Question 1

The illustrated bone is the _____ bone.

Accepted Answer

sphenoid

Question 2

The mandible has condylar processes and coronoid processes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both are articular in function. 
B)  Both are for muscle attachment. 
C)  The condylar process is articular; the coronoid process is for muscle attachment. 
D)  The condylar process is for muscle attachment; the coronoid process is articular. 
A)  Both are articular in function. 
B)  Both are for muscle attachment. 
C)  The condylar process is articular; the coronoid process is for muscle attachment. 
D)  The condylar process is for muscle attachment; the coronoid process is articular. C

Question 3

The label on the spinous process is _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D A

Question 4

A sacral ala articulates with a hip bone to form a sacroiliac joint.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What pair of skull bones contributes to the only freely movable joint of the head?

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal and mandible 
B)  zygomatic and maxilla 
C)  frontal and sphenoid 
D)  sphenoid and ethmoid 
A)  temporal and mandible 
B)  zygomatic and maxilla 
C)  frontal and sphenoid 
D)  sphenoid and ethmoid

Question 6

Which best describes the lacrimal bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  forms part of the bridge of the nose 
B)  superior portion of nasal septum 
C)  inferior and posterior portion of nasal septum 
D)  includes temporal process of zygomatic arch 
E)  houses a structure that gathers tears 
A)  forms part of the bridge of the nose 
B)  superior portion of nasal septum 
C)  inferior and posterior portion of nasal septum 
D)  includes temporal process of zygomatic arch 
E)  houses a structure that gathers tears

Question 7

Membrane-filled spaces between cranial bones of an infant skull are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  sutures 
B)  sinuses 
C)  fontanels 
D)  foramina 
A)  sutures 
B)  sinuses 
C)  fontanels 
D)  foramina

Question 8

The superior and inferior nuchal lines are sites of muscle attachment on the occipital bone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

List the foramina of the skull that provide passageways for cranial nerves or their main branches. Indicate the name of the skull bone in which each of the foramina is located.

Accepted Answer

1. olfactory foramina of ethmoid bone fo

Question 10

Which two cranial bones unite to form the lambdoid suture?

Accepted Answer

A)  A and B 
B)  B and C 
C)  D and E 
D)  B and D 
E)  A and D 
A)  A and B 
B)  B and C 
C)  D and E 
D)  B and D 
E)  A and D

Question 11

The posterior fontanel is at the junction of the future lambdoid and sagittal sutures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which best describes the term lordosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  lateral bending of the vertebral column 
B)  exaggeration of the cervical curve 
C)  exaggeration of the thoracic curve 
D)  exaggeration of the lumbar curve 
E)  congenital defect in which the laminae fail to unite at the midline 
A)  lateral bending of the vertebral column 
B)  exaggeration of the cervical curve 
C)  exaggeration of the thoracic curve 
D)  exaggeration of the lumbar curve 
E)  congenital defect in which the laminae fail to unite at the midline

Question 13

The nasal septum consists of septal cartilage plus portions of the maxillae and vomer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The seventh cervical vertebra is called the vertebra prominens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Where is the zygomatic bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 16

The cranial bones that contain no principal foramina are the _____ bones.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The cranial bones that contain no principal...

Question 17

The ethmoid bone does NOT contain

Accepted Answer

A)  olfactory foramina 
B)  crista galli 
C)  cribriform plate 
D)  inferior nasal conchae 
A)  olfactory foramina 
B)  crista galli 
C)  cribriform plate 
D)  inferior nasal conchae

Question 18

The atlanto-axial joint allows for nodding the head to say yes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The girdles attach the limbs (extremities) to the axial skeleton. The girdles are considered to be part of the axial skeleton.

Accepted Answer

A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  Both statements are false. 
C)  The first statement is true; the second is false. 
D)  The second statement is true; the first is false. 
A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  Both statements are false. 
C)  The first statement is true; the second is false. 
D)  The second statement is true; the first is false.

Question 20

Which best describes the occipital bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  part of the bridge of the nose 
B)  bears condyles that form the atlanto-occipital joints 
C)  inferior and posterior portion of nasal septum 
D)  includes temporal process of zygomatic arch 
E)  sella turcica protects the pituitary gland 
A)  part of the bridge of the nose 
B)  bears condyles that form the atlanto-occipital joints 
C)  inferior and posterior portion of nasal septum 
D)  includes temporal process of zygomatic arch 
E)  sella turcica protects the pituitary gland

Exam 7: The Skeletal System: the Axial Skeleton

The illustrated bone is the _____ bone.

The mandible has condylar processes and coronoid processes.

The label on the spinous process is _____.

A sacral ala articulates with a hip bone to form a sacroiliac joint.

What pair of skull bones contributes to the only freely movable joint of the head?

Which best describes the lacrimal bone?

Membrane-filled spaces between cranial bones of an infant skull are called:

The superior and inferior nuchal lines are sites of muscle attachment on the occipital bone.

List the foramina of the skull that provide passageways for cranial nerves or their main branches. Indicate the name of the skull bone in which each of the foramina is located.

Which two cranial bones unite to form the lambdoid suture?

The posterior fontanel is at the junction of the future lambdoid and sagittal sutures.

Which best describes the term lordosis?

The nasal septum consists of septal cartilage plus portions of the maxillae and vomer.

The seventh cervical vertebra is called the vertebra prominens.

Where is the zygomatic bone?

The cranial bones that contain no principal foramina are the _____ bones.

The ethmoid bone does NOT contain

The atlanto-axial joint allows for nodding the head to say yes.

The girdles attach the limbs (extremities) to the axial skeleton. The girdles are considered to be part of the axial skeleton.

Which best describes the occipital bone?

An Introduction to the Human Body

Cells

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Development

The Integumentary System

Bone Tissue

The Skeletal System: the Appendicular Skeleton

Joints

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The Muscular System

The Cardiovascular System: Blood

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The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels

The Lymphatic System and Immunity

Nervous Tissue

The Spinal Cord and the Spinal Nerves

The Brain and the Cranial Nerves

The Autonomic Nervous System

Somatic Senses and Motor Control

Special Senses

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The Respiratory System

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