FREE BIOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT UNIT 2

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FREE BIOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT UNIT 2

CHAPTER 8 EXAM QUESTIONS

Actual Qs and Ans Expert-Verified Explanation

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-Guarantee passing score -27 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: the changes that take place in bones as a person ages.:

Answer:

Adults have fewer bones because bones fuse At birth, there are about 270 bones, and even more bones form during childhood.Adult pelvis has 2 hip bones The fusion of several bones, completed by late adolescence to the mid-20s, brings it to 206 bones

Question 2: The vertebral column physically supports the skull and trunk.

T or F

Answer:

t Question 3: Which of the following sutures connects the greatest number of bones?Sagittal suture Squamous suture Lambdoid suture Coronal suture

Answer:

Squamous suture

Question 4: The vertebral column allows for the movement of the skull and trunk.T or F

Answer:

t

Question 5: Which of the following is the most lateral bone in the forearm?

Radius Ulna Tibia Fibula

Answer:

Radius Question 6: The vertebral column absorbs stresses produced by walking, running, and lifting.T or F

Answer:

T Question 7: The skull grows more rapidly than the rest of the skeleton during childhood.T or F

Answer:

F Question 8: The vertebral column consists of a chain of usually 30 vertebrae with intervertebral discs of fibrocartilage between most of them.T or F

Answer:

False

Question 9: Most fontanels ossify by the time the infant is a year old.

True or false

Answer:

true

Question 10: Which bone is the weight-bearing bone of the lower leg (crural region)?Tibia Fibula Femur Patella

Answer:

Tibia

Question 11: How many cervical vertebrae?

Answer:

7

Question 12: The vertebral column protects the spinal cord.

T or F

Answer:

T

Question 13: Which part of the ischium supports the body when sitting?

Ischial tuberosity Acetabulum Greater sciatic notch

Answer:

Ischial tuberosity

Question 14: How many rib bones are there?

Answer:

24 ribs; 12 on each side of the body

Question 15: The auditory ossicles are named the malleus, incus, and stapes.

T or F

Answer:

T

Question 16: How many phalanges?

Answer:

56 in whole body

Question 17: The frontal bones usually fuse by age 3 or

4.T or F

Answer:

False they usually fuse around the age of 5 or 6 Question 18: the skull from infancy through childhood.:

Answer:

Most fontanels ossify by the time an infant is 1 year old.The anterior fontanel can still be palpated 18 to 24 months after birth.The frontal bone and mandible are separate right and left bones at birth.Question 19: Which is false: skull reaches about half its adult size by 9 months of age.The skull reaches about three-quarters of its adult size by age 1.The skull reaches nearly final size by 8 or 9 years.The frontal bones usually fuse by age 5 or 6.

Answer:

The skull reaches about three-quarters of its adult size by age 1.

Question 20: How many skull bones are there?

Answer:

22 Question 21: The hyoid is one of the few bones that does not articulate with any other.T or F

Answer:

T