D) hyaline cartilage. 
A) fibrocartilage. 
B) found only in the knees and elbows. 
C) elastic cartilage. 
D) hyaline cartilage.

Question 6

The tough, fibrous vascular tissue that encloses a long bone is the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The tough, fibrous vascular tissue that encloses...

Question 7

A child is born with a mutation that causes dehydrocholesterol to be unreactive when exposed to sunlight. This will lead to the child developing rickets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is not associated with spongy bone?

Accepted Answer

A) Trabeculae 
B) Osteons 
C) Canaliculi 
D) Osteocytes 
A) Trabeculae 
B) Osteons 
C) Canaliculi 
D) Osteocytes

Question 9

As a person ages, osteoblasts outnumber osteoclasts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Curvatures of the spine produce all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) lordosis. 
B) scoliosis. 
C) increased height. 
D) kyphosis. 
A) lordosis. 
B) scoliosis. 
C) increased height. 
D) kyphosis.

Question 11

Intervertebral discs are composed of skeletal muscle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following are not components of the pelvic girdle?

Accepted Answer

A) Hip bones 
B) Coxal bones 
C) Femur 
D) Sacrum 
A) Hip bones 
B) Coxal bones 
C) Femur 
D) Sacrum

Question 13

Bisphosphonates are drugs that slow the progress of

Accepted Answer

A) rickets. 
B) heart disease. 
C) osteoporosis. 
D) menopause. 
A) rickets. 
B) heart disease. 
C) osteoporosis. 
D) menopause.

Question 14

Ribs that join the sternum directly by costal cartilages are called

Accepted Answer

A) true ribs. 
B) false ribs. 
C) floating ribs. 
D) vertebrochondral ribs. 
A) true ribs. 
B) false ribs. 
C) floating ribs. 
D) vertebrochondral ribs.

Question 15

Osteoclasts are

Accepted Answer

A) cells that secrete bone matrix. 
B) mature bone cells that maintain the matrix. 
C) immature bone cells that give rise to osteocytes. 
D) cells that break down bone matrix. 
A) cells that secrete bone matrix. 
B) mature bone cells that maintain the matrix. 
C) immature bone cells that give rise to osteocytes. 
D) cells that break down bone matrix.

Question 16

The hard palate is composed of the

Accepted Answer

A) sphenoid and ethmoid bones. 
B) nasal conchae and vomer bones. 
C) zygomatic and lacrimal bones. 
D) maxillary and palatine bones. 
A) sphenoid and ethmoid bones. 
B) nasal conchae and vomer bones. 
C) zygomatic and lacrimal bones. 
D) maxillary and palatine bones.

Question 17

If the atlas and axis were replaced with typical cervical vertebrae, ________ would be affected.

Accepted Answer

A) the ability to move the arms 
B) protection of the spinal cord 
C) the ability to pivot the head from side to side 
D) stability of the cervical intervertebral disks 
A) the ability to move the arms 
B) protection of the spinal cord 
C) the ability to pivot the head from side to side 
D) stability of the cervical intervertebral disks

Question 18

Fontanels in the fetal skull permit some bone movement, enabling the fetus to pass more easily through the birth canal during childbirth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Perforating canals form transverse channels in bone tissue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Bone remodeling occurs as osteoblasts resorb bone tissue and osteoclasts replace the bone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 7: Skeletal System

Which of the following bone shape is stated with an incorrect example?

A martial artist receives a punch that causes the xiphoid process to break. This suggests that the punch hit the pectoral girdle.

A styloid process is part of the ulna.

A bone lengthens

Articular cartilage is

The tough, fibrous vascular tissue that encloses a long bone is the ________.

A child is born with a mutation that causes dehydrocholesterol to be unreactive when exposed to sunlight. This will lead to the child developing rickets.

Which of the following is not associated with spongy bone?

As a person ages, osteoblasts outnumber osteoclasts.

Curvatures of the spine produce all of the following except

Intervertebral discs are composed of skeletal muscle.

Which of the following are not components of the pelvic girdle?

Bisphosphonates are drugs that slow the progress of

Ribs that join the sternum directly by costal cartilages are called

Osteoclasts are

The hard palate is composed of the

If the atlas and axis were replaced with typical cervical vertebrae, ________ would be affected.

Fontanels in the fetal skull permit some bone movement, enabling the fetus to pass more easily through the birth canal during childbirth.

Perforating canals form transverse channels in bone tissue.

Bone remodeling occurs as osteoblasts resorb bone tissue and osteoclasts replace the bone.

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