Exam 4
The greater sciatic notch is found on the
(6) On posterior side of Ilium.
Which of the following examples represents a bony joint, or synostosis?
An infant is born with right and left mandibular bones, but they soon fuse into a single bone.
Which of the following joints is the least stable?
Glenohumeral (shoulder) joint
A movement of a body part directed away from the midline of the body.
abduction
Movement of a body part directed towards the midline of the body.
adduction
Which type of movement is demonstrated by flexion of the forearm?
angular
The anterior end of the iliac crest is the
anterior superior iliac spine
The first cervical vertebrae is the
atlas
Rounded bone surface inside cup-like depression of other bone
ball and socket
The multiaxial joint in which the spherical end of one bone fits into the cuplike socket of the other bone is called a ___________ joint.
ball and socket
multiaxial joints
ball and socket
The common name for the sternum is the
breastbone
The heel of the foot is formed by the
calcaneus
The wrist is composed of eight Multiple Choice
carpal bones
Cartilaginous joints unite two bones by means of _____.
cartilage
Joints joined together by hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage would be classified as ______ joints.
cartiligenous
The _____ region of the vertebral column is located in the neck.
cervical
Transverse foramina are found in _____ vertebrae.
cervical
A movement in which one end of an appendage remains fairly stationary while the other end makes a circular motion.
circumduction
The collar bone is the
clavicle
Movement raising a body part in an inferior direction.
depression
Movement raising a body part in a superior direction.
elevation
Biaxial joints that exhibit an oval convex surface on one bone that fits into a complementary shaped depression on the other.
ellipsoid
Oval shaped surface articulating with oval depression in other bone
ellipsoid
A movement that tips the soles laterally
eversion
Lateral movement of the mandible for chewing or grinding the teeth is
excursion
A movement that decreases the angle of a joint posterior to the coronal, or frontal, plane.
extension
Which skull canal conveys sound waves to the eardrum?
external auditory canal
Ribs that do not attach directly to the sternum are called _____ ribs.
false
The bone that articulates with the acetabulum is the
femur
The joint capsule of synovial joints consists of an outer ____________ and an inner ___________.
fibrous layer, synovial membrane
A movement that decreases the angle of a joint anterior to the coronal, or frontal, plane.
flexion
Beginning in anatomical position, what movements of the forearm are involved in bending your elbow and then turning your forearm so that your palm faces the floor?
flexion and pronation
maxilla forms the
floor of orbit
The medial malleolus
forms the medial side of the ankle joint.
The simplest types of movement at a synovial joint are ______ movements.
gliding
The acromion process Multiple Choice
has an articulation with the clavicle.
The mastoid process
has mastoid air cells
Convex cylinder in concave depression of other bone
hinge
Monaxial joints, moving freely in one plane with very little movement in any other.
hinge
knee joint is a
hinge
A soccer player rushes toward a ball, considering two options, kicking the ball hard to the left or kicking it hard to the right. In kicking to the left or right, the joint that will influence the direction most significantly is the__, and will largely involve a difference in___.
hip joint, rotation
The deltoid tuberosity is found on the
humerus
The glenoid cavity is where the
humerus articulates with the scapula
A coroner determines the cause of death to be strangulation because this delicate bone is fractured. Which bone is this?
hyoid bone
Extension of a joint beyond its normal range of motion.
hyperextension
An example of a joint that contains hyaline cartilage is:
intercarpal joints
Which of the following is not an example of a fibrous joint?
intervertebral
A movement that tips the soles medially.
inversion
A person sits on his/her
ischial tuberosity
The common name for the patella is the
kneecap
appendicular skeleton consists of the
limbs and their girdles
An exaggerated curvature of the lumbar region is Multiple Choice
lordosis
mandible
lower jaw
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
example of a bone in the nuerocranium
occipital bone
The lambdoidal suture is located between the
parietal and occipital bones
Bony process within bony and/or ligament ring
pivot
Monaxial joints in which a bone spins on its longitudinal axis.
pivot
Two flat bone surfaces
plane
Joints in which adjacent bones slide over each other and have relatively limited movement.
plane(gliding)
A movement that turns the palm to face posteriorly or downward.
pronation
If you break the lateral bone of your forearm, you have fractured your
radius
Which of these bones are in the axial skeleton? 1. radius 2. coxa 3. scapula 4. rib 5. clavicle
rib
A movement in which a bone spins on its longitudinal axis.
rotation
Biaxial joints where both bones are concave in one direction and convex in the other.
saddle
Two surfaces, both convex and concave at right angles to each other
saddle
lateral curve of the spine
scoliosis
The common name of the tibia is the
shinbone
A movement that turns the palm to face anteriorly or upward.
supination
The tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia and the fibula is the
talus
example of paired bones
temporal bones
The ribs articulate with the _____ vertebrae.
thoracic
medial shin bone
tibia
The sagittal suture is located between the
two parietal bones
The olecranon process is found on the
ulna
Those ribs that attach directly to the sternum are referred to as _____ ribs.
vertebrosternal