Exam 6: The Skeletal System

The site where bone lengthening occurs in a long bone is called the

Both rickets and osteomalacia involve a failure of bone calcification, however, rickets affects adults and osteomalacia affects children.

Which of the following describes the endosteum of a long bone?

The brain is protected by cranial bones.

Which of the following explanations best describes how the medullary cavity of a long bone forms?

The hard palate on the roof of the mouth consists of the maxillae, palatine bones, and ethmoid bone.

All of the following bones are components of the thoracic cage EXCEPT

The trabeculae of spongy bone contain lamellae, lacunae, and canaliculi.

Bone formation is called ossification.

All of the following are facial bones EXCEPT the

The pelvic (hip)girdle is formed by fusion of six separate bones.

The suture found between the parietal bones and the temporal bones is the

Which of the following is NOT a structure found on a vertebra?

When comparing a male and female pelvis, which of the following comparative statements is NOT true?

Which of the following vertebrae articulate with the ribs?

Which of the following statements is true concerning fractures?

Which of the following curves in the vertebral column would one find in the neck of an adult?

The anatomical term for shinbone is

The single bone that makes up the upper arm is called the

Nutrients and oxygen reach the seemingly isolated osteocytes in compact bone through tiny fluid-filled tunnels called