Question 1

Which of the following is true of the sternum?

Accepted Answer

A) Composed of the manubrium,body,and xiphoid process 
B) Articulates with floating ribs 
C) Is part of the appendicular skeleton 
D) Articulates with the scapulae 
A) Composed of the manubrium,body,and xiphoid process 
B) Articulates with floating ribs 
C) Is part of the appendicular skeleton 
D) Articulates with the scapulae

Question 2

Which structure refers to the shaft of a long bone?

Accepted Answer

A) Diaphysis 
B) Epiphysis 
C) Periosteum 
D) Bursa 
A) Diaphysis 
B) Epiphysis 
C) Periosteum 
D) Bursa

Question 3

Which of the following is true of the following terms: osteoblast,osteoclast,osteocyte,and osseous tissue?

Accepted Answer

A) All are immature bone cells 
B) All increase blood calcium 
C) All refer to bone 
D) All refer to abnormal bone conditions 
A) All are immature bone cells 
B) All increase blood calcium 
C) All refer to bone 
D) All refer to abnormal bone conditions

Question 4

Which of the following is most descriptive of the atlas and the axis?

Accepted Answer

A) Carpal 
B) Vertebral 
C) Coxal 
D) Cranial 
A) Carpal 
B) Vertebral 
C) Coxal 
D) Cranial

Question 5

The zygomatic bone

Accepted Answer

A) is a cranial bone. 
B) articulates with the mandible. 
C) holds the upper teeth. 
D) is called the cheekbone. 
A) is a cranial bone. 
B) articulates with the mandible. 
C) holds the upper teeth. 
D) is called the cheekbone.

Question 6

A foramen and meatus are

Accepted Answer

A) short bones. 
B) curvatures. 
C) openings. 
D) joints. 
A) short bones. 
B) curvatures. 
C) openings. 
D) joints.

Question 7

Which of the following bones is not located in the lower limbs?

Accepted Answer

A) Femur 
B) Tibia 
C) Ulna 
D) Tarsal 
A) Femur 
B) Tibia 
C) Ulna 
D) Tarsal

Question 8

Which of the following is not true of the sphenoid bone?

Accepted Answer

A) Contains the sella turcica,seat of the pituitary gland 
B) Forms the floor of the cranium 
C) Forms part of the eye socket 
D) Contains the foramen magnum 
A) Contains the sella turcica,seat of the pituitary gland 
B) Forms the floor of the cranium 
C) Forms part of the eye socket 
D) Contains the foramen magnum

Question 9

At which joint do the humerus and ulna meet?

Accepted Answer

A) Hip 
B) Elbow 
C) Knee 
D) Wrist 
A) Hip 
B) Elbow 
C) Knee 
D) Wrist

Question 10

The olecranon process is most associated with which joint?

Accepted Answer

A) Hip 
B) Elbow 
C) Wrist 
D) Ball-and-socket joint 
A) Hip 
B) Elbow 
C) Wrist 
D) Ball-and-socket joint

Question 11

The periosteum

Accepted Answer

A) is a tough connective tissue. 
B) is the outer lining of a long bone. 
C) provides a site of attachment for tendons. 
D) All of the above are true. 
A) is a tough connective tissue. 
B) is the outer lining of a long bone. 
C) provides a site of attachment for tendons. 
D) All of the above are true.

Question 12

Which bone is described by the following: leg,shin,and medial malleolus?

Accepted Answer

A) Fibula 
B) Tibia 
C) Talus 
D) Femur 
A) Fibula 
B) Tibia 
C) Talus 
D) Femur

Question 13

The olecranon process articulates with the humerus to form a (the)

Accepted Answer

A) ball-and-socket joint. 
B) shoulder joint. 
C) carpal tunnel. 
D) elbow. 
A) ball-and-socket joint. 
B) shoulder joint. 
C) carpal tunnel. 
D) elbow.

Question 14

The diaphysis is

Accepted Answer

A) composed primarily of compact bone. 
B) the growth plate. 
C) referred to as melogenous tissue. 
D) the inner lining of the medullary cavity. 
A) composed primarily of compact bone. 
B) the growth plate. 
C) referred to as melogenous tissue. 
D) the inner lining of the medullary cavity.

Question 15

What is true of all these joints: tibiofemoral,hip,glenohumeral,and humeroulnar? They are all

Accepted Answer

A) freely movable. 
B) ball and socket. 
C) restricted to the axial skeleton. 
D) restricted to the upper extremities. 
A) freely movable. 
B) ball and socket. 
C) restricted to the axial skeleton. 
D) restricted to the upper extremities.

Question 16

The humerus is a

Accepted Answer

A) bone of the axial skeleton. 
B) short bone. 
C) bone of the upper limbs. 
D) bone found only in the fetal skeleton. 
A) bone of the axial skeleton. 
B) short bone. 
C) bone of the upper limbs. 
D) bone found only in the fetal skeleton.

Question 17

The acetabulum

Accepted Answer

A) receives the greater trochanter of the femur to form a ball-and-socket joint. 
B) is part of the femur. 
C) is formed by portions of the ilium,ischium,and pubis. 
D) articulates with the sacrum. 
A) receives the greater trochanter of the femur to form a ball-and-socket joint. 
B) is part of the femur. 
C) is formed by portions of the ilium,ischium,and pubis. 
D) articulates with the sacrum.

Question 18

What is the classification of the intervertebral discs and the symphysis pubis?

Accepted Answer

A) Fused 
B) Suture 
C) Immovable 
D) Slightly movable 
A) Fused 
B) Suture 
C) Immovable 
D) Slightly movable

Question 19

Injury to the epiphyseal disc of the tibia may

Accepted Answer

A) stunt the growth of the injured leg. 
B) stimulate the bone to become cancerous. 
C) inhibit blood cell formation. 
D) cause arthritis. 
A) stunt the growth of the injured leg. 
B) stimulate the bone to become cancerous. 
C) inhibit blood cell formation. 
D) cause arthritis.

Question 20

The ilium,ischium,and pubis

Accepted Answer

A) are part of the appendicular skeleton. 
B) are processes located on the femur. 
C) are muscles that attach to the femur. 
D) form the coxal bone. 
A) are part of the appendicular skeleton. 
B) are processes located on the femur. 
C) are muscles that attach to the femur. 
D) form the coxal bone.

Exam 8: Skeletal System

Which of the following is true of the sternum?

Which structure refers to the shaft of a long bone?

Which of the following is true of the following terms: osteoblast,osteoclast,osteocyte,and osseous tissue?

Which of the following is most descriptive of the atlas and the axis?

The zygomatic bone

A foramen and meatus are

Which of the following bones is not located in the lower limbs?

Which of the following is not true of the sphenoid bone?

At which joint do the humerus and ulna meet?

The olecranon process is most associated with which joint?

The periosteum

Which bone is described by the following: leg,shin,and medial malleolus?

The olecranon process articulates with the humerus to form a (the)

The diaphysis is

What is true of all these joints: tibiofemoral,hip,glenohumeral,and humeroulnar? They are all

The humerus is a

The acetabulum

What is the classification of the intervertebral discs and the symphysis pubis?

Injury to the epiphyseal disc of the tibia may

The ilium,ischium,and pubis

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