Chapter 7 HW
You have a young patient with severe lordosis in the lumbar region. How would you explain to her why her leg often goes numb?
"The excessive curvature of your lower spine is putting pressure on the nerves that go to your leg."
The sella turcica is best described as:
A depression
Which region of the hip bone articulates with the sacrum?
Auricular surface of the ilium
Which part of the leg does the tibia form?
Medial leg
Which region of the scapula is found on the anterior surface?
Subscapular fossa
The suprascapular notch is found on:
Superior border
Identify a lateral projection of a vertebra.
Transverse process
supra-
above, higher than or dorsal
inter-
between, among
The hip bone is part of the axial skeleton.
false
Name the vertebral projection oriented in a median plane.
spinous process
The adult hip bone consists of _____ regions.
3
Identify the region of the scapula that articulates with the clavicle.
Acromion process
Identify the articulation site that allows us to rotate our head, e.g. shaking the head "no".
Atlas - axis
Which part of a vertebra is known as the centrum?
Body
Identify the process on the scapula that does not articulate with another bone.
Coracoid process
A patient is brought to the trauma center with head and facial injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. You note a constant flow of clear fluid from her nose. Which bone may be fractured?
Ethmoid
Name bone that articulates with the proximal end of the tibia.
Femur
On a busy orthopedic service, you encounter several patients, each of whom has broken a different bone in the lower extremity. Which complete fracture will probably allow the earliest resumption of normal walking?
Fibular
Identify the location of the sphenoid bone
Floor of the skull
Which of the following bones is unpaired?
Frontal
Identify the indentation that is inferiorolateral to the auricular surface.
Greater sciatic notch
The ridge like superior edge of the ilium is known as the _____.
Iliac crest
Which of the following is the largest region of the hip bone?
Ilium
Individual vertebrae articulate with each other forming the vertebral column. Identify the part of a vertebra that articulates immediately with the vertebra below it.
Inferior articular processes
Which of the following structures would not be found within a vertebral foramen?
Intervertebral discs
Which landmark of the hip bone can be felt on a hard chair?
Ischial tuberosity
Which bone is NOT considered to be part of the cranium?
Lacrimal bone
Which of these regions of the vertebral column would be most accessible from a posterior surgical approach?
Lamina
Identify the region of the sphenoid bone that contains the optic canal.
Lesser wings
Identify the landmark found on the diaphysis of the femur.
Linea aspera
The flat surface of the tibia that articulates with the femur is the superior surface of which landmark?
Medial and lateral condyles
Identify the best description for the location of the head of the femur.
Medial and proximal
Identify the anatomical landmark resulting in a noticeable bump found on the medial surface of the ankle.
Medial malleolus
Which of the following bones do not contain a sinus?
Nasal
Identify the large hole found in this bone.
Obturator foramen
Identify the articulation site that allows us to nod our head "yes".
Occipital bone - atlas
Identify the region of the skull that articulates with the atlas.
Occipital condyles
Identify the landmark that is not part of the sphenoid bone.
Olfactory foramina
Which landmark is found on the anterior surface of the femur?
Patellar surface
Which bony landmarks can be palpated on the anterior surface of the body, close to the midline?
Pubic tubercles
What region of the vertebral column does the hip bone articulate with?
Sacral region
Identify the suture found between the 2 parietal bones.
Sagittal suture
Identify the region of the sphenoid bone in contact with the pituitary gland.
Sella turcica
Which cranial bone spans the width of the cranial floor?
Sphenoid
Which of the following landmarks is found on the posterior surface of the scapula
Spine
Identify the blunt elevation found on the anterior surface of the tibia between the lateral and medial condyles
Tibial tuberosity
Identify the articulation site for the femur.
acetabulum
meta-
after, along, behind
What is the name of the first cervical vertebra?
atlas
Which vertebra lacks both a body and spinous process?
atlas
What is the name of the second cervical vertebra?
axis
acro-
end, tip
The palpable hip bone projections in the front of the body felt when you put your hands on your hips are the posterior inferior iliac spines.
false
Identify the bone found lateral to the tibia.
fibula
Identify the socket of the shoulder joint.
glenoid fossa
Identify the region of the femur that forms part of the hip joint.
head
Fetal vertebrae develop through endochondral ossification from a preexisting __________ model. The second step of repair of a fracture of these bones is the formation of a(n) __________ callus.
hyaline cartilage; fibrocartilaginous
Since mastoid infections may spread to the brain, surgical removal of the mastoid process was once considered to be the best way to prevent brain inflammation. Unfortunately, this also had the side-effect of causing ____________.
impaired head and neck movements
isch-
ischium, hip joint
A cleft palate arises when the right and left _____________ bones fail to fuse medially during fetal development.
maxillae
The condition known as a "fractured hip" is most often a break in the femur. Where is the femur particularly susceptible to a fracture?
neck
Identify the landmark that is unique to the femur
trochanter
The projection at the inferior end of the greater sciatic notch is the ischial spine.
true
The sphenoid bone contains a sinus
true
