BIO 290 Week 3 WileyPLUS Quiz

Complete the Week 3 WileyPLUS Quiz.

Question 1

How many bones are in the human body?

215

206

198

200

Question 2

 What is the primary fiber type that is found in bone?

Collagen

Elastic

Fibrin

Reticular

Question 3

Which of the following is not a correct function of the skeletal system?

Fat and mineral storage

Hematopoiesis

Hormone production

Structural support

Question 4

Which of the following bone cell types is responsible for breaking down and degrading the bony matrix in order to raise blood calcium levels?

Osteocytes

Osteoblasts

Osteoclasts

Haversian canal

Question 5

In which of the following types of bone is blood production most likely to occur?

Irregular

Flat

Short

Sutural

Question 6

What is the specific name given to a bone that is found within a tendon?

Flat bone

Irregular bone

Sesamoid bone

Sutural/Wormian bone

Question 7

What cell type is responsible for the synthesis of new bone (osteoid)?

Osteoblasts

Osteoclasts

Osteocytes

Osteoprogenitor cells

Question 8

What is the name given to the mature bone cell that is found in the lacunae?

Osteoblasts

Osteoclasts

Osteocytes

Osteoprogenitor cells

Question 9

What type of bone formation occurs primarily in flat bones and develops from a membrane/mesenchyme?

Intrachondral

Intermembranous

Endochondral

Intramembranous

Question 10

What type of bone formation is dependent upon the formation of primary and secondary ossification centers?

Intrachondral

Intermembranous

Endochondral

Intramembranous

Question 11

The end of a long bone that participates in a synovial joint is covered in what type of cartilage?

Osseous cartilage

Irregular cartilage

Hyaline/Articular cartilage

Meniscial cartilage

Question 12

Which of the following bones is not a tarsal bone?

Calcaneus

Cuboid

Navicular

Pisiform

Question 13

What are the three bones that comprise the coxal bone?

Ilium, Ischium, Pubis

Coccyx, Sacrum, Ilium

Ilium, Coccyx, Pubis

Ischium, Ilium, Coccyx

Question 14

Decreasing an angle of a joint is called:

Extension

Flexion

Adduction

Abduction

Question 15

Movement of the forearm that results in the palm being face down is called:

Pronation

Supination

Flexion

Extension