Exam 7: Introduction to the Skeletal System and the Axial Skeleton

In which of the following bones would the diploë be found?

Which bone is found within the pelvis?

A ________ is a slit-like opening.

Which of the following bones belongs in the appendicular skeleton?

A doctor informs you that your son has fractured a sesamoid bone.Which of the following is the most likely bone that was fractured?

A five-year-old boy is struck in the head with a baseball.The physician identifies in an MRI that the petrous ridge has shifted superiorly.What bone contains the petrous ridge?

Which of the following bones contains a diaphysis?

The optic canal is found in which of the following bones?

Which bone contains the supraorbital foramen?

Which of the following bones contains the carotid canal?

A ________ is a round or oval hole or opening in a bone.

A 57-year-old female has recently been diagnosed with overproduction of red bone marrow,which has been causing significant bone pain.Which of the following bones is likely to be involved?

Which of the following bones belongs in the axial skeleton?

Which of the following sutures connects the two parietal bones of the skull?

The interconnecting bony struts of spongy bone are known as ________.

What histological structure immediately surrounds a central canal in compact bone?

Tarsal bones belong in which classification?

Which of the following changes in the vertebral column is most likely to occur during pregnancy?

What type of bone is the sternum?

Which of the following bones is a component of the hard palate?