Exam 7: The Skeletal System

​The laminae of the posterior vertebral arch do not unite atthe midline in individuals with which congenital defect?

Matching Match the description with the corresponding term.​ a.​fossa b.​process c.​condyle d.​trochlea e.​head f.​trochanter g.​spine h.​meatus i.​foramen j.sinus -​cavity within the bone

The ____________________ skeleton consists of the bones of the upper and lower extremities.​

The fibrovascular membrane that covers bone is called the ____.​

​Overactivity of the anterior pituitary gland results in excessive secretions of growth hormone and which chronic condition?

The ____ (kneecap) is the largest sesamoid bone in the human body.​

The breaking of a bone or the associated cartilage is called a(n) ____.​

The ____________________ suture is found where the frontal bone joins the two parietal bones.​

Each ____ bone encloses an ear and bears a fossa for articulation with the lower jaw (mandible).​

Matching Match the description with the corresponding term.​ a.​fossa b.​process c.​condyle d.​trochlea e.​head f.​trochanter g.​spine h.​meatus i.​foramen j.sinus -​depression

The highest arch of the foot is the ____ arch.​

The breastbone is called the ____.​

The ____ is the largest and longest bone of the upper arm.​

The type of bone cell responsible for the reabsorption of bone is called an ____.​

Which common metabolic disease presents with irregular thickening and softening of the bones?​

The ____ girdle is made up of the two hip bones.​

Matching Match the description with the corresponding term.​ a.​fossa b.​process c.​condyle d.​trochlea e.​head f.​trochanter g.​spine h.​meatus i.​foramen j.sinus -​terminal enlargement

There are 14 thoracic vertebrae.​

The two ____ bones join in a suture to form the bridge of the nose.​

Because the eleventh and twelfth pairs of ribs do not attach anteriorly, they are called floating ribs.​