Week Three Quiz NSCI/280 Version 5 1 University of Phoenix Material Week Three Quiz Chapter 6 Skeletal System: Bones and Bone Tissue 1. Important functions of the skeletal system include  a. protection of the brain and soft organs. b. storage of water. c. production of Vitamin E. d. regulation of acid-base balance. e. integration of other systems. 2. Cartilage a. is composed of osteons. b. is surrounded by a membrane called the periosteum. c. contains chondrocytes located in lacunae. d. does not need nutrients and oxygen so it has no blood vessels. e. is well vascularized. 3. Collagen and calcium hydroxyapatite are the primary constituents of  a. bone matrix. b. hyaline cartilage. c. fibrous cartilage. d. ligaments. e. blood. 4. The primary function of osteoblasts is to  a. prevent osteocytes from forming. b. resorb bone along the epiphyseal plate. c. inhibit the growth of bone. d. stimulate bone growth. e. lay down bone matrix. 5. A cord of connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone is a  a. ligament. b. periosteum. c. endosteum. d. tendon. e. muscle spindle. 6. A passageway connecting neighboring osteocytes in an osteon is a  a. central canal. b. lamella. c. canaliculus. d. lacuna. e. osteocanal. 7. Which of the following is correctly matched?  a. short bone - carpal bone b. long bone – vertebra c. irregular bone – femur d. flat bone - phalanges of the toes e. short bone – humerus 8. What is the area where marrow is located?  a. epiphysis b. Sharpey's fibers c. growth plate d. medullary cavity e. endosteum 9. Which of the following events occurs last in intramembranous ossification?  a. Osteoprogenitor cells become osteoblasts. b. A membrane of delicate collagen fibers develops. c. Cancellous bone is formed. d. Periosteum is formed. e. Many tiny trabeculae of woven bone develop. 10. Which of the following statements regarding calcium homeostasis is true?  a. Parathyroid hormone inhibits osteoclast activity. b. When blood calcium levels are too low, osteoclast activity increases. c. Increased osteoblast activity increases blood calcium levels. d. Parathyroid hormone increases calcium loss from the kidney. e. Calcitonin elevates blood calcium levels. Chapter 7 Skeletal System: Gross Anatomy 1. Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?  a. rib b. radius c. clavicle d. scapula e. coax 2. Which of the following bones are paired? (select two answers) a. vomer b. temporal c. sphenoid d. mandible e. maxilla 3. Which of the following bones contains a sinus?  a. Maxilla b. nasal bone c. occipital bone d. zygomatic bone e. temporal 4. Which of the following statements is true?  a. The first cervical vertebra is called the axis. b. The spinal cord protects the vertebral column. c. Thoracic vertebrae have long, thin spinous processes. d. The sacral vertebrae are superior to the lumbar vertebrae. e. Lumbar vertebrae are generally smaller than thoracic vertebrae. 5.

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Chapter 6 Skeletal System: Bones and Bone Tissue
1. Important functions of the skeletal system include
a. protection of the brain and soft organs.
b. storage of water.
c. production of Vitamin E.
d. regulation of acid-base balance.
e. integration of other systems.
2. Cartilage
a. is composed of osteons.
b. is surrounded by a membrane called the periosteum.
c. contains chondrocytes located in lacunae.
d. does not need nutrients and oxygen so it has no blood
vessels.
e. is well vascularized.
3. Collagen and calcium hydroxyapatite are the primary
constituents of

2. a. bone matrix.
b. hyaline cartilage.
c. fibrous cartilage.
d. ligaments.
e. blood.
4. The primary function of osteoblasts is to
a. prevent osteocytes from forming.
b. resorb bone along the epiphyseal plate.
c. inhibit the growth of bone.
d. stimulate bone growth.
e. lay down bone matrix.
5. A cord of connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone is a
a. ligament.
b. periosteum.
c. endosteum.
d. tendon.
e. muscle spindle.
6. A passageway connecting neighboring osteocytes in an
osteon is a
a. central canal.
b. lamella.
c. canaliculus.

3. d. lacuna.
e. osteocanal.
7. Which of the following is correctly matched?
a. short bone - carpal bone
b. long bone – vertebra
c. irregular bone – femur
d. flat bone - phalanges of the toes
e. short bone – humerus
8. What is the area where marrow is located?
a. epiphysis
b. Sharpey's fibers
c. growth plate
d. medullary cavity
e. endosteum
9. Which of the following events occurs last in
intramembranous ossification?
a. Osteoprogenitor cells become osteoblasts.
b. A membrane of delicate collagen fibers develops.
c. Cancellous bone is formed.
d. Periosteum is formed.

4. e. Many tiny trabeculae of woven bone develop.
10. Which of the following statements regarding calcium
homeostasis is true?
a. Parathyroid hormone inhibits osteoclast activity.
b. When blood calcium levels are too low, osteoclast activity
increases.
c. Increased osteoblast activity increases blood calcium levels.
d. Parathyroid hormone increases calcium loss from the kidney.
e. Calcitonin elevates blood calcium levels.
Chapter 7 Skeletal System: Gross Anatomy
1. Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?
a. rib
b. radius
c. clavicle
d. scapula
e. coax
2. Which of the following bones are paired? (select two
answers)
a. vomer
b. temporal
c. sphenoid

5. d. mandible
e. maxilla
3. Which of the following bones contains a sinus?
a. Maxilla
b. nasal bone
c. occipital bone
d. zygomatic bone
e. temporal
4. Which of the following statements is true?
a. The first cervical vertebra is called the axis.
b. The spinal cord protects the vertebral column.
c. Thoracic vertebrae have long, thin spinous processes.
d. The sacral vertebrae are superior to the lumbar vertebrae.
e. Lumbar vertebrae are generally smaller than thoracic
vertebrae.
5. The opening in vertebrae for the spinal cord is the
a. intervertebral disk.
b. vertebral foramen.
c. lamina.
d. intervertebral foramen.
e. spinous process.

6. 6. The collar bone is the
a. sternum.
b. clavicle.
c. scapula.
d. humerus.
e. atlas.
7. The acromion process
a. is part of the clavicle.
b. articulates with the coracoid process.
c. forms the most inferior part of the glenoid fossa.
d. has no function.
e. has an articulation with the clavicle.
8. A woman pinched her phalange. She hurt her
a. ear.
b. toe.
c. cheek.
d. finger.
e. toe or her finger.
9. Which of the following statements about the femur is TRUE?
a. The head of the femur articulates with the tibia.

7. b. The medial condyle articulates with the acetabulum.
c. Both the greater and lesser trochanters are attachment sites
for muscles.
d. The distal end of the tibia articulates with the femur.
e. The proximal end of the femur articulates with the tibia.
10. The tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia and the fibula
is the
a. talus.
b. cuboid.
c. navicular.
d. calcaneus.
e. patella.
Chapter 8 Articulations and Movement
1. A place where two or more bones come together is a(n)
a. cavity.
b. joint.
c. contusion.
d. articulation.
e. joint and an articulation.
2. Joints are classified according to the

8. a. bones that are united at the joint.
b. structure of the joint.
c. size of the joint.
d. shape of the joint.
e. type of fluid in the joint.
3. Cartilaginous joints
a. are common in the skull.
b. unite two bones by means of fibrocartilage or hyaline
cartilage.
c. allow the most movement between bones.
d. are found in the lower leg.
e. are not found in the pelvic region.
4. Synovial joints are different from both fibrous and
cartilaginous joints because synovial joints
a. use fibrous connective tissue to hold the bones in the joint
together.
b. are enclosed by a joint capsule.
c. are only temporary; they are replaced in the adult.
d. generally have both bones in the joint fused together.
e. are not freely moveable.
5. Synovial fluid

9. a. is a double layer of tissue that encloses a joint.
b. is a thin lubricating film covering the surface of a joint.
c. provides a smooth surface where bones meet.
d. is a layer of tissue that is continuous with the periosteum.
e. lines the joint everywhere except over the articular cartilage.
6. This type of joint is multiaxial allowing a wide range of
movement.
a. saddle
b. hinge
c. pivot
d. plane
e. ball and socket
7. Which of the following movements is an example of
extension?
a. bending forward at the waist
b. kneeling
c. raising your arm laterally
d. using your finger to point out an area on a map
e. shrugging your shoulders
8. Rotating the forearm so that the palm faces posteriorly is
called
a. circumduction.

10. b. rotation.
c. hyperextension.
d. supination.
e. pronation.
9. The glenoid labrum is part of the _____ joint while the
acetabular labrum is part of the _____ joint.
a. elbow; knee
b. shoulder; hip
c. shoulder; knee
d. elbow; hip
e. shoulder; elbow
10. The medial meniscus is in the
a. neck.
b. shoulder.
c. hip.
d. knee.
e. elbow.
Week Two Quiz
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Chapter 4 Tissues
1. The four primary tissue types are
a. epithelial, cartilage, muscle, and brain.
b. connective, eipithelial, skin, and blood.
c. epithelial, connective, muscle, and nerve.
d. glands, bone, lungs, and kidney.
e. bone, skin, blood, and muscle.
2. Epithelial tissue is characterized by
a. tightly packed cells.
b. absence of any basement membrane.
c. extensive extracellular matrix.
d. a rich blood supply.
e. both tightly packed cells and a rich blood supply.
3. Which of the following characteristics is NOT consistent
with simple squamous epithelial tissue?
a. little extracellular material
b. rest on a basement membrane
c. has good blood supply within it

12. d. the cells are thin and flat (not thick)
e. acts as a permeability barrier
4. What is a small protein channel that allows the passage of
ions and small molecules between cells?
a. hemidesmosomes
b. zonula adherens
c. zonula occludens
d. gap junction
e. Desmosomes
5. What type of epithelial tissue is found in the kidney tubules?
a. simple cuboidal epithelium
b. simple columnar epithelium
c. stratified squamous epithelium
d. pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium
e. transitional epithelium
6. The secretions of endocrine glands are released directly
a. onto the skin surface.
b. into the bloodstream.
c. into a gland duct.
d. into the nervous tissue.

13. e. into the lumen of a tube.
7. A general characteristic of connective tissue is that it
a. consists of cells with much extracellular material (matrix)
between them.
b. has no blood supply to the tissue.
c. covers the outside of organs.
d. is commonly found lining body cavities.
e. contracts.
8. Cartilage heals slowly after an injury because
a. this tissue type is very complex.
b. it contains so much proteoglycan.
c. it has few, if any, blood vessels.
d. it is a dead, rather than a living, tissue.
e. it contains no fibroblasts.
9. What type of muscle is found in the wall of the digestive
tract?
a. skeletal muscle
b. smooth muscle
c. cardiac muscle
10. Which of the following is correctly matched?
a. neurons - supportive cells of the nervous system

14. b. axons - conduct action potentials away from the cell body
c. neuroglia - the conducting cell of the nervous system
d. dendrite - rapidly dividing cell
e. axon - carry action potentials toward the cell body
Chapter 5 Integumentary System
1. The integumentary system has many functions, one of which
is
a. protection from cancer.
b. production of Vitamin E.
c. detection of painful stimuli.
d. regulation of acid-base balance.
e. prevention of albinism.
2. Keratinocytes
a. produce skin pigments in cell organelles called melanosomes.
b. are found in both the dermal and the epidermal layers of the
skin.
c. are special cells of the immune system.
d. are responsible for the reduction of water loss from the skin.
e. determine thickness of the skin.

15. 3. The stratum basale
a. is easily shed when you rub your hands together.
b. has a mixture of living and dead cells - mostly dead.
c. contains many blood vessels that nourish the epidermis.
d. contains cells that undergo mitosis to form new epidermal
cells.
e. contains cells that undergo meiosis to form new epidermal
cells.
4. Melanin
a. is transferred to other cells by osmosis.
b. is increased with exposure to infrared light.
c. is absent in individuals known as albinos.
d. is a pigment produced by cells in the stratum corneum.
e. makes the skin lighter.
5. Fingerprints and footprints are produced by projections into
the epidermis called
a. striae.
b. cleavage lines.
c. reticular lines.
d. melanocytes.
e. papillae.

16. 6. Which of the following statements concerning the
hypodermis is false?
a. Hypodermis is referred to as subcutaneous tissue.
b. Hypodermis is composed of dense connective tissue with
collagen and elastin fibers.
c. The main cell types of the hypodermis are fibroblasts, fat
cells, and macrophages.
d. The hypodermis attaches the skin to underlying bone and
muscle.
e. The hypodermis is a site of fat storage.
7. The portion of a hair that protrudes above the surface of the
skin is the
a. hair bulb.
b. hair root.
c. hair shaft.
d. hair follicle.
e. dermal papilla.
8. Sweat
a. is a hypertonic fluid.
b. is produced by a merocrine or apocrine gland.
c. contains only water.
d. reaches the body only through the hair follicles.
e. is not associated with emotions.

17. 9. The nail root and the nail body attach to the
a. lunula.
b. nail bed.
c. nail groove.
d. hyponychium.
e. hypodermis.
10. An abrasion of the skin results in which of the following?
a. fluid retention by the kidney
b. increased melanin production
c. portal of entry for microorganisms
d. loss of cell regeneration ability
e. irreversible damage to the epidermis
Anatomy & physiology Discussion Questions
250 word,cited
1. Review tissue damage, inflammation and tissue repair by
reviewing an example of this in any part of the body .2. Review
two different skin problems - different type infection, burns or
other skin problems at any level. Describe the skin
abnormalities with these problems and review the healing
process.
Please include the specific question at the beginning of your DQ

18. response posting.