Human Anatomy Bio 260 Chapter 6 test

Which of the following organs is protected by the rib cage?

All Lungs, heart, thymus

The large "soft spot " on top of an infants head

All the above Occur where the parietal and frontal bones have not yet grown together. Is one of several fontanels in an infant skull Is covered in fibrous connective tissue

Features of the maxillae include

All the above; Sinuses, alveolar processes, orbital surfaces, inferior orbital foramina

Bones of the skull that articulate with the zygomatic bone include

All the above; Sphenoid, maxillary bone,frontal bone, temporal bone

False ribs are also known as

Both vertebrochondral ribs and floating ribs

Injury to what region of the vertabral column is usually most threatening?

Cervical

The parietal, temporal, frontal, and occipital bones are part of the

Cranium

Which bone is not part of the skull?

Hyoid

Which of the following bones might be broken during strangulation ?

Hyoid bone

Which of the following features belongs to the occipital bone?

Hypoglossal canal

Which of the following is true of the vomer bone?

It forms parts 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 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 make up the superior portion of the nasal septum?

Perpendicular plate

Which of the following organ systems would most likely be affected by breaking a rib?

Respiratory

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 posterior tubercle is a part of the

Atlas

Which of the following describes the occipital bone?

Contains the foramen magnum

The largest paranasal sinuses are located within which of the following bones?

Maxillae

The primary curves of the vertebral column are the

Thoracic and sacral

The major function of the body of the vertebra is

Transferring weight along the axis of the vertebral column

Ribs 1-10 articulate with the bodies of the thoracic ventral and the

Transverse processes of the thoracic vertebrae

Compression fracture is most likely to occur in which of the following bones?

Vertebra

The part of the vertebra that transfers weight along the long axis of the vertebral column is the

Vertebral body

The most inferior portion of the sternum is called the

Xiphoid process

The temporal processes are part of what bone?

Zygomatic

The small depression on the temporal bone that the mandibular condyle fits into is called the

Mandibular fossa

The point of attachment for muscles that extend and rotate 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

Which of the following bones bear teeth?

Maxillae and mandible

Which of the following lists includes only facial bones?

Maximilian, palatines, mandible, zygomatics, lacrimals

Which of the following features belongs to the mandibular bone?

Mental foramen

Someone who is referred to as having a "large chin" likely has a very prominent

Mental protuberance

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 is the connection point between the axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton?

Sternum-clavicle

The primary curvatures of the spine serves mainly to

Accommodation of the thoracic and abdominopelvic viscera

What event causes the cervical curve to begin development?

An infant begins to lift his or her head

The true ribs

Attach to the sternum but separate cartilaginous extensions

Bones within the temporal bone that important to hearing are called

Auditory ossicles

The division of the skeletal system include the

Axial and appendicular

Which of the following vertebral column levels has the thickest intervertebral disc?

Between T12 and L1

Which of the following vertebral curvatures is convex anteriorly?

Both cervical and lumbar

Problems with proper 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 supports some of 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 is true of the foramen magnum?

It is located in the inferior surface of the occipital bone

The temporomandibular joint is

The site of the articulation between the cranium and mandible

The facial bone that is midsagittal structure is the

Vomer