Exam 12: Axial Skeleton

The largest of the paranasal sinuses is found in which bone?

If you were examining the skull, the sphenoid and occipital bones would be less visible than the frontal and ethmoid bones.

The upper part of the sternum is called the:

Match each bone with its location. -Upper jaw

The appendicular skeleton consists of _____ bones.

The dens are found on the second cervical vertebra, or axis.

Posteriorly convex curvatures of the spine include:

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

The vomer bone forms immovable joints with four other bones-the sphenoid, the palatine, the ethmoid, and the frontal.

Which is not a part of the appendicular skeleton?

The adult skeleton consists of about 206 separate bones.

The frontal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones all contain paranasal sinuses.

Which bone marking can be defined as a large bump for the attachment of muscles?

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

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

The cheek is shaped by the zygomatic bone underlying it.

Mastoiditis, if untreated, may lead to inflammation of the brain or of its coverings.

Which bone is a part of the appendicular skeleton?

Match each bone marking term with its corresponding description. -Rounded bump; usually fits into a fossa of another bone

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