HS1 Skeletal System Review

Appendicular Skeleton

100

Toe bones and finger bones are known as:

PHALANGES

200

The larger bone in the lower leg is:

TIBIA

300

Forearm bone on the thumb side is called:

RADIUS

400

This bone is known as the kneecap:

PATELLA

500

Forearm bones on the little finger side:

ULNA

600

Wrist bones are known as:

CARPALS

Axial Skeleton

100

The most cranial vertebral section is the ______ spine.

CERVICAL

200

Pain in the low back is documented as ____ region spine pain.

LUMBAR

300

The spine encloses and protects the: 

SPINAL CORD

400

This bone that protects the anterior aspect of the brain:

FRONTAL BONE

500

It is known as the breastbone -- middle of your chest.

Sternum

600

These attach to your thoracic spine:

RIBS

Joints

100

The joints connecting the bones of the skull are known as:

SUTURES

200

The hinge joint known as the knee is classified as this type of joint: 

SYNOVIAL JOINT

300

These soft tissues hold joints together and provide stability: 

LIGAMENTS

400

These joints, such as synchondroses and symphyses, are held together by cartilage: 

CARTILAGINOUS JOINTS

500

The motion of the carpal joints against one another results in this joint classification: 

GLIDING JOINT

600

The thumb is an example of this type of joint: 

SADDLE JOINT

Bone A & P

100

This is the name for the shaft of a long bone

DIAPHYSIS

200

The proximal and distal region of a long bone is known as the

EPIPHYSIS

300

The scapula is this type of bone:

FLAT BONE

400

This is the largest sesamoid bone in the body: 

PATELLA

500

Yellow bone marrow is located within the:

MEDULLARY CANAL

600

The process by which your body produces blood cells, including red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets: 

HEMATOPOIESIS

Pathologies

100

An overstretching or tearing of the tissues supporting a joint is known as this type of injury:

SPRAIN

200

You observe a lateral curvature in your patient's spine, and diagnose them with this spinal pathology: 

SCOLIOSIS

300

This type of fracture involves a fracture at a right angle to the bone's axis

TRANSVERSE

400

The inflammation of osteoarthritis can be treated with:

NSAIDs

500

Treatment for a disc herniation may include any of these 3 options: 

PHYSICAL THERAPY, TRACTION, SURGERY

600

An elderly female patient with loss of bone density may be prescribed this type of hormone replacement therapy: 

ESTROGEN