Chapter 7 Quiz

The skeletal system plays key roles in the function of the circulatory system and
immunity.
A) True
B) False
Most of the skeleton is comprised of fibrous membrane before birth.

A) True
B) False
The soft spots on a newborn skull are called fontanels and are comprised of
cartilage.
A) True
B) False
Multiple Choice Quiz
Please answer all questions
The outer covering of each bone, made from fibrous connective tissue, is called
the ________________.
A) epiphysis
B) diaphysis
C) articular cartilage
D) periosteum
Inside the epiphyses of each long bone, mostly ________________ can be found.
A) compact bone
B) spongy bone
C) cartilage
D) marrow
Compact bone is made up of _______________ cemented together.

A) osteocytes
B) perforating canals
C) osteons
D) trabeculae
4
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.
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
The cells that tear down and remodel bone are the ________________.
A) osteoblasts
B) osteocytes
C) osteoclasts
D) macrophages
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
A soft spot in a newborn's skull is called a __________________.

A) fontanel
B) fovea
C) foramen
D) fissure
The _______________ suture joins the temporal and parietal bones of the skull.
A) lambdoidal
B) squamosal
C) coronal
D) sagittal
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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
11
The prominent portions of the cheeks are made up of the _________________

bones.
A) maxillary
B) palatine
C) lacrimal
D) zygomatic
12
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
13
The pectoral girdle is made up of the clavicle and the ________________.

A) humerus
B) ulna
C) scapula
D) sternum
14
Another name for the wrist bones is _______________.

A) metacarpals
B) carpals
C) phalanges
D) tarsals
15
The femur inserts into the pelvic girdle at the ____________________.

A) patella
B) trochanter
C) condyle
D) acetabulum
16
How many bones are there in the body?

A) 180
B) 80
C) 210
D) 206
17
Which bones do not belong to the axial skeleton?

A) skull
B) ribs
C) hip bone
D) spinal column
18
Which bones would contain significant amounts of red bone marrow in an adult?
A) femur
B) sternum
C) humerus
D) tibia
19
By morphology, the parietal bone can be classified as a _____ bone.

A) long
B) short
C) flat
D) irregular
20
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
21
The part of the bone that the articular cartilage covers directly is the _____.
A) diaphysis
B) endosteum
C) epiphysis
D) periosteum
22
The junction between the diaphysis and epiphysis is called the _____.
A) endosteum
B) periosteum
C) epiphyseal disk
D) articular cartilage
23
Which type of bone fracture occurs as an incomplete break in the bone?

A) greenstick
B) incomplete
C) compound
D) simple
24
Which type of fracture breaks the bone into several fragments?

A) complete
B) impacted
C) commuted
D) spiral
25
What is the last stage in the repair of a fracture?

A) bony callus
B) hematoma
C) inflammation
D) fibrocartilage callus
26
Which sinus inflammation in the skull could most commonly lead to deafness?
A) frontal sinus
B) maxillary sinus
C) mastoid sinus
D) ethmoid sinus
27
Which of these skull bones does not contain paranasal sinuses?

A) frontal
B) ethmoid
C) sphenoid
D) zygomatic
28
Which skull bones are not part of the cranium?

A) frontal
B) temporal
C) ethmoid
D) maxilla
29
Which bone contains the foramen magnum?
A) parietal
B) occipital
C) sphenoid
D) ethmoid
30
Which of these bones has a prominent spine?

A) femur
B) humerus
C) pubis
D) scapula

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The skeletal system plays key roles in the function of the circulatory system and

Most of the skeleton is comprised of fibrous membrane before birth.

Compact bone is made up of _______________ cemented together.

Which of these statements is not true about intramembranous bones?

A soft spot in a newborn's skull is called a __________________.

The prominent portions of the cheeks are made up of the _________________

The ______________ of a typical vertebra projects posteriorly, and is thickest and

The pectoral girdle is made up of the clavicle and the ________________.

Another name for the wrist bones is _______________.

The femur inserts into the pelvic girdle at the ____________________.

How many bones are there in the body?

Which bones do not belong to the axial skeleton?

By morphology, the parietal bone can be classified as a _____ bone.

Which type of bone fracture occurs as an incomplete break in the bone?

Which type of fracture breaks the bone into several fragments?

What is the last stage in the repair of a fracture?

Which of these skull bones does not contain paranasal sinuses?

Which skull bones are not part of the cranium?

Which of these bones has a prominent spine?

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