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If a bone breaks and doesn’t heal properly, necrosis can occur.
What is necrosis?
storage of fat tissue
tissue death
dislocation
another word for a sprain
Which location is an attachment point for one of the arm muscle called the biceps brachii?
foramen magnum
mastoid process
radial tuberosity
xiphoid process
Which location is an area in center of humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches?
radial tuberosity
deltoid tuberosity
unlar notch
humeral meatus
What is the most common wrist bone to fracture?
lunate
trapezium
hamate
scaphoid
A torn muscle is a ____.
sprain
strain
A torn ligament is a _____.
strain
sprain
What is the most common wrist ligament to sprain?
ulnotriquetral ligamen
scapholunate ligament
triquetralhamate ligament
The pectoral girdle directly connects the ___?____ to the thoracic cage and consists of two pairs of bones; also known as the shoulder girdle.
upper limbs
lower limbs
Which forearm bone is on the lateral side (thumb side)?
radius
ulna
Which is a projection that extends from the scapular spine to form the point of the shoulder?
glenoid fossa
acromion process
deltoid tuberosity
mental foramen
One of the functions of the skeletal system is to store fat tissue. Which term indicates fat tissue?
chondrose
adipose
lamella
glenoid
There are eight short wrist bones.
What are these called?
tarsals
carpals
pharpals
metarpals
What is another term for a broken bone?
fracture
articulation
dislocation
strain
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