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1What are the functions of the skeletal system?


2Bones are held to other bones by ________and muscles attach to bones by ________.


3Which bones comprise the axial skeleton?


4Which bones comprise the appendicular skeleton?


5Which two bones comprise the shoulder joint?


6Where are the following bones found? A) metacarpal B) radius C) humerus D) carpel E) phalange F) ulna


7Where are the following bones found? A) tibia B) patella C) metatarsal D) femur E) fibula F) tarsal


8In humans, a leg has more bones than an arm.
A)True
B)False


9Define suture.


10Give an example of a slightly moveable joint in humans.


11How may bones comprise the skull? the ribs? vertebrae?


12Which joint has more range of motion, the ball and socket joint of the hip or the hinge joint of the knee?


13Bending the head back beyond the anatomical position is an example of hyperextension.
A)True
B)False


14Moving a part of the body away from the midline is ________.
A)extension
B)abduction
C)adduction
D)rotation
E)circumduction


15Turning the foot so the sole faces medially is ________.
A)pronation
B)eversion
C)iversion
D)protraction
E)supination


16Bones are built by cells called osteoclasts.
A)True
B)False


17___________ is a balance of bone deposition and bone resorption.


18How is osteoporosis treated?





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