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ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGIST EXAM/82 Q/A
OSTEOCYTE - -mature osteoblasts
-OSTEOBLAST - -Bone forming cells
-OSTEOCLAST - -cells that break down bone minerals. Re-sorbs mineralized
bone
-Anatomical Position - -standing upright, head and eyes facing forward, feet
together or slightly apart, palms facing anteriorly, thumbs pointing outward
-What types of bones are there? - -Long bones, Short Bones, Flat Bones,
Irregular bones, and Sesamoid bones
-What is the shaft of a long bone called? - -Diaphysis
-What is the end of a long bone called? - -Epiphyses
-How many facial bones are there? - -14
-What type of bones are facial and vertebral bones - -Irregular
-What does the vertebral column protect? - -Spinal cord
-How many Vertebrae are in the spinal column? - -33
-How many sections(regions) is the spinal column broken into? - -5 Cervical,
thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and coccyx
-how many vertebrae are in the Cervical spine? - -7
-How many vertebrae are in the Thoracic spine? - -12
-How many vertebrae are in the Lumbar spine? - -5
-How many vertebrae are in the Sacrum? - -5 which fuse when adulthood is
reached
-How many vertebrae are in the Coccyx? - -4 fused vertebrae
-Which bones make up the Pectoral girdle - -Clavicle and Scapula
, -What two points does the clavicle attach to - -Acromion process and the
manubrium of the sternum
-What is the scapula commonly called - -shoulder blade
-What type of bone is the scapula? - -flat bone
-Biceps Brachi - -What muscle structures attaches to the coracoid process
and the radial tuberosity?
-Glenoid fossa - -The part of the scapula that joins with the humeral head to
form the glenohumeral joint.
-What are the seven first ribs called - -true ribs because they are connected
to directly to the sternum by the costal cartlidge
-The last two ribs that are not attached to the sternum are called what? - -
Floating ribs
-What is the breast bone called? - -Sternum
-What are the bones in the lower arm - -Radius and Ulna
-What is the upper arm bone - -Humerus
-What is the proximal end of the Humerus called? - -The head of the
humerus
-What two processes are located just below the head of the humerus? - -
greater and lesser tuberosities
-The area just below the tubercles of the humerus is called? - -the surgical
neck which is a common site for fractures
-What is the lateral condyle of the distal humerus also called? - -Capitulum
and it articulates with the head of the radius
-Trochlea - -What bony humeral structure articulates with the Olecranon
process
-What is the medial epicondyle of the distal humerus known as? - -Funny
bone.....lol
-How many phalangeal bones form the fingers and thumbs - -14
ORTHOPAEDIC TECHNOLOGIST EXAM/82 Q/A
OSTEOCYTE - -mature osteoblasts
-OSTEOBLAST - -Bone forming cells
-OSTEOCLAST - -cells that break down bone minerals. Re-sorbs mineralized
bone
-Anatomical Position - -standing upright, head and eyes facing forward, feet
together or slightly apart, palms facing anteriorly, thumbs pointing outward
-What types of bones are there? - -Long bones, Short Bones, Flat Bones,
Irregular bones, and Sesamoid bones
-What is the shaft of a long bone called? - -Diaphysis
-What is the end of a long bone called? - -Epiphyses
-How many facial bones are there? - -14
-What type of bones are facial and vertebral bones - -Irregular
-What does the vertebral column protect? - -Spinal cord
-How many Vertebrae are in the spinal column? - -33
-How many sections(regions) is the spinal column broken into? - -5 Cervical,
thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, and coccyx
-how many vertebrae are in the Cervical spine? - -7
-How many vertebrae are in the Thoracic spine? - -12
-How many vertebrae are in the Lumbar spine? - -5
-How many vertebrae are in the Sacrum? - -5 which fuse when adulthood is
reached
-How many vertebrae are in the Coccyx? - -4 fused vertebrae
-Which bones make up the Pectoral girdle - -Clavicle and Scapula
, -What two points does the clavicle attach to - -Acromion process and the
manubrium of the sternum
-What is the scapula commonly called - -shoulder blade
-What type of bone is the scapula? - -flat bone
-Biceps Brachi - -What muscle structures attaches to the coracoid process
and the radial tuberosity?
-Glenoid fossa - -The part of the scapula that joins with the humeral head to
form the glenohumeral joint.
-What are the seven first ribs called - -true ribs because they are connected
to directly to the sternum by the costal cartlidge
-The last two ribs that are not attached to the sternum are called what? - -
Floating ribs
-What is the breast bone called? - -Sternum
-What are the bones in the lower arm - -Radius and Ulna
-What is the upper arm bone - -Humerus
-What is the proximal end of the Humerus called? - -The head of the
humerus
-What two processes are located just below the head of the humerus? - -
greater and lesser tuberosities
-The area just below the tubercles of the humerus is called? - -the surgical
neck which is a common site for fractures
-What is the lateral condyle of the distal humerus also called? - -Capitulum
and it articulates with the head of the radius
-Trochlea - -What bony humeral structure articulates with the Olecranon
process
-What is the medial epicondyle of the distal humerus known as? - -Funny
bone.....lol
-How many phalangeal bones form the fingers and thumbs - -14
