Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Which bone is found within the pelvis?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

A ________ is a slit-like opening.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Which of the following bones belongs in the appendicular skeleton?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which of the following bones contains a diaphysis?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which bone contains the supraorbital foramen?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Which of the following bones contains the carotid canal?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Which of the following bones belongs in the axial skeleton?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Tarsal bones belong in which classification?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

What type of bone is the sternum?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

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