Chapter 8 Anatomy Quiz

The typical adult skeleton contains _________ bones.

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Which of the following is not true of a thoracic vertebra?

It has a pair of transverse foramina.

Which of the following is not part of the pectoral girdle?

The sacroiliac joint

Any bony prominence is called a(n) _________.

a process

Which of the following is only found on the axis vertebra?

dens (odontoid process)

Which of the bones below does not belong to the appendicular skeleton? -ethmoid -ulna -clavicle -fibula -patella

ethmoid

Which of the following bones is a single unpaired bone?

ethmoid

Which cranial bones are separate right and left bones at birth but generally fuse by the age of 5?

frontal bone and mandible

One difference between the male and female pelvis is that the subpubic angle of a female is generally _________.

greater than 100 degrees

The _________ is a U-shaped bone that sits above the larynx yet does not articulate with any other bone.

hyoid bone

Spines of the _________form part of the pelvic outlet.

ischium

Which of the following bones forms the bulk of the hard palate?

maxilla Which of the following are not considered facial bones?

Which of the following is found in the palm of your hand?

metacarpal

Which of the following bones is adjacent to both the coronal and lambdoid sutures?

parietal bone

Which of the following are not considered facial bones?

parietal bones

Which of the following is the most lateral bone in the forearm?

radius

The antebrachium contains the _________.

radius and ulna

Which of the following do costal cartilages connect?

ribs to sternum

The acromion is an anatomical feature of the _________.

scapula

The glenoid cavity of the _________ articulates with the head of the _________.

scapula; humerus

Fontanelle are _________ in an infant.

spaces between the unfused cranial bones

A young child falls off their bike and lands on their hand, breaking the medial bone of their antebrachium. Which bone did they break?

ulna