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NATIONAL BOARD
CERTIFICATION ORTHOP AEDIC
TECHNOLOGIST EXAM |
QUESTIONS AND CORREC T
SOLUTIONS | LATEST UPDATE
Question : OSTEOCYTE
CORRECT ANSWER : mature osteoblasts
Question : OSTEOBLAST
CORRECT ANSWER : Bone forming cells
Question : OSTEOCLAST
CORRECT ANSWER : cells that break down bone
minerals. Re-sorbs mineralized bone
Question : Anatomical Position
CORRECT ANSWER : standing upright, head and eyes
facing forward, feet together or slightly apart, palms facing anteriorly, thumbs pointing outward
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Question : What types of bones are there?
CORRECT ANSWER : Long bones, Short Bones, Flat
Bones, Irregular bones, and Sesamoid bones
Question : What is the shaft of a long bone called?
CORRECT ANSWER : Diaphysis
Question : What is the end of a long bone called?
CORRECT ANSWER : Epiphyses
Question : How many facial bones are there?
CORRECT ANSWER : 14
Question : What type of bones are facial and vertebral
bones
CORRECT ANSWER : Irregular
Question : What does the vertebral column protect?
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CORRECT ANSWER : Spinal cord
Question : How many Vertebrae are in the spinal column?
CORRECT ANSWER : 33
Question : How many sections(regions) is the spinal
column broken into?
CORRECT ANSWER : 5 Cervical, thoracic, lumbar,
sacrum, and coccyx
Question : how many vertebrae are in the Cervical spine?
CORRECT ANSWER : 7
Question : How many vertebrae are in the Thoracic spine?
CORRECT ANSWER : 12
Question : How many vertebrae are in the Lumbar spine?
CORRECT ANSWER : 5
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Question : How many vertebrae are in the Sacrum?
CORRECT ANSWER : 5 which fuse when adulthood is
reached
Question : How many vertebrae are in the Coccyx?
CORRECT ANSWER: 4 fused vertebrae
Question : Which bones make up the Pectoral girdle
CORRECT ANSWER : Clavicle and Scapula
Question : What two points does the clavicle attach to
CORRECT ANSWER : Acromion process and the
manubrium of the sternum
