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Matching Match the description with the corresponding term.​ a.​fossa b.​process c.​condyle d.​trochlea e.​head f.​trochanter g.​spine h.​meatus i.​foramen j.sinus -​any projection

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The bones of the ankle are known as the ____ bones.​


A) ​carpal
B) ​coxal
C) ​metacarpal
D) ​tarsal

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Which disease occurs in children and is caused by deficiencies in calcium and vitamin D?​


A) ​fracture
B) ​rickets
C) ​osteoporosis
D) ​diaphysis

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The ____________________ bone is the only bone of the axial skeleton that does not articulate with other bones.​

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The process of manufacturing blood cells is called hematopoiesis.​

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Matching Match the description with the corresponding term.​ a.​fossa b.​process c.​condyle d.​trochlea e.​head f.​trochanter g.​spine h.​meatus i.​foramen j.sinus -​long, tubelike passage

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Which bones are thin and typically found where there is a need for extensive muscle attachment or protection for soft or vital parts of the body?​


A) ​long
B) ​flat
C) ​short
D) ​irregular

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The ____ system includes all the bones of the body and their associated cartilage, tendons, and ligaments.​


A) ​integumentary
B) ​urinary
C) ​skeletal
D) ​muscular

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The interior of the shaft of long bone contains the ____.​


A) ​medullary cavity
B) ​cortical cavity
C) ​medullary sinus
D) ​cortical sinus

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The ____ bone looks like a butterfly and acts as an anchor binding all of the cranial bones together.​


A) ​frontal
B) ​sphenoid
C) ​occipital
D) ​temporal

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The ____ bone is the strongest and longest bone of the face and forms the lower jaw.​


A) ​maxillary
B) ​sphenoid
C) ​mandible
D) ​zygomatic

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The upper seven pairs of ribs articulate directly with the sternum and are called ____ ribs.​


A) ​true
B) ​free
C) ​floating
D) ​false

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The ____ is the largest and heaviest bone of the body.​


A) ​humerus
B) ​tibia
C) ​femur
D) ​ulna

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The spinal column is formed from a series of 26 irregular bones called ____.​


A) ​ribs
B) ​vertebrae
C) ​spinous processes
D) ​intervertebral foramen

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The shaft of a long bone, known as the ____, is composed mainly of compact bone.​


A) ​epiphysis
B) ​epiphyseal plate
C) ​diaphysis
D) ​medullary cavity

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Matching Match the description with the corresponding term.​ a.​fossa b.​process c.​condyle d.​trochlea e.​head f.​trochanter g.​spine h.​meatus i.​foramen j.sinus -​very large projection on femur

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Matching Match the description with the corresponding term.​ a.​fossa b.​process c.​condyle d.​trochlea e.​head f.​trochanter g.​spine h.​meatus i.​foramen j.sinus -​opening in the bone

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Matching Match the description with the corresponding term.​ a.​fossa b.​process c.​condyle d.​trochlea e.​head f.​trochanter g.​spine h.​meatus i.​foramen j.sinus -​rounded prominence usually found at an articulation

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Abnormal curvature of the lumbar portion of the spine is called ____.​


A) ​lordosis
B) ​scoliosis
C) ​kyphosis
D) ​rickets

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The tiny cavities in the osteon called lacunae contain ____.​


A) ​osteocytes
B) ​osteoblasts
C) ​osteoclasts
D) ​chondroblasts

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