Exam 7: The Skeleton

The second cervical vertebra is usually called the

The bones that form the palm are the

Which bone acts as a uniting bridge between the cranial and facial portions of the skull?

Jack gets into a fight and is punched in the nose.Which of the following bones might be fractured?

Which of the following is a not characteristic of the female pelvis?

Quincy suffers a hit to the skull that fractures the right superior lateral surface of his cranium.Which bone is fractured?

Bill accidentally fractures his first distal phalanx with a hammer.Which finger is broken?

As the result of an accident,Bill suffers a dislocated jaw.This injury would involve the

Identify the opening surrounded by the occipital bone.

The part of the vertebrae that transfers weight along the axis of the vertebral column is the

The vertebra prominens is another name for the ________ vertebra.

Figure 7-2 -Which structure contacts the intervertebral disc?

Two prominent features of the clavicle are the medial sternal end and the lateral ________ end.

The cranium (or braincase)is formed by the ________ bones.

Which of the following is a forearm bone?

The styloid process,zygomatic process,and auditory ossicles are associated with the

Sutures can be found at all of the joints of an adult skull,except between

The fibula neither participates in the knee joint nor bears weight.Yet when it is fractured,walking becomes difficult.Why?

The medial border of the fibula is bound to the ________ by the interosseous membrane.

Describe the functions of the facial bones.