Exam 8: Skeletal System: Axial and Appendicular Skeleton

The "base" is the superior portion of the sacrum.

The ________ arch of the foot runs perpendicular to the longitudinal arches.

The head of the radius is distal; the head of the ulna is proximal.

The ________ process of the mandible articulates with the temporal bone.

-This figure shows the scapula. What is the feature indicated by number 9?

-This figure shows the bones of the ankle and foot. Which number indicates the cuboid bone?

-This figure shows the os coxa. Which of these statements about the figure is correct?

There are three pairs of nasal conchae in the nasal cavity; the superior and middle pairs are part of the ethmoid bone, but the inferior ones are separate bones.

The seven bones that form the orbit are the maxilla, frontal, nasal, ethmoid, sphenoid, palatine, and zygomatic bones.

Joints of the upper limb are more mobile, whereas joints of the lower limb are more stable.

-This figure shows a superior view of a vertebra. What feature is indicated by number 4?

In anatomic position, the radius lies ________ to the ulna.

-This figure shows the thoracic cage. Which number indicates the xiphoid process?

The acetabulum is formed by the fusion of three separate bones.

At the distal end of the humerus is a depression on the anteromedial surface. This depression accommodates a pointy projection of the ulna and is known as the ________ fossa.

The vertebral processes that are most easily palpated along the midline of the back are the ________ processes.

Which is not correct regarding the pelvis?

The bony projections that can be palpated medially and laterally at the wrist are the

The skull consists of ________ cranial bones and ________ facial bones.

Which is not a carpal bone?