Axial Skeleton Connect
There are __ small bones of the toes that are called the ___________________.
14 phalanges
There are __ small, long bones found on top of the foot called _________________.
5 metatarsals
There are ____ irregular shaped bones in the foot known as the __________.
7 tarsals
The vertebral column includes __ cervical, ___ thoracic, and __ lumbar vertebrae.
7; 12; 5
On which vertebra is the odontoid process found?
Axis
Which cervical vertebra is also known as the vertebrae prominens?
C7
Contains transverse foramina
Cervical vertebrae
Seven vertebrae
Cervical vertebrae
Also called the "tailbone"
Coccyx
The "soft spots" on an infant's head are caused by which of the following?
Fontanelles
Which of the following bones form the upper jaw?
Maxilla
Five fused vertebrae
Sacrum
What is the butterfly shaped bone on the floor of the cranium?
Sphenoid
Contain costal facets
Thoracic vertebrae
Each one connects to a rib pair
Thoracic vertebrae
Though it does not articulate with any other bone, the hyoid bone is considered to be part of the axial skeleton.
True
The occipital condyles articulate with the
atlas
The roof of the cranium is called the _______________, or skullcap.
calvaria
Transverse foramina are found in _________ vertebrae.
cervical
The tailbone is called the
coccyx
The ________ is found in the thigh
femur
order bones from proximal to distal tarsals, femur, metatarsals, fibula, phalanges, patella
femur patella fibula tarsals metatarsals phalanges
Which ribs do NOT attach anteriorly to the sternum.
floating ribs
order bones from proximal to distal: metacarpals, radius, humerus, carpals, phalanges
humerus radius carpals metacarpals phalanges
Which bone contains a midline body and two hornlike cornua for tongue and anterior neck muscle attachment?
hyoid
The ___________ provides passageways for spinal nerves to exit the vertebral column and travel to other parts of the body.
intervertebral foramina
Largest vertebrae
lumbar vertebrae
What is the only movable bone of the skull?
mandible
The superior portion of the sternum is called the
manubrium
The inner, gelatinous region of each intervertebral disc is called
nucleus pulposus
Which of the following bones forms the back and base of the cranium?
occipital
What bone has a large opening, the foramen magnum, for the spinal cord to enter the cranial cavity?
occipital bone
The _________ is also known as the knee cap.
patella
An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine is called
scoliosis
The sternal angle can be used as an anatomical landmark to identify the position of the
second rib
The sella turcica is a feature of the
sphenoid bone
The vertebral processes that are most easily palpated along the midline of the back are the ___________ processes.
spinous
In which bone would the external acoustic meatus be found?
temporal bone
There are 2 longs in the leg. The _______ is more medial, and the _____________ is more lateral.
tibia fibula
Another name for the breastbone is the sternum.
true
The canal by which the spinal cord passes through the vertebrae is the
vertebral foramen
The most inferior part of the sternum is called the
xiphoid process
