Deck 5: The Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

A peg-shaped protrusion from a bone is known as a styloid process.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The endocrine system forms the framework that supports the body.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Below the thoracic cavity is the pelvic area.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Cranial bones are bones of the foot.

Question 5

A flat bone that joins with the ethmoid bone to form the nasal septum is the vomer.

Question 6

The posterior collar bone is the clavicle.

Question 7

The sphenoid sinus can be found below and in front of the nose.

Question 8

The first eight pairs of ribs are the true ribs,and the next six are false ribs.

Question 9

A depression in the bone is a fossa.

Question 10

Cartilaginous tissue that is replaced during the growth years is known as endosteum.

Question 11

A groove or furrow on the surface of a bone is a sulcus.

Question 12

Ossification,the hardening process of the bones,is dependent on aluminum.
D.

Question 13

The type of bones that form extremities are short bones.

Question 14

Bone marrow is important in the creation of red blood cells.

Question 15

The lower jawbone is known as the mandible.

Question 16

Cartilage is a soft formative tissue that turns into bones.

Question 17

Oxygen and nutrients are brought into bones from the bloodstream through compact bone tissue.

Question 18

The sella turcica is a depression in the sphenoid bone that houses the pituitary gland.

Question 19

A hollow space or cavity in a bone is called a tuberosity.

Question 20

When bone tissue dies,it is absorbed by osteocytes,or bone phagocytes.

Question 21

The main bones of the lower arm are the ulna and the radius.

Question 22

A comminuted fracture is a break that does not move any of the bone out of place.

Question 23

The heart is made of cardiac muscle.

Question 24

A test that can be used to detect gout is a uric acid test.

Question 25

A small bone consisting of four vertebrae fused together at the end of the spine is the coccyx.

Question 26

A joint,or a point where two bones meet,is known as an articulation.

Question 27

Voluntary muscles are smooth muscle,while involuntary muscles are striated.

Question 28

Muscles that contract abnormally in disease such as multiple sclerosis are considered spastic.

Question 29

A strain is more serious than a sprain.

Question 30

Overworking a joint may cause tendonitis.

Question 31

The point at which the shoulder bone,or scapula,joins with the clavicle is the acromion.

Question 32

An MD who focuses on treating disorders of the foot is a podiatrist.

Question 33

A goniometer measures the movement in joints.

Question 34

The last two pairs of ribs,although they are considered false ribs,are known as floating ribs,because they do not attach to the sternum anteriorly.

Question 35

The use of myelography will produce a graphic image of the electrical activity of muscles.

Question 36

The bone that extends down the front and middle of the chest is the breastbone,or sternum.

Question 37

Bands of fibrous tissue that connect bones to other bones are synovial membranes.

Question 38

A closed fracture is a fracture of the bone with no open wound.

Question 39

A compound fracture is a break in a bone with an open wound.

Question 40

The main bone of the thigh is the humerus.

Question 41

Pain radiating down the leg from a herniated disk is sciatica.

Question 42

Bone-hardening depends only on vitamin D,and phosphorus,
D.

Question 43

Bones are made of endosteum tissue.

Question 44

After a limb has been amputated,it is commonly replaced by a prosthetic device.

Question 45

A common inflammatory condition of the joints is exostosis.

Question 46

Bone hardening is called calcification.

Question 47

Pain that is felt in limbs that have either been paralyzed or amputated is known as phantom pain.

Question 48

Bone phagocytes are also called osteoclasts.

Question 49

Talipes valgus and talipes calcaneus are deformities of the feet.

Question 50

An analgesic is used to prevent infection.

Question 51

A fracture that usually requires surgery is a complex fracture,

Question 52

A wasting away of tissue,organs or cells,usually the result of disease or loss of blood supply is known as dystonia.

Question 53

A fracture that occurs in diseased bone is a complicated fracture.

Question 54

NSAIDS do not contain steroids but do reduce inflammation as do steroids.

Question 55

An open fracture is also called a greenstick fracture.

Question 56

A surgical procedure to repair a bone is known as an osteoplasty.

Question 57

Bone-forming cells are osteoblasts.

Question 58

A surgical procedure to repair a joint is a myoplasty.

Question 59

The longest portion of the bone is called the shaft.

Question 60

Osteomyelitis is an infection in the bone.

Question 61

The upper arm bone is the humerus.

Question 62

Rheumatologists treat disorders of the joints.

Question 63

The soft spot on the top of an infant's skull is the fontanelle.

Question 64

The anterior collar bone is the scapula.

Question 65

The chest cavity is called the thorax.

Question 66

Joints that move freely are diarthroses.

Question 67

An opening through a bone is a foramen.

Question 68

The thigh bone is also known as the fibula.

Question 69

The tailbone is known as the styloid process.

Question 70

Joints are also called articulations.

Question 71

Any bone projection is a crest.

Question 72

The posterior shoulder bone is the scapula.

Question 73

The medullary cavity is where the marrow is stored.

Question 74

Joints that do not move are diarthroses.

Question 75

A hollow cavity in a bone is a fissure.

Question 76

The kneecap is also called the tibia.

Question 77

The five bones of the palm are the phalanges.

Question 78

A groove on the surface of a bone is a fissure.

Question 79

A depression in a bone is a fossa.

Question 80

Bone growth occurs first in the periosteum.