Question 1

-This figure shows the major cavities within the skull. Which number indicates the frontal sinus?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
E)  The frontal sinus is not shown on this figure. 
A)  1 
B)  2 
C)  3 
D)  4 
E)  The frontal sinus is not shown on this figure.

Question 2

Which is not among the bones in the proximal row of carpals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Triquetrum 
B)  Lunate 
C)  Scaphoid 
D)  Trapezoid 
E)  Pisiform 
A)  Triquetrum 
B)  Lunate 
C)  Scaphoid 
D)  Trapezoid 
E)  Pisiform

Question 3

-This figure shows the bones of the ankle and foot. Which bone does the number 1 indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Proximal phalanx of the hallux 
B)  Distal phalanx of the pollex 
C)  Middle phalanx of the hallux 
D)  Distal phalanx of the hallux 
E)  Proximal phalanx of the pollex 
A)  Proximal phalanx of the hallux 
B)  Distal phalanx of the pollex 
C)  Middle phalanx of the hallux 
D)  Distal phalanx of the hallux 
E)  Proximal phalanx of the pollex

Question 4

Which of the following choices accurately describes the crural bones?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both the tibia and fibula are weight-bearing. 
B)  Only the fibula is weight-bearing. 
C)  Only the tibia is weight-bearing. 
D)  Neither the tibia nor fibula is weight-bearing. 
A)  Both the tibia and fibula are weight-bearing. 
B)  Only the fibula is weight-bearing. 
C)  Only the tibia is weight-bearing. 
D)  Neither the tibia nor fibula is weight-bearing.

Question 5

How many pairs of ribs are "floating ribs" that do not articulate with the sternum?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  2 
C)  7 
D)  12 
E)  10 
A)  5 
B)  2 
C)  7 
D)  12 
E)  10

Question 6

The inferior termination of the sacral canal is an opening called the

Accepted Answer

A)  anterior sacral foramen. 
B)  sacral promontory. 
C)  posterior sacral foramen. 
D)  sacral hiatus. 
A)  anterior sacral foramen. 
B)  sacral promontory. 
C)  posterior sacral foramen. 
D)  sacral hiatus.

Question 7

Which of these is not a paranasal sinus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maxillary sinus 
B)  Ethmoid sinus 
C)  Sphenoid sinus 
D)  Mastoid sinus 
E)  Frontal sinus 
A)  Maxillary sinus 
B)  Ethmoid sinus 
C)  Sphenoid sinus 
D)  Mastoid sinus 
E)  Frontal sinus

Question 8

One of the ossicles is the incus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The calvaria is made up of cranial bones and is part of the skull.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The portion of the sphenoid bone that houses the pituitary gland is the

Accepted Answer

A)  pterygoid process. 
B)  pterygoid plate. 
C)  greater wing. 
D)  lesser wing. 
E)  sella turcica. 
A)  pterygoid process. 
B)  pterygoid plate. 
C)  greater wing. 
D)  lesser wing. 
E)  sella turcica.

Question 11

A skull with five gracile features and one robust feature is most likely a ________ skull.

Accepted Answer

A)  male 
B)  female 
A)  male 
B)  female

Question 12

The posterior "bump" of the elbow is the olecranon of the ulna.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The radius and ulna exhibit ________ borders that are connected to each other by dense regular connective tissue.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The radius and ulna exhibit ________ borders...

Question 14

A pollex has ________ phalanges.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  14 
D)  10 
E)  7 
A)  2 
B)  3 
C)  14 
D)  10 
E)  7

Question 15

The portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle is known as the ________ region, or leg.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The portion of the lower limb between...

Question 16

The jugular foramen is located between the ________ and ________ bones.

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal; parietal 
B)  sphenoid; ethmoid 
C)  sphenoid; occipital 
D)  occipital; temporal 
E)  occipital; parietal 
A)  temporal; parietal 
B)  sphenoid; ethmoid 
C)  sphenoid; occipital 
D)  occipital; temporal 
E)  occipital; parietal

Question 17

What is the correct order for the vertebral regions, from superior to inferior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cervical - thoracic - sacral - coccygeal - lumbar 
B)  Thoracic - sacral - lumbar - thoracic - coccygeal 
C)  Cervical - thoracic - lumbar - sacral - coccygeal 
D)  Thoracic - coccygeal - cervical - lumbar - sacral 
E)  Thoracic - cervical - lumbar - coccygeal - sacral 
A)  Cervical - thoracic - sacral - coccygeal - lumbar 
B)  Thoracic - sacral - lumbar - thoracic - coccygeal 
C)  Cervical - thoracic - lumbar - sacral - coccygeal 
D)  Thoracic - coccygeal - cervical - lumbar - sacral 
E)  Thoracic - cervical - lumbar - coccygeal - sacral

Question 18

The clavicles articulate with the sternum at the ________ notches.

Accepted Answer

A)  clavicular 
B)  suprasternal 
C)  mastosternal 
D)  jugular 
E)  first costal 
A)  clavicular 
B)  suprasternal 
C)  mastosternal 
D)  jugular 
E)  first costal

Question 19

Each of the depressions on the maxillae and mandible that holds a tooth is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  fossa. 
B)  sulcus. 
C)  sinus. 
D)  alveolus. 
E)  foramen. 
A)  fossa. 
B)  sulcus. 
C)  sinus. 
D)  alveolus. 
E)  foramen.

Question 20

-This figure shows the humerus. The ________ articulates with the depression indicated by number 8.

Accepted Answer

A)  head of the radius 
B)  trochlea of the radius 
C)  olecranon of the ulna 
D)  coronoid process of the ulna 
E)  styloid process of the ulna 
A)  head of the radius 
B)  trochlea of the radius 
C)  olecranon of the ulna 
D)  coronoid process of the ulna 
E)  styloid process of the ulna

Exam 8: Skeletal System: Axial and Appendicular Skeleton

-This figure shows the major cavities within the skull. Which number indicates the frontal sinus?

Which is not among the bones in the proximal row of carpals?

-This figure shows the bones of the ankle and foot. Which bone does the number 1 indicate?

Which of the following choices accurately describes the crural bones?

How many pairs of ribs are "floating ribs" that do not articulate with the sternum?

The inferior termination of the sacral canal is an opening called the

Which of these is not a paranasal sinus?

One of the ossicles is the incus.

The calvaria is made up of cranial bones and is part of the skull.

The portion of the sphenoid bone that houses the pituitary gland is the

A skull with five gracile features and one robust feature is most likely a ________ skull.

The posterior "bump" of the elbow is the olecranon of the ulna.

The radius and ulna exhibit ________ borders that are connected to each other by dense regular connective tissue.

A pollex has ________ phalanges.

The portion of the lower limb between the knee and the ankle is known as the ________ region, or leg.

The jugular foramen is located between the ________ and ________ bones.

What is the correct order for the vertebral regions, from superior to inferior?

The clavicles articulate with the sternum at the ________ notches.

Each of the depressions on the maxillae and mandible that holds a tooth is called a(n)

-This figure shows the humerus. The ________ articulates with the depression indicated by number 8.

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