Exam 7: The Skeletal System: Appendicular Division

This bone of the axial skeleton does not articulate with any other bone.

Scoliosis is an accentuated lumbar curvature of the spine.

The cervical and thoracic curves are primary curves.

The first 10 pairs of ribs are true ribs.

Which of these bones has a ramus and angle?

Quasimodo, the main character in Victor Hugoʹs The Hunchback of Notre Dame, suffered from

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

The lesser and greater wings of the sphenoid are in the and cranial fossae, respectively.

Which of these bones forms part of the interior of the nasal cavity and the orbit for the eye?

Figure 7.2 Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the mastoid process of the temporal bone?

The ribs that are attached posteriorly to the thoracic vertebrae but are not attached anteriorly are known as

List the 14 bones of the face. Identify which are paired (with the letter P) and which are unpaired (using UP).

Which of these bones has a foramen that encircles the superior aspect of the spinal cord?

The superior and inferior nasal conchae are part of the ethmoid bone.

Describe how the longitudinal ligaments, ligamentum flavum, and intervertebral discs control the flexibility of the vertebral column.

This is the largest fontanelle of the skull.

Kyphosis is an exaggerated thoracic curvature of the spine.

The thoracic vertebrae articulate with ribs at the

Fatal whiplash involves what bony structure?

The term process in anatomical terminology means any prominence on a bone.