Quiz 7 :
Skeletal System

Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?

The appendicular skeleton consists of the

Which of the following anatomical features of bones is correctly matched with its function?

Which anatomical term is correctly matched with its description?

Which of the following bones is part of the neurocranium?

Which of the following bones is paired?

Andrew is in a car accident and fractures his maxilla. To which group of bones does this belong?

Which of the following facial bones is correctly matched with its function?

A person who gets hit on the back of the head might suffer injury to which of these bones?

The sagittal suture is located between the

The lambdoidal suture is located between the

The ligamentum nuchae

A person who has cerebrospinal fluid draining from the ear probably has a fracture of the

The mastoid process

Getting a kiss on the cheek means this bone is involved:

Which of the following is found inferior to the maxilla and has a posterior articulation with the temporal bone?

The maxilla forms the

Which of the following bones forms part of the lateral wall of the nasal cavity?

Which of the following bones forms the nasal septum?

Which of the following bones contains a sinus?

Alexander has been diagnosed with a pituitary tumor, which means the tumor is in the

Shannon, a boxer, is informed after a fight that she has a broken ethmoid bone, and that due to its location she may have difficulty with which of these special senses?

Three-year old Trevor is admitted to the hospital with stenosis (narrowing) of the foramen magnum, which directly affects which of these structures?

Which of the following bony features is mismatched with its description?

A tumor discovered in the posterior orbit would most likely impact

Failure of the palatine processes of the maxilla to fuse properly during development results in a

Which of the following statements concerning the maxilla is false?

A person with a fractured mandible has a broken

Which of the following bony features is not associated with the skull?

Which skull canal contains blood vessels that drain blood from the skull?

Which skull canal conveys sound waves to the eardrum?

Which skull canal transmits branches of the trigeminal nerve?

Which skull canal does the internal carotid artery pass through?

What canal conveys tears from the eyes to the nasal cavity?

Which cranial bone forms the bony eyebrow ridges and roofs of the orbits?

The skull bone that forms the chin is also the only bone connected to the skull by a freely moveable joint. This bone is the

Anatomy students are viewing bone and identifying the sella turcica, pterygoid processes, foramen ovale, foramen spinosum, and the foramen rotundum. What bone are they studying?

A coroner determines the cause of death to be strangulation because this delicate bone is fractured. Which bone is this?

The _____ region of the vertebral column is located in the neck.

Which of the following statements is true?

Sully is involved in a car accident in which he is rear-ended. The traumatic hyperextension of his head caused

Which of the following is a function of the vertebral column?

Which of the following statements is true?

The coccyx is

Marilyn has been diagnosed with a fractured dens or odontoid process. Which specific bone is affected?

Transverse foramina are found in _____ vertebrae.

Articular facets on the transverse processes are characteristic of _____ vertebrae.

Dr. Jagasia informs a patient they have fractured the most anterior part of their vertebra. Which part is most likely affected?

The loss of height that occurs with aging is due to compression of the

The ribs articulate with the _____ vertebrae.

The first cervical vertebrae is the

Classify a vertebra with the following characteristics: (1) superior articular processes face posteriorly

A herniated disc occurs when

Eighty-year old Mrs. Smith has a bent-over stance with a noticeable hump back. Along with osteoporosis, Mrs. Smith also is afflicted with which condition?

What results from damage to annulus fibrosus and release of nucleus pulposus?

What condition is the failure of vertebral laminae to fuse?

An exaggerated curvature of the lumbar region is

An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine is

The posterior part of the vertebral arch is the

The fibrocartilage located between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae is the

The site where spinal nerves exit the vertebral column is the

The opening in vertebrae for the spinal cord is the

The posterior, inferior projection from vertebrae is the

The anterior boundary of the "rib cage" is the

Which of the following parts of a rib articulates with the body of a vertebra?

Those ribs that attach directly to the sternum are referred to as _____ ribs.

Ribs that do not attach directly to the sternum are called _____ ribs.

Which of the following ribs attaches to the sternum at the sternal angle?

Manubrium, body, and xiphoid process are all parts of the

The upper limb and its girdle are attached rather loosely to the rest of the body. This arrangement

The collar bone is the

Another name for the shoulder blade is the

The glenoid cavity is where the

The acromion process

A dislocated shoulder involves separation of the __________ from the scapula.

Which of the following is most distal in location on the humerus?

The humerus articulates with the ulna at the

The humerus articulates with the radius at the

If you break the lateral bone of your forearm, you have fractured your

The point of the elbow is the

The olecranon process is found on the

In a farm accident, a man has his arm severed midway between his wrist and his elbow. Which of the following bones was severed?

The wrist is composed of eight

Which of the following is not a carpal?

The knuckles of the hand are formed by the distal ends of the

A woman pinched her phalanx. She hurt her

Which of the following is false?

The bone that articulates with the acetabulum is the

The obturator foramen is found in the

The greater sciatic notch is found on the

Judd has a fractured coxal bone, which means he has a broken

A person sits on his/her

Which of the following situations could interfere with normal child birth?

Which of the following is not a coxal bone?

The largest and most superior coxal bone is the

Maya is experiencing pain and discomfort in her posterior coxal region. Which specific joint may be the problem?

The portion of coxal bone a person sits on is the

The large depression on the medial side of the ilium is the

The junction of two pubic bones is the

The anterior end of the iliac crest is the

The large bone in the thigh is the

When comparing the female pelvis with the male pelvis, which of the following statements is false?

Which of the following statements about the femur is TRUE?

Which of the following is correctly matched?

The medial malleolus

The tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia and the fibula is the

The heel of the foot is formed by the

A patient in a skiing accident is told that the lateral side of the ankle joint has been crushed. The bone that has been injured is the

The foot contains

The thumb and big toe are similar in that

A woman who drops something on her foot might injure which of the following bones?

The common name for the patella is the

Alan suffers a concussion. Which bone has possibly been traumatized?

The common name for the sternum is the

The common name of the tibia is the

The common name for the phalanges is the

The coracoid process is found on the

The deltoid tuberosity is found on the

A styloid process is found on the

Jill, an avid runner, experiences pain on her greater trochanter. Where is Jill's pain located?

The lateral malleolus is part of the

The olecranon process of the ulna is commonly known as the

The frontal bone is known as the

The coxal bone is known as the

The coccyx is also called the

The hyoid bone is part of the

The pelvic girdle and lower limb are part of the

The vertebral column is part of the

The clavicle is part of the

The sternum is part of the

The auditory ossicles are part of the

A cleft palate results from incomplete development of the _______

What condition is the failure of vertebral laminae to fuse?

In a herniated ("ruptured" or "slipped") disc, the ring of fibrocartilage called the ___________ cracks and the _____________ oozes out.

This condition is also known as hump back.

What results from damage to annulus fibrosus and release of nucleus pulposus?

A blow to the shoulder often breaks the clavicle, but very seldom breaks the scapula. Suggest why.

John Flashback was running downfield with the football. As he tried to avoid a tackle, he stepped in a hole and his foot was twisted under him with great force. The X-ray shows a "broken ankle". The structure that is most likely broken is the