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How many lumbar vertebra are in the spinal column?

5

What is the function of the vertebral foramen?

An opening that allows the spinal cord to pass through the vertabra

What are the two major divisions of the human skeleton?

Axial and appendicular

What is the proximal long bone of the leg?

femur

Which term describes an exaggerated curvature of the lumbar vertabra

lordosis

All of the following bones have sinuses except which one?

mandible

Which of the following combining forms means upper jaw?

maxill/o

Which bones are long bones of the forearm?

radius and ulna

What is the most common abnormal curvature of the spine?

scoliosis

What structure protects the pituitary gland?

sella turcica

All of the following bones are flat bones except which one?

vertebra

What part of the sternum can be broken during CPR?

xyphoid process

All of the following combining forms refer to a bone in the hip except which one?

condyl/o

Which of the following combining forms means rib?

cost/o

Which of the following bones is not a facial bone?

frontal

How many thoracic vertebra are in the spinal column?

12

How many cervical vertebra are in the spinal column?

7

Which statement best describes a long bone?

A bone that is longer than it is wide and has clubby ends

Which statement best describes a short bone?

A bone that is not longer than it is wide

Which statement best describes a flat bone?

A bone that looks like a sheet of modeling clay molded over an object

Which of the following lists the number of each type of vertebra correctly?

Seven cervical, twelve thoracic, five lumbar, one sacrum, and one coccyx

What is the function of the pubic symphysis?

To connect the left and right pelvic girdles.

Starting at the superior end of the spinal column name the type of vertebra in order

cervical, thoracic, lumbar

Which of the following combining forms means cartilage?

chondr/o

Which two bones connect the arm to the axial skeleton?

clavicle and scapula

All of the following are types of ribs except which one?

costal ribs

Which of the following bones are located in hand?

metacarpals

What are sinuses lined with

mucous membranes

Which of the following combining forms means straight?

orth/o

Which bone articulates with the femur at the knee?

tibia

What is a sinus?

Cavities within the bone

What type of bone is a vertebra

Irregular bone

What type of vertebra are the axis and the atlas?

cervical

Which statement is false regarding the hyoid bone?

The hyoid bone is attached to the mandible

The achille's tendon attaches the calf muscle to what bone?

Calcaneus

Tarsal bones are bones of the what?

ankle and foot

How many bones make up the adult spinal column?

26

The following bones make up the pelvic girdle except which one?

Acetabulum

All of the following bones are part of the axial skeleton except which one?

Bones of the leg

Which of the following is not part of the appendicular skeleton?

Bones of the neck

What are osteoblasts?

Cells that build bone

Which statement correctly describes kyphosis?

Exaggerated abnormal curvature of the thoracic vertabra

All of the following are functions of the mucous membrane lining of the sinuses except which one?

Fill the sinus with air

Which of the following is not a cranial bone?

Foramen

What is the name of the large opening in the occipital bone that allows the spinal cord to exit the cranial cavity?

Foramen magnum

Which of the following features can be found on the humerus, radius and femur?

Head

What is a foramen?

Holes in the skull that allow for blood vessels and nerves to pass through

Which of the following combining forms means joint?

arthr/o

Compression of the intervertabral disc causing the disc to bulge out laterally is called what?

herniated disc

What is the proximal long bone of the arm

humerus


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