Nursing Lecture 3: Axial Skeleton and Bones

What is the function of bones that protects organs?

Protects organs

What type of cartilage is found in articular surfaces?

Hyaline cartilage

What type of bone has two surfaces?

Flat bone

What is the function of bone markings?

Sites of attachments for muscles, tendons, and ligaments Signup and view all the answers

What type of bone is the patella?

Sesamoid bone Signup and view all the answers

What type of bone contains air cavities?

Pneumatic bone Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the cranium in the skull?

To protect the brain and its covering meninges Signup and view all the answers

What type of fracture occurs when the broken bone penetrates through the skin?

Open fracture Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a depression or a hole in a bone?

Foramen Signup and view all the answers

How many bones are in the axial skeleton?

80 bones Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a raised area on a bone?

Crest Signup and view all the answers

What type of fracture is characterized by a break that resembles a green twig?

Greenstick fracture Signup and view all the answers

Which bone is the only mobile bone in the skull?

Mandible Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the suture located between the frontal bone and the parietal bones?

Coronal suture Signup and view all the answers

Which bone does not articulate with any other bone and is suspended in place by membranes, muscles, and ligaments?

Hyoid bone Signup and view all the answers

What can result from a fracture to the pterion?

Both A and B Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the process that connects the mandible to the temporal bone?

Condylar process Signup and view all the answers

How many parietal bones are there in the cranium?

2 Signup and view all the answers