Anatomy ch6
The primary curvatures of the spine serves mainly to
A) accommodation of the thoracic and abdominopelvic viscera.
The sternum serves as an anterior attachment site for the true and false ribs.
TRUE
Compression fracture is most likely to occur in which of the following bones?
vertebra
The most inferior portion of the sternum is called the
xiphoid process
The sacrum is actually the result of five fused sacral vertebrae.
TRUE
The sphenoid bone contains the foramen rotundum and superior orbital fissure.
TRUE
What event causes the cervical curve to begin development?
an infant begins to lift his or her head
the posterior tubercle is a part of the
atlas
The true ribs
attach to the sternum by seperate cartilaginous extensions
Bones within the temporal bone that are important to hearing are called
auditory ossicles
The divisions of the skeletal system include (the)
axial and appendicular
Which of the following bones supports some of the weight of the brain?
ethmoid bone
Which bone is not part of the skull?
hyoid
Which of the following bones might be broken during strangulation?
hyoid
Which of the following features belongs to the occipital bone?
hypoglossal canal
The small depression on temporal bone that the mandibular condyle fits into is called (the)
mandibular fossa
Which of the following structures makes up the superior portion of the nasal septum?
perprendicular plate
the lumbar and cervical curves of the vertebral column are called
secondary curves
Which of the following openings is found within the frontal bone?
supra-orbital foramen
The part of the vertebra that transfers weight along the long axis of the vertebral column is (are) the
vertebral body
The facial bone that is midsagittal structure is the
vomer
The temporal processes are part of what bone?
zygomatic
which of the following vertebral curvatures is convex anteriorly
both cervical and lumbar
false ribs are also known as
both vertebrochondral ribs and floating ribs
Injury to what region of the vertebral column is usually most threatening?
cervical
The bony structure of the orbit is composed of which of the following?
ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal, lacrimal, maxilla, zygomatic, and palatine
Which of the following is true of the vomer bone?
it forms part of the nasal septum
surgery of the spinal cord most often involves cutting of the
lamina
Pregnancy can cause which of the following abnormal curvatures of the back?
lordosis
The point of attachment for muscles that extend and rotate the head is the
mastoid process
Which of the following bones contain the infraorbital foramen?
maxilla
which bone makes up most of the floor of the orbit?
maxilla
The squamous suture is the boundary between which bones?
paritetal and temporal
Which of the following organ systems would most likely be affected by breaking a rib?
respiratory
The structure that houses the pituitary gland is called the
sella turcica
Which of the following is the connection point between the axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton?
sternum-clavicle
A point of contact between the axial and appendicular skeletons is the manubrium.
TRUE
The ethmoid bone is a light spongy bone that forms much of the inner structure of the nose and attaches to the falx cerebri.
TRUE
The infraorbital foramen allows blood vessels and nerves to pass through the maxilla.
TRUE
The inner ear bones or ossicles are located within the temporal bones.
TRUE
The structures that supports the head on the vertebral column are the occipital condyles.
TRUE
the ethmoid bone contains a superior projection called the crista galli
TRUE
the mastoid process is part of a temporal bone
TRUE
Which of the following sutures is found in the infant but sometimes has no evident marking in the adult?
Frontal
Which of the following vertebral column levels has the thickest intervertebral disc?
between t12 and L1
Which of the following describes the occipital bone?
contains the foramen magnum
The parietal, temporal, frontal, and occipital bones are part of (the)
cranium
Problems with proper growth of the skull can be caused by
early closure of the sagittal and coronal sutures
Which of the following bones makes up most of the medial wall of the orbit?
ethmoid bone
Choose the type of rib and number of ribs that matches.
floating ribs; 4
The coronal suture is the boundary between which bones?
frontal and parietal
The frontal bone of an infant is separated into two bones by the
frontral suture
The largest of the paranasal sinuses is (are) located within which of the following bones?
maxillae
Which of the following bones bear teeth?
maxillae and madible
Which of the following lists includes only facial bones?
maxillae, palatines, mandible, zygomatics, lacrimals
11) Which of the following features belongs to the mandibular bone?
mental foramen
Someone who is referred to as having a "large chin" likely has a very prominent
mental protruberance
Which of the following can be found on cervical vertebrae only?
multiple foramina
Which of the following contains the foramen ovale?
sphenoid
the vertebral arches surround and protect the
spinal cord
Which of the following structures can most easily be felt on the dorsum?
spinous process
The temporomandibular joint is
the site of the articulation between the cranium and mandible.
the primary curves of the vertebral column are the
thoracic and sacral
which type of vertebra has a transverse costal facet
throacic
the major function of the body of the vertebra is
transferring weight along the axis of the vertbral column
Ribs 1—10 articulate with the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae and (the)
transverse process of the thoracic vertebrae
