HONDROS BIO 117 EXAM 2 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS VERIFIED 2027 EDITION
1. What are the two major divisions of the skeletal system?
axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton
2. The skull, spine, sternum, and ribs are part of what division of the skeletal system?
Axial
3. The girdles, arms, and legs are part of what division of the skeletal system?
Appendicular
4. The tympanic cavity is located in the...
Ear
5. What part of the skull contains the ossicles
Tympanic Cavity
6. These bones of the skull; frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary are called the...
Paranasal Sinuses
7. Another name for the spine is...
Vertebral Column
8. The vertebral column consists of how many regions?
5 regions
9. The 5 regions of the spine are...
1. Cervical Vertebrae 2. Thoracic Vertebrae, 3. Lumbar Vertebrae, 4. Sacrum, 5. Coccyx
10. The Cervical Vertebrae consists of how many bones?
7
11. The Thoracic Vertebrae consists of how many bones?
12
12. The Lumbar Vertebrae consists of how many bones?
5
13. The Sacrum consists of how many bones?
1 sacrum in the vertebral column ; consists of 5 bones
14. The Coccyx consists of how many bones?
1 coccyx in the vertebral column ; consists of 4 bones.
15. The special cartilage discs which helps protect each vertebrae are called...
Intervertebral discs
16. How many pairs of ribs are there
12
1
,17. Ribs are connected to sternum by
costal cartilage
18. The ribs are connected to what part of the vertebral column?
Thoracic
19. What are the four regions of the sternum?
1. Manubrium 2. Body 3. Sternomanubrial joint 4. Xiphoid process
20. Ribs 1-7 are called
true ribs
21. Ribs 8-10 are called
false ribs
22. Ribs 11 and 12 are called
floating ribs
23. What are the two Girdles of the appendicular skeleton that are responsible for attachment of the
arms and legs?
Pectoral and Pelvic
24. Which bones make up the pectoral girdle?
clavicle and scapula
25. Is the sacrum part of the pelvic girdle or the vertebral column?
Vertebral column
26. What bones make up the pelvic girdle?
ilium, ischium, pubis
27. Where do you find long bones?
In the appendicular skeleton / arms and legs
28. Bone is a form of connective tissue, specifically ____________________ tissue ?
Osseous tissue
29. The process of bone formations is called
Ossification
30. The matrix of osseous tissue is made up of 3 main things:
1. Calcium 2. Phosphate 3. Collagen
31. Osteo means?
Bone
32. What matures bone cells?
osteocytes
33. What build up bone?
osteoblasts
34. What breaks down bone?
osteoclasts
2
, 35. Where do we find bone marrow
Inside the bones
36. Red bone marrow makes
red blood cells
37. Red bone marrow in the ____________________ part of the bone.
Epiphysis
38. The epiphysis (part of the long bone) is protected by...
Spongy bone
39. Yellow bone marrow stores...
adipose tissue (fat)
40. Yellow bone marrow is found in the _______________________ part of the bone
Diaphysis
41. Diaphysis (part of long bone) is protected by...
Compact bone
42. Two main types of freely movable joints
1. Ball-and-socket joints 2. Hing joints
43. Examples of ball-and-socket joints are
shoulder and hip
44. Examples of hinge joints are
elbow and knee
45. The immovable joints of the skull are called
sutures
46. _______________ are where two bones come together
Joints
47. Joints can be classified by
Immovable and freely movable
48. This fluid lubricates the bones in the joints, decreasing friction.
Synovial fluid
49. What did the sutures in the skull used to be
Fontanelles
50. What tissue is found filling the epiphysis of long bones?
Red Bone Marrow
51. What is the tube called that connects our throat to the middle ear?
Eustachian Tube
52. Carpals are to wrist as tarsals are to:
Ankle
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ANSWERS VERIFIED 2027 EDITION
1. What are the two major divisions of the skeletal system?
axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton
2. The skull, spine, sternum, and ribs are part of what division of the skeletal system?
Axial
3. The girdles, arms, and legs are part of what division of the skeletal system?
Appendicular
4. The tympanic cavity is located in the...
Ear
5. What part of the skull contains the ossicles
Tympanic Cavity
6. These bones of the skull; frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary are called the...
Paranasal Sinuses
7. Another name for the spine is...
Vertebral Column
8. The vertebral column consists of how many regions?
5 regions
9. The 5 regions of the spine are...
1. Cervical Vertebrae 2. Thoracic Vertebrae, 3. Lumbar Vertebrae, 4. Sacrum, 5. Coccyx
10. The Cervical Vertebrae consists of how many bones?
7
11. The Thoracic Vertebrae consists of how many bones?
12
12. The Lumbar Vertebrae consists of how many bones?
5
13. The Sacrum consists of how many bones?
1 sacrum in the vertebral column ; consists of 5 bones
14. The Coccyx consists of how many bones?
1 coccyx in the vertebral column ; consists of 4 bones.
15. The special cartilage discs which helps protect each vertebrae are called...
Intervertebral discs
16. How many pairs of ribs are there
12
1
,17. Ribs are connected to sternum by
costal cartilage
18. The ribs are connected to what part of the vertebral column?
Thoracic
19. What are the four regions of the sternum?
1. Manubrium 2. Body 3. Sternomanubrial joint 4. Xiphoid process
20. Ribs 1-7 are called
true ribs
21. Ribs 8-10 are called
false ribs
22. Ribs 11 and 12 are called
floating ribs
23. What are the two Girdles of the appendicular skeleton that are responsible for attachment of the
arms and legs?
Pectoral and Pelvic
24. Which bones make up the pectoral girdle?
clavicle and scapula
25. Is the sacrum part of the pelvic girdle or the vertebral column?
Vertebral column
26. What bones make up the pelvic girdle?
ilium, ischium, pubis
27. Where do you find long bones?
In the appendicular skeleton / arms and legs
28. Bone is a form of connective tissue, specifically ____________________ tissue ?
Osseous tissue
29. The process of bone formations is called
Ossification
30. The matrix of osseous tissue is made up of 3 main things:
1. Calcium 2. Phosphate 3. Collagen
31. Osteo means?
Bone
32. What matures bone cells?
osteocytes
33. What build up bone?
osteoblasts
34. What breaks down bone?
osteoclasts
2
, 35. Where do we find bone marrow
Inside the bones
36. Red bone marrow makes
red blood cells
37. Red bone marrow in the ____________________ part of the bone.
Epiphysis
38. The epiphysis (part of the long bone) is protected by...
Spongy bone
39. Yellow bone marrow stores...
adipose tissue (fat)
40. Yellow bone marrow is found in the _______________________ part of the bone
Diaphysis
41. Diaphysis (part of long bone) is protected by...
Compact bone
42. Two main types of freely movable joints
1. Ball-and-socket joints 2. Hing joints
43. Examples of ball-and-socket joints are
shoulder and hip
44. Examples of hinge joints are
elbow and knee
45. The immovable joints of the skull are called
sutures
46. _______________ are where two bones come together
Joints
47. Joints can be classified by
Immovable and freely movable
48. This fluid lubricates the bones in the joints, decreasing friction.
Synovial fluid
49. What did the sutures in the skull used to be
Fontanelles
50. What tissue is found filling the epiphysis of long bones?
Red Bone Marrow
51. What is the tube called that connects our throat to the middle ear?
Eustachian Tube
52. Carpals are to wrist as tarsals are to:
Ankle
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