Deck 9: The Axial Skeleton

Question 1

What bone feature is labeled "k"?

A)Frontal suture
B)Zygomatic arch
C)Mastoid process
D)Coronoid process

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What tissue type comprises a fontanel?

A)Simple squamous epithelium
B)Hyaline cartilage
C)Fibrous connective tissue
D)Osseous tissue

Answer 2

C

Question 3

If a bone feels like is has a round side, a post sticking out the opposite side, and a large hole in the center, then it is most likely ________.

A)a mandible
B)a vertebra
C)the zygomatic bone
D)the sternum

Answer 3

B

Question 4

What bone is labeled "k"?

A)Mandible
B)Maxilla
C)Zygomatic
D)Lacrimal

Question 5

What bone feature is labeled "c"?

A)Foramen magnum
B)Foramen ovale
C)Foramen spinosum
D)Optic canal

Question 6

What bony feature is labeled "i"?

A)Optic canal
B)Sella turcica
C)Cribriform plate
D)Crista galli

Question 7

On what bone is the sella turcica found?

A)Sphenoid
B)Occipital
C)Ethmoid
D)Temporal

Question 8

On what bone are the superior nasal conchae found?

A)Zygomatic
B)Ethmoid
C)Sphenoid
D)Lacrimal

Question 9

What suture is labeled "b"?

A)Sagittal
B)Lambdoid
C)Frontal
D)Squamous

Question 10

What bone feature is labeled "m"?

A)Jugular foramen
B)Hypoglossal canal
C)Sella turcica
D)Carotid canal

Question 11

What bone is labeled "d"?

A)Occipital
B)Parietal
C)Frontal
D)Temporal

Question 12

Where is the anterior fontanel located?

A)Between the nasal and lacrimal bones
B)Between the sphenoid and temporal bones
C)Where the squamous and lambdoid sutures meet
D)Where the coronal and sagittal sutures meet

Question 13

If a bone feels like it is flat from end to end, it is most likely ________.

A)a femur
B)the sternum
C)a vertebra
D)a metacarpal

Question 14

How many left ribs do humans have?

A)12
B)9
C)15
D)10

Question 15

On what bone is the coronoid process found?

A)Occipital
B)Mandible
C)Temporal
D)Maxilla

Question 16

What bone feature is labeled "e"?

A)Mandibular condyle
B)Jugular foramen
C)External acoustic meatus
D)Styloid process

Question 17

Which bone feature is only found on cervical vertebrae?

A)Costal facet
B)Transverse foramen
C)Vertebral foramen
D)Lamina

Question 18

What bone is labeled "j"?

A)Zygomatic
B)Ethmoid
C)Nasal
D)Sphenoid

Question 19

What bone is labeled "c"?

A)Parietal
B)Temporal
C)Zygomatic
D)Sphenoid

Question 20

How many cervical vertebrae do humans have?

A)5
B)8
C)12
D)7

Question 21

Which suture is not present in the adult skull?

A)Lambdoid
B)Frontal
C)Coronal
D)Sagittal

Question 22

Your patient has a deviated septum. What two bones are misaligned to create this deviation? (Choose both correct answers).

A)Nasal bone
B)Vomer bone
C)Ethmoid bone
D)Maxilla bone

Question 23

Which of the following vertebrae lacks a body?

A)Atlas
B)Thoracic
C)Vertebra prominens
D)Axis

Question 24

Your patient was in a car accident and has been diagnosed with a dislocation of C1 and C2. Which specific structure could cause damage to the spinal cord because of this dislocation?

A)The transverse process of the atlas
B)The dens of the axis
C)The transverse foramen of the atlas
D)The spinous process of the axis

Question 25

Which statement is true?

A)The sternum is lateral to the ribs.
B)The costal cartilage is posterior to the vertebrae.
C)The xiphoid process is superior to the manubrium.
D)The false ribs are inferior to the true ribs

Question 26

On what bone is the mandibular fossa found?

A)Maxilla
B)Sphenoid
C)Temporal
D)Mandible

Question 27

What is labeled "e"?

A)Thoracic curvature
B)Sacral curvature
C)Lumbar curvature
D)Cervical curvature

Question 28

Identify the structure labeled "j."

A)Lumbar vertebra
B)Intervertebral disc
C)Thoracic vertebra
D)Manubrium

Question 29

On what bone is the internal acoustic meatus found?

A)Occipital
B)Temporal
C)Sphenoid
D)Palatie

Question 30

Which bone would feel like a small, thin, flat plate in one plane and then have an even smaller thin, flat plate perpendicular to the main plate?

A)Vomer
B)Ethmoid
C)Coccyx
D)Temporal

Question 31

Which is true regarding the axis?

A)It lacks a body.
B)It is the first cervical vertebra.
C)It lacks a spinous process.
D)It has an odontoid process.

Question 32

Identify the bone marking labeled "f."

A)Lamina
B)Vertebral foramen
C)Superior articular facet
D)Costal facet

Question 33

What is labeled "b"?

A)Coccyx
B)Intervertebral foramen
C)Intervertebral disc
D)Spinous process

Question 34

Identify the bone marking labeled "c."

A)Spinous process
B)Pedicle
C)Costal facet
D)Lamina

Question 35

Identify the structure labeled "e."

A)Body of sternum
B)Costal cartilage
C)Xiphoid process
D)Manubrium

Question 36

In the early days of medicine, frontal lobotomies were performed to treat psychiatric disorders. This archaic procedure was typically done using a sharp instrument to poke through a thin bone in the skull that would allow access to the frontal lobe of the brain. Based on your knowledge of the cranial bones, which bone of the orbit of the eye do you think physicians would "poke through"?

A)Sphenoid bone
B)Ethmoid bone
C)Frontal bone
D)Lacrimal bone

Question 37

Which bone would feel relatively small and diamond shaped and have a hole in its center?

A)Coccyx
B)Sacrum
C)Frontal
D)Atlas

Question 38

Which skull feature is absent in the adult skull?

A)Anterior fontanel
B)Mastoid process
C)Mandibular fossa
D)Coronal suture

Question 39

Which statement is true?

A)The false ribs articulate with the L1 and L2 vertebrae.
B)The costal cartilage anchors the true ribs to the thoracic vertebrae.
C)Costal facets are found on the thoracic vertebrae.
D)Transverse foramina are found on the lumbar vertebrae.

Question 40

Identify the structure labeled "n."

A)Vestigial ribs
B)Floating ribs
C)Costal ribs
D)True ribs

Question 41

When starting CPR, proper hand placement is essential. If the hands are placed to inferiorly, there is the risk of a sternal break and possible piercing of the heart deep to the sternum. Which part of the sternum runs the risk of breaking?

A)Body
B)Xiphoid process
C)Manubrium
D)Sternal angle

Question 42

Which structure allows the spinal nerves to exit from the spinal cord?

A)Vertebral canal
B)Intervertebral foramen
C)Vertebral foramen
D)Intervertebral disc