Deck 8: The Appendicular Skeleton

Question 1

Which of the following anatomical landmarks on the humerus allows for the passage of a nerve?

A) radial groove
B) coronoid fossa
C) capitulum
D) olecranon fossa

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following metatarsal bones articulates with the cuboid?

A) talus
B) metatarsal V
C) navicular
D) medial cuneiform

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What is the roughened surface on the humerus where the deltoid muscle attaches?

A) medial epicondyle
B) deltoid tuberosity
C) capitulum
D) lateral epicondyle

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following tarsal bones form the heel?

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

Question 5

What is the name for the thick,projecting ridge of bone on the posterior aspect of the scapula?

A) coracoid process
B) acromion
C) scapular spine
D) supraspinous fossa

Question 6

Which of the following carpal bones articulates with a metacarpal bone?

A) pisiform
B) trapezium
C) lunate
D) scaphoid

Question 7

Which of the following is a bony protrusion on the distal end of the femur?

A) greater trochanter
B) linea aspera
C) medial epicondyle
D) gluteal tuberosity

Question 8

Which bone articulates with the manubrium of the sternum?

A) scapula
B) third rib
C) humerus
D) clavicle

Question 9

What part of the pelvic girdle articulates with the head of the femur?

A) ilium
B) ischium
C) obturator foramen
D) acetabulum

Question 10

Which of the following is an attachment site for a tendon on the humerus?

A) olecranon fossa
B) medial epicondyle
C) surgical neck
D) radial groove

Question 11

Which of the following bones is located in the pectoral girdle?

A) humerus
B) sternum
C) ulna
D) scapula

Question 12

Which wrist bone is immediately proximal to the fifth metacarpal (V)?

A) hamate
B) capitate
C) trapezium
D) trapezoid

Question 13

What region of the pelvis contains the organs of the inferior abdominal cavity?

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

Question 14

Which of the following is a ridge of bone along the posterior surface of the femur where many thigh muscles attach?

A) gluteal tuberosity
B) lateral epicondyle
C) intercondylar fossa
D) linea aspera

Question 15

What is pes cavus?

A) cuneiform
B) capitate
C) flat feet
D) high arches

Question 16

Which of the following is a sesamoid bone in the lower limb?

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

Question 17

Which of the following tarsals articulates with the tibia and fibula?

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

Question 18

Which of the following carpal bones is most commonly fractured during a fall?

A) capitate
B) triquetrum
C) scaphoid
D) hamate

Question 19

Which of the following tarsal bones transfers most of the body's weight to the ground when standing?

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

Question 20

Which of the following wrist bones is located in the proximal row?

A) capitate
B) trapezoid
C) trapezium
D) pisiform