Deck 15: Appendicular Skeleton

Question 1

The ________ is the smooth, triangular surface where the anterior surface of the scapula faces the ribs.

A) glenoid cavity
B) supraspinous fossa
C) subscapular fossa
D) infraspinous fossa

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Where does the humerus articulate on the pectoral girdle?

A) sternoclavicular joint
B) coracoid process
C) glenoid cavity
D) acromioclavicular joint

Answer 2

C

Question 3

All of the following are bones of the wrist EXCEPT the ________.

A) medial cuneiform
B) hamate
C) scaphoid bone
D) trapezium

Answer 3

A

Question 4

How many phalanges are on each hand?

A) 15
B) 12
C) 28
D) 14

Question 5

The antebrachium is composed of which two bones?

A) radius and ulna
B) humerus and radius
C) scapula and clavicle
D) humerus and clavical

Question 6

Which bone is the "shin" bone?

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

Question 7

Which bone is in direct contact with the first metatarsal?

A) medial cuneiform
B) lateral cuneiform
C) intermediate cuneiform
D) distal phalanx

Question 8

Which part of the fibula articulates with the talus?

A) lateral malleolus
B) calcaneous
C) medial malleolus
D) head

Question 9

Which is NOT a bone of the pelvic girdle?

A) pubis
B) ilium
C) ischium
D) sacrum

Question 10

The wrist consists of ________.

A) the phalanges
B) The styloid process of the radius and ulna.
C) metacarpals
D) eight short bones

Question 11

How many bones form the elbow?

A) four
B) one
C) three
D) two

Question 12

All of the following are true about the female pelvis compared to the male pelvis EXCEPT ________.

A) the pelvic inlet is rounder
B) the pelvic inlet is wider
C) the pubic angle is wider in the female
D) the female pelvis has a smaller pelvic outlet

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a weight-bearing bone?

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

Question 14

What is the largest bone of the skeleton?

A) pelvis
B) skull
C) vertebral column
D) femur

Question 15

What coxal bone is the bone that we sit on?

A) ilium
B) pubis
C) sacrum
D) ischium

Question 16

The bone of the brachium is the ________.

A) radius
B) humerus
C) ulna
D) clavicle

Question 17

The patella is which type of bone?

A) short
B) irregular
C) sesamoid
D) none of the above

Question 18

The clavicle articulates with the scapula at the ________.

A) acromioclavicular joint
B) suprascapular notch
C) coracoid process
D) sternoclavicular joint

Question 19

Where does the head of the femur articulate on the coxal bone?

A) lesser sciatic notch
B) acetabulum
C) greater sciatic notch
D) glenoid cavity

Question 20

Where does the pelvic girdle attach to the sacrum?

A) acetabulum
B) iliac crest
C) glenoid cavity
D) sacro-iliac joint

Question 21

Which bone is the heel bone?

A) navicular
B) talus
C) calcaneus
D) cuboid

Question 22

The arch of the foot is formed by ________.

A) phalanges
B) hallux
C) metatarsal bones
D) cuneiform bones