Question 1

The cribriform plate is part of the sphenoid bone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The adult skeleton consists of about 206 separate bones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The term sinus, as it relates to bone markings, can be defined as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  raised area or projection. 
B)  cavity within a bone. 
C)  tubelike opening or channel. 
D)  groove or elongated depression. 
A)  raised area or projection. 
B)  cavity within a bone. 
C)  tubelike opening or channel. 
D)  groove or elongated depression.

Question 4

Which bone marking can be defined as a curved portion of the bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trochanter 
B)  Fossa 
C)  Foramen 
D)  Ramus 
A)  Trochanter 
B)  Fossa 
C)  Foramen 
D)  Ramus

Question 5

The floating ribs do not articulate with any other bones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Match each term with its corresponding definition.
-Middle part of the sternum

Accepted Answer

A) Body 
B) False ribs 
C) Floating ribs 
D) Manubrium 
E) True rib
F)Xiphoid process
G)Costal cartilage 
A) Body 
B) False ribs 
C) Floating ribs 
D) Manubrium 
E) True rib
F)Xiphoid process
G)Costal cartilage

Question 7

Match each bone with its location.
-Upper jaw

Accepted Answer

A) Frontal 
B) Hyoid 
C) Mandible 
D) Maxillae 
E) Occipital
F)Palatine
G)Sphenoid
H)Temporal
I)Zygomatic 
A) Frontal 
B) Hyoid 
C) Mandible 
D) Maxillae 
E) Occipital
F)Palatine
G)Sphenoid
H)Temporal
I)Zygomatic

Question 8

Match each bone marking term with its corresponding description.
-A curved portion of a bone

Accepted Answer

A) Condyle 
B) Trochanter 
C) Fossa 
D) Sinus 
E) Ramus
F)Sulcus
G)Foramen
H)Fissure 
A) Condyle 
B) Trochanter 
C) Fossa 
D) Sinus 
E) Ramus
F)Sulcus
G)Foramen
H)Fissure

Question 9

The number of thoracic vertebra is the same as the number of ribs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The lacrimal bone contains grooves for the paranasal sinuses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The joint connecting the two parietal bones and the frontal bone is called the coronal suture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The palatine bone:

Accepted Answer

A)  makes up the side of the skull. 
B)  completes the nasal septum. 
C)  makes up part of the hard palate. 
D)  makes up none of the above. 
A)  makes up the side of the skull. 
B)  completes the nasal septum. 
C)  makes up part of the hard palate. 
D)  makes up none of the above.

Question 13

The upper extremities and the lower extremities are subdivisions of the axial skeleton.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Match each bone with its location.
-Lower jaw

Accepted Answer

A) Frontal 
B) Hyoid 
C) Mandible 
D) Maxillae 
E) Occipital
F)Palatine
G)Sphenoid
H)Temporal
I)Zygomatic 
A) Frontal 
B) Hyoid 
C) Mandible 
D) Maxillae 
E) Occipital
F)Palatine
G)Sphenoid
H)Temporal
I)Zygomatic

Question 15

The appendicular skeleton consists of _____ bones.

Accepted Answer

A)  102 
B)  118 
C)  126 
D)  137 
A)  102 
B)  118 
C)  126 
D)  137

Question 16

Costal cartilage provides cushions between the bodies of vertebrae.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The bones of the skull form only sutures (immovable joints), not movable joints.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The maxilla is the largest and strongest bone of the face.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The two bones that make up the bulging topside of the cranium are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  occipital bones. 
B)  frontal bones. 
C)  parietal bones. 
D)  temporal bones. 
A)  occipital bones. 
B)  frontal bones. 
C)  parietal bones. 
D)  temporal bones.

Question 20

All vertebrae except the sacrum and coccyx have a central opening called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  spinous process. 
B)  vertebral foramen. 
C)  dens. 
D)  transverse process. 
A)  spinous process. 
B)  vertebral foramen. 
C)  dens. 
D)  transverse process.

Exam 12: Axial Skeleton

The cribriform plate is part of the sphenoid bone.

The adult skeleton consists of about 206 separate bones.

The term sinus, as it relates to bone markings, can be defined as a:

Which bone marking can be defined as a curved portion of the bone?

The floating ribs do not articulate with any other bones.

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -Middle part of the sternum

Match each bone with its location. -Upper jaw

Match each bone marking term with its corresponding description. -A curved portion of a bone

The number of thoracic vertebra is the same as the number of ribs.

The lacrimal bone contains grooves for the paranasal sinuses.

The joint connecting the two parietal bones and the frontal bone is called the coronal suture.

The palatine bone:

The upper extremities and the lower extremities are subdivisions of the axial skeleton.

Match each bone with its location. -Lower jaw

The appendicular skeleton consists of _____ bones.

Costal cartilage provides cushions between the bodies of vertebrae.

The bones of the skull form only sutures (immovable joints), not movable joints.

The maxilla is the largest and strongest bone of the face.

The two bones that make up the bulging topside of the cranium are the:

All vertebrae except the sacrum and coccyx have a central opening called the:

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