Q. The outer covering of each bone, made from fibrous connective tissue, is called the ________________.
A. epiphysis
B. diaphysis
C. articular cartilage
D. periosteum
Answer- periosteum
Q. Inside the epiphyses of each long bone, mostly ________________ can be found.
A. compact bone
B. spongy bone
C. cartilage
D. marrow
Answer- spongy bone
Q. Compact bone is made up of _______________ cemented together.
A. osteocytes
B. perforating canals
C. osteons
D. trabeculae
Answer- osteons
Q. Which of these statements is not true about intramembranous bones?
A. They begin with a cartilage model.
B. They form between flat sheets of connective tissue.
C. Skull bones are formed in this way.
D. Osteoblasts deposit new bone along blood vessels within the layers.
Answer- They begin with a cartilage model.
Q. Several layers of cells reside within epiphyseal disks of developing long bones. Which layer is responsible for anchoring the disk to the bony epiphysis?
A. cells undergoing mitosis
B. cells enlarging and becoming calcified
C. dead cells with calcified intercellular substance
D. resting cells
Answer- resting cells
Q. The cells that tear down and remodel bone are the ________________.
A. osteoblasts
B. osteocytes
C. osteoclasts
D. macrophages
Answer- osteoclasts
Q. Which of these factors is not necessary for normal bone growth and development?
A. growth hormone
B. high fat diet
C. male and female sex hormones
D. Vitamins A, C, and D
Answer- high fat diet
Q. A soft spot in a newborn's skull is called a __________________.
A. fontanel
B. fovea
C. foramen
D. fissure
Answer- fontanel
Q. The _______________ suture joins the temporal and parietal bones of the skull.
A. lambdoidal
B. squamosal
C. coronal
D. sagittal
Answer- squamosal
Q. The membranes that surround the skull attach to the crista galli, found on the ________________ bone of the skull.
A. frontal
B. parietal
C. ethmoid
D. sphenoid
Answer- ethmoid
Q. The prominent portions of the cheeks are made up of the _________________ bones.
A. maxillary
B. palatine
C. lacrimal
D. zygomatic
Answer- zygomatic
Q. The ______________ of a typical vertebra projects posteriorly, and is thickest and most blunt in appearance in lumbar vertebrae.
A. spinous process
B. transverse process
C. superior articulating process
D. lamina
Answer- spinous process
Q. The pectoral girdle is made up of the clavicle and the ________________.
A. humerus
B. ulna
C. scapula
D. sternum
Answer- scapula
Q. Another name for the wrist bones is _______________.
A. metacarpals
B. carpals
C. phalanges
D. tarsals
Answer- carpals
Q. The femur inserts into the pelvic girdle at the ____________________.
A. patella
B. trochanter
C. condyle
D. acetabulum
Answer- acetabulum
Q. How many bones are there in the body?
A. 180
B. 80
C. 210
D. 206
Answer- 206
Q. Which bones do not belong to the axial skeleton?
A. skull
B. ribs
C. hip bone
D. spinal column
Answer- hip bone
Q. Which bones would contain significant amounts of red bone marrow in an adult?
A. femur
B. sternum
C. humerus
D. tibia
Answer- sternum
Q. By morphology, the parietal bone can be classified as a _____ bone.
A. long
B. short
C. flat
D. irregular
Answer- flat
Q. The medullary cavity by the diaphysis of an adult bone would contain _____.
A. compact bone mainly
B. spongy bone mainly
C. red bone marrow
D. yellow bone marrow
Answer- yellow bone marrow
Q. The part of the bone that the articular cartilage covers directly is the _____.
A. diaphysis
B. endosteum
C. epiphysis
D. periosteum
Answer- epiphysis
Q. The junction between the diaphysis and epiphysis is called the _____.
A. endosteum
B. periosteum
C. epiphyseal disk
D. articular cartilage
Answer- epiphyseal disk
Q. Which type of bone fracture occurs as an incomplete break in the bone?
A. greenstick
B. incomplete
C. compound
D. simple
Answer- greenstick
Q. Which type of fracture breaks the bone into several fragments?
A. complete
B. impacted
C. commuted
D. spiral
Answer- commuted
Q. What is the last stage in the repair of a fracture?
A. bony callus
B. hematoma
C. inflammation
D. fibrocartilage callus
Answer- bony callus
Q. Which sinus inflammation in the skull could most commonly lead to deafness?
A. frontal sinus
B. maxillary sinus
C. mastoid sinus
D. ethmoid sinus
Answer- mastoid sinus
Q. Which of these skull bones does not contain paranasal sinuses?
A. frontal
B. ethmoid
C. sphenoid
D. zygomatic
Answer- zygomatic
Q. Which skull bones are not part of the cranium?
A. frontal
B. temporal
C. ethmoid
D. maxilla
Answer- maxilla
Q. Which bone contains the foramen magnum?
A. parietal
B. occipital
C. sphenoid
D. ethmoid
Answer- occipital
Q. Which of these bones has a prominent spine?
A. femur
B. humerus
C. pubis
D. scapula
Answer- scapula
Q. The skeletal system plays key roles in the function of the circulatory system and immunity.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. Nothing can be said
D. None of the mentioned
Answer- TRUE
Q. Most of the skeleton is comprised of fibrous membrane before birth.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. Nothing can be said
D. None of the mentioned
Answer- FALSE
Q. The soft spots on a newborn skull are called fontanels and are comprised of cartilage.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. Nothing can be said
D. None of the mentioned
Answer- FALSE