chap 4 - bones

Question 1

one function of bone is to produce red and white blood cells. these cells are made in what substance of in the bone?

Answer 1

red marrow

Question 2

where is the sesamoid bone found

Answer 2

near joints at the knees, the hands and the feet

Question 3

thin bones that form the roof of the skull, the sternum, and the scapulae are considered

Answer 3

flat bones

Question 4

expanded joint surface, shaped like a ball and found on the articular end of the epiphysis

Answer 4

head

Question 5

small, flat, irregularly shaped bones found between the flat bones of the skull

Answer 5

sutural bones

Question 6

component of bone responsible for blood cell formation

Answer 6

red bone marrow

Question 7

muscle attachment site, which appears as a slightly raised and roughened area on the bone is called

Answer 7

tuberosity

Question 8

anatomical term descried a rounded passageway for blood vessels or nerves

Answer 8

foramen

Question 9

carpal bones are examples of

Answer 9

short bones

Question 10

which component of the bone stores energy

Answer 10

yellow marrow

Question 11

narrow zone that connects epiphysis and the diaphysis of long bones

Answer 11

metaphysis

Question 12

smooth, grooved articulating process of bone shaped like a pulley is

Answer 12

trochlea

Question 13

large, rounded articulating process of bone is

Answer 13

condyle

Question 14

chamber within in a bone, normally filled with air

Answer 14

sinus

Question 15

which bone conduct sound vibrations from tympanic membrane to the inner ear

Answer 15

auditory occicles

Question 16

bone that forms part of the floor of the cranium, the roof of the nasal cavity, wall of eye orbit, and divides the nasal cavity into two parts

Answer 16

ethmoid bone

Question 17

bone that supports the muscle attachment for the larynx, pharynx, and tongue - around the esophagus

Answer 17

hyoid bone

Question 18

which bone is not part of the floor of the cranium

Answer 18

frontal

Question 19

foramina located on the bones of the skull serve primarily as passageways for

Answer 19

nerves and blood vessles

Question 20

bones of the skull that form the lateral walls of the cranium, house of the inner ears and articulate w the mandibular jaw

Answer 20

temporal bones

Question 21

foramen that allows the medulla of the brainstem to connect with the spinal cord

Answer 21

formamen magnum

Question 22

bone that forms the posterior and inferior portion of the cranium, contains a large foramen magnum

Answer 22

occuipital bone

Question 23

all bones of the skull articulate at the joints

Answer 23

sutures

Question 24

associated bones of the skull include

Answer 24

hyoid and auditory ossicles

Question 25

the superior and middle nasal conchae are part of which bone

Answer 25

ethmoid bone

Question 26

which part of the sphenoid bone houses the pituitary gland

Answer 26

sella turcica

Question 27

the area of the greatest degree of flexibility along the vertebral column is

Answer 27

C3 - C7

Question 28

which feature of the skeleton eventually allow a child to maintain balance while walking and running

Answer 28

secondary curves of the vertebral column

Question 29

what is the "soft spot" in babies referred as

Answer 29

anterior fontanelle

Question 30

the passageway that allows optic nerve to reach the eyeball for sense of vision is

Answer 30

optic canal

Question 31

which bones make up the nasal septum

Answer 31

ethmoid and vomer

Question 32

which bones contain the sinus

Answer 32

ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal, maxillary

Question 33

bones that make up the eye socket

Answer 33

lacrimal, ethmoid, sphenoid

Question 34

airflow in the nasal cavity is made turbulent by the

Answer 34

nasal conchae

Question 35

which bone is not part of the orbital complex

Answer 35

temporal bone

Question 36

what are the 4 types of sutures in the skull

Answer 36

lambdoidal, sagital, coronal, squamous

Question 37

which bones form the lateral wall and rim of the eye orbit

Answer 37

zygomatic bone

Question 38

which bones form the bridge of the nose

Answer 38

nasal bones

Question 39

what type of vertebrae are characterized by short, stumpy spinous processes and large bodies

Answer 39

lumbar vertebrae

Question 40

which of the following consists of 5 fused vertebrae and articulates with the pelvic girdle

Answer 40

sacrum

Question 42

false ribs

Answer 42

8-12

Question 43

true ribs

Answer 43

1-7

Question 44

which bones connect the axial skeleton and lower appendicular skeleton

Answer 44

the sacrum and pelvic girdle

Question 45

which vertebral process projects posteriorly

Answer 45

spinous process

Question 46

what is the function of the intervertebral foramina

Answer 46

to connect the spinal nerves to the spinal cord

Question 47

the sequence of the vertebrae from superior to inferior

Answer 47

cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx

Question 48

three components of the adult sternum

Answer 48

manubrium, body and xiphoid process

Question 49

what is the largest and most massive vertebrae

Answer 49

lumbar vertebrae

Question 50

structure that encloses and protects the spinal cord

Answer 50

vertebral canal

Question 51

rib pairs 8, 9, 10

Answer 51

vertebrochondral ribs

Question 52

function associated with ribs

Answer 52

breathing

Question 53

ribs 11 and 12

Answer 53

vertebral ribs

Question 54

only vertebrae that have transverse foramina in the transverse process

Answer 54

cervical