FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT PHYSIOLOGY WEEK 5

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FREE AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT PHYSIOLOGY WEEK 5

EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -30 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Which structures are unique to the fetal skull and provide additional space for molding the head shape as the baby passes through the birth canal?

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fontanels Question 2: the cells responsible for active erosion of bone minerals are called:

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osteoclasts Question 3: Normally, bone loss will begin to exceed bone gain between the ages of ____ years.

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35 and 40

Question 4: An open fracture is also known as a compound fracture.

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True

Question 5: When the knee is flexed, the patella can be easily distinguised.

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false Question 6: Appositional growth of cartilage occurs when chondrocytes begin to divide and secret.

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additional matrix Question 7: Which of the following is not one of the primary functions performed by bones?

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hormonal production Question 8: In bone formation, the cells that produce the organic matrix are the:

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osteoblasts Question 9: In the epiphyseal plate, the zone of hypertrophy is in the _______layer.

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third Question 10: Hematopoiesis is carried out in the:

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red bone marrow Question 11: In intramembranous ossification, the process of appositional growth refers to the:

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addition of an outside layer of osseous tissue on flat bones Question 12: If the cribiform plate is damaged, there is a chance of:

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infectious materials passing from the nose to the brain

Question 13: Bones grow in diamter by the combined action of which two of the three bone cell types?

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osteoblasts and osteoclasts Question 14: The human hand has greater dexterity than the forepaw of any animal because of freely movable join of the

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thumb Question 15: A condition that is caused by an abnormally increased roundness in the thoracic

curvature is :

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kyphosis Question 16: After the age of 50, the density of bone:

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decreases slowly because of a shift in the remodeling activity Question 17: The ulna articulates proximally with the:

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humerus Question 18: The cell organelles that synthesize organic matrix substances in bone formation

are:

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endoplasmic reticulum and golgi apparatus Question 19: In bone growth, the medullary cavity is enlarged because of the activity of:

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osteoclasts Question 20: young children's bones have a greater risk of fracturing because of incompletely ossified bone

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false

Question 21: Which of the following is not characteristic of the diaphysis?

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provides a bulbous shape for attachment of muscle

Question 22: Blood calcium levels involve secretion of which two hormones?

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parathyroid and calcitonin Question 23: One similarity between the structures of the foot and the hand is the equivalent degrees of movement of both the thumb and the big toe.

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false Question 24: A person with a fractured patella would expect discomfort in the:

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knee

Question 25: Which of the following may cause skeletal variations?

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inadequate supply of calcium and vitamin D, mechanical stress, and age Question 26: small cells that synthesize and secrete and specialized organic matrix are

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osteoblasts

Question 27: Which of the following is not a characteristic of the epiphyses?

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cylindrical in shape

Question 28: before childbirth, the symphysis pubis softens

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true