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