Question 1

There are four stages in the healing of a bone fracture. Which of the following best illustrates the sequence of these stages?
1) bony callus formation
2) bone remodeling
3) fibrocartilage callus formation
4) hematoma formation

Accepted Answer

A)  4, 3, 2, 1 
B)  4, 3, 1, 2 
C)  1, 2, 3, 4 
D)  1, 3, 4, 2 
E)  1, 3, 2, 4

Question 2

Which spinal curvature is associated with the lower back and appears when a baby begins to walk?

Accepted Answer

A)  cervical 
B)  primary 
C)  lumbar 
D)  thoracic 
E)  sacral

Question 3

The dens is a process projecting from the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sacrum 
B)  coccyx 
C)  intervertebral discs 
D)  atlas 
E)  axis

Question 4

Match the following:
-Phalanges

Accepted Answer

A) appendicular skeleton 
B) axial skeleton

Question 5

What determines where bone matrix will be remodeled?

Accepted Answer

A)  sex hormones 
B)  osteoblasts and osteoclasts 
C)  the pull of gravity and muscles on the skeleton and calcium ion levels in the blood 
D)  parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcitonin 
E)  sodium ion levels in the blood

Question 6

Figure 5.2
Using Figure 5.2, identify the following:
-The radius bone is indicated by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Label T 
B)  Label R 
C)  Label F 
D)  Label S 
E)  Label Q

Question 7

Each complex of central canal and matrix rings in compact bone is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a perforating (Volkmann's) canal 
B)  the epiphysis 
C)  a canaliculus 
D)  a central (Haversian) canal 
E)  an osteon (Haversian system)

Question 8

List and explain the steps in the repair process of a simple fracture.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and explain the steps in the...

Question 9

The spinal cord passes through the body of each vertebra.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The last two pairs of ribs are called True ribs because they have no attachments to the sternum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

List some of the features of a female pelvis that make it different from a male pelvis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List some of the features of a...

Question 12

What does collagen provide as a component of bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  elasticity 
B)  hardness 
C)  flexibility 
D)  brittleness 
E)  resistance to compression

Question 13

Four of the five answers listed below are parts of the same anatomical area. Select the exception.

Accepted Answer

A)  humerus 
B)  radius 
C)  scapula 
D)  fibula 
E)  clavicle

Question 14

Teeth are anchored in the maxillary bones and the mandible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A fracture in the ________ can impair the lengthwise growth of bones in a child.

Accepted Answer

A)  epiphyseal plate 
B)  osteoblasts 
C)  periosteum 
D)  medullary cavity 
E)  articular cartilage

Question 16

Which of the following could create an open, or compound, fracture?

Accepted Answer

A)  when the bone is crushed 
B)  when the broken bone ends are forced into each other 
C)  when the broken bone penetrates through the skin 
D)  when the bone is broken into many fragments 
E)  when adjacent bones fracture simultaneously

Question 17

Mothers who breast-feed their children will lose a percentage of calcium from their bones. Which hormone is responsible for raising blood calcium levels when they drop below homeostatic levels?

Accepted Answer

A)  calcitonin 
B)  parathyroid hormone (PTH) 
C)  insulin 
D)  growth hormone

Question 18

Figure 5.2
Using Figure 5.2, identify the following:
-The manubrium and xiphoid process fuse to form the bone indicated by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Label O 
B)  Label N 
C)  Label A 
D)  Label K 
E)  Label B

Question 19

Match the following:
-Broken bone ends are forced into each other

Accepted Answer

A) depression fracture 
B) spiral fracture 
C) impacted fracture 
D) greenstick fracture 
E) comminuted fracture

Question 20

Match the following:
-Cells that can dissolve the bony matrix

Accepted Answer

A) osteoblasts 
B) lamellae 
C) canaliculi 
D) medullary cavity 
E) osteoclasts

Exam 5: The Skeletal System

There are four stages in the healing of a bone fracture. Which of the following best illustrates the sequence of these stages? 1) bony callus formation 2) bone remodeling 3) fibrocartilage callus formation 4) hematoma formation

Which spinal curvature is associated with the lower back and appears when a baby begins to walk?

The dens is a process projecting from the ________.

Match the following: -Phalanges

What determines where bone matrix will be remodeled?

Figure 5.2 Using Figure 5.2, identify the following: -The radius bone is indicated by ________.

Each complex of central canal and matrix rings in compact bone is known as ________.

List and explain the steps in the repair process of a simple fracture.

The spinal cord passes through the body of each vertebra.

The last two pairs of ribs are called True ribs because they have no attachments to the sternum.

List some of the features of a female pelvis that make it different from a male pelvis.

What does collagen provide as a component of bone?

Four of the five answers listed below are parts of the same anatomical area. Select the exception.

Teeth are anchored in the maxillary bones and the mandible.

A fracture in the ________ can impair the lengthwise growth of bones in a child.

Which of the following could create an open, or compound, fracture?

Mothers who breast-feed their children will lose a percentage of calcium from their bones. Which hormone is responsible for raising blood calcium levels when they drop below homeostatic levels?

Figure 5.2 Using Figure 5.2, identify the following: -The manubrium and xiphoid process fuse to form the bone indicated by ________.

Match the following: -Broken bone ends are forced into each other

Match the following: -Cells that can dissolve the bony matrix