AMA 130
How many lumbar vertebra are in the spinal column?
5
What is the function of the vertebral foramen?
An opening that allows the spinal cord to pass through the vertabra
What are the two major divisions of the human skeleton?
Axial and appendicular
What is the proximal long bone of the leg?
femur
Which term describes an exaggerated curvature of the lumbar vertabra
lordosis
All of the following bones have sinuses except which one?
mandible
Which of the following combining forms means upper jaw?
maxill/o
Which bones are long bones of the forearm?
radius and ulna
What is the most common abnormal curvature of the spine?
scoliosis
What structure protects the pituitary gland?
sella turcica
All of the following bones are flat bones except which one?
vertebra
What part of the sternum can be broken during CPR?
xyphoid process
All of the following combining forms refer to a bone in the hip except which one?
condyl/o
Which of the following combining forms means rib?
cost/o
Which of the following bones is not a facial bone?
frontal
How many thoracic vertebra are in the spinal column?
12
How many cervical vertebra are in the spinal column?
7
Which statement best describes a long bone?
A bone that is longer than it is wide and has clubby ends
Which statement best describes a short bone?
A bone that is not longer than it is wide
Which statement best describes a flat bone?
A bone that looks like a sheet of modeling clay molded over an object
Which of the following lists the number of each type of vertebra correctly?
Seven cervical, twelve thoracic, five lumbar, one sacrum, and one coccyx
What is the function of the pubic symphysis?
To connect the left and right pelvic girdles.
Starting at the superior end of the spinal column name the type of vertebra in order
cervical, thoracic, lumbar
Which of the following combining forms means cartilage?
chondr/o
Which two bones connect the arm to the axial skeleton?
clavicle and scapula
All of the following are types of ribs except which one?
costal ribs
Which of the following bones are located in hand?
metacarpals
What are sinuses lined with
mucous membranes
Which of the following combining forms means straight?
orth/o
Which bone articulates with the femur at the knee?
tibia
What is a sinus?
Cavities within the bone
What type of bone is a vertebra
Irregular bone
What type of vertebra are the axis and the atlas?
cervical
Which statement is false regarding the hyoid bone?
The hyoid bone is attached to the mandible
The achille's tendon attaches the calf muscle to what bone?
Calcaneus
Tarsal bones are bones of the what?
ankle and foot
How many bones make up the adult spinal column?
26
The following bones make up the pelvic girdle except which one?
Acetabulum
All of the following bones are part of the axial skeleton except which one?
Bones of the leg
Which of the following is not part of the appendicular skeleton?
Bones of the neck
What are osteoblasts?
Cells that build bone
Which statement correctly describes kyphosis?
Exaggerated abnormal curvature of the thoracic vertabra
All of the following are functions of the mucous membrane lining of the sinuses except which one?
Fill the sinus with air
Which of the following is not a cranial bone?
Foramen
What is the name of the large opening in the occipital bone that allows the spinal cord to exit the cranial cavity?
Foramen magnum
Which of the following features can be found on the humerus, radius and femur?
Head
What is a foramen?
Holes in the skull that allow for blood vessels and nerves to pass through
Which of the following combining forms means joint?
arthr/o
Compression of the intervertabral disc causing the disc to bulge out laterally is called what?
herniated disc
What is the proximal long bone of the arm
humerus
