Exam 8: Skeletal System: Axial and Appendicular Skeleton

-This figure shows a superior view of the cranial cavity. Which number indicates the crista galli?

The tibial tuberosity is the attachment site for the

Which bones articulate with the femur?

Select all that are true. The lower limb bones are ________ than the upper limb bones, which reflects their weight bearing role but lack of ability to interact and manipulate the surrounding environment. A) larger B) smaller C) more mobile D) less mobile

In anatomic position, the fibula is lateral to the tibia.

The sacrum articulates with the ilium at a rough area of the ilium known as the auricular surface.

The spinal curvature that develops as a child learns to walk shifts the trunk weight over the legs. It is an example of a ________ curve.

Which bones form the calvaria?

A narrow, slit-like opening through a bone is called a ________.

The vertebral column protects

Which fontanelle is the last to close?

-This figure shows the thoracic cage which number(s) indicate a costal notch?

Blood vessels and nerves travel in a marking of each rib known as its costal ________.

The apical ectodermal ridge

Which is characteristic of a female skull, as compared to a male skull?

Which features are found only on thoracic vertebrae?

Which bone bears the infraorbital foramen?

The orbital complex includes part of the sphenoid bone.

Which bone is not paired?

When the radius and ulna are parallel with one another, the forearm is said to be in pronation.