What is an example of an acute disease?

Which component forms the superior part of the hip bone? a. ilium b. pubis c. ischium d. sacrum

Which part of the clavicle articulates with the manubrium?

a. shaft

b. sternal end

c. acromial end

d. coracoid process

Which of the following supports body weight when sitting?

a. iliac crest

b. ischial tuberosity

c. ischiopubic ramus

d. pubic body

Which region of the humerus articulates with the radius as part of the elbow joint? a. trochlea b. styloid process c. capitulum d. olecranon process

Match the term in the key with the appropriate leader line on the photograph shown of the anterior view of the tibia.

Key:

tibial tuberosity

A shoulder separation results from injury to the ________. a. glenohumeral joint b. costoclavicular joint c. acromioclavicular joint d. sternoclavicular joint

Which tarsal bone articulates with the tibia and fibula? a. calcaneus b. cuboid c. navicular d. talus

Which of the following is a function of the axial skeleton? a. allows for movement of the wrist and hand b. protects nerves and blood vessels at the elbow c. supports trunk of body d. allows for movements of the ankle and foot

The primary curvatures of the vertebral column

a. include the lumbar curve

b. are remnants of the original fetal curvature

c. include the cervical curve

d. develop after the time of birth

Which of the following is a bone of the brain case? a. parietal bone b. zygomatic bone c. maxillary bone d. lacrimal bone

The lambdoid suture joins the parietal bone to the

a. frontal bone

b. occipital bone

c. other parietal bone

d. temporal bone

Wolff’s law, which describes the effect of mechanical forces in bone modeling/remodeling, would predict that ________ a. a right-handed pitcher will have thicker bones in his right arm compared to his left. b. a right-handed cyclist will have thicker bones in her right leg compared to her left. c. a broken bone will heal thicker than it was before the fracture. d. a bed-ridden patient will have thicker bones than an athlete.

The skeletal system is made of ________. a. muscles and tendons b. bones and cartilage c. vitreous humor d. minerals and fat