Test Bank for Todays Medical Assistant 2nd Edition by Bonewit West

Test Bank for Todays Medical Assistant 2nd Edition by Bonewit West

Chapter 07: Skeletal System

Test Bank with Competencies

CAAHEP Cognitive (Knowledge Base)

1. Anatomy and Physiology
2. Describe structural organization of the human of the human body
3. Identify body systems
4. List major organs in each body system
5. Describe the normal function of each body system
6. Identify common pathology related to each body system
7. Concepts of Effective Communication
8. Diagram medical terms, labeling the word parts
9. Define both medical terms and abbreviations related to all body systems

ABHES Content Competencies:

2. Anatomy and Physiology
3. Introduction to anatomy and physiology
4. Body systems
5. Medical Terminology
6. Basic structure of medical words
7. Word element combinations

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Directions: Choose the best answer. Each question is worth 1.4 points.

1. Which of the following is NOT part of the skeletal system?
2. Bones
3. Cartilage
4. Nails
5. Ligaments

ANS: C

2. Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?
3. Provide a rigid framework for the body
4. Provide a protective covering for the body
5. Produce red blood cells
6. Support and protect the soft organs of the body

ANS: B

3. What happens when the blood calcium level decreases?
4. Calcium is released from the bones
5. Scurvy
6. Less calcium is absorbed from food in the digestive tract
7. Calcium is stored in the bones

ANS: A

4. What is the term for the formation of blood cells?
5. Hemolysis
6. Hemogenesis
7. Erythrocytosis
8. Hematopoiesis

ANS: D

5. Where does blood cell formation take place?
6. Spleen
7. Red bone marrow
8. Liver
9. Yellow bone marrow

ANS: B

6. The microscopic units of compact bone are known as
7. Osteocytes
8. Haversion canals
9. Osteons
10. Lamellae

ANS: C

7. What is located in an osteonic canal?
8. Blood vessel
9. Glands
10. Calcium
11. Cartilage
12. All of the above

ANS: A

8. Which of the following provide a passageway through the bone matrix?
9. Sinuses
10. Lacunae
11. Lamellae
12. Canaliculi

ANS: D

9. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of long bones in an adult?
10. Consist primarily of compact bone
11. Contain red bone marrow
12. Found in the leg and arm
13. Consist of a long shaft with bulky ends

ANS: B

10. Spongy bone is composed of plates of bone known as
11. Trabeculae
12. Haversion systems
13. Elastic fibers
14. Collagenous fibers

ANS: A

11. Which of the following is made up of flat bones?
12. Wrist bones
13. Sternum
14. Vertebrae
15. Bones of the cranium

ANS: D

12. The shaft of a long bone is known as the
13. Diaphysis
14. Epiphysis
15. Periosteum
16. Dialysis

ANS: A

13. Which of the following is located in the medullary cavity of a long bone?
14. Yellow bone marrow
15. Synovial fluid
16. Osteoblasts
17. Blood vessels

ANS: A

14. Which of the following covers the ends of long bones?
15. Fibrocartilage
16. Synovial membrane
17. Articular cartilage
18. Tendon

ANS: C

15. Where do long bones grow in length?
16. Epiphyseal line
17. Nutrient formina
18. Epiphyseal plate
19. Endosteum

ANS: C