7. The Skeletal System

The 'elbow bone' is called the:

a. Trochlea

b. Capitulum

c. Olecranon

d. Deltoid tuberosity

The only bone of the arm is the _______. The forearm consists of the medial ______and the lateral_____.

Which of the following is not a proximal carpal bone?

a. Hamate

b. Pisiform

c. Scaphoid

d. Lunate

Why would a physician be concerned about the growth patterns of a young child request an x-ray of the hand?

Which bone of the arm corresponds to the femur of the leg?

a. Ulna

b. Humerus

c. Radius

d. Tibia

e. Fibula

The point of the elbow is actually the _____ of the ulna.

(a) Styloid process

(b) Olecranon

(c) Coronoid process

(d) Trochlear notch

The bones of the hand articulate distally with the:

(a) Carpal bones

(b) Ulna and radius

(c) Metacarpals

(d) Phalanges

Jack injures himself playing hockey, and the physician who examines him informs him that he has dislocated his pollex. What part of Jack's body did he injure?

(a) his arm

(b) his leg

(c) his hip

(d) his thumb

(e) his shoulder.