Exam 9: Skeletal System

The main difference between the male and female skeleton has to do with childbearing.

There are more bones in the appendicular skeleton than in the axial skeleton.

The tubercle of each rib articulates with the vertebra's body.

What are the differences between the male and female skeleton that have clinical importance? Explain your answer.

The occipital bone forms how many joints with other bones?

Which suture is between the occipital and parietal bones?

The dens is found on the first cervical vertebra,or atlas.

The appendicular skeleton consists of _____ bones.

Which skull bone articulates with the first vertebra?

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

The number of true pairs of ribs in the body is:

The parietal bone is involved in three sutures-the lambdoidal,the squamous,and the coronal.

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

A fontanel can best be described as a(n):

The dens is part of the:

The sphenoid bone acts as the keystone for the cranium.Which bone acts as the keystone for the face?

The sagittal suture joins the right and left parietal bones.

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

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

What is the only bone of the body that does not articulate with another bone?