Deck 21: Kinesiology

Question 1

Which joint allows supination and pronation?

A) Radioulnar joint
B) Humeroulnar joint
C) Humeroradial joint
D) Sternoclavicular joint

Answer 1

A
Explanation: The movements of the radioulnar joints are supination and pronation.

Question 2

Which bone is in the medial forearm?

A) Ulna
B) Radius
C) Humerus
D) Scaphoid

Answer 2

A
Explanation: The ulna is the medial forearm bone.

Question 3

Each wrist contains how many carpal bones?

A) 5
B) 8
C) 12
D) 14

Answer 3

B
Explanation: Each wrist contains 8 carpal bones.

Question 4

Which term is collective for the wrist bones?

A) Tarsals
B) Carpals
C) Metatarsals
D) Metacarpals

Question 5

Which term means the study of human motion?

A) Anatomy
B) Oncology
C) Physiology
D) Kinesiology

Question 6

Which bone articulates with the clavicle and the humerus?

A) Ulna
B) Radius
C) Scapula
D) Metacarpal

Question 7

Which bone is in the lateral forearm?

A) Ulna
B) Humerus
C) Radius
D) Pisiform

Question 8

What is the scientific name for the shoulder joint?

A) Radiocarpal joint
B) Glenohumeral joint
C) Sternoclavicular joint
D) Acromioclavicular joint

Question 9

What are the bones of the shoulder girdle?

A) Femur and tibia
B) Radius and ulna
C) Sacrum and pelvis
D) Clavicle and scapula

Question 10

Which bone is most commonly fractured in the body?

A) Scapula
B) Clavicle
C) Humerus
D) Sternum

Question 11

Which bone is in the upper extremity?

A) Ilium
B) Tibia
C) Radius
D) Temporal

Question 12

Which joint connects the axial skeleton to the upper extremity?

A) Sternoclavicular
B) Scapulohumeral
C) Acromioclavicular
D) Glenohumeral

Question 13

Injury to the acromioclavicular joint would involve which end of the clavicle?

A) Medial
B) Superior
C) Lateral
D) Anterior

Question 14

Which joint is located at the medial end of the clavicle?

A) Sternocostal
B) Costochondral
C) Sternoclavicular
D) Acromioclavicular

Question 15

During supination and pronation, the radius rotates over which bone?

A) Ulna
B) Scapula
C) Clavicle
D) Humerus

Question 16

Which bone is a carpal?

A) Hyoid
B) Xiphoid
C) Pisiform
D) Cuneiform

Question 17

Which joint do the humeroradial joint and the humeroulnar joint form?

A) Wrist
B) Elbow
C) Knuckle
D) Shoulder

Question 18

Which bone contains the acromion process?

A) Ulna
B) Radius
C) Scapula
D) Clavicle

Question 19

Which bone contains the deltoid tuberosity?

A) Ulna
B) Scapula
C) Clavicle
D) Humerus

Question 20

Which bone contains the olecranon process?

A) Ulna
B) Radius
C) Scapula
D) Clavicle

Question 21

Each hand contains how many phalanges?

A) 5
B) 8
C) 12
D) 14

Question 22

Which joint connects the axial skeleton to the lower extremity?

A) Sacroiliac
B) Talocrural
C) Patellofemoral
D) Acetabulofemoral

Question 23

Which bones articulate with the radius and the metacarpals?

A) Tarsals
B) Carpals
C) Metatarsals
D) Metacarpals

Question 24

Which knee ligament is often torn during knee injuries?

A) Tibial collateral
B) Anterior cruciate
C) Fibular collateral
D) Posterior cruciate

Question 25

Which structure forms one of the sides of the carpal tunnel?

A) Nuchal ligament
B) Extensor retinaculum
C) Sacrotuberous ligament
D) Flexor retinaculum

Question 26

What is the scientific name for the wrist joint?

A) Radiocarpal joint
B) Glenohumeral joint
C) Sternoclavicular joint
D) Acromioclavicular joint

Question 27

What is the longest bone in the body?

A) Tibia
B) Fibula
C) Femur
D) Ischium

Question 28

Which three bones are fused to form the pelvis?

A) Ilium, ischium, and pubis
B) Sacrum, pubis, and femur
C) Ischium, patella, and calcaneus
D) Pubis, patella, and lateral pterygoid

Question 29

Which bone is also called the sitz bone because correct seated posture involves resting the weight of the upper body on one of its bony markings?

A) Pubis
B) Ilium
C) Sacrum
D) Ischium

Question 30

What is the scientific name for the hip socket?

A) Ganglion
B) Acromion
C) Olecranon
D) Acetabulum

Question 31

At which joints do the proximal phalanges in the fingers articulate with the middle phalanges?

A) Carpometacarpal
B) Metatarsophalangeal
C) Distal interphalangeal
D) Proximal interphalangeal

Question 32

Which section is the superior pelvic bone?

A) Pubis
B) Ilium
C) Sacrum
D) Ischium

Question 33

What are the attachments of the sacrotuberous ligament?

A) Ischial spine to the sacrum
B) Sacrum to the ischial tuberosity
C) Sciatic notch to the lesser trochanter
D) Ischial spine to the greater trochanter

Question 34

Which bone is in the lower extremity?

A) Ulna
B) Tibia
C) Radius
D) Humerus

Question 35

Which term refers to a half-ringed fibrocartilage disk inside the knee?

A) Labium
B) Meniscus
C) Cruciate
D) Innominate

Question 36

Which bones are located in each hand and numbered I through V?

A) Tarsals
B) Carpals
C) Metatarsals
D) Metacarpals

Question 37

What is the scientific name for the knee joint?

A) Sacroiliac joint
B) Talocrural joint
C) Tibiofemoral joint
D) Acetabulofemoral joint

Question 38

What is the scientific name for the hip joint?

A) Sacroiliac joint
B) Talocrural joint
C) Tibiofemoral joint
D) Acetabulofemoral joint

Question 39

Which ligament connect the kneecap to the tibial tuberosity?

A) Patellar
B) Cruciate
C) Annular
D) Collateral

Question 40

Which term describes the position of the pelvis as it rests on the femurs?

A) Pelvic tilt
B) Plantar flexion
C) Planar obliquity
D) Pelvic stabilization

Question 41

Which joint is bilateral and contains an articular disk similar to the meniscus of the knee?

A) Atlantoaxial
B) Zygapophyseal
C) Atlantooccipital
D) Temporomandibular

Question 42

Which bone articulates with the tibia and the talus?

A) Tibia
B) Fibula
C) Femur
D) Patella

Question 43

What is the scientific name for the ankle joint?

A) Sacroiliac joint
B) Talocrural joint
C) Tibiofemoral joint
D) Acetabulofemoral joint

Question 44

Which bone is the heel?

A) Cuboid
B) Navicular
C) Calcaneus
D) Cuneiform

Question 45

Which bone is also called the kneecap?

A) Talus
B) Patella
C) Sacrum
D) Calcaneus

Question 46

Which bones are located in each foot and numbered I through V?

A) Tarsals
B) Carpals
C) Metatarsals
D) Metacarpals

Question 47

Which bone contains the sella turcica?

A) Parietal
B) Occipital
C) Sphenoid
D) Temporal

Question 48

Which bone is the forehead?

A) Temporal
B) Parietal
C) Occipital
D) Frontal

Question 49

Which structure is formed by the temporal process of the zygomatic bone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone?

A) Temporal fossa
B) Zygomatic arch
C) Anterior fontanel
D) Foramen magnum

Question 50

Which bone is a tarsal?

A) Hamate
B) Pisiform
C) Scaphoid
D) Navicular

Question 51

At which joints do the middle phalanges in the toes articulate with the distal phalanges?

A) Carpometacarpal
B) Metatarsophalangeal
C) Distal interphalangeal
D) Proximal interphalangeal

Question 52

Where is the sphenoid bone located?

A) Foot
B) Skull
C) Hand
D) Wrist

Question 53

Which bone contains the mastoid process?

A) Parietal
B) Occipital
C) Sphenoid
D) Temporal

Question 54

How many tarsal bones does each foot contain?

A) 5
B) 7
C) 12
D) 14

Question 55

Which structure is the zygomatic arch?

A) Jaw
B) Chin
C) Forehead
D) Cheekbone

Question 56

Which bone is the medial leg bone?

A) Tibia
B) Fibula
C) Femur
D) Patella

Question 57

Which suture is located between the two parietal bones?

A) Sagittal
B) Coronal
C) Squamosal
D) Lambdoidal

Question 58

Which arch is located on the inner edge of the foot and is very prominent in people who have high arches?

A) Metatarsal
B) Transverse
C) Lateral longitudinal
D) Medial longitudinal

Question 59

Which bony markings are located at the distal ends of the tibia and fibula?

A) Malleoli
B) Foramina
C) Epicondyles
D) Tuberosities

Question 60

Which joint is between the skull and the first cervical vertebra?

A) Atlantoaxial
B) Zygapophyseal
C) Atlantooccipital
D) Temporomandibular

Question 61

Which joint is located between a rib and a thoracic vertebra?

A) Atlantoaxial
B) Costovertebral
C) Zygapophyseal
D) Atlantooccipital

Question 62

Which ligament connects each vertebra and is located on the posterior aspect of the vertebral column?

A) Deltoid
B) Annular
C) Supraspinous
D) Sacrotuberous

Question 63

How are ribs 1 through 7 classified?

A) True ribs
B) False ribs
C) Floating ribs
D) Tangent ribs

Question 64

Which bone is triangular-shaped and located between the two pelvic bones?

A) Axis
B) Atlas
C) Hyoid
D) Sacrum

Question 65

Which structures project laterally from most vertebral arches?

A) Pedicles
B) Laminae
C) Spinous processes
D) Transverse processes

Question 66

Which joint is located between the first and second vertebrae?

A) Atlantoaxial
B) Costovertebral
C) Zygapophyseal
D) Atlantooccipital

Question 67

Which vertebra is also called the atlas?

A) C1
B) C2
C) C5
D) T1

Question 68

Which spinal region contains demifacets on most of its vertebrae?

A) Lumbar
B) Cervical
C) Thoracic
D) Sacrococcygeal

Question 69

Which structure contains the annulus fibrosus and the nucleus pulposus?

A) Lamina
B) Vertebral body
C) Intervertebral disk
D) Superior articular process

Question 70

Which muscle elevates the scapula?

A) Trapezius
B) Rhomboids
C) Serratus anterior
D) Pectoralis minor

Question 71

Which bone is the tailbone?

A) Patella
B) Coccyx
C) Sacrum
D) Xiphoid

Question 72

Which spinal regions contains only five vertebrae?

A) Lumbar region
B) Cervical region
C) Thoracic region
D) Sacrococcygeal region

Question 73

What structures emerge from the intervertebral foramina?

A) Spinal ligaments and tendons
B) Spinal nerves and blood vessels
C) Meninges and cerebrospinal fluid
D) Annulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus

Question 74

Which muscle has one of its origins on the external occipital protuberance?

A) Trapezius
B) Rhomboids
C) Levator scapulae
D) Serratus anterior

Question 75

Which bone contains the manubrium and the xiphoid process?

A) Atlas
B) Hyoid
C) Sacrum
D) Sternum

Question 76

Which ligament extends from the occipital bone at the external occipital protuberance to the posterior aspect of all cervical vertebrae?

A) Nuchal
B) Deltoid
C) Sacrotuberous
D) Transverse carpal

Question 77

Which vertebra contains the odontoid process?

A) C1
B) C2
C) C5
D) T1

Question 78

Which structures can be palpated at the midline of the back and neck?

A) Laminae
B) Vertebral bodies
C) Spinous processes
D) Transverse processes

Question 79

Which joints involve the pelvis?

A) Pubic symphysis, iliofemoral, sacrotuberal
B) Acetabulofemoral, patellofemoral, tibiofemoral
C) Sacroiliac, pubic symphysis, acetabulofemoral
D) Sacroiliac, chondrocostal, tibiofibular

Question 80

Which bone is suspended from the styloid process of the temporal bone by ligaments and does not articulate directly with any other bone?

A) Hyoid
B) Xiphoid
C) Pisiform
D) Cuneiform