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A joint in which the bones are connect by fibrocartilage |
Symphysis |
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The turning of a bone around its own long axis |
Rotation |
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Movable attachment of a muscle |
Insertion |
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Freely movable joints |
Diarthrosis |
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Freely movable joints exhibiting a joint cavity; also called a diarthrosis |
Synovial joint |
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Bones united by cartilage; no joint is present |
Cartilage noise joints |
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Movement of a body part so that it outlines a cone in space |
Circumduxtion |
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Immovable joint |
Synarthrosis |
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Inflammation of tendon sheaths, typically causes by overuse |
Tentonitis |
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When chondrocytes divide and form new matrix, it leads to an expansion of the cartilage tissue from within. This process is called |
Interstitial growth |
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The axial skeleton includes |
The ribs |
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Which of the following is mismatched |
Short bones: examples include the vertebrae |
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In adults yellow marrow is located |
In the medullary cavity of the long bones |
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The structural unit of compact bone |
Osteon |
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The notable hardness of the bone is attributed to |
The presence of inorganic hydroxyapatities |
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What is the most common type of cartilage found between bones in freely movable joints |
Hyaline cartilage |
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Yellow bone marrow contains large percentage of |
Fat |
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Spongy bones are made up of a framework called |
Trabeculae |
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**(short answer question) _________ Are multinucleated cells that destroy bone |
Osteoclasts |
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T/F Short irregular and flat bones have large marrow cavities in order to keep the weight of the bone light |
False |
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T/F The structural unit of compact bone (osteon) resembles the growth rings of a tree trunk |
True |
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**Short Answer Question. A round or oval hike through a bone that contains blood vessels and or nerves is called |
Forman |
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Which bone cells form bone? |
Osteoblasts |
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What indicates that a long bone has reached its adult length |
Closure of the epiphyseal plate |
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Ossification of the ends of long bones |
Is produced by secondary ossification centers |
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In some cases the epiphyseal plate of the long bones of children closes to early. What might be the causes? |
Elevated leveled of sex hormones |
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Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system? |
Communication |
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** Short Answer. A bone embedded in a tendon is called ______ |
Sesamoid |
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Functional classification of joints is based on |
The amount of movement allowed by the joint |
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Which of the following does not represent a structural classification of joints |
Diarthrosis |
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Which one is correctly paired? |
Synchondroses: a plate of hyaline cartilage unites the bone |
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Most joints of the body are classified as ______ joints |
Synovial |
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Lines the inside of the fibrous capsule of a joint |
The synovial membrane |
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Synovial fluid does not: |
Strengthen synovial joints |
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Which of the following is correctly paired? |
Multiaxial movement: movement in or around three planes |
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Extension is an example of ______ movement |
Angular |
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When a person makes a pinching motion with their thumb and forefinger they are exhibiting _____ movement |
Oppositional |
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The shoulder and hips are examples of |
Ball and socket joints |
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Which ligament would one tap to generate the knee-jerk reflex |
Patellar ligament |
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Which of the following is correctly matched |
Osteoarthritis: degenerative joint disease |
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T/F The origin of a muscle is attached to the movable bone |
False |
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What joint permits essentially no movement |
Synarthrotic |
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Which of the following refers to a joint that is immovable? |
Synarthrosis |
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**Short Answer. The joint between the frontal and parietal bone is called a _____ joint. |
Suture |
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Using a structural classification what type of joint is the epiphyseal plate? |
Cartilaginous joint |
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____ Are cartilaginous joints |
Synchondroses |
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**Short Answer. The type of joint between the carpal and the first metacarpal is a ______ joint |
Saddle |
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**Short Answer. Moving yoir jar forward causing an underbite is called |
Protraction |
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** Short answer. Turning the foot medial at the interarsal joint would be called |
Inversion |
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Which type of joint allows opposition |
Saddle joint |
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Synovial joints are classified into six main categories bases on |
The movements they allow |
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Pointing the toes is and example of |
Plantar flexion |
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Which joint has sacrificed stability to provide freedom of movement |
Shoulder |
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Bending your head back until it hurts is an example of |
Hyperextension |
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The terms inversion and eversion pertain only to the |
Feet |
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Which movement increases the angle between bones |
Extension |
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T/F Flexion on the ankle so that the superior aspect of the foot appraises the skin is called dorsiflexion |
True |
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Lateral epicondyle |
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Which bone is highlighted |
1st metacarpal |
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Which structure are highlighted? |
Occipital condyles |
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Which bone is highlighted? |
Cuboid |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Head of radius |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Transverse process |
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Which bone is highlighted? |
Fibula |
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Which structure is highlighted? |
Median sacral crest |
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Which structure is highlighted |
Mastodon process |
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Which structures are highlighted |
Floating ribs |
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The highlighted features are found on which of the following bones? |
Scapula |
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How would you classify the group of highlighted bones? |
Long bones |
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Which bone is in this image? |
Scapula |
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of the parietal bones? |
They form the base of the skull |
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Which is NOT a cranial bone? |
Vomer bone |
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Which is NOT a cranial bone? |
Vomer bone |
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How many lumbar vertebrae are there in a normal adult? |
Five |
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Which of the following is correctly matched? |
Scoliosis: abnormal lateral curvature |
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The spinal cord passes through the |
Vertebral foramina |
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Which of the following does not form part of the thoracic cage? |
Clavicle |
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Which of the following is a marki NV of the humerus |
Deltoid tuberosity |
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False statement |
The pelvic outlet is narrower in a female than in a male. |
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One of the roles of the fontanelles is to |
Allow for brain growth in the infant |
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Which of the following bone groups is a part of the axial skeleton |
Facial bones |
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Which bone is considered to be the keystone of the cranium |
Sphenoid |
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What is the major function of the axial skeleton |
Provide central support for the body and protect internal organs |
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The superior nasal conch is part of which bone? |
Ethmoid |
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They hyoid bone is unique because it |
Is the only bone of the body that does not articulate with any other bone |
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T/F The foramen magnum goes through the occipital bone |
True |
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**Short answer The _______ is the primary bone in the septum of the nose |
Vomer |
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T/F The dens articulates with the axis |
False |
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Which of the following is the abnormal curve often seen in the pregnant woman as they attempt to preserve their center of gravity to ward the end of the pregnancy |
Lordosis |
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What is the major function of the intervertebral discs? |
Absorb shock |
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Which of the following is an abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column often seen in the thoracic region |
Scoliosis |
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Which part of the vertebral column receives the most stressed by bearing most of the weight of the body |
the lumbar region |
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T/F Ribs number 11 and 12 are true ribs because they have no anterior attachments. |
False |
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T/F The layman's name for the scapula is the collarbone |
False |
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Which of the following bone is part of the appendicular skeleton |
Humerus |
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The articulation that most closely resembles a hinge in the body involves which bones |
Humerus-ulna |
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When you hit your elbow and say you hit your funny bone you actually hit a nerve that runs across the bone surface. Over which bone can this nerve be found? |
Humerus |
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T/F In the anatomical position the lateral forearm bone is the radius. |
True |
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The "true wrist" or carpus consists of |
A group of eight short bones united by ligaments |
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**Short answer. The smallest short bone in the hand is the |
Pisiform |
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**Short answer. The largest foramen in the body is the ____ foramen. |
Obturator |
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Which bone is in direct contact with the first metatarsal? |
Medial cuneiform |
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**Short answer. The heel bone is called the |
Calcaneus |
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The membranous areas between the cranial bones of the fetal skull are called |
Fontanelles |
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Identify the highlighted structure |
Coronal suture |
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Identify |
Carotid canal |
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Foramen magnum |
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Identify the structure |
Glabella |
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Lacrimal |
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Mandibular fossa |
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Posterior |
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Parietal |
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Ethmoid bone |
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Mastoid process |
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Hyoid |
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Sacrum |
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Lumbar |
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Sacrum |
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Sacral canal |
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Vertebral foramen |
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Glenside cavity |
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Capitate |
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Greater tubercule |
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Deltoid tuberosity |
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Lesser tubercle |
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Pisiform |
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Olecranon fossa |
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Styloid process |
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Capitulum |
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Head of radius |
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1st metacarpal |
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Medical epicondyle |
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Lunate |
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Ulna |
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Ilium |
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Obturator foramen |
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Pubis |
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Ischium |
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Calcaneus |
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Distal phalanx |
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Fibula |
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Lesser trochanter |
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Linea aspera |
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Femur |
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1st metatarsal |
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Talus |
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Each of the following bones is part of the pelvic girdle accept the |
Femur |
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Mary fractured her pisiform bone in a fall. What part of her body was injured |
Wrist |
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The 11th and 12th ribs are called floating ribs because they lack |
An anterior attachment to the sternum |
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The foramen magnum would be found in the ______ bone |
Occipital |
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The olecranon process is found on the |
Ulna |
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What would you find in the lacrimal fossa |
The lacrimal sac |
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When standing on the way most of your weight is transmitted to the ground by the |
Talus and calcaneus |
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Which of the following bones would you most likely be involved in surgery to remove a tumor or the pituitary gland |
The Sella turcica |
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Which of the following is not part of the axial skeletal |
Pectoral girdle |
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Which of the following is the heel bone |
Calcaneus |
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The crista galli is a projection from which bone |
Ethmoid |
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At its distal end the femur articulates with the |
Tibia |
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A common injury in the winter is a fall in which someone hits the back of his or her head on the ice which bone is most likely to be involved in this type of fall |
Occipital |
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How many regions of the vertebral column are there |
Five |
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Sutures connect all the bones of the skull except the |
Mandible |
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The calvaria of the skull is another name for the |
Cranial vault |
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The frontal sinuses are located |
Lateral to the glabella |
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Which of the following cranial bones receives the condyle of the Mandible |
The temporal bone |
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Which of the following sinuses are the high risk of infection spreading from the middle ear |
The mastoid sinuses |
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Which of the following features is most likely to contain sutural bones |
The lambdoid suture |
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Where would a dentist lidocaine to prevent pain in the lower teeth |
The mandibular foramen |
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In a _____ the vertebral column is formed from 33 separate bones |
Fetus |
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Which of the following spinal deformities is quite common during childhood in females |
Scoliosis |
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C7 is referred to as the vertebra prominent because |
Its spinous process is larger than those of the cervical vertebrae |
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The pectoral girdle does not quite satisfy the features of a true girdle because |
Posteriorly the medial ends the scapulae do not join each other |
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The jugular notch on the sternum is |
In line with the second and third thoracic vertebra where the left common carotid artery is issued from the aorta |
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When a person attempts to break his or her fall with an outstretched hand he or she often lines up with |
A Colles fracture |
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What is the deepest bone in the skull |
Ethmoid |
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Which of the following is a congenital abnormality of the appendicular skeleton |
Dysplasia of the hip |