Deck 8: Skeletal System: Axial and Appendicular Skeleton

Question 1

Which bone bears the superior and inferior temporal lines?

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

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The orbital complex includes part of the sphenoid bone.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The calvaria is made up of cranial bones and is part of the skull.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The portion of the sphenoid bone that houses the pituitary gland is the

A) pterygoid process.
B) pterygoid plate.
C) greater wing.
D) lesser wing.
E) sella turcica.

Question 5

Which bone is not part of the nasal complex?

A) Nasal
B) Frontal
C) Inferior nasal concha
D) Temporal
E) Ethmoid

Question 6

The zygomatic process of the temporal bone and the ________ process of the zygomatic bone form the zygomatic arch.

A) zygomatic
B) maxillary
C) frontal
D) temporal
E) mastoid

Question 7

Which cranial fossa supports the cerebellum?

A) Anterior
B) Posterior
C) Middle
D) Lateral
E) Medial

Question 8

Which is not a cranial bone?

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

Question 9

The ________ suture is the articulation between the occipital bone and both parietal bones.

A) lambdoid
B) coronal
C) sagittal
D) squamous
E) frontal

Question 10

Protection of vital organs and hematopoiesis are two functions commonly named for the ________ skeleton.

A) axial
B) appendicular

Question 11

Which of these bones does not contribute to the region known as the pterion?

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

Question 12

Which bone is not part of the axial skeleton?

A) Malleus
B) Sacrum
C) Clavicle
D) Atlas
E) Frontal bone

Question 13

Which of these skull bones cannot be easily palpated?

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

Question 14

The skull consists of ________ cranial bones and ________ facial bones.

A) 8, 14
B) 7, 12
C) 10, 12
D) 5, 7
E) 9, 11

Question 15

The basin in the floor of the cranium that accommodates the temporal lobe of the brain is the

A) posterior cranial fossa.
B) middle cranial fossa.
C) inferior cortical plate.
D) cribriform fissure.
E) sella turcica.

Question 16

Which bones form the calvaria?

A) Occipital and parietals
B) Parietals and frontal
C) Occipital, parietals, and temporals
D) Occipital, parietals, and frontal
E) Occipital, parietals, temporals, and frontal

Question 17

Which bone is not paired?

A) Maxilla
B) Mandible
C) Lacrimal
D) Nasal
E) Zygomatic

Question 18

The sagittal suture joins the

A) left and right parietal bones.
B) left and right temporal bones.
C) parietal and occipital bones.
D) temporal and occipital bones.
E) frontal and parietal bones.

Question 19

The lacrimal bone helps form both the orbital and nasal complexes.

Question 20

What is the function of the nuchal lines?

A) Attachment for dura mater
B) Attachment for muscles and ligaments
C) Passageway for cranial nerves
D) Passageway for jugular vein
E) Grooves for dural sinuses

Question 21

The membranous sheets that connect developing cranial bones are called

A) sutures.
B) fontanelles.
C) intraosseous membranes.
D) craniochondral articulations.
E) ossicles.

Question 22

Which bones form the inferior margin of the orbit?

A) Maxilla and zygomatic
B) Frontal and sphenoid
C) Palatine and sphenoid
D) Lacrimal and ethmoid
E) Zygomatic and sphenoid

Question 23

The ________ process of the mandible articulates with the temporal bone.

A) alveolar
B) condylar
C) mastoid
D) temporal
E) coronoid

Question 24

A perpendicular plate is a feature of the ________ and ________ bones.

A) palatine; lacrimal
B) ethmoid; sphenoid
C) palatine; ethmoid
D) nasal; lacrimal
E) maxilla; zygomatic

Question 25

Which bone bears the infraorbital foramen?

A) Frontal
B) Temporal
C) Mandible
D) Maxilla
E) Zygomatic

Question 26

Which bones articulate with the zygomatic bone?

A) Frontal, temporal, and maxilla
B) Temporal and maxilla
C) Temporal and parietal
D) Frontal, parietal, and occipital
E) Temporal, sphenoid, and maxilla

Question 27

Which is not a feature of the ethmoid bone?

A) Cribriform foramina
B) Perpendicular plate
C) Crista galli
D) Inferior nasal concha
E) Orbital plate

Question 28

Which bone bears the greater and lesser cornua?

A) Maxilla
B) Stapes
C) Hyoid
D) Incus
E) Mandible

Question 29

Which is not a correct pairing of bone and feature?

A) Occipital bone - foramen magnum
B) Sphenoid bone - foramen rotundum
C) Temporal bone - carotid canal
D) Frontal bone - supraorbital foramen
E) Parietal bone - mental foramen

Question 30

Which bone is unpaired?

A) Lacrimal
B) Vomer
C) Inferior nasal concha
D) Palatine
E) Maxilla

Question 31

What is the function of the cribriform plate?

A) Permits air to enter the cranial cavity to cool the brain
B) Provides large surface area for muscle attachment
C) Permits passage of the olfactory nerves
D) Forms part of the nasal septum
E) Articulates with the atlas for rotational head movement

Question 32

Which bone is not a facial bone?

A) Temporal
B) Mandible
C) Zygomatic
D) Maxilla
E) Nasal

Question 33

Which is characteristic of a female skull, as compared to a male skull?

A) Chin pointed and triangular
B) Mandibular angle greater than 125 degrees
C) Little or no prominence to superciliary arches
D) External surface of occipital bone relatively smooth
E) All of the choices are characteristic of a female skull.

Question 34

What is the location of the auditory ossicles?

A) Petrous part of temporal bone
B) Squamous part of temporal bone
C) Tympanic part of temporal bone
D) Auditory part of temporal bone
E) Mastoid part of temporal bone

Question 35

The pterygoid spines and optic canals are features of the ________ bone.

A) ethmoid
B) temporal
C) sphenoid
D) occipital
E) frontal

Question 36

The jugular foramen is located between the ________ and ________ bones.

A) temporal; parietal
B) sphenoid; ethmoid
C) sphenoid; occipital
D) occipital; temporal
E) occipital; parietal

Question 37

The incisive foramen and palatine process are features of which bone?

A) Mandible
B) Palatine bone
C) Vomer
D) Maxilla
E) Temporal bone

Question 38

Which of these is not a paranasal sinus?

A) Maxillary sinus
B) Ethmoid sinus
C) Sphenoid sinus
D) Mastoid sinus
E) Frontal sinus

Question 39

Developmentally, the most significant growth in the skull occurs

A) between the ages of 5 and 10.
B) between the ages of 10 and 15.
C) before age 5.
D) between the ages of 15 and 20.
E) between the ages of 20 and 25.

Question 40

Which bone bears the mandibular fossa?

A) Maxilla
B) Temporal
C) Zygomatic
D) Mandible
E) Frontal

Question 41

The posterior fontanelle normally closes within one month after birth.

Question 42

Briefly describe the structure and function of fontanelles.

Question 43

Transverse foramina are found in ________ vertebrae.

A) thoracic
B) lumbar
C) cervical
D) sacral
E) all

Question 44

A young child's cranium is relatively smaller compared to the rest of its body than that of an adult.

Question 45

What is the correct order for the vertebral regions, from superior to inferior?

A) Cervical - thoracic - sacral - coccygeal - lumbar
B) Thoracic - sacral - lumbar - thoracic - coccygeal
C) Cervical - thoracic - lumbar - sacral - coccygeal
D) Thoracic - coccygeal - cervical - lumbar - sacral
E) Thoracic - cervical - lumbar - coccygeal - sacral

Question 46

Which of the spinal curves forms when a child is about 12 months of age?

A) Sacral
B) Lumbar
C) Cervical
D) Thoracic
E) Coccygeal

Question 47

Which is not a function of the vertebral column?

A) Supporting the weight of the head
B) Maintaining upright body position
C) Passageway for cranial nerves
D) Passageway for spinal nerves
E) Protecting the spinal cord

Question 48

A skull with five gracile features and one robust feature is most likely a ________ skull.

A) male
B) female

Question 49

Which fontanelle is the last to close?

A) Anterior
B) Sphenoidal
C) Mastoid

Question 50

The vertebral column includes ________ cervical, ________ thoracic, and ________ lumbar vertebrae.

A) 5, 12, 7
B) 6, 14, 6
C) 7, 13, 4
D) 7, 12, 5
E) 6, 13, 5

Question 51

The hyoid bone is located between the

A) mandible and the larynx.
B) maxilla and the mandible.
C) pharynx and the nasal cavity.
D) cranium and the axilla.
E) larynx and the trachea.

Question 52

The ossicles are

A) three of the fourteen facial bones.
B) six of the fourteen cranial bones.
C) three small bones within each ear.
D) neck bones that articulate with the larynx (voice box).

Question 53

Which curves of the vertebral column are present at birth?

A) Thoracic and sacral
B) Lumbar and cervical
C) Lumbar and sacral
D) Cervical and thoracic
E) Lumbar and thoracic

Question 54

Which statement accurately describes the articulations between ribs and vertebrae?

A) Three of the cervical and ten of the thoracic vertebrae articulate with ribs.
B) Twelve thoracic vertebrae articulate with the ribs.
C) Two lumbar and ten thoracic vertebrae articulate with the ribs.
D) Two cervical, two lumbar and eight thoracic vertebrae articulate with the ribs.
E) Nine thoracic and three lumbar vertebrae articulate with the ribs.

Question 55

What is the inner, gelatinous region of each intervertebral disc called?

A) Annulus fibrosus
B) Nucleus pulposus
C) Lamella
D) Chondral ring
E) Articular ring

Question 56

Of the following list, which describe the functions of the paranasal sinuses?
A: Warm and moisten inhaled air
B: Strengthen the bone
C: Provide resonance to the voice

A) a only
B) b only
C) a and c
D) a, b, and c
E) None of the listed functions describe those of the sinuses.

Question 57

One of the ossicles is the incus.

Question 58

The vertebral column protects

A) the kidneys.
B) the spinal cord.
C) the spleen.
D) All of the choices are correct.

Question 59

The vertebral processes that are most easily palpated along the midline of the back are the ________ processes.

A) transverse
B) inferior articular
C) superior articular
D) lamellar
E) spinous

Question 60

The ________ provide passageways for spinal nerves to exit the vertebral column and travel to other parts of the body.

A) vertebral foramina
B) intervertebral foramina
C) vertebral canals
D) articular facets
E) transverse foramina

Question 61

Which of these features is found in a lumbar vertebra?

A) Pedicles
B) Vertebral foramen
C) Spinous process
D) Vertebral arch
E) All of the choices are correct.

Question 62

How many pairs of ribs are "floating ribs" that do not articulate with the sternum?

A) 5
B) 2
C) 7
D) 12
E) 10

Question 63

The spinal curvature that develops as a child learns to walk shifts the trunk weight over the legs. It is an example of a ________ curve.

A) primary
B) secondary

Question 64

The occipital condyles articulate with the

A) axis.
B) atlas.
C) dens.
D) vertebra prominens.
E) odontoid process.

Question 65

Which bone count is not correct for a normal adult human?

A) 14 facial bones
B) 7 pairs of true ribs
C) 7 lumbar vertebrae
D) 6 auditory ossicles
E) 8 cranial bones

Question 66

The part of a rib that articulates with the demifacets on the bodies of vertebrae is the

A) head.
B) tubercle.
C) shaft.
D) tuberosity.

Question 67

What is the superior portion of the sternum called?

A) Xiphoid process
B) Manubrium
C) Body
D) Gladiolus
E) Coccyx

Question 68

Which features are found only on thoracic vertebrae?

A) Costal facets and demifacets
B) Transverse foramina
C) Spinous processes
D) Vertebral foramina
E) Laminae

Question 69

Module F07 Gross anatomy of bones.
This figure shows the major cavities within the skull. Which number indicates the sphenoid sinus?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) The sphenoid sinus is not shown on this figure.

Question 70

The cervical and lumbar curvatures are ________ curves, and they arch ________.

A) primary; anteriorly
B) primary; posteriorly
C) secondary; anteriorly
D) secondary; posteriorly

Question 71

Rib 1 articulates with vertebra ________ and the ________.

A) T1; body of the sternum
B) T2; body of the sternum
C) T1; manubrium of the sternum
D) C7; manubrium of the sternum
E) T2; clavicle

Question 72

Module F07 Gross anatomy of bones.
This figure shows the major cavities within the skull. Which number indicates the frontal sinus?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) The frontal sinus is not shown on this figure.

Question 73

Blood vessels and nerves travel in a marking of each rib known as its costal ________.

Question 74

The inferior termination of the sacral canal is an opening called the

A) anterior sacral foramen.
B) sacral promontory.
C) posterior sacral foramen.
D) sacral hiatus.

Question 75

How many pairs of ribs articulate (directly or indirectly) with the sternum?

A) 7
B) 12
C) 10
D) 5
E) 24

Question 76

Each auricular surface of the sacrum is located on a(n)

A) ala.
B) median sacral crest.
C) sacral cornu.
D) apex.
E) spinous process.

Question 77

The sternal angle can be used as an anatomical landmark to identify the position of the

A) apex of the heart.
B) jugular vein.
C) second rib.
D) trachea.
E) hyoid bone.

Question 78

Which cervical vertebra is also known as the vertebra prominens?

A) C1
B) C2
C) C4
D) C5
E) C7

Question 79

The clavicles articulate with the sternum at the ________ notches.

A) clavicular
B) suprasternal
C) mastosternal
D) jugular
E) first costal

Question 80

Which feature is unique to the axis?

A) Dens
B) Bifid spinous process
C) Superior articular facet
D) Transverse foramen
E) Vertebral foramen