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END OF UNIT EXERCISE
Instructions
The end of unit exercise is multiple choice. Please answer all the questions.
Two marks are awarded for each correct answer. Two-thirds of one mark is
deducted for each incorrect answer. If no answer is given, no marks are
awarded or deducted. Please use the answer grid provided to record your
answers. Make sure you have signed the declaration box, then proceed by
ticking the box for your answer. Once you have completed the exercise please
return it to the Distance Learning Section for marking.
1.
Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) The patella is a sesamoid bone. Its position is anterior to the lower
end of the femur. It articulates with the femoral condyles.
(b) The tibia is a long bone. Proximally it forms part of the ankle joint, and
distally it forms part of the knee joint.
(c) The femur is a sesamoid bone. It is the longest bone of the lower limb
and articulates with the acetabulum to form the hip joint.
(d) The femur is a long bone. It articulates with the patella and tibial
condyles to form the hip joint.
(e) The tibia is a sesamoid bone. Proximally it forms part of the knee joint,
and distally it forms part of the ankle joint.
2.
Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) The long bones of the arm are the humerus, ulna, radius, phalanges
and metatarsal bones.
(b) The long bones of the leg are the femur, tibia, fibula, phalanges and
metacarpal bones.
(c) The long bones of the arm are the humerus, ulna, radius, phalanges
and metacarpal bones.
(d) The long bones of the leg are the femur, tibia, fibula, patella,
phalanges and metacarpal bones.
(e) The long bones of the arm are the femur, ulna, radius, phalanges and
metatarsal bones.
3.
Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Muscles involved in producing movement are called antagonists.
(b) Muscles which oppose movement are called antagonists.
(c) Skeletal muscle activity is co-ordinated by a spinal feedback
mechanism.
(d) The central nervous system includes the brain, and various nerves
and sensory organs.
(e) The peripheral skeleton includes the spinal cord.
4.
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Compact bone has greater density than cancellous bone.
(b) Cancellous bone has a honeycomb-type structure.
(c) There are greater numbers of lamellae in cancellous bone than
compact bone.
(d) Cancellous bone always contains red bone marrow.
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