A&P test

Which of the following is a function of the vertebral column?

It allows spinal nerves to exit the spinal cord.

Which of the following statements concerning the ankle joint is true?

Most common injuries to this joint occur because of a forceful inversion of the foot.

Which of the following is false?

The olecranon process is located on the distal end of the ulna.

rheumatoid arthritis is

a condition that may involve an autoimmune disease.

Gout is

a metabolic disorder caused by increased uric acid in blood.

The upper limb and its girdle are attached rather loosely to rest of the body. This arrangement

allows a wide range of movements.

The figure illustrates bones, fontanels, and sutures on the fetal skull. What does "B" represent?

anterior fontanel

The anterior end of the iliac crest is the

anterior superior iliac spine

The first cervical vertebrae is the

atlas

Lyme disease is

bacterial infection transmitted by ticks

Which of the following joints is most movable?

ball and socket

The thumb and big toe are similar in that

both have two rather than three phalanges.

In a farm accident, a man has his arm severed midway between his wrist and elbow. Which of the following bones was severed?

both the radius and the ulna

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

The wrist is composed of eight

carpal bones

The cervical region of the vertebral column is located in the neck.

cervical

The collar bone is the

clavicle

Failure of the palatine processes of the maxilla to fuse properly during development results in a

cleft palate

The olecranon process of the ulna is commonly known as the

elbow

*Ribs that do not attach directly to the sternum are called _ ribs.

false

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 is not a coxal bone?

femur

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

fibula

The common name for the phalanges is the

finger bones

Which of the following anatomical features of bones is correctly matched with its function?

foramen- a hole for blood vessel

The frontal bone is known as the

forehead

Which cranial bone forms the bony eyebrow ridges and roofs of the orbits?

frontal

The acromion process

has an articulation with the clavicle

Which of the following parts of a rib articulates with the body of a vertebra?

head

What results from damage to annulus fibrosus and release of nucleus pulposus?

herniated disk

The coxal bone is known as the

hip bone

A dislocated shoulder involves separation of the ______ from the scapula.

humerus

The glenoid cavity is were the

humerus articulates with the scapula.

The largest and most superior coxal bone is the

ilium

Which of the following does NOT occur due to the effects of aging on the joints?

increased production of synovial fluid.

Arthritis is

inflammation of a joint

The loss of height that occurs with aging is due to compression of the

intervertebral discs

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

synorial fluid

is a thin lubricating film covering the surface of the joint.

A person with a fractured mandible has broken

jaw

The common name for the patella is the

kneecap

This condition is also known as hump back.

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 chain is also the only bone connected to the skull by a freely moveable joint. This bone is the

mandible

The figure illustrates the joints and bones of the rib cage. What does "D" represent?

manubrium

The knuckles of the hand are formed by the distal ends of the

metacarpals

The foot contains

metatarsals

Which of the following is not a carpal?

navicular

A person who gets hit on the back of the head might suffer injury to which bone?

occipital

The figure illustrates bones, fontanels, and sutures on the fetal skull. What does "E" represent?

occipital bone

The point of the elbow is the

olecranon process

The lambdoidal suture is located between the

parietal and occipital bones

The figure illustrates bones, fontanels, and sutures on the fetal skull. What does "A" represent?

parietal bone

A fractured coxal bone is more commonly called fractured

pelvis

The joint between the head of the radius and the proximal end of the ulna is a ________.

pivot

The figure illustrates bones, fontanels, and sutures on the fetal skull. What does "D" represent?

posterior fontanel

If you break the lateral bone of your forearm, you have fractured your

radius

Which of the following bone is part of the axial skeleton?

rib

The figure illustrates bones, fontanels, and sutures on the fetal skull. What does "C" represent?

sagittal suture

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 common name of the tibia is the

shinbone

What condition is the failure of vertebral laminae to fuse?

spina bifida

The foramen magnum is a large opening in the base of the skull for the

spinal cord

The posterior, inferior projection from vertebrae is the

spinous process

The anterior boundary of the "rib cage" is the

sternum

The figure illustrates the joints and bones of the rib cage. What does "E" represent?

sternum

manubrium, body, xiphoid process are all parts of the

sternum

The junction of two pubic bones is the

symphysis pubis

When comparing the female pelvis with the male pelvis, which of the following statements is false?

the female pelvis is heavier

Osteoarthritis is

the most common of arthritis.

The coccyx is

the most inferior portion of the vertebral column.

Which of the following ribs attaches to the sternum at the sternal angle?

the second

A herniated disc occurs when

there is protrusion of the nucleus pulposus.

Classify a vertebra with the following characteristics: (1) superior articular processes face posteriorly (2) circular vertebral foramen (3) long spinous processes

thoracic

The ribs articulate with the _____vertebrae.

thoracic

If you stepped in a hole in the yard and sprained your ankle, you have

torn a ligament of the ankle.

The humerus articulates with the ulna at the

trochlea

Which of the following is most distal in location on the humerus?

trochlea

The sagittal suture is located between the

two parietal bones

The olecranon process is found on the

ulna

The opening in vertebrae for the spinal cord is the

vertebral foramen

Those ribs that attach directly to the sternum are referred to as _____ ribs.

vertebrosternal

osteoarthrsis usually is caused by

wear and tear of the joint.

A traumatic hyperextension of the cervical vertebrae is referred to as

whiplash

The cheek bone is also known as the

zygomatic bone

The common name of the check bone is the

zygomatic bone