Question 1

This bone is distal to the radius and ulna and proximal to the metacarpals.

Accepted Answer

A)  pollux 
B)  carpals 
C)  tarsals 
D)  hallux 
A)  pollux 
B)  carpals 
C)  tarsals 
D)  hallux

Question 2

This bone is distal to the acetabulum and proximal to the patella.

Accepted Answer

A)  femur 
B)  tibia 
C)  fibula 
D)  calcaneus 
A)  femur 
B)  tibia 
C)  fibula 
D)  calcaneus

Question 3

Which of the following is most descriptive of the atlas and the axis?

Accepted Answer

A)  carpal 
B)  vertebral 
C)  coxal 
D)  cranial 
A)  carpal 
B)  vertebral 
C)  coxal 
D)  cranial

Question 4

What is the classification of the intervertebral discs and the symphysis pubis?

Accepted Answer

A)  fused 
B)  suture 
C)  immovable 
D)  slightly movable 
A)  fused 
B)  suture 
C)  immovable 
D)  slightly movable

Question 5

This bone is distal to the femur and proximal to the tibia.

Accepted Answer

A)  fibula 
B)  patella 
C)  talus 
D)  coxal bone 
A)  fibula 
B)  patella 
C)  talus 
D)  coxal bone

Question 6

Which of the following is located at the ends of a long bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  diaphysis 
B)  periosteum 
C)  epiphysis 
D)  medullary cavity 
A)  diaphysis 
B)  periosteum 
C)  epiphysis 
D)  medullary cavity

Question 7

The lambdoidal suture in the skull is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  synovial joint. 
B)  hinge joint. 
C)  freely movable joint. 
D)  immovable joint. 
A)  synovial joint. 
B)  hinge joint. 
C)  freely movable joint. 
D)  immovable joint.

Question 8

The humerus

Accepted Answer

A)  is located in the upper arm. 
B)  is distal to the radius and ulna. 
C)  articulates with the clavicle at the acromioclavicular joint. 
D)  is a bone of the axial skeleton. 
A)  is located in the upper arm. 
B)  is distal to the radius and ulna. 
C)  articulates with the clavicle at the acromioclavicular joint. 
D)  is a bone of the axial skeleton.

Question 9

The occipital bone

Accepted Answer

A)  is a facial bone. 
B)  contains the foramen magnum. 
C)  is the cheekbone. 
D)  articulates with the frontal bone at the coronal suture. 
A)  is a facial bone. 
B)  contains the foramen magnum. 
C)  is the cheekbone. 
D)  articulates with the frontal bone at the coronal suture.

Question 10

The palatine process of this facial bone forms the anterior part of the hard palate.

Accepted Answer

A)  mandible 
B)  zygomatic 
C)  maxilla 
D)  sphenoid 
A)  mandible 
B)  zygomatic 
C)  maxilla 
D)  sphenoid

Question 11

The acetabulum

Accepted Answer

A)  receives the head of the femur. 
B)  is the crest part of the iliac crest. 
C)  is located anterior to the symphysis pubis. 
D)  is a depression in the scapula. 
A)  receives the head of the femur. 
B)  is the crest part of the iliac crest. 
C)  is located anterior to the symphysis pubis. 
D)  is a depression in the scapula.

Question 12

Which group is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  types of bones:long,short,flat,irregular 
B)  long bones:humerus,femur,tibia,parietal 
C)  bones of the skull:frontal,parietal,temporal,occipital 
D)  abnormal curvatures of the spine:scoliosis,kyphosis,lordosis 
A)  types of bones:long,short,flat,irregular 
B)  long bones:humerus,femur,tibia,parietal 
C)  bones of the skull:frontal,parietal,temporal,occipital 
D)  abnormal curvatures of the spine:scoliosis,kyphosis,lordosis

Question 13

Which of the following is not a bone of the vertebral column?

Accepted Answer

A)  atlas 
B)  sacrum 
C)  coccyx 
D)  coxal bone 
A)  atlas 
B)  sacrum 
C)  coccyx 
D)  coxal bone

Question 14

Myelosuppression affects this structure.

Accepted Answer

A)  articular cartilage 
B)  bone marrow 
C)  haversian system 
D)  epiphyseal disc 
A)  articular cartilage 
B)  bone marrow 
C)  haversian system 
D)  epiphyseal disc

Question 15

Which group is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  sinuses:frontal,maxillary,sphenoidal,ethmoidal 
B)  spinal curvatures:cervical,thoracic,lumbar,sacral 
C)  bones of the lower extremities:femur,tibia,fibula 
D)  bones of the vertebral column:atlas,axis,coxal bone 
A)  sinuses:frontal,maxillary,sphenoidal,ethmoidal 
B)  spinal curvatures:cervical,thoracic,lumbar,sacral 
C)  bones of the lower extremities:femur,tibia,fibula 
D)  bones of the vertebral column:atlas,axis,coxal bone

Question 16

What bones include the calcaneus?

Accepted Answer

A)  metatarsals 
B)  tarsals 
C)  phalanges 
D)  sacrum 
A)  metatarsals 
B)  tarsals 
C)  phalanges 
D)  sacrum

Question 17

At which joint do the scapula and humerus meet?

Accepted Answer

A)  hip 
B)  wrist 
C)  shoulder 
D)  elbow 
A)  hip 
B)  wrist 
C)  shoulder 
D)  elbow

Question 18

A foramen and meatus are

Accepted Answer

A)  short bones. 
B)  curvatures. 
C)  openings. 
D)  joints. 
A)  short bones. 
B)  curvatures. 
C)  openings. 
D)  joints.

Question 19

Which group is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  spinal curvatures:cervical,thoracic,lumbar,sacral 
B)  abnormal curvatures of the spine:scoliosis,kyphosis,lordosis 
C)  types of ribs:true,false,floating 
D)  types of freely movable joints:hinge,ball-and-socket,and suture 
A)  spinal curvatures:cervical,thoracic,lumbar,sacral 
B)  abnormal curvatures of the spine:scoliosis,kyphosis,lordosis 
C)  types of ribs:true,false,floating 
D)  types of freely movable joints:hinge,ball-and-socket,and suture

Question 20

The zygomatic bone

Accepted Answer

A)  is a cranial bone. 
B)  articulates with the mandible. 
C)  holds the upper teeth. 
D)  is called the cheekbone. 
A)  is a cranial bone. 
B)  articulates with the mandible. 
C)  holds the upper teeth. 
D)  is called the cheekbone.

Exam 8: Skeletal System

This bone is distal to the radius and ulna and proximal to the metacarpals.

This bone is distal to the acetabulum and proximal to the patella.

Which of the following is most descriptive of the atlas and the axis?

What is the classification of the intervertebral discs and the symphysis pubis?

This bone is distal to the femur and proximal to the tibia.

Which of the following is located at the ends of a long bone?

The lambdoidal suture in the skull is a(n)

The humerus

The occipital bone

The palatine process of this facial bone forms the anterior part of the hard palate.

The acetabulum

Which group is incorrect?

Which of the following is not a bone of the vertebral column?

Myelosuppression affects this structure.

Which group is incorrect?

What bones include the calcaneus?

At which joint do the scapula and humerus meet?

A foramen and meatus are

Which group is incorrect?

The zygomatic bone

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