Exam 6: Skeletal System

The joints between the vertebrae are classified as diarthrotic joints but their movement is limited by the muscles and ligaments along the vertebral column.

The glenoid fossa is a part of the

The superior portion of the sternum is the

Plates and bars of bone tissue that surround irregular spaces containing red bone marrow are called

Bones of the face include the

The thoracic curvature of the vertebral column

Vertebrae that have articular facets for the ribs are the

The true pelvis is wider and more oval in females than it is in males.

The bone that forms the "bump" on the lateral side of the ankle is the

In a mature long bone,the diaphysis is separated from the epiphysis by the

The number of bones in the axial skeleton

The type of bone that forms the diaphysis of a long bone is

How many vertebrosternal ribs are there?

The bone of the upper extremity with a trochlear notch and an olecranon process is the

Osteoporosis often results in an exaggerated thoracic curvature of the vertebral column,which is called kyphosis.