Exam 8: Skeletal System

Match each bone with its corresponding description or location. -Bones of the foot

The skull contains eight sinuses.

Match each bone with its corresponding description or location. -Wrist bones

The cervical region of the vertebral column contains more bones than any other region.

Match each bone with its corresponding description or location. -Bones of the hand

Match each term with its corresponding definition or explanation. -Support structures in spongy bone

Lyme disease or Lyme arthritis is an example of infectious arthritis.

Name and explain the types of metabolic bone diseases discussed in the chapter.

The region of the vertebral column that contains the largest number of bones is the

A skeleton composed of nothing but synarthrotic joints would have virtually no movement.

Yellow marrow is stored in the medullary cavity of an adult long bone.

Unlike osteocytes, chondrocytes are located in lacunae.

The hip joint is an example of a ball-and-socket joint.

The structural unit of compact bone is called the

Match each term with its corresponding definition or explanation. -Main structural unit of compact bone

The skeletal system provides a place for blood cell formation.

Match each bone disorder with its corresponding description. -Cartilage cancer

Another name for a compound fracture is a(n) _____ fracture.

Describe the structure of cartilage.

Which type of joint uses cartilage to connect bones?