Portage Learning: A&P 1 Module 4 Correct 100%
What is the function of the flat bones? - ANSWERSProduce red blood cells; protection of internal organs (skull protects the brain). Describe the shape of a long bone and what its design allows. - ANSWERSLong and thin; designed to support body weight and enable movement Name the five basic bone shapes. - ANSWERSLong, flat, short, irregular, and sesamoid. What term best describes a hollow chamber in bone, usually filled with air? - ANSWERSSinus True or false: A sulcus is a raised ridge in bone. - ANSWERSFalse What division of the skeleton lies along the midline? - ANSWERSAxial True or false: Fontanelles are present in adults. - ANSWERSFalse What two bones of the cranium lie primarily within the skull? - ANSWERSThe sphenoid and the ethmoid bones True or false: The frontal bone is a paired bone of the cranium. - ANSWERSFalse Which bone contains the foramen magnum? - ANSWERSThe occipital bone What is the purpose of the foramen magnum? - ANSWERSThe spinal cord passes to become the brain stem Sinusitis is an infection of the - ANSWERSSinuses What is the function of the nasal conchae? - ANSWERSTo swirl the air as it is breathed in through the nasal passages, helping to warm and humidify the air before it enters the lower respiratory system. What are the only unpaired bones of the facial skeleton? - ANSWERSThe mandible and the vomer What bone forms the anterior portion of the hard palate? - ANSWERSThe maxilla Foramen Magnum - ANSWERS
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