Exam 7: Bones, Part 1: the Axial Skeleton

Swayback, which sometimes occurs in obese individuals, is also called

The sella turcica is a bony landmark of which bone listed below?

If a vertebra has a spinous process that is rather slender and points inferiorly, it is most likely what type of vertebra?

The occipital, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones and parts of the temporal bone form from what type of embryonic tissue?

Which bone listed below has cribriform foramina?

On which of these bones would the mental foramen be found?

Figure 7.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the inferior orbital fissure?

Figure 7.3 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the foramen magnum of the occipital bone?

When in life does the lumbar curvature of the vertebral column appear?

Which of these bones has a ramus and angle?

The ridge-like bone or bones that separate(s) the posterior from the middle cranial fossa is (are) the

The transverse costal facet articulates with this bony landmark on a rib.

Figure 7.1 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the supraorbital foramen?

The bony framework of the face consists of 14 facial bones.

What bony structures form the nasal cavity? (Hint: there are seven separate bones, and the number of parts of these bones is greater than the number of bones; name the parts as best you can.)

The sternal angle is at the same level as rib number

The manubrium articulates with all of the bones listed below except

Which of these bones has both the cribriform plate and the crista galli?

The primary bone underlying the cheek is the

Osteoporosis of the spine often leads to kyphosis, often called the ʺdowagerʹs humpʺ in elderly individuals.