Deck 8: Bones, Part 2: the Appendicular Skeleton

Question 1

Figure 8.2
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
Which letter indicates a depression that is the site where a femoral ligament attaches to the acetabulum?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The coronoid fossa is found on which of the bones listed below?

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

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Figure 8.3
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Which letter indicates the bony landmark of the humerus that articulates with the head of the radius?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Figure 8.2
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Which letter indicates the groove that articulates with the patella?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 5

Figure 8.2
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Which letter indicates the weakest region of the femur, which may be fractured in a fall?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 6

The intercondylar eminence is found on which of the bones listed below?

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

Question 7

Figure 8.2
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Which letter indicates the greater trochanter of the femur?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 8

Figure 8.1
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Which letter indicates the bone that has tuberosities that are the strongest parts of the hip bones?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 9

Figure 8.1
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Which letter indicates a deep hemispherical socket where all three pelvic bones intersect?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 10

Figure 8.1
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Which letter identifies the anterior superior iliac spine?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 11

The olecranon process is found on which of the bones listed below?

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

Question 12

Figure 8.3
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
Which letter indicates the fossa where the ulna articulates with the humerus?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 13

Figure 8.3
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
Which letter indicates the anterior-most boundary of the intertubercular groove?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 14

Figure 8.1
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
Which letter indicates a pad of a fibrocartilage known as the pubic symphysis?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 15

The trochlear notch is found on which of the bones listed below?

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

Question 16

The deltoid tuberosity is found on which of the bones listed below?

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

Question 17

Figure 8.1
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
Which letter indicates the iliac crest?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 18

Figure 8.3
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Which letter indicates the greater tubercle of the humerus?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 19

Figure 8.3
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
Which letter indicates the bony landmark of the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 20

Figure 8.2
Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
Which letter indicates the gluteal tuberosity of the femur?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

Question 21

Which of the following statements about the patella is false?

A) It articulates with the femur, tibia, and fibula.
B) It acts to protect the knee joint anteriorly.
C) It is roughly triangular in shape.
D) It is a sesamoid bone.

Question 22

The coronoid process is found on which of the bones listed below?

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

Question 23

The bony landmark which is the attachment point for the patellar ligament is found on which of the bones listed below?

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

Question 24

Which of the following statements concerning the fibula is false?

A) It is the thinnest of the two leg bones.
B) It forms the lateral malleolus.
C) It helps stabilize the knee.
D) It helps stabilize the ankle.

Question 25

Which of the following statements about the male pelvis is false?

A) The bones are heavier and rougher than in the female.
B) The male pubic arch is wider than that of the female.
C) The cavity of the true pelvis is smaller in the female.
D) The male pelvis is narrow and deep.

Question 26

The bone of the forearm that directly and functionally articulates with the carpals is the

A) humerus.
B) radius.
C) lunate.
D) ulna.

Question 27

In anatomical position,

A) the radius is lateral to the ulna.
B) the styloid process of the radius is medial to the ulna.
C) the head of the radius is medial to the ulna.
D) the ulna is lateral to the radius.

Question 28

The pubic bone is characterized by all of the following except that it

A) forms part of the greater sciatic notch.
B) fuses with the ischium.
C) forms part of the obturator foramen.
D) forms part of the acetabulum.

Question 29

The acromion of the scapula

A) lies anterior to the coracoid process.
B) attaches the biceps muscle of the arm.
C) is an extension of the scapular spine.
D) articulates with the humerus.

Question 30

The rotator cuff muscles attach to the humerus at the

A) supracondylar ridges.
B) deltoid tuberosity.
C) epicondyles.
D) tubercles.

Question 31

Which bone is the keystone of the medial arch of the foot?

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

Question 32

The ulnar notch is found on which of the bones listed below?

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

Question 33

The bone of the palm that articulates with the shortest digit is

A) metacarpal I.
B) metacarpal II.
C) metacarpal III.
D) metacarpal V.

Question 34

The tallest arch of the foot is the arch.

A) medial
B) lateral
C) intermediate
D) transverse

Question 35

How is it possible to tell whether an isolated clavicle is the right or left one?

A) The coronoid process is on the lateral end, the ridge is on the superior surface, and the socket is in the medial end.
B) The medial end is S-shaped, the lateral end is straight, and the superior surface is ridged.
C) The lateral end is flat, the medial end is cone-shaped, and the superior surface is curved.
D) The medial end is cone-shaped, the lateral end is flat, and the inferior surface is ridged.

Question 36

The styloid process on lateral side of the antebrachium is found on which of the bones listed below?

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

Question 37

The medial malleolus is found on which of the bones listed below?

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

Question 38

Which of the appendicular foramen listed below is ʺclosed upʺ and has very few vessels or nerves passing through it?

A) foramen lacerum
B) olfactory foramen
C) foramen magnum
D) obturator foramen

Question 39

The area between the crest of the ilium and the arcuate line is called the

A) true pelvis.
B) false pelvis.
C) pelvic inlet.
D) pelvic outlet.

Question 40

All of these bony landmarks contribute to the pelvic inlet (brim) except the

A) arcuate lines on the ilia.
B) ischial tuberosities.
C) sacral promontory.
D) pubic crests.

Question 41

At the shoulder joint, the head of the humerus articulates with the scapula at the

A) coracoid process.
B) subscapular fossa.
C) acromion process.
D) glenoid cavity.

Question 42

The fibula

A) crosses the tibia when the leg is rotated.
B) forms the lateral border of the knee joint.
C) stabilizes the ankle joint.
D) articulates with the femur.

Question 43

The coronoid process is part of the

A) humerus.
B) carpal bones.
C) ulna.
D) radius.

Question 44

When an individual ʺbreaks a hip,ʺ the most common location of the fracture is the

A) iliac crest of the os coxa.
B) neck of the femur.
C) acetabulum of the os coxa.
D) diaphysis of the femur.

Question 45

Which of these bone combinations represents a pair of pivoting bones?

A) tibia and fibula
B) pisiform and triquetrum
C) clavicle and scapula
D) ulna and radius

Question 46

Which of the bones listed below is the ʺheelʺ bone?

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

Question 47

Which tarsal bone lies directly anterior to the talus?

A) calcaneus
B) lateral cuneiform
C) navicular
D) cuboid

Question 48

Which of the bones listed below does not articulate with the clavicle?

A) 7th vertebra
B) rib 1
C) scapula
D) manubrium

Question 49

What is the cause of carpal tunnel syndrome?

A) fibrosis of the interosseous membrane
B) compression of the median nerve
C) compression of the carpal bones
D) damage to the radioulnar joint

Question 50

Which of the bones listed below is not part of the appendicular skeleton?

A) femur
B) navicular
C) sacrum
D) patella

Question 51

Which border of the scapula is proximal to the vertebral column?

A) inferior
B) lateral
C) medial
D) superior

Question 52

The auricular surface of the ilium

A) forms the lateral borders of the false pelvis.
B) attaches gluteal muscles.
C) forms the sacroiliac joint.
D) lines the interior of the acetabulum.

Question 53

The boundaries of the pelvic outlet include all those listed below except the

A) coccyx.
B) ischial tuberosity.
C) sacrum.
D) gluteal tuberosity.

Question 54

As it runs from the hip to the knee, the femur projects as well as inferiorly.

A) medially
B) laterally
C) anteriorly
D) posteriorly

Question 55

The pelvic inlet (brim) is widest

A) from side to side.
B) superior to inferior.
C) obliquely.
D) from anterior to posterior.

Question 56

The ischium joins the pubis in the acetabulum and at the

A) pubic symphysis.
B) sacroiliac joint.
C) inferior pubic ramus.
D) superior pubic ramus.

Question 57

The anatomical neck of the humerus lies

A) beside the deltoid tuberosity.
B) distal to the tubercles.
C) proximal to the tubercles.
D) near the radial groove.

Question 58

Which of the bony landmarks listed below is not part of the distal end of the humerus?

A) capitulum
B) trochlea
C) olecranon fossa
D) intertubercular sulcus

Question 59

Which of the following bones primarily bears the weight of the body?

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

Question 60

Which of the bones listed below is not found a carpal bone?

A) triquetral
B) scaphoid
C) hamate
D) cuboid

Question 61

The bone that has a trochlea, a capitulum, and a greater tubercle is the

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

Question 62

The posterior inferior iliac spine is superior to the ischial spine.

Question 63

The supraspinous fossa is in the region of the scapula.

A) anterosuperior
B) posteroinferior
C) anteroinferior
D) posterosuperior

Question 64

The ischium has all of these features listed below except the

A) ischial tuberosity.
B) superior ramus.
C) ischial spine.
D) body.

Question 65

Which of the statements below regarding the metatarsals is false?

A) They contribute to the three arches of the feet.
B) They are numbered 1-5 from lateral to medial, just like the metacarpals.
C) They articulate proximally to the cuneiforms and cuboid.
D) They support some of the bodyʹs weight.

Question 66

The bony landmark at the lateral angle of the scapula is the

A) spine.
B) acromion.
C) glenoid cavity.
D) suprascapular notch.

Question 67

The coracoid process of the scapula articulates with the clavicle.

Question 68

The bone that has a trochlear notch, an olecranon process, and a coronoid process is the

A) femur.
B) tibia.
C) radius.
D) ulna.

Question 69

The thumb has no middle phalanx.

Question 70

The clavicle functions to

A) protect the lungs.
B) allow the arm to extend further for reaching.
C) provide balance for the scapula on the other side of the body.
D) transmit compression forces from the upper limb to the axial skeleton.

Question 71

The subscapular fossa lies inferior to the spine and faces posteriorly.

Question 72

All of these statements regarding the acetabulum are true except

A) The acetabulum is cup-shaped.
B) The acetabulum participates in the hip joint.
C) The acetabulum is where the three pelvic bones intersect.
D) The acetabulum articulates with the sacrum.

Question 73

By anatomical definition, the leg extends from the

A) acetabulum to the metatarsals.
B) back (including the pelvis) to the tips of the toes.
C) knee to the ankle.
D) the top of the femur to the ankle.

Question 74

All of these bones are in the proximal row of four carpal bones except the

A) trapezoid.
B) pisiform.
C) triquetral.
D) scaphoid.

Question 75

The metacarpus is the palm of the hand.

Question 76

The bone in the upper limb that corresponds to the femur in the lower limb is the

A) ischium.
B) ulna.
C) humerus.
D) radius.

Question 77

The fibula has all of the following features except the

A) inferior tibiofibular joint (facet).
B) medial malleolus.
C) head.
D) lateral malleolus.

Question 78

Which of these bones of the appendicular skeleton are unpaired?

A) os coxae
B) humerus
C) clavicle
D) None; all appendicular bones are paired.

Question 79

All of the bones of the digits are collectively known as

A) tarsals.
B) phalanges.
C) carpals.
D) metacarpals.

Question 80

These three tarsal bones lie just distal to the navicular are the

A) trapezoids.
B) cuneiforms.
C) cuboids.
D) naviculars.