Anatomy Chapter 6: Skeletal

Which structure allows the diaphysis of the bone to increase in length until early childhood, as well as shaping the articular surfaces?

Bones are classified by whether they are weight bearing or protective in function.

Osteomyelitis is ________.

The periosteum is secured to the underlying bone by dense connective tissue called ________.

Bones are constantly undergoing resorption for various reasons. Which of the following cells accomplishes this process?

What tissue forms the model for endochondrial ossification?

Paranasal sinuses are found in which of these facial bones?

The axial skeleton includes the ________.

Which of the following is UNLIKELY to affect bone remodeling?

The correct order (from start to finish) of fracture repair is ________.

What is endochondral ossification?

In some cases the epiphyseal plate of the long bones of children closes too early. What might be the cause?

What controls bone remodeling?

During late pregnancy, women may exhibit temporary lordosis. This is advantageous because temporary lordosis _________.

There are seven cervical, twelve thoracic, and five lumbar vertebrae.

When should prevention of osteoporosis start?

Bones do NOT have a role in ________.

The structure of bone tissue suits the function. Which of the following bone tissues is adapted to support weight and withstand tension stress?

Short, irregular, and flat bones have large marrow cavities in order to keep the weight of the bones light.

How can a tooth be moved in a bony socket during orthodontic treatment?

Which of the following statements best describes interstitial growth?

Which bone serves as an enclosure for the pituitary gland?

The vomer forms part of the nasal septum.

In the epiphyseal plate, cartilage grows ________.

Hyaline cartilage ________.

Mrs. Mulligan goes to her dentist and, after having a couple of cavities filled, her dentist strongly suggests that she reduce her intake of sodas and increase her intake of calcium phosphates in the foods she eats. Why?

Hypercalcemia can be caused by_________.

Which of the following is CORRECTLY matched?

Which of the following is stored in bones?

Osteoclasts ________.

Which bone cells form bone?

In newborn infants, the medullary cavity and all areas of spongy bone contain yellow bone marrow.

All bones stop growing by the end of adolescence.

The main role of the appendicular skeleton is to protect and support vital organs.

The ________ is the only bone in the body that does not directly articulate with any other bone.

Choose the TRUE statement.

The periosteum is a tissue that serves only to protect the bone because it is not supplied with nerves or blood vessels.

The structural unit of spongy is called ________.

Alice and James adopted a 3-year-old child from a developing country. They noticed that her legs were bowed and there were some deformities in her cranial and pelvic bones. They brought her to a physician for a diagnosis. What was the diagnosis, and what was the treatment for the disorder?

Osteogenesis is the process of ________.

Which hormone is produced in bone and regulates bone formation, but also protects against diabetes mellitus?

Which of the following is a bone projection?

Which bone acts as a moveable base for the tongue?

Which description of bone cells is INCORRECT?

The hormone that is primarily involved in the control of bone remodeling is the parathyroid hormone.

The process of bones increasing in width is known as ________.

Which of the following is the single most important stimulus for epiphyseal plate activity during infancy and childhood?

What type of bone is the patella?

Which of the following refers to a bone disorder found most often in the aged and resulting in the bones becoming porous and light?

When chondrocytes in lacunae divide and form new matrix, it leads to an expansion of the cartilage tissue from within. This process is called ________.

Wolff's law is concerned with ________.

Normal bone formation and growth are dependent on the adequate intake of ________.

Which type of cartilage covers and protects the ends of bones at freely moveable joints?

In adults, yellow marrow is located ________.

Cartilage grows in two ways, appositional and interstitial. What is appositional growth?

Which of the following is the normal curve often seen in pregnant women as they attempt to preserve their center of gravity toward the end of the pregnancy?

What is the joint formed by the condylar process of the mandible and the mandibular fossa of the temporal bone?

The trabeculae of spongy bone are oriented toward lines of stress.

Osteocytes are connected to each other through which structure?

What is absolutely required for bone growth or healing from a fracture?

What makes up the axial skeleton?

Growth of bones is controlled by a symphony of hormones. Which hormone is of greatest importance for bone growth during infancy and childhood?

Closure of the epiphyseal plate stops all bone growth.

The notable hardness of bone is attributed to ________.

The dens articulates with the axis.

Which of the following bones is a part of the appendicular skeleton?

The canal that runs through the core of each osteon (the Haversian canal) is the site of ________.

For intramembranous ossification to take place, which of the following is necessary?

A cleft palate arises when the right and left _____________ bones fail to fuse medially during fetal development.

The term osteoid refers to the organic part of the matrix of compact bones.

What indicates that a long bone has reached its adult length?

Choose the FALSE statement.

The resilience of bone is primarily due to which of the following?

The osteon is ________.

Compact bone is replaced more often than spongy bone.

Which of the following bones are part of the axial skeleton?

Sixty-five percent of the mass of bone is a compound called hydroxyapatite.

The term diploë refers to the ________.

Choose the CORRECT pairing.

Which hormone increases osteoclast activity to release more calcium ions into the bloodstream?

Which of the following phrases best describes the function of the vertebral curves?

The suture that connects the two parietal bones together is the ________.

Each consecutive bone lamella has collagen fibers that wrap in alternating directions.

Why, or why not, is swimming recommended as an exercise to prevent osteoporosis?

Mastoiditis is most likely to result from an infection spreading from the throat.

Cartilage has a flexible matrix that can accommodate mitosis of chondrocytes.

The structural unit of compact bone (osteon) resembles the growth rings of a tree trunk.

Hematopoiesis refers to the formation of blood cells within the red marrow cavities of certain bones.

Ossification of the ends of long bones ________.

The pituitary gland is housed in the ________.

Hematopoiesis is a term for which of the following physiological processes?

Which of the following is true about paranasal sinuses?

Which of the following is not a movement that can occur between vertebrae?

What is the structural unit of compact bone?

Lordosis only occurs in pregnant women.

A Pott's fracture could result in damage to all of the following except ____________.

What is the final stage in the healing of a bone fracture?

Yellow bone marrow contains a large percentage of ________.

Bones are covered and lined by a protective tissue called periosteum. The inner (osteogenic) layer consists primarily of ________.

The hyoid bone is unique because it ________.

Lengthwise, long bone growth during infancy and youth is exclusively through ________.

What kind of tissue is the forerunner of long bones in the embryo?

Men and women have the same number of ribs.

The frontal bone articulates with the parietal bone by means of the sagittal suture.

What is the structural unit of compact bone?

The membranous areas between the cranial bones of the fetal skull are called ________.

Which of the following is an abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column often seen in the thoracic region?

Which of the following glands or organs produces hormones that tend to decrease blood calcium levels?

What can a deficiency of growth hormone during bone formation cause?

A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in the ________.

After having a severe cold accompanied by nasal congestion, Jamila complained that she had a headache just above her eyes and that the right side of her face ached. What specific bony structures probably became infected by the bacteria or viruses causing the cold?

Which of the following is a bone marking name that indicates an armlike bar of bone?

Flat bones consist of compact bone sandwiched between spongy bone.

What is osteoid?

Cranial bones develop ________.

What causes osteoporosis?

Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?

The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of bone is the ________.

What is the major function of the axial skeleton?

During infancy and childhood, the most important stimulus of epiphyseal plate activity is ________.

The epiphyseal plate is ________.

In adults, hematopoietic tissue is NOT found in ________.

An osteon contains osteocytes, lamellae, and a central canal, and is found in compact bone only.