A&P CH 7
The upper limb and its girdle are attached rather loosely to the rest of the body. This arrangement
allows a wide range of movements
The first cervical vertebrae is the
atlas
The thumb and big toe are similar in that
both have two rather than three phalanges
The common name for the sternum is the
breastbone
The heel of the foot is formed by the
calcaneus
The humerus articulates with the radius at the
capitulum
Transverse foramina are found in _____ vertebrae.
cervical
The collar bone is the
clavicle
The obturator foramen is found in the
coxa
The olecranon process of the ulna is commonly known as the
elbow
Which skull canal conveys sound waves to the eardrum?
external auditory canal
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
fibula
The lateral malleolus is part of the
fibula
The common name for the phalanges is the
finger bones
The acromion process
has an articulation with the clavicle
The glenoid cavity is where the
humerus articulates with the scapula
Which of the following bones is attached to the skull by muscles and ligaments?
hyoid
The largest and most superior coxal bone is the
ilium
The fibrocartilage located between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae is the
intervertebral disk
The site where spinal nerves exit the vertebral column is the
intervertebral foramen
A person sits on his/her
ischial tuberosity
The portion of coxa a person sits on is the
ischial tuberosity
A person with a fractured mandible has a broken
jaw
This condition is also known as humpback.
kyphosis
The appendicular skeleton consists of the
limbs and their girdles
An exaggerated curvature of the lumbar region is
lordosis
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
mandible
Which of the following bones contains a sinus?
maxilla
Which of the following bones is part of the neurocranium?
occipital bone
The point of the elbow is the
olecranon process
The lambdoidal suture is located between the
parietal and occipital bones
Which of the following is correctly matched?
patella - bone within tendon of quadriceps
A fractured coxa is more commonly called a fractured
pelvis
If you break the lateral bone of your forearm, you have fractured your
radius
Another name for the shoulder blade is the
scapula
The coracoid process is found on the
scapula
An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine is
scoliosis
The dens or odontoid process is on the
second cervical vertebra
The pituitary gland rests in the
sella turcica
Manubrium, body, and xiphoid process are all parts of the
sternum
The junction of two pubic bones is the
symphysis pubis
The coccyx is also called the
tail bone
Which of the following bones is paired?
temporal
A person who has cerebrospinal fluid draining from the ear probably has a fracture of the
temporal bone
The coccyx is
the most inferior portion of the vertebral column
REMOVED
took away
The humerus articulates with the ulna at the
trochlea
Which of the following is most distal in location on the humerus?
trochlea
The olecranon process is found on the
ulna
The opening in vertebrae for the spinal cord is the
vertebral foramen
The wrist is composed of eight
carpal bones
The _____ region of the vertebral column is located in the neck.
cervical
The olfactory foramina are found in the region of the ethmoid bone known as the
cribriform plate
The bone that articulates with the acetabulum is the
femur
The greater trochanter is found on the
femur
The large bone in the thigh is the
femur
Which of the following anatomical features of bones is correctly matched with its function?
foramen - a hole for a blood vessel/nerve
The medial malleolus
forms the medial side of the ankle joint
Which cranial bone forms the bony eyebrow ridges and roofs of the orbits?
frontal
The common name for the patella is the
kneecap
Which anatomical term is correctly matched with its description?
meatus - a tunnel
The knuckles of the hand are formed by the distal ends of the
metacarpals
The foot contains
metatarsals
The sella turcica and the greater wings are parts of the
sphenoid bone
The foramen magnum is a large opening in the base of the skull for the
spinal cord
The ribs articulate with the _____ vertebrae.
thoracic
The sagittal suture is located between the
two parietal bones
Those ribs that attach directly to the sternum are referred to as _____ ribs.
vertebrosternal
Which of the following bones forms the nasal septum?
vomer and ethmoid
The cheek bone is also known as the
zygomatic bone
The common name of the check bone is the
zygomatic bone
