A & P Quiz 2

the head of metatarsal I articulates with the

Base of the proximal phalanx of the hallux

When you sit on a stool, which part of the coxal bones touch the stool first?

Ischial tuberosities

All of the following are part of the axial skeleton EXCEPT the occipital bone hyoid bone vertebrae coxal bones sternum

Sternum

A pair of coxal bones unearthed from an unmarked grave have oval-shaped obturator foramina and a pubic arch greater than 90 degrees. What can you tell from this information?

The bones are probably those of a female

the proximal end of the femur articulates with the

acetabulum

A foramen is

an opening through which blood vessels, nerves, or ligaments pass

Name the regions of the vertebral column in order from superior to inferior

cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal

The roughened area on the middle portion of the shaft of the humerus is the

deltoid tuberosity

the lateral malleolus is part of the _______

fibula

The temporal bone articulates with all of the following except_____ parietal bone zygomatic bone mandible frontal bone sphenoid bone

frontal bone

the head of the humerus articulates with the

glenoid cavity of scapula

The coronoid and olecranon fossae are depressions found on the

humerus

Which of the following are NOT part of the ethmoid bone? superior nasal conchae middle nasal conchae inferior nasal conchae lateral masses olfactory foramina

inferior nasal conchae

An exaggeration of the thoracic curve of the vertebral column

kyphosis

The acromion process of the scapula articulates with the

lateral end of the clavicle

Which metacarpal is proximal to the little finger?

number V

The superior articular facets of the atlas articulate with the

occipital condyles

Cleft palate results from incomplete fusion of the

palatine processes of the maxillae

Which of the the following is not considered part of the appendicular skeleton. humerus coxal bones fibula ribs calcaneus

ribs

The pituitary gland is located in the

sella turcica of the sphenoid bone

The xiphoid process is part of the

sternum

Which of the following is NOT a carpal bone? scaphoid talus pisiform lunate triquetrum

talus

The zygomatic process is part of the...

temporal bone

the "shinbone"is the

tibia

the prominence that can be felt on the medial surface of the ankle is part of the ________

tibia

ALL of the following form part of the orbit EXCEPT the zygomatic maxilla sphenoid vomer

vomer