Exam 12: Axial Skeleton

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

Describe the bones of the skull.

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

The almost paper-thin bone that is shaped and sized similar to a fingernail and lies posterior and lateral to each nasal bone is the _____ bone.

The extrinsic muscles of the tongue attach to the base of the mandible.

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

Another name for the zygomatic bone is the:

Match each bone with its corresponding bone marking. -Xiphoid process

The skeletal framework of the neck consists of _____ vertebrae.

An immovable joint in the skull is called a fontanel.

Which bone marking can be defined as a round hole in the bone through which vessels and nerves can pass?

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

The floating ribs articulate with the:

A newborn's spine forms a continuous convex curve called a:

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

The top of the skull is also called the calvaria.

The upper parts of the nasal septum and the side walls of the nasal cavity are formed by which bone(s)?

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

Match each bone with its location. -Neck bone

Match each bone marking term with its corresponding description. -Depression; often receives an articulating bone