Question 1

The sternomanubrial joint

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A)  moves the clavicle. 
B)  is a ball-and-socket joint. 
C)  is located at the level of the second rib. 
D)  is also called the jugular notch. 
A)  moves the clavicle. 
B)  is a ball-and-socket joint. 
C)  is located at the level of the second rib. 
D)  is also called the jugular notch. C

Question 2

The carpals,metacarpals,and phalanges

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A)  are part of the axial skeleton. 
B)  are facial bones. 
C)  form the hand. 
D)  include the hallux. 
A)  are part of the axial skeleton. 
B)  are facial bones. 
C)  form the hand. 
D)  include the hallux. C

Question 3

The ischial tuberosity

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A)  is a part of the femur. 
B)  is the part of the coxal bone upon which you sit. 
C)  articulates with the head of the femur at the acetabulum. 
D)  articulates with the head of the humerus at the glenoid cavity. 
A)  is a part of the femur. 
B)  is the part of the coxal bone upon which you sit. 
C)  articulates with the head of the femur at the acetabulum. 
D)  articulates with the head of the humerus at the glenoid cavity. B

Question 4

Which of the following is not associated with the glenohumeral joint?

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A)  Ball and socket 
B)  Shoulder 
C)  Olecranon process 
D)  Freely movable 
A)  Ball and socket 
B)  Shoulder 
C)  Olecranon process 
D)  Freely movable

Question 5

Which of the following is least true of the mandible?

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A)  Is the lower jaw 
B)  Forms the TMJ 
C)  Articulates with the occipital bone 
D)  Site of attachment for the muscles of mastication 
A)  Is the lower jaw 
B)  Forms the TMJ 
C)  Articulates with the occipital bone 
D)  Site of attachment for the muscles of mastication

Question 6

Cancellous refers to a(n)

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A)  irregular bone. 
B)  cartilage. 
C)  spongy bone. 
D)  osteon. 
A)  irregular bone. 
B)  cartilage. 
C)  spongy bone. 
D)  osteon.

Question 7

Injury to the epiphyseal disc of the tibia may

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A)  stunt the growth of the injured leg. 
B)  stimulate the bone to become cancerous. 
C)  inhibit blood cell formation. 
D)  cause arthritis. 
A)  stunt the growth of the injured leg. 
B)  stimulate the bone to become cancerous. 
C)  inhibit blood cell formation. 
D)  cause arthritis.

Question 8

The acetabulum

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A)  receives the head of the femur. 
B)  is the crest part of the iliac crest. 
C)  is located anterior to the symphysis pubis. 
D)  is a depression in the scapula. 
A)  receives the head of the femur. 
B)  is the crest part of the iliac crest. 
C)  is located anterior to the symphysis pubis. 
D)  is a depression in the scapula.

Question 9

Which bone is found in the skull but not in the cranium?

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A)  Occipital 
B)  Parietal 
C)  Sphenoid 
D)  Mandible 
A)  Occipital 
B)  Parietal 
C)  Sphenoid 
D)  Mandible

Question 10

The humerus is a

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A)  bone of the axial skeleton. 
B)  short bone. 
C)  bone of the upper limbs. 
D)  bone found only in the fetal skeleton. 
A)  bone of the axial skeleton. 
B)  short bone. 
C)  bone of the upper limbs. 
D)  bone found only in the fetal skeleton.

Question 11

Which bone structure is most concerned with hemopoiesis?

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A)  Diaphysis 
B)  Bone marrow 
C)  Articular cartilage 
D)  Epiphyseal disc 
A)  Diaphysis 
B)  Bone marrow 
C)  Articular cartilage 
D)  Epiphyseal disc

Question 12

Which structure refers to the shaft of a long bone?

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A)  Diaphysis 
B)  Epiphysis 
C)  Periosteum 
D)  Bursa 
A)  Diaphysis 
B)  Epiphysis 
C)  Periosteum 
D)  Bursa

Question 13

What is the name of the "soft spots" in a baby's skull?

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A)  Sinuses 
B)  Fontanels 
C)  Synovial joints 
D)  Sutures 
A)  Sinuses 
B)  Fontanels 
C)  Synovial joints 
D)  Sutures

Question 14

Which of the following describes both the hallux and pollex?

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A)  Hand 
B)  Metacarpal 
C)  Phalanges 
D)  Ball and socket 
A)  Hand 
B)  Metacarpal 
C)  Phalanges 
D)  Ball and socket

Question 15

Measurement from the acromion to the olecranon process determines

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A)  leg length. 
B)  chest diameter. 
C)  arm length. 
D)  length of the forearm. 
A)  leg length. 
B)  chest diameter. 
C)  arm length. 
D)  length of the forearm.

Question 16

The humerus

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A)  contains the olecranon process. 
B)  articulates distally with the ulna. 
C)  forms a ball-and-socket joint where the olecranon process articulates with the olecranon fossa. 
D)  articulates with the scapula at the sternomanubrial joint. 
A)  contains the olecranon process. 
B)  articulates distally with the ulna. 
C)  forms a ball-and-socket joint where the olecranon process articulates with the olecranon fossa. 
D)  articulates with the scapula at the sternomanubrial joint.

Question 17

The mandible

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A)  is the upper jaw bone. 
B)  fuses to form the hard palate. 
C)  articulates with the temporal bone. 
D)  is part of the cranium. 
A)  is the upper jaw bone. 
B)  fuses to form the hard palate. 
C)  articulates with the temporal bone. 
D)  is part of the cranium.

Question 18

Which word(s)best reflect(s)the function of the epiphyseal disc?

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A)  Blood cell formation 
B)  Phagocytosis 
C)  Secretion of synovial fluid 
D)  Longitudinal growth 
A)  Blood cell formation 
B)  Phagocytosis 
C)  Secretion of synovial fluid 
D)  Longitudinal growth

Question 19

Which of the following bones is not located in the lower limbs?

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A)  Femur 
B)  Tibia 
C)  Ulna 
D)  Tarsal 
A)  Femur 
B)  Tibia 
C)  Ulna 
D)  Tarsal

Question 20

Which of the following refers to an exaggerated thoracic curvature of the spine (hunchback)?

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A)  Kyphosis 
B)  Rickets 
C)  Scoliosis 
D)  Lordosis 
A)  Kyphosis 
B)  Rickets 
C)  Scoliosis 
D)  Lordosis

Exam 8: Skeletal System

The sternomanubrial joint

The carpals,metacarpals,and phalanges

The ischial tuberosity

Which of the following is not associated with the glenohumeral joint?

Which of the following is least true of the mandible?

Cancellous refers to a(n)

Injury to the epiphyseal disc of the tibia may

The acetabulum

Which bone is found in the skull but not in the cranium?

The humerus is a

Which bone structure is most concerned with hemopoiesis?

Which structure refers to the shaft of a long bone?

What is the name of the "soft spots" in a baby's skull?

Which of the following describes both the hallux and pollex?

Measurement from the acromion to the olecranon process determines

The humerus

The mandible

Which word(s)best reflect(s)the function of the epiphyseal disc?

Which of the following bones is not located in the lower limbs?

Which of the following refers to an exaggerated thoracic curvature of the spine (hunchback)?

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