BIO 201 Exam 2 Practice Test UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
A patient in a skiing accident is told that the lateral side of the ankle joint has been crushed. The
bone that has been injured is the _________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Fibula
The type of lamellae that forms the outside surface of compact bone is _________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - Circumferential
The foot contains - CORRECT ANSWER - metatarsals and phalanges
A joint that has no joint cavity and exhibits little or no movement would be classified as a
_________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Fibrous joint
The frontal bone is known as the _________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Forehead
The epiphyseal plate of a growing bone is actually a temporary joint called a _________ -
CORRECT ANSWER - Synchondrosis
Long bones grow in length at the - CORRECT ANSWER - Epiphyseal plate (growth
plate)
A biaxial joint has movement - CORRECT ANSWER - around two axes at right angles to
one another.
A synovial joint - CORRECT ANSWER - Atlantooccipital
You would look for concentric lamellae - CORRECT ANSWER - Around central canal of
osteon
, Thin, lubricating film covering surface of joint - CORRECT ANSWER - Synovial
membrane
An x-ray determines that a patient has fractured the shaft of the humerus. The break is in the
_________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Diaphysis
Short bone - CORRECT ANSWER - Carpals and tarsals
Ligaments attach - CORRECT ANSWER - bone to bone
The sagittal suture is between the _________ - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 parietal bones
The joint between a tooth and the mandibular alveolus is an example of a _________ -
CORRECT ANSWER - Gomphosis
Bowing the head is an example of _________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Flexion
The bone that forms the chin is also the only bone connected to the skull by a freely moveable
joint. This bone is the _________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Mandible
The wrist is composed of eight bones called __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Carpal
bones
Long bone - CORRECT ANSWER - Clavicle
"I don't know?" motion - CORRECT ANSWER - Elevation of scapulae and clavicle
Articular cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER - Hyaline cartilage that covers ends of bones in
synovial joints
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
A patient in a skiing accident is told that the lateral side of the ankle joint has been crushed. The
bone that has been injured is the _________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Fibula
The type of lamellae that forms the outside surface of compact bone is _________ - CORRECT
ANSWER - Circumferential
The foot contains - CORRECT ANSWER - metatarsals and phalanges
A joint that has no joint cavity and exhibits little or no movement would be classified as a
_________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Fibrous joint
The frontal bone is known as the _________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Forehead
The epiphyseal plate of a growing bone is actually a temporary joint called a _________ -
CORRECT ANSWER - Synchondrosis
Long bones grow in length at the - CORRECT ANSWER - Epiphyseal plate (growth
plate)
A biaxial joint has movement - CORRECT ANSWER - around two axes at right angles to
one another.
A synovial joint - CORRECT ANSWER - Atlantooccipital
You would look for concentric lamellae - CORRECT ANSWER - Around central canal of
osteon
, Thin, lubricating film covering surface of joint - CORRECT ANSWER - Synovial
membrane
An x-ray determines that a patient has fractured the shaft of the humerus. The break is in the
_________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Diaphysis
Short bone - CORRECT ANSWER - Carpals and tarsals
Ligaments attach - CORRECT ANSWER - bone to bone
The sagittal suture is between the _________ - CORRECT ANSWER - 2 parietal bones
The joint between a tooth and the mandibular alveolus is an example of a _________ -
CORRECT ANSWER - Gomphosis
Bowing the head is an example of _________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Flexion
The bone that forms the chin is also the only bone connected to the skull by a freely moveable
joint. This bone is the _________ - CORRECT ANSWER - Mandible
The wrist is composed of eight bones called __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Carpal
bones
Long bone - CORRECT ANSWER - Clavicle
"I don't know?" motion - CORRECT ANSWER - Elevation of scapulae and clavicle
Articular cartilage - CORRECT ANSWER - Hyaline cartilage that covers ends of bones in
synovial joints
