Exam 5: The Skeletal System

Using Figure 5.1, identify the following: -The area that serves as a storage area for fat in adults is indicated by ________.

Match the following: -Joint created by the intervertebral discs

The skeletal system is divided into two parts: the axial skeleton, the bones that form the longitudinal axis of the body, and the appendicular skeleton, the bones of the limbs and girdles that attach them to the skeleton.

Which type of rib lacks an attachment to the sternum?

Differentiate between the roles the organic matrix and calcium salts play in giving bone strength yet flexibility.

Match the following: -Small channels that radiate through the matrix of compact bone

If 6-year-old Sarah fell and broke her femur, damaging the proximal epiphyseal plate, what might she expect as she grows older? What is an epiphyseal plate and why is it significant to this situation?

Match the following: -Storage area for yellow marrow in adults

Which of these bones articulates with the acetabulum of the coxal bone?

Match the following: -Ragged bone break resulting from twisting forces

Match the following: -Incomplete bone break

Using Figure 5.1, identify the following: -The area that contains glassy hyaline cartilage that provides a smooth slippery surface which decreases friction is indicated by ________.

Match the following: -Cells that can build bony matrix

The physician knew her patient was most likely a child before she walked into the examination room because the X-ray revealed a(n) ________.

Match the following: -Tarsals

The medial malleolus of the tibia and lateral malleolus of the fibula form the two parts of the ankle.

Explain how bones are remodeled in response to low blood calcium ion levels.

Explain how atlas and axis are different from other vertebrae. Discuss the roles they play in the body.

Using Figure 5.1, identify the following: -The proximal epiphysis is represented by ________.

Match the following: -Broken bone portion is pushed inward