Ch6
The primary curvatures of the spine serves mainly to
accommodation of the thoracic and abdominopelvic viscera
The major function of the body of the vertebra is
allowing twisting mortions
What event causes the cervical curve to begin to development?
an infant begins to lift his or her head
The posterior tubercle is part of the
atlas
The true ribs
attach to the sternum by separate cartilaginous extensions
The facial bone that is midsagittal structure is the
vomer
The most inferior portion of the sternum is called the
xiphoid process
The temporal process is part of what bone?
zygomatic bone
Problems of early growth of the skull can be caused by
early closure of the sagittal and coronal sutures
Which of the following bones makes up most of the medial wall of the orbit?
ethmoid bone
Which of the following bones support the weight of the brain
ethmoid bone
The bony structure of the orbit is composed of which of the following?
ethmoid, sphenoid, frontal, lacrimal, maxilla, zygomatic, and palatine
Choose the type of rib and number of ribs that matches
floating ribs; 4
Which of the following sutures is found in the infant but sometimes has no evident marking in the adult?
frontal
The coronal suture is the boundary between which bones?
frontal and parietal
The frontal bone of an infant is separated into two bones by the
frontal suture
Which of the following bones might be broken during strangulation?
hyoid
Which part is not part of the skull?
hyoid
Which of the following features belongs to the occipital bone?
hypoglossal canal
Which of the following is true of the vomer bone?
it forms part of the nasal septum
Surgery of the spinal cord most often involves cutting of the
lamina
Pregnancy can cause which of the following abnormal curvatures of the back?
lordosis
Which of the following organs is protected by the rib cage?
lungs heart thymus
The small depression on temporal bone that the mandibular condyle fits into is called the
mandibular foss
A point of attachment for muscles that rotate or extend the head is the
mastoid process
Which bone makes up most of the floor of the orbit?
maxilla
Which of the following bones contain the infraorbital foramen?
maxilla
The largest of the paranasal sinuses is located within which of the following bones?
maxillae
Which of the following bones bear teeth?
maxillae and mandible
Which of the following lists includes only facial bones?
maxillae, palatines, mandible, zygomatic, lacrimals
Which of the following features belongs to the mandibular bone?
mental foramen
Which of the following can be found on cervical vertebrae only?
multiple foramina
The squamous suture is the boundary between which bones?
parietal and temporal
Which of the following structures makes up the superior portion of the nasal septum?
perpendicular plate
Which of the following organs systems would most likely be affected by breaking a rib?
respiratory
The lumbar and cervical curves of the vertebral column are called
secondary curves
The structure that houses the pituitary gland is called the?
sella turcica
Which of the following contains the foramen ovale?
sphenoid
The vertebral arches surround and protect the
spinal cord
Which of the following structures can most easily be felt on the dorsum?
spinous process
Which of the following openings is found within the frontal bone?
supra-orbital foramen
Which type of vertebra has a transverse costal facet?
thoracic
The primary curves of the vertebral column are the
thoracic and sacral
Ribs 1-10 articulate with the bodies of the thoracic vertebrae and the
transvers processes of the thoracic vertebrae
Compression fractures is most likely to occur in which of the following bones?
vertabra
The part of the vertebra that transfers weight along the long axis of the vertebral column is the
vertebral arch
Bones of the skull that articulate with the zygomatic bone include (the) ________.
A. temporal bone B. frontal bone C. maxillary bone D. sphenoid bone All of the answers are correct
Which of the following is true of the foramen magnum?
It is located in the inferior surface of the occipital bone
Which of the following vertebral column levels has the thickest intervertebral disc?
between t12-L1
Which of the following vertebral curvatures is convex anteriorly?
both cervical and lumbar
False ribs are also known as
both vertebrochondral ribs and floating ribs
Injury to what region of the vertebral column is usually most threatening?
cervical
Which of the following describes the occipital bone?
contains the foramen magnum
