A&P: Chapter 7

How many named bones are found in the adult human skeleton?

206

Which of the vertebrae listed below would be the largest and strongest vertebra in adult humans?

A) C5 B) L4 C) T4 D) C7 E) T12 Answer) B

Which of the following types of bone is the occipital bone?

A) Long bone B) short bone C) flat bone D) irregular bone E) Sesamoid bone Answer) C

Which of the following is not a facial bone?

A) parietal B) nasal C) maxillae D) zygomatic E) palatine Answer: A

Which of the following cranial bones are paired bones in the human skull?

A) temporal B) parietal C) sphenoid D) ethmoid E) more than one selection is correct Answer: E

Which of the following is NOT true of surface markings on bone?

A) they allow the passage of nerves and blood vessels B) they provide sites of attachment for muscles C) they allow bones to shorten and lengthen D) they help form joints E) they can be depressions or projections Answer) C

Which of the following bones is NOT part of the axial skeleton?

A.) Hyoid B.) Ribs C.) Vertebrae D.) Carpals E.) Sternum Answer.) D

Which of the following types of bone is the femur?

A.) Long bone B.) Short bone C.) Flat bone D.) Irregular bone E.) Sesamoid bone Answer.) A

Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?

A.) Tarsals B.) Tibia C.) Sphenoid D.) Scapula E.) Clavicle Answer.) C

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.) The axial skeleton has 80 bones. B.) The appendicular skeleton has 126 bones. C.)The axial skeleton is composed of the bones that run through the axis of the body. D.) Children have more bones than adults. E.) The appendicular skeleton does not include the pelvic and pectoral girdles. Answer.) E

The two primary curves of the adult vertebral column are the

Cervical and sacral curves

What is inflammation of one or more costal cartilage called?

Costochondritis

Bones in the following area protect the brain.

Cranium

A prominent ridge or elongated projection on a bone is called a :

Crest

This cranial bone is anterior to the sphenoid and posterior to the nasal bones. It contains foramina for the olfactory cranial nerve.

Ethmoid

Which gender shows the coccyx pointed inferiorly?

Females

An opening or hole in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass is called a:

Foramen

A rounded articular projection support on a constricted portion ( neck) of a bone is called a :

Head

Which condition is the protrusion of the nucleus pulpous posteriorly or into one of the adjacent vertebral bodies in the vertebral column?

Herniated disc

Which bone of the axial skeleton does NOT articulate with any other bone?

Hyoid

What bone contains a sac that collects tears and passes them into the nasal cavity?

Lacrimal

Which condition is characterized by an increase or exaggeration of the lumbar curve of the vertebral column?

Lordosis

Which of the facial bones is a single ( unpaired) bone in the human skull?

Mandible

This facial bone articulates with teeth

Maxillae

The tube-like passageway found in the temporal bone that allows some waves to reach the eardrum is an example of which of the bone surface markings?

Meatus

Which bone is NOT visible from the anterior view of the skull?

Occipital

Which is NOT a facial bone

Occipital

These projections are found on both sides of the foramen magnum articulate with depressions on the first cervical vertebrae:

Occipital condyles

What bone marking found on the second cervical vertebra projects superiorly into the anterior portion of the vertebral foramen of the atlas?

Odontoid process

The branch of medicine that deals with correction of disorders of the musculoskeletal system is called

Orthopedics

The inferior articular processes of the fifth sacral vertebrae that are found on either side of the sacral hiatus are called

Sacral Cornua

Which condition is characterized by a lateral bending of the vertebral column in the thoracic region?

Scoliosis

Which following types of bones comprise the ankles and wrists

Short bone

The pituitary gland is contained in a depression found in this cranial bone

Sphenoid

Which cranial bone is called the ikeystonei of the cranial floor because it articulates with every other cranial bone?

Sphenoid

The junction between the manubrium and the body of the sternum forms the

Sternal angle

Joe was found dead. HIs hyoid bone was broken. What was the most likely cause of death?

Strangulation

The hyoid bone is suspended by ligaments and muscle that extend from the _____________ of the temporal bone.

Styloid process

These cranial bones contain the organs of hearing and balance, and articulate with the mandible.

Temporal

These cranial bones form the inferior lateral aspects of the cranium and part of the cranial floor

Temporal

The union of these two bones forms the zygomatic arch.

Temporal and zygomatic

What is the purpose of the nucleus pulpous region of intervertebral discs?

To help absorb vertical shock to the spinal column

The tubercle found on the neck of a rib articulates with a facet found on the

Transverse process of a thoracic vertebra .

Ribs that have costal cartilage that attaches directly to the sternum are called the

True ribs

What are the three correct components of the nasal septum?

Vomer, Septal cartilage, and perpendicular plate of ethmoid

The primary function of the transverse and spinal processes of vertebrae is

attaching site for muscles

The mastoid process

is the point of attachment for several neck muscles

Which condition is characterized by an increase in the thoracic curve of the vertebral column?

kyphosis

sella turcica is a bony depression found in this cranial bone

sphenoid

What is not true with regard to bones of the skull?

the bones of the skull contain foramina but no fissures