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Which of the following bone categories is

composed of two layers of compact
bone sandwiching a layer of spongy
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E. Flat bone

A. Long bone
B. Compact bone
C. Sesamoid bone
D. Irregular bones
E. Flat bone
The periosteum is secured to the
underlying bone by dense connective
tissue bers called:

E. Sharpey's bers

A. A bony matrix with highland cartilage

B. Endochondral bone
C. Volkmann's canals
D. Articular cartilage
E. Sharpey's bers

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In adults, the function of the yellow

marrow is To:

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A. Store adipose tissue

A. Store adipose tissue

B. Decrease friction at joint surfaces
C. Store calcium and phosphorous
D. Cause links the wise growth in long
bones
E. Form blood cells
The presence of an epiphyseal plate
indicates that:

E. Bone length is increasing

A. Bone length is no longer increasing

B. Bone Diameter is increasing
C. Bone diameter is decreasing
D. bone is dead
E. Bone length is increasing
Osteons are characteristic of:

B. Compact bone

A. Sharpey's bers
B. Compact bone
C. Spongy bone
D. Yellow marrow
E. Articular cartilage

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The bone cells within lacunae receive

nourishment from blood vessels through
passageways called:

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D. Canaliculi

A. Perforating canals
B. Haversian canals
C. Lamellae
D. Canaliculi
E. Medullary cavities
A shallow, Basin - like depression in a
bone often serving as an articular surface
is a:

A. Fossa

A. Fossa
B. Groove
C. Meatus
D. Sinus
E. Foramens
A round or oval openings through a bone
is a colon

D. Foramen

A. Fissure
B. Trochanter
C. Facet
D. Foramen
E. Fossa

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Which of these are bone forming cells:

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B. Osteoblasts

A. Osteoclasts
B. Osteoblasts
C. Lamellae
D. Canaliculi
E. Osteocytes
The canal that runs through the core of
each osteon contains:

C. Blood vessels and nerves bers

A. Cartilage and lamellae

B. Red marrow
C. Blood vessels and nerve bers
D. Osteoclasts and osteoblasts
E. Yellow marrow and Sharpey's Fibers
The small cavities in bone tissue where
osteocytes are found are called:

A. Lacunae

A. Lacunae
B. Volkmann's canals
C. Trabeculae
D. Lamellae
E. Haversian canals

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What kind of tissue is the forerunner of

long bones in the embryo:

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C. Hyaline cartilage

A. Dense brous connective tissue

B. Fibrocartilage
C. Hyaline cartilage
D. Loose brous connective tissue
E. Elastic connective tissues
Which of the following is an example of a
bone that forms from brous membranes:

A. The parietal bone

A. The parietal bone

B.the tibia
C. The femur
D. The radius
E. The humerus
The factor(s) that determine where bone
matrix is to be remodeled is (are):

E. Stresses of gravity and muscle pull on

the skeleton

A. Calcium level of the blood

B. Growth hormone
C. Parathyroid hormone (PTH)
D. Sex hormones
E. Stresses of gravity and muscle pull on
the skeleton

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There are four stages in the healing of a

bone fracture. Which of the following
best illustrates the sequence of these
stages:

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D. 4,3,1,2

1. Bony callus formation

2. Bone remodeling
3. Fibrocartilage callus formation
4. Hematoma formation
A. 1,3,4,2
B. 4,3,2,1
C. 1,3,2,4
D. 4,3,1,2
E. 1,2,3,4
What type of cell does parathyroid
hormone (PTH) activate:

A. Osteoclasts

A. Osteoclasts
B. Osteocytes
C. Lacunae
D. Osteoblasts
E. Periosteum

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A compound fracture can be describe as

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E. The broken bone is exposed to the

outside

A. The bone is broken into many

fragments
B. The bone is crushed
C. Adjacent bones fracture
simultaneously
D. The broken bone ends are forced into
each other
E. The broken bone is exposed to the
outside
A bone fracture where the bone is
broken into many fragments is a:

E. Comminuted fracture

A. Compression fracture
B. Simple fracture
C. Greenstick fracture
D. Compound fracture
E. Comminuted fracture

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A fracture that is common in children,

whose bones have relatively more
collagen in there matrix and are more
flexible than those of adults, is a(n):

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E. Greenstick fracture

A. Depressed fracture
B. Open fracture
C. Spiral fracture
D. Impacted fracture
E. Greenstick fracture
A fracture that is common in osteoporotic
bone is a(n):

A. Compression fracture

A. Compression fracture
B. Depressed fracture
C. Simple fracture
D. Impacted fracture
E. Spiral fracture

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The axial skeleton contains:

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B. 1,3,4

1. Skull
2. Arms and legs
3. Ribs and sternum
4. Vertebrae
5. Pelvic girdles
A. 1,3,4,5
B. 1,3,4
C. 2,3,4,5
D. 1,2,3,5
E. 2,5
The suture found between the parietal
and temporal bone is the:

E. Squamous suture

A. Sagittal suture
B. Both the squamous suture and the
Sagittarius suture
C. Lambdoid suture
D. Coronal suture
E. Squamous suture

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All of the following facial bones are

paired except one. Which of the
following is the unpaired facial bone:

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C. Vomer

A. Lacrimal
B. Palatine
C. Vomer
D. Maxillae
E. Zygomatic
The middle conchae are part of the :

C. Ethmoid bone

A. Sphenoid bone
B. Maxillae
C. Ethmoid bone
D. Vomer bone
E. Nasal bone
Which of these bones is NOT associated
with the foot:

D. Metacarpals

A. Talus
B. Metatarsals
C. Calcaneus
D. Metacarpals
E. Tarsals

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The hyoid bone is unique because:

A. It is the only bone of the body that
does not directly articulate with any
other bone

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A. It is the only bone of the body that

does not directly articulate with any
other bone

B. It has no specic function

C. It has an unusual shape
D. It largely consists of cartilage
E. It is covered with mucosa
The sella turcica is part of the ____ bone.

A. Sphenoid

A. Sphenoid
B. Temporal
C. Frontal
D. Parietal
E. Ethmoid
There are _____ vertebrae in the neck
region.

C. Seven cervical

A. Five lumbar
B. Five thoracic
C. Seven cervical
D. Twelve thoracic
E seven lumbar

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Transverse foramina are found in the:

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A. First cervical vertebra

A. First cervical vertebra

B. First thoracic vertebra
C. Part of the sacrum
D. Second cervical vertebra
E. Last lumbar vertebra
Which is the correct order of the ribs,
from superior to inferior:

D. True ribs, false ribs, floating ribs

A. False ribs, floating ribs, true ribs

B. Floating ribs, true ribs, false ribs
C. True ribs, floating ribs, false ribs
D. True ribs, false ribs, floating ribs
E. Floating ribs, false ribs, true ribs
The sternum is the result of fusion of
three bones called the:

A. Manubrium, body, xiphoid process

A. Manubrium, body, xiphoid process

B. Pubis, ischium, ilium
C. Ischium, ilium, coccyx
D. True ribs, manubrium, xiphoid process
E. Jugular notch, sternal angle,
xiphisternal joint

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The greater trochanter is located on the:

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E. Femur

A. Tibia
B. Radius
C. Humerus
D. Fibula
E. Femur
The tailbone is the:

A. Coccyx

A. Coccyx
B. Sacrum
C. Ischium
D. Pubis
E. Patella
Which of the following is correct of the
female pelvis when comparing it with the
male pelvis:

D. The distance between the female

ischial spines is greater

A. The female pelvis as a whole is deeper,

and the bones are heavier and thicker
B. The angle of the female pubic arch is
smaller
C. The female iliac bones are less flared
D. The distance between the female
ischial spines is greater
E. The distance between the female
ischial tuberosities is less

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