Axial Skeleton Part I
What is the most superior portion of the axial skeleton?
Skull
What is the most inferior bone of the vertebral column?
Coccyx
Which bones of the feet is closest to the tibia?
tarsals/calcaneus
What bone articulates with the proximal epiphysis of the humerus?
Scapula
Which hormone causes growth of the skeleton
Human Growth Hormone
True
How many bones are there in the lumbar region?
5
What is the most distal part of the feet?
Phalanges
What are the bones of the wrist called?
What are some hormones that affect bones and what do they do specifically?
What is growth hormone- causes a person to grow (stimulates division of cartilage cells). Thyroid hormone- affects production of growth hormone and may stunt growth by causing premature ossification. Parathyroid hormone increases osteoclast activity. Androgens and estrogens (sex hormones) cause an increase in growth
What are the 3 parts to the sternum?
Body, manubrium, xyphoid process
What superior region of the spine does the thoracic region articulate with
Cervical
Which lower leg bone does not bear the body's weight?
Fibula
Which bone is superior to the vomer?
Ethmoid
This is why vitamin D is so important for the skeletal system
What is proper absorption of calcium (in small intestine)
What is the first cervical vertebra called
Atlas
What are the three bones of the os coxa?
Ischium, Ilium, Pubis
Which bone does the patella articulate with?
Femur
Where does hematopoiesis occur?
Red bone marrow/epiphysis
How many cervical vertebra are there?
7
How many curvatures are there of the spine
5
What is the only moveable facial bone?
Mandible
What is another name for the fifth phalanx?
Fifth finger/"pinkie finger"
What is blood formation called?
Hematopoiesis