Exam 12: Axial Skeleton

The number of thoracic vertebrae is:

The hyoid is unique in that it is the only bone in the body that does not form a joint with any other bone.

Mastoiditis is the inflammation of a sinus within which bone(s)?

The skeletal framework of the neck consists of _____ vertebrae.

Match each bone with its location. -Lower, posterior skull bone

Match each bone with its corresponding bone marking. -Costal cartilage

The skull is divided into two major divisions, the cranium and the brain case.

Match each bone with its location. -Cheek bone

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -The five pairs of ribs that do not attach directly to the sternum

Match each bone marking term with its corresponding description. -Round hole for blood vessels and nerves

Just as the maxillae do, the mandible starts out as two separate bones.

The two maxillae together serve as the keystone in the architecture of the face.

The palatine bones have horizontal portions that are part of the hard palate.

The number of bones in the skeleton is constant from person to person.

Although the mandible seems to be one bone, it is the result of a fusion of two bones in infancy.

Which of the following is not found in the eye orbit?

The term margin, as it relates to bone markings, means a tubelike opening or channel.

Going from superior to inferior, the sequence of the vertebral column is:

The blunt cartilaginous lower tip of the sternum is called the:

The two bones of the face that are not paired are the: