A & P Lab Unit 9 Review: Axial Skeleton
Which bone feels flat from end to end?
sternum
On what bone is the styloid process found?
temporal
On what bone is the zygomatic process found?
temporal
Humans have __________ cervical vertebrae.
7
Which statement is true? *The xiphoid process is superior to the manubrium. *The false ribs are inferior to the true ribs. *The costal cartilage is posterior to the vertebrae. *The sternum is lateral to the ribs.
The false ribs are inferior to the true ribs.
Which statement is true? *Transverse foramina are found on the cervical vertebrae. *Costal facets are found on the lumbar vertebrae. *The false ribs articulate with the L1 and L2 vertebrae. *The costal cartilage anchors the true ribs to the thoracic vertebrae.
Transverse foramina are found on the cervical vertebrae.
The __________ bony feature is typically only found in babies.
anterior fontanelle
Which bone below would feel diamond shaped, relatively small, and have a hole in its center?
atlas
One of the __________ vertebra is entirely missing a body/centrum.
cervical
Which bone feature is ONLY found on thoracic vertebrae?
costal facets
On what bone is the crista galli found?
ethmoid
The __________ suture is usually only found in young children.
frontal
On what bone is the foramen magnum found?
occipital
Which bone feels round on one side, has a post sticking out the opposite side, and has a large hole in the center?
vertebrae
Of these bones, which would feel like a small, flat, thin plate in one plane and then have an even smaller thin, flat plate perpendicular to the main plate?
vomer
Where is the posterior fontanel located?
where the sagittal and lambdoidal sutures meet
