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Choose the correct sentence. Cancellous bone contains

A. lamellae and osteocytes but no trabeculae. B. trabeculae, canaliculi and osteons. C. haversian systems and canaliculi but no osteons. D. trabeculae and lamellae but no osteons.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Cancellous (spongy) bone has trabeculae (beams) and lamellae with osteocytes, but no osteons (compact bone feature). Answer is D, per the document.

Question 2 of 5

The axial skeleton groups together which sets of bones?

A. the arms and hands, the legs and feet, shoulder girdle and pelvic girdle. B. the head, shoulder girdle, arms and hands. C. the thoracic cage, vertebral column, shoulder girdle, the pelvic girdle, the skull and facial bones. D. bones of the skull and face, thoracic cage and vertebral column.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Axial skeleton: skull (cranial/facial), thoracic cage (ribs, sternum), vertebral column. A and B include appendicular parts, C adds girdles (appendicular). Answer is D, per the document.

Question 3 of 5

Which of the following describes what an 'epiphysis' is?

A. The shaft of a long bone. B. The line that separates the shaft from the end of a long bone. C. The membrane that surrounds a bone. D. The end of a long bone.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: The epiphysis is the end of a long bone, distinct from the diaphysis (shaft). The line is epiphyseal, membrane is periosteum. Answer is D, per the document.

Question 4 of 5

The human skeleton consists of which of the following?

A. pectoral girdle, the hip girdle and the bones of the limbs. B. axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton. C. cranial bones, the thoracic cage, the two girdles and the limb bones. D. appendicular skeleton, skull bones and the vertebral skeleton.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The skeleton comprises axial (skull, spine, ribs) and appendicular (limbs, girdles) parts. Other options omit or misgroup components. Answer is B, per the document.

Question 5 of 5

Hypochondriac refers to which of the following?

A. someone who complains chronically of ill health B. the abdominal region inferior to your ribs C. an abnormally low level of chondria in the body D. that part of your head surrounding your chin.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Anatomically, hypochondriac is the abdominal region below the ribs (‘hypo’ = below, ‘chondra’ = cartilage). A is colloquial, C/D are nonsense. Answer is B, per the document.

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