Deck 14: Axial Skeleton

Question 1

Which bone forms the posterior floor and wall of the skull?

A) occipital
B) parietal bones
C) frontal
D) temporal bones

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The hyoid bone is unique because ________.

A) is covered with mucosa
B) it does not articulate with any other bones
C) it is shaped like a plow
D) none of the above

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which two bones form the roof of the mouth?

A) palatine and maxillary
B) palatine and lacrimal
C) ethmoid
D) palatine and mandible

Answer 3

A

Question 4

The suture that connects the temporal bone with the parietal bone is the ________ suture.

A) lambdoid
B) coronal
C) sagittal
D) squamous

Question 5

The areas of fibrous connective tissue between developing cranial bones are ________.

A) sutures
B) foramina
C) areolas
D) fontanels

Question 6

Where do the auditory tubes enter the skull?

A) supra-orbital foramen
B) foramen lacerum
C) foramen magnum
D) stylomastoid foramen

Question 7

The ethmoid bone is made of all the following EXCEPT ________.

A) cribiform plate
B) superior nasal conchae
C) inferior nasal conchae
D) crista galli

Question 8

Which bone is the only bone of the skull that moves?

A) mandible
B) temporal
C) zygomatic process
D) maxillary

Question 9

How many major fontanels are present at birth?

A) three
B) five
C) four
D) six

Question 10

The pituitary gland is housed in the ________.

A) foramen ovale
B) vomer
C) frontal sinuses
D) sella turcica of the sphenoid bone

Question 11

Which bones form the floor of the eye orbits and extend inferiorly to form the upper jaw?

A) zygomatic
B) lacrimal
C) nasal
D) maxillary

Question 12

How many bones make up the axial skeleton?

A) 70
B) 80
C) 126
D) 90

Question 13

What are the major components of the axial skeleton?

A) the shoulder and pelvis
B) the skull, vertebral column, and pelvis
C) the skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage
D) arms, legs, hands, and feet

Question 14

What joins the temporal bone's zygomatic process to complete the zygomatic arch?

A) condylar process
B) palatine process
C) coronoid process
D) temporal process

Question 15

Which vertebral bone does NOT have a body?

A) atlas
B) the last lumbar
C) axis
D) the last cervical

Question 16

Which of the following is a characteristic of the paranasal sinuses?

A) are found in the maxillary, ethmoid and lacrimal bones
B) lighten the skull
C) open into the oral cavity
D) none of the above

Question 17

Paranasal sinuses are found in which of the following facial bones?

A) vomer
B) maxillary
C) nasal conchae
D) zygomatic

Question 18

What fontanel is present at birth and is between the frontal and parietal bones where the frontal, coronal, and sagittal sutures intersect?

A) mastoid
B) posterior
C) sphenoidal
D) anterior

Question 19

Which bone divides the nasal cavity?

A) vomer
B) lacrimal
C) nasal
D) maxillary

Question 20

The superior nasal conchae is part of which bone?

A) sphenoid
B) ethmoid
C) vomer
D) maxilla

Question 21

Which part of the vertebral column receives most of the weight of the body?

A) lumbar
B) the thoracic region
C) sacrum
D) the cervical region

Question 22

How many pairs of true ribs are there?

A) seven
B) 12
C) 10
D) four

Question 23

Which of following best describes the function of the vertebral curves?

A) accommodating muscle attachment
B) providing balance and flexibility to the body
C) improving cervical center of gravity
D) accommodating the weight of the pelvic girdle

Question 24

How are the thoracic vertebrae 11 and 12 different from the other vertebrae?

A) The spinous process is absent on 11 and 12.
B) There are two foramina on vertebrae 11 and 12.
C) The transverse processes do not have the facets that articulate with the tubercles of the ribs.
D) The orientation of the articular processes are different from the other vertebrae.

Question 25

How many pairs of ribs make up the thoracic cage?

A) 12
B) 10
C) 11
D) 24

Question 26

What part of the sternum articulates with the clavicle?

A) neck
B) body
C) manubrium
D) xiphoid process

Question 27

Thoracic vertebrae are different from other vertebrae in that they have ________.

A) no transverse processes
B) no intervertebral discs
C) facets for attachments for ribs
D) transverse foramina

Question 28

What is the flat bone between the transverse and spinous processes that forms the vertebral arch?

A) superior articular process
B) lamina
C) inferior vertebral notch
D) pedicle

Question 29

Which fontanel is found at the juncture of the occipital and parietal bones?

A) anterior
B) mastoid
C) sphenoidal
D) posterior

Question 30

All of the following are bones that make up the sternum EXCEPT ________.

A) costae
B) xiphoid process
C) sternal body
D) manubrium