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| Why is the area just distal to the tubercles of the humerus called the ‘surgical neck’? |
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| this is the most frequently fractured part of the humerus |
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| Along with the humerus, this bone is mainly responsible for forming the "hinging" portion of the elbow joint: |
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| . Following a serious motor vehicle accident, protruding through the skin of the victim was a splintered portion of this longest bone in the body: |
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| The apex of the ____ is inferior |
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| The distal portion of the ____ is most important in providing movement at the wrist. |
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| The expanded distal aspect of the radius: |
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a.is convex to articulate with carpal bones
b.has a lateral styloid process structure
c.has a medial ulnar notch site |
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| Typically, a ‘wrist-watch’ is actually worn: |
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| around the distal olecranon process |
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| Parts of the appendicular skeleton consist of: |
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| arms, legs, hands and feet |
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| The ‘shinbone’ is also known as the: |
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| The ‘collarbone’ is also known as the: |
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| A wedding ring is traditionally worn around which bone? |
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| the proximal phalanx of digit four of the manus |
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| Compared with the male pelvis, the female pelvis has |
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An enlarged pelvic outlet
A wider more circular pelvic inlet
A broader pubic angle
Less curvature on the sacrum and coccyx |
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| Someone who is referred to as having a "large chin" likely has a very prominent |
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| The bony structure of the orbit is composed of which of the following? |
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| ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal, lacrimal, maxilla, zygomatic, and palatine |
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| The coronal suture is the boundary between which bones? |
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| The only point of articulation between the pectoral girdle and the axial skeleton is at (the) |
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| sternal end of the clavicle. |
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| The primary curves of the vertebral column are the |
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| The structure that houses the olfsctory nerves is called the |
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| attach to the sternum by separate cartilaginous extensions. |
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| What event causes the cervical curve to begin development? |
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| the infant begins to life his or her head |
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| Which type of cell is capable of dividing to produce new osteblasts? |
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| the basic functional unit of mature compact bone is the |
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| endchondral ossification begins with the formation of |
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| a hyaline cartilage modle |
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| when sexual hormone production increases bone production |
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| The presence of an epiphyseal line indicates that |
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| epiphyseal growth has ended |
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| The inadequate ossification that occurs with agingis called |
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| the process by which the diameter of a developing bone enlarges is |
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| appositional growth at the outer surface |
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| The sternum is an example of which type of bone |
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| A small, rough projection of a bone is termed a |
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| Boundry between skull bones |
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Which af the following is/are true of the ethmoid?
A) it contains crista galli
B) it contains the cribriform plate
C) it serves as the anterior attachment of the falx cerebri
D) all of the above |
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Whic of the following applies to the sella turcica
A) it supports and protects the pituitary gland
B)it is bounded directly laterally by the foramen spinosum
C) as it true for the mastroid process and air cells, it does not develop until after birth
D) it permits passage of the optic nerves |
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| it permits passage of the optic nerves |
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