Deck 7: Introduction to the Skeletal System and the Axial Skeleton

Question 1

Which of the following bones contains a diaphysis?

A) patella
B) carpal
C) sternum
D) tibia

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The optic canal is found in which of the following bones?

A) sphenoid
B) maxilla
C) frontal
D) lacrimal

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which bone contains the supraorbital foramen?

A) maxilla
B) ethmoid
C) frontal
D) palatine

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following bones belongs in the axial skeleton?

A) clavicle
B) phalanges
C) fibula
D) sternum

Question 5

The interconnecting bony struts of spongy bone are known as ________.

A) Haversian canals
B) perforating canals
C) lacunae
D) trabeculae

Question 6

In which of the following bones would the diploë be found?

A) parietal
B) sternum
C) femur
D) rib

Question 7

Which of the following bones contains the carotid canal?

A) sphenoid
B) palatine
C) temporal
D) occipital

Question 8

A doctor informs you that your son has fractured a sesamoid bone.Which of the following is the most likely bone that was fractured?

A) radius
B) scapula
C) patella
D) humerus

Question 9

Which of the following changes in the vertebral column is most likely to occur during pregnancy?

A) osteoporosis
B) kyphosis
C) lordosis
D) scoliosis

Question 10

A ________ is a round or oval hole or opening in a bone.

A) sinus
B) tuberosity
C) trochlea
D) foramen

Question 11

A 57-year-old female has recently been diagnosed with overproduction of red bone marrow,which has been causing significant bone pain.Which of the following bones is likely to be involved?

A) tarsals
B) vertebra
C) metacarpals
D) patella

Question 12

A five-year-old boy is struck in the head with a baseball.The physician identifies in an MRI that the petrous ridge has shifted superiorly.What bone contains the petrous ridge?

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

Question 13

Which of the following bones is a component of the hard palate?

A) ethmoid
B) maxilla
C) vomer
D) sella turcica

Question 14

Which bone is found within the pelvis?

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

Question 15

What type of bone is the sternum?

A) irregular
B) flat
C) sutural
D) sesamoid

Question 16

What histological structure immediately surrounds a central canal in compact bone?

A) osteon
B) lacunae
C) Haversian system
D) bone lamellae

Question 17

Which of the following sutures connects the two parietal bones of the skull?

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

Question 18

Tarsal bones belong in which classification?

A) short
B) flat
C) sesamoid
D) sutural

Question 19

A ________ is a slit-like opening.

A) meatus
B) process
C) groove
D) fissure

Question 20

Which of the following bones belongs in the appendicular skeleton?

A) sternum
B) metatarsal
C) rib
D) vertebra