Assignment Quiz Skeletal Lab

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Name: ____________________________________________

The Skeletal System

1 Short Answer

Figure 1

Using Figure 1, identify the following:


1) The proximal epiphysis is represented by letter __________.
2) The area that causes the lengthwise growth of a long bone is indicated by letter __________.
3) The area that serves as a storage area for fat in adults is indicated by letter __________.
4) The diaphysis is indicated by letter __________.
5) The periosteum, a connective tissue covering on the diaphysis, is represented by letter
__________.

6) The area that contains glassy hyaline cartilage that provides a smooth slippery surface which
decreases friction is indicated by letter __________.

Fill in the blank or provide a short answer:


7) Blood cell formation is called __________.
8) Yellow marrow is a storage area for __________.
9) Thin, flattened, and typically curved bones, such as the ribs and sternum, form __________
bones.
10) The type of fiber connecting the periosteum to the underlying bone are called __________.
11) A round or oval hole through a bone, which contains blood vessels and/or nerves, is called a
__________.
12) A large rounded projection on a bone is called a __________.
13) A fracture where the bone breaks cleanly but does not penetrate the skin is termed a
__________ fracture.
14) An increase in bone diameter is called __________ growth.
15) The skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage form the __________ skeleton.
16) The large hole located in the base of the occipital bone that allows the spinal cord and brain
to connect is the __________.
17) The external acoustic meatus is found on the __________ bone.
18) The thigh bone is called the __________.
19) The head of the humerus fits into the __________ of the scapula.
20) The disease in which uric acid accumulates in the blood and may be deposited as needle-
shaped crystals in the soft tissues of joints is called __________.
21) Immovable joints are functionally classified as __________.
Using Figure 5.2, identify the following:
22) The frontal bone is indicated by letter __________.
23) The femur is indicated by letter __________.
24) The tibia is indicated by letter __________.
25) The sternum is indicated by letter __________.
26) The radius bone is indicated by letter __________.
27) The mandible is indicated by letter __________.
28) The carpals indicated by letter __________.
29) The greater tubercle and trochlea are bone markings situated on the bone marked by letter
__________.
30) The ilium, pubis, and ischium fuse to form the bone marked by letter __________.

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