Question 1

-This figure shows the bones of the ankle and foot. What view is shown?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inferior view of left ankle and foot 
B)  Superior view of left ankle and foot 
C)  Superior view of right ankle and foot 
D)  Ventral view of right ankle and foot 
E)  Lateral view of right ankle and foot 
A)  Inferior view of left ankle and foot 
B)  Superior view of left ankle and foot 
C)  Superior view of right ankle and foot 
D)  Ventral view of right ankle and foot 
E)  Lateral view of right ankle and foot

Question 2

Which is a sesamoid bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Femur 
B)  Patella 
C)  First metatarsal 
D)  Clavicle 
E)  Calcaneus 
A)  Femur 
B)  Patella 
C)  First metatarsal 
D)  Clavicle 
E)  Calcaneus

Question 3

The part of a rib that articulates with the demifacets on the bodies of vertebrae is the

Accepted Answer

A)  head. 
B)  tubercle. 
C)  shaft. 
D)  tuberosity. 
A)  head. 
B)  tubercle. 
C)  shaft. 
D)  tuberosity.

Question 4

-This figure shows the humerus. What is the feature indicated by number 6?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capitulum 
B)  Trochlea 
C)  Head 
D)  Medial condyle 
E)  Lateral condyle 
A)  Capitulum 
B)  Trochlea 
C)  Head 
D)  Medial condyle 
E)  Lateral condyle

Question 5

What is the function of the cribriform plate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Permits air to enter the cranial cavity to cool the brain 
B)  Provides large surface area for muscle attachment 
C)  Permits passage of the olfactory nerves 
D)  Forms part of the nasal septum 
E)  Articulates with the atlas for rotational head movement 
A)  Permits air to enter the cranial cavity to cool the brain 
B)  Provides large surface area for muscle attachment 
C)  Permits passage of the olfactory nerves 
D)  Forms part of the nasal septum 
E)  Articulates with the atlas for rotational head movement

Question 6

Each vertebral arch is composed of two pedicles and two ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Each vertebral arch is composed of two...

Question 7

Which cranial fossa supports the cerebellum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anterior 
B)  Posterior 
C)  Middle 
D)  Lateral 
E)  Medial 
A)  Anterior 
B)  Posterior 
C)  Middle 
D)  Lateral 
E)  Medial

Question 8

Which bone is not part of the axial skeleton?

Accepted Answer

A)  Malleus 
B)  Sacrum 
C)  Clavicle 
D)  Atlas 
E)  Frontal bone 
A)  Malleus 
B)  Sacrum 
C)  Clavicle 
D)  Atlas 
E)  Frontal bone

Question 9

What bone(s) does the clavicle articulate with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scapula only 
B)  Scapula and sternum 
C)  Scapula and humerus 
D)  Humerus and sternum 
E)  Humerus only 
A)  Scapula only 
B)  Scapula and sternum 
C)  Scapula and humerus 
D)  Humerus and sternum 
E)  Humerus only

Question 10

Which is not correct regarding the femur?

Accepted Answer

A)  The condyles are located at the distal end of the bone. 
B)  In anatomic position, the femur is angled medially. 
C)  The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum. 
D)  The intercondylar fossa is located on the anterior surface of the bone. 
E)  The depression in the head of the femur is called the fovea. 
A)  The condyles are located at the distal end of the bone. 
B)  In anatomic position, the femur is angled medially. 
C)  The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum. 
D)  The intercondylar fossa is located on the anterior surface of the bone. 
E)  The depression in the head of the femur is called the fovea.

Question 11

The sagittal suture joins the

Accepted Answer

A)  left and right parietal bones. 
B)  left and right temporal bones. 
C)  parietal and occipital bones. 
D)  temporal and occipital bones. 
E)  frontal and parietal bones. 
A)  left and right parietal bones. 
B)  left and right temporal bones. 
C)  parietal and occipital bones. 
D)  temporal and occipital bones. 
E)  frontal and parietal bones.

Question 12

The pterygoid spines and optic canals are features of the ________ bone.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethmoid 
B)  temporal 
C)  sphenoid 
D)  occipital 
E)  frontal 
A)  ethmoid 
B)  temporal 
C)  sphenoid 
D)  occipital 
E)  frontal

Question 13

What is the location of the auditory ossicles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Petrous part of temporal bone 
B)  Squamous part of temporal bone 
C)  Tympanic part of temporal bone 
D)  Auditory part of temporal bone 
E)  Mastoid part of temporal bone 
A)  Petrous part of temporal bone 
B)  Squamous part of temporal bone 
C)  Tympanic part of temporal bone 
D)  Auditory part of temporal bone 
E)  Mastoid part of temporal bone

Question 14

Which feature is unique to the axis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dens 
B)  Bifid spinous process 
C)  Superior articular facet 
D)  Transverse foramen 
E)  Vertebral foramen 
A)  Dens 
B)  Bifid spinous process 
C)  Superior articular facet 
D)  Transverse foramen 
E)  Vertebral foramen

Question 15

What is the function of the nuchal lines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attachment for dura mater 
B)  Attachment for muscles and ligaments 
C)  Passageway for cranial nerves 
D)  Passageway for jugular vein 
E)  Grooves for dural sinuses 
A)  Attachment for dura mater 
B)  Attachment for muscles and ligaments 
C)  Passageway for cranial nerves 
D)  Passageway for jugular vein 
E)  Grooves for dural sinuses

Question 16

The biceps brachii muscle attaches to the ________ of the radius.

Accepted Answer

A)  neck 
B)  radial tuberosity 
C)  styloid process 
D)  head 
E)  radial notch 
A)  neck 
B)  radial tuberosity 
C)  styloid process 
D)  head 
E)  radial notch

Question 17

-This figure shows the os coxa. Which number indicates a feature of the pubis?

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  5 
D)  8 
E)  9 
A)  2 
B)  4 
C)  5 
D)  8 
E)  9

Question 18

The bones of the antebrachium are the

Accepted Answer

A)  radius, ulna, and humerus. 
B)  radius, ulna, humerus, and carpals. 
C)  radius, ulna, carpals, and metacarpals. 
D)  radius and ulna. 
E)  carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges. 
A)  radius, ulna, and humerus. 
B)  radius, ulna, humerus, and carpals. 
C)  radius, ulna, carpals, and metacarpals. 
D)  radius and ulna. 
E)  carpals, metacarpals, and phalanges.

Question 19

The three bones that make up each of the ox coxae are the ilium, pubis, and ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The three bones that make up each...

Question 20

The occipital condyles articulate with the

Accepted Answer

A)  axis. 
B)  atlas. 
C)  dens. 
D)  vertebra prominens. 
E)  odontoid process. 
A)  axis. 
B)  atlas. 
C)  dens. 
D)  vertebra prominens. 
E)  odontoid process.

Exam 8: Skeletal System: Axial and Appendicular Skeleton

-This figure shows the bones of the ankle and foot. What view is shown?

Which is a sesamoid bone?

The part of a rib that articulates with the demifacets on the bodies of vertebrae is the

-This figure shows the humerus. What is the feature indicated by number 6?

What is the function of the cribriform plate?

Each vertebral arch is composed of two pedicles and two ________.

Which cranial fossa supports the cerebellum?

Which bone is not part of the axial skeleton?

What bone(s) does the clavicle articulate with?

Which is not correct regarding the femur?

The sagittal suture joins the

The pterygoid spines and optic canals are features of the ________ bone.

What is the location of the auditory ossicles?

Which feature is unique to the axis?

What is the function of the nuchal lines?

The biceps brachii muscle attaches to the ________ of the radius.

-This figure shows the os coxa. Which number indicates a feature of the pubis?

The bones of the antebrachium are the

The three bones that make up each of the ox coxae are the ilium, pubis, and ________.

The occipital condyles articulate with the

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