Joints and stuff
growing bones
getting on my Nerves
Terms and Tissues
where your bones live
100

The structure which attaches the muscle to the bone is called a?

a. Ligament

b. Tendon

c. Tubercle

d. Insertion

Tendon 

100

A greenstick fracture occurs when the bone?

a. breaks on one side but not all the way through

b. punctures through the skin

c. moves out of alignment

d. is crushed


punctures through the skin

100

The subclavian artery passes deep to the clavicle as it runs distally and enters the armpit, immediately changing name to ___________.

a. innominate

b. brachiocephalic

c. radial

d. brachial

e. axillary


axillary


100

In the best anatomical terminology, the knee is  _____ to the hip.

a. Inferior

b. Anterior

c. Medial

d. Proximal

e. Superior


Inferior

100

What is the name of the heel bone?

a. Calcaenius

b. Calcaneus

c. Cuboid

Calcaneus

200

 True or False? A human child has more bones than a human adult. 

TRUE. a human child has 350 bones, which later fuse to make 206

200

The following are parts of the circulatory system except: 

a. blood. 

b. heart. 

c. plasma. 

d. liver.

D. liver

200

What is known as the “funny bone”?

a. The humerus bone

b. The radial nerve

c. The ulnar nerve

d. The median nerve

e. The olecranon process


The ulnar nerve

200

The circular and concentric layers of collagen fibers in bone are called:

a) Lacunae

b) Perforating canal

c) Osteon

d) Haversian (or central) canal

e) Lamellae


Lamellae

200

The triangular shaped area immediately above the condyles on the posterior aspect of the femur is called:

a. Femoral triangle

b. Scarpa’s triangle

c. Popliteal Fossa

d. Condylar Fossa

Popliteal Fossa

300

The knee joint is a ___________ joint

A. Ginglymus

B. Enarthrotic

C. Anarthrotic

D. Diarthrotic

E. Anthroarthotic


Diarthrotic

300

This part of the body filters wastes from blood. 

a. liver 

b. kidney 

c. heart 

d. lung

B. kidney

300

A section cut through the leg just below the head of the fibula will reveal a nerve at the fibular area. This nerve is the

a. Sciatic

b. Anterior tibial

c. Peroneal

d. Fibular

Peroneal

300

another term for used for a body part is?

a. tissue

b. organ

c. cell

d.gland

B. Organ

300

The fibula articulates with this bone(s):

a. femur and tibia

b. tibia, talus, calcaneus

c. femer, tibia, talus, calcaneus

d. femur, tibia, talus, calcanius

tibia, talus, calcaneus

400

The hip joint is a ___________ joint.

A. Ginglymus

B. Enarthrotic

C. Anarthrotic

D. Diarthrotic

E. Anthroarthotic


Diarthrotic

400

Cell type responsible for bone reabsorption is called

a. chondrocyte

b. chondroblast

c. osteocyte

d. osteoblast

e. 

a. chondrocyte

b. chondroblast

c. osteocyte

d. osteoblast

e. osteoclast



osteoclast

400

In the lower limb, the external iliac artery gives off some small branches and changes names to become the ________ artery and supplies the ____________ muscles.

a. sciatic, adductor

b. popliteal, fibularis (peroneus) 

c. femoral, thigh

d. femoral, fibularis (peroneus)

femoral, thigh

400

What type of cartilage is found in the intervertebral disks and pubic symphysis?

a. Hyaline cartilage

b. Elastic cartilage

c. Fibrocartilage

d. Synovial cartilage

Fibrocartilage

400

What bone(s) does the right femur articulate with?

a. Patella, tibia, innomminate

b. Patella, tibia, fibula, innominate

c. Tibia, fubula, innomminate, petalla

d. Tibia, innominate, petella

e. Patella, tibia, innominate

Patella, tibia, innominate

500

The large ligament that restrains hip extension and can also limit rotation of the femur around its long axis is named?

a. Ischiofemoral ligament

b. Iliofemoral ligament

c. Iliacus femorum ligament

d. Illiofemoral ligament

Iliofemoral ligament

500

When a person's blood calcium levels drop to levels below normal, you'd expect to correct this by increasing the rate of ____________

a. bone deposition

b. cartilage reabsorption

c. cartilage deposition

d. bone reabsorption

bone reabsorption

500

The pain that you feel when you move around after eating is caused by _____. 

a. Appendicitis or swollen appendix. 

b. Inadequate blood flow to intestines. 

c. Too much food in the stomach. 

d. Bacteria in the mouth.

b. Inadequate blood flow to intestines.

500

 These organs are responsible for our feelings of “love”. 

a. Heart and Blood 

b. Bones and Muscles 

c. Brain and Pituitary Gland 

d. Stomach and Lungs 

c. Brain and Pituitary Gland

500

How do you distinguish between a right and a left femur using three anatomical landmarks?

a. Head of femur is proximal and medial, femoral condyles are distal and the intercondylar notch is posterior.

b. Head of femur is proximal and lateral, linea aspera is anterior, and the femoral condyles are medial and lateral.

c. Linea aspera is posterior, adductor tubercle is lateral, head of femur is proximal and lateral.

Head of femur is proximal and medial, femoral condyles are distal and the intercondylar notch is posterior.