Exam 7: The Skeletal System: Appendicular Division

Which of these bones together with the maxilla, functions in chewing?

What bony structure articulates with the inferior apex of the sacrum?

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

Which of the bones listed below is not part of the orbit?

An example of a false rib that is also a floating rib is

Which of these bones has ʺwingsʺ and a body?

The largest fontanelle, forming the largest soft spot on a babyʹs head, is the

The vertebra that lacks a body and helps allow one to nod the head is the

Figure 7.3 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the jugular foramen?

Which of the vertebral characteristics described below, would not distinguish a lumbar vertebra from a thoracic vertebra?

In referring to the alveolar regions of the mandible and maxillae, the alveoli are

Whereas the inferior concha is a projection from the maxilla, the superior and middle nasal conchae are projections of the bone.

Which bony landmark below is most similar to a meatus?

Which of the bones listed below is not part of the calvaria?

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

The head of a rib articulates with the transverse process of the vertebra.

The function of the anterior longitudinal ligament on the vertebral bodies is

The external and internal acoustic meatuses are in the and regions of the temporal bone, respectively.

Which of the bones listed below is not a facial bone?

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