Anatomy Chapter 7 Summary Questions
Vertebral column in order from superior to inferior.
1. Cervical region 2. Thoracic region 3. Lumbar region 4. Sacrum 5. Coccyx
Which of the following bones does NOT contain paranasal sinuses?
All of these contain paranasal sinuses: maxilla, frontal bone, sphenoid bone, ethmoid bone
All of the structures that can be visualized with a posterior view of the skull
External auditory canal
Bones that belong to the lower limb.
Humerus, tarsals, carpals, and radius
Tarsals
Lower limb
Bones that can be visualized with an anterior view of the skull
Maxilla, nasal bone, and zygomatic bone
Which of the following is NOT a function of the vertebral column?
Protects the brain and the spinal cord
Check all of the bones that would make up the orbit of the eye.
Temporal bone and vomer
Bones that belong to the upper limb.
Tibia and tarsals
Radius
Upper limb
The anterior end of the iliac crest is the
anterior superior iliac spine
Clavicle bone
appendicular
Coxal bone
appendicular
Patella bone
appendicular
Tarsal bones
appendicular
The clavicle is part of the
appendicular skeleton
The pedicles and lamina are part of the vertebral __________.
arch
The first cervical vertebrae is the
atlas
Coccyx bone
axial
Hyoid bone
axial
Sacrum bone
axial
Sternum bone
axial
The hyoid bone is part of the
axial skeleton
The weight bearing portion of a vertebra is the vertebral __________.
body
The common name for the sternum is the
breastbone
The heel of the foot is formed by the
calcaneus
Which bone is involved in heel spurs?
calcaneus
The wrist is composed of eight
carpal bones
The _____ region of the vertebral column is located in the neck.
cervical
There are seven total __________ vertebrae.
cervical
Transverse foramina are found in _____ vertebrae.
cervical
The collar bone is the
clavicle
Which bone is involved in a broken collar bone?
clavicle
All of these bones fuse to form the coxal bone EXCEPT the
coccyx
Four or five bones fuse to form the __________, or the "tailbone."
coccyx
Which bone is involved in a broken tailbone?
coccyx
The mastoid process
contains mastoid air cells
The parietal bones are connected to the frontal bone by the __________ suture.
coronal
The obturator foramen is found in the
coxa
Which of the following is NOT a part of the axial skeleton?
coxal bone
The olecranon process of the ulna is commonly known as the
elbow
Ribs that do not attach directly to the sternum are called _____ ribs.
false
The greater trochanter is found on the
femur
The large bone in the thigh is the
femur
Which of the following is not a coxal bone?
femur
The lateral malleolus is part of the
fibula
The common name for the phalanges is the
finger bones
The maxilla forms the
floor of orbit
A hole in a bone
foramen
The large opening for the passage of the spinal cord is the vertebral __________.
foramen
Which of the following anatomical features of bones is correctly matched with its function?
foramen - a hole for a blood vessel
The frontal bone is known as the
forehead
The medial malleolus
forms the medial side of the ankle joint
The general term for a depression on a bone
fossa
A little pit found in a bone
fovea
Which cranial bone forms the bony eyebrow ridges and roofs of the orbits?
frontal
What results from damage to annulus fibrosus and release of nucleus pulposus?
herniated disk
The coxa is known as the
hip bone
The glenoid cavity is where the
humerus articulates with the scapula
The largest and most superior coxal bone is the
ilium
Which of the following bones forms part of the lateral wall of the nasal cavity?
inferior nasal conchae
The fibrocartilage located between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae is the
intervertebral disk
The site where spinal nerves exit the vertebral column is the
intervertebral foramen
A person sits on his/her
ischial tuberosity
A person with a fractured mandible has a broken
jaw
The common name for the patella is the
kneecap
This condition is also known as hump back.
kyphosis
The __________ suture connects the parietal bones to the occipital bone.
lambdoidal
An exaggerated curvature of the lumbar region is
lordosis
The skull bone that forms the chin is also the only bone connected to the skull by a freely moveable joint. This bone is the
mandible
Which of the following bones contains a sinus?
maxilla
Which of the following bones is a facial bone?
maxilla
The foot contains
metatarsals
Which of the following is not a carpal?
navicular
Ethmoid
neurocranium
Parietal
neurocranium
Sphenoid
neurocranium
Temporal
neurocranium
Sphenoid bone
neurocranium (braincase)
A person who gets hit on the back of the head might suffer injury to which of these bones?
occipital
Which of the following bones is part of the neurocranium?
occipital bone
The point of the elbow is the
olecranon process
The optic foramen is an opening in the sphenoid bone for the passage of the
optic nerve
The bones that can only be visualized with an inferior view of the skull are the __________.
palatine bones
The lambdoidal suture is located between the
parietal and occipital bones
Scapula bone
pectoral girdle
Coxal bone
pelvic girdle
A fractured coxa is more commonly called a fractured
pelvis
The greater sciatic notch is found on the
posterior side of the ilium
A prominent projection on a bone
process
If you break the lateral bone of your forearm, you have fractured your
radius
Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?
rib
The __________ suture is located between the two parietal bones.
sagittal
Another name for the shoulder blade is the
scapula
In the appendicular skeleton, the pectoral girdle is made up of the __________ and the __________.
scapula; clavicle
An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine is
scoliosis
The dens or odontoid process is on the
second cervical vertebra.
The pituitary gland (hypophysis) rests in the
sella turcica (hypophyseal fossa).
The common name of the tibia is the
shinbone
A cavity found in a bone lined with mucous membranes
sinus
The sella turcica, pterygoid processes, and the greater wings are parts of the
sphenoid bone
The foramen magnum is a large opening in the base of the skull for the
spinal cord
This is found between the junction of two lamina posteriorly.
spinous process
On each side of the skull the __________ suture joins the parietal bone with the temporal bone
squamous
Manubrium, body, and xiphoid process are all parts of the
sternum
The anterior boundary of the "rib cage" is the
sternum
The coccyx is also called the
tail bone
Which of the following bones is paired?
temporal
When viewing the skull from a superior view all of the following can be viewed EXCEPT the
temporal bones
The coccyx is
the most inferior portion of the vertebral column.
Articular facets on the transverse processes are characteristic of _____ vertebrae.
thoracic
Classify a vertebra with the following characteristics: (1) superior articular processes face posteriorly (2) circular vertebral foramen (3) long spinous processes
thoracic
The ribs articulate with the _____ vertebrae.
thoracic
There are twelve total __________ vertebrae.
thoracic
Sternum bone
thoracic cage
A woman pinched her phalange. She hurt her
toe or her finger
A small rounded bump on a bone
tubercle
The sagittal suture is located between the
two parietal bones
A styloid process is found on the
ulna
The olecranon process is found on the
ulna
Which bone is involved in a shattered olecranon process?
ulna
Sacrum bone
vertebral column
Lacrimal
viscerocranium
Maxilla
viscerocranium
Palatine
viscerocranium
Vomer
viscerocranium
Mandible bone
viscerocranium (face
The cheek bone is also known as the
zygomatic bone
The common name of the check bone is the
zygomatic bone
