ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are the two major divisions of the skeletal system? - CORRECT ANSWER - axial
skeleton and appendicular skeleton
The skull, spine, sternum, and ribs are part of what division of the skeletal system? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Axial
The girdles, arms, and legs are part of what division of the skeletal system? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Appendicular
The tympanic cavity is located in the... - CORRECT ANSWER - Ear
What part of the skull contains the ossicles - CORRECT ANSWER - Tympanic Cavity
These bones of the skull; frontal, ethmoidal, sphenoidal, and maxillary are called the... -
CORRECT ANSWER - Paranasal Sinuses
Another name for the spine is... - CORRECT ANSWER - Vertebral Column
The vertebral column consists of how many regions? - CORRECT ANSWER - 5 regions
The 5 regions of the spine are... - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Cervical Vertebrae 2.
Thoracic Vertebrae, 3. Lumbar Vertebrae, 4. Sacrum, 5. Coccyx
The Cervical Vertebrae consists of how many bones? - CORRECT ANSWER -7
,The Thoracic Vertebrae consists of how many bones? - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
The Lumbar Vertebrae consists of how many bones? - CORRECT ANSWER -5
The Sacrum consists of how many bones? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 sacrum in the
vertebral column ; consists of 5 bones
The Coccyx consists of how many bones? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 coccyx in the
vertebral column ; consists of 4 bones.
The special cartilage discs which helps protect each vertebrae are called... - CORRECT
ANSWER - Intervertebral discs
How many pairs of ribs are there - CORRECT ANSWER - 12
Ribs are connected to sternum by - CORRECT ANSWER - costal cartilage
The ribs are connected to what part of the vertebral column? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Thoracic
What are the four regions of the sternum? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Manubrium 2.
Body 3. Sternomanubrial joint 4. Xiphoid process
Ribs 1-7 are called - CORRECT ANSWER - true ribs
Ribs 8-10 are called - CORRECT ANSWER - false ribs
Ribs 11 and 12 are called - CORRECT ANSWER - floating ribs
,What are the two Girdles of the appendicular skeleton that are responsible for attachment of the
arms and legs? - CORRECT ANSWER - Pectoral and Pelvic
Which bones make up the pectoral girdle? - CORRECT ANSWER - clavicle and scapula
Is the sacrum part of the pelvic girdle or the vertebral column? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Vertebral column
What bones make up the pelvic girdle? - CORRECT ANSWER - ilium, ischium, pubis
Where do you find long bones? - CORRECT ANSWER - In the appendicular skeleton /
arms and legs
Bone is a form of connective tissue, specifically ____________________ tissue ? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Osseous tissue
The process of bone formations is called - CORRECT ANSWER - Ossification
The matrix of osseous tissue is made up of 3 main things: - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Calcium 2. Phosphate 3. Collagen
Osteo means? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bone
What matures bone cells? - CORRECT ANSWER - osteocytes
What build up bone? - CORRECT ANSWER - osteoblasts
What breaks down bone? - CORRECT ANSWER - osteoclasts
, Where do we find bone marrow - CORRECT ANSWER - Inside the bones
Red bone marrow makes - CORRECT ANSWER - red blood cells
Red bone marrow in the ____________________ part of the bone. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Epiphysis
The epiphysis (part of the long bone) is protected by... - CORRECT ANSWER - Spongy
bone
Yellow bone marrow stores... - CORRECT ANSWER - adipose tissue (fat)
Yellow bone marrow is found in the _______________________ part of the bone - CORRECT
ANSWER - Diaphysis
Diaphysis (part of long bone) is protected by... - CORRECT ANSWER - Compact bone
Two main types of freely movable joints - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Ball-and-socket
joints 2. Hing joints
Examples of ball-and-socket joints are - CORRECT ANSWER - shoulder and hip
Examples of hinge joints are - CORRECT ANSWER - elbow and knee
The immovable joints of the skull are called - CORRECT ANSWER - sutures
_______________ are where two bones come together - CORRECT ANSWER - Joints