Skeletal System

Lumbar curvature of the spine

• Kyphosis

• Lordosis

• Scoliosis

• Lumbar pain

An infant's soft spot is called:

• foramen

• soft spot

• fontanel

• cartilage

The appendicular skeleton includes:

• Spinal column

• Skull

• Arms

• ribs and sternum

The term cervic means:

• neck

• rib

• skull

• Wrist

The organs of the thoracic cavity are protected by the ribs, thoracic vertebrae and the:

• Atlas

• Clavicle

• Scapula

• Sternum

The outer covering of the long bones is:

• diaphysis

• epiphysis

• endosteum

• periosteum

Suture joints in the skull is known as what type of joint?

• Ball-and-socket

• Hinge

• Pivot

• Synarthrosis

Wrist bones

• Metacarpals

• Carpals

• Metatarsals

• Tarsals

Bone disorder that causes women to shrink when they get older:

• gout

• lordosis

• osteoporosis

• scoliosis

Cranio

• Cartilage

• Skull

• Ribs

• Wrist

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