Deck 7: Anatomy of Bones and Joints

Question 1

Which of the following is a paired bone?

A) Humerus
B) Frontal
C) Cervical
D) Lumbar

Answer 1

Humerus

Question 2

A constriction between the head and the body of a bone is called the

A) Angle
B) Notch
C) Facet
D) Neck

Answer 2

Neck

Question 3

A smooth, rounded articular surface is a/an

A) Angle
B) Condyle
C) Spine
D) Tuberosity

Answer 3

Condyle

Question 4

Which of the following bone markings is NOT correctly matched?

A) Facet - small, flattened articular surface
B) Spine - very high ridge
C) Foramen - a tunnel
D) Trochanter - a knob on the proximal femur

Question 5

Which of the following bone markings is NOT correctly matched?

A) Fossa - a depression
B) Tubercle - a prominent projection
C) Ramus - a branch off the body of the bone
D) Meatus - a tunnel

Question 6

Which of the following bones is NOT a bone of the braincase?

A) Frontal
B) Parietal
C) Maxilla
D) Sphenoid

Question 7

Which skull bones are connected by the sagittal suture?

A) Frontal and parietal
B) The two parietal bones
C) Frontal and temporal
D) Occipital and parietal

Question 8

Which skull bones are connected by the coronal suture?

A) Frontal and parietal
B) The two parietal bones
C) Frontal and temporal
D) Occipital and parietal

Question 9

Which skull bones are connected by the lamboid suture?

A) Frontal and parietal
B) The two parietal bones
C) Parietal and temporal
D) Occipital and parietal

Question 10

Which skull bones are connected by the squamous suture?

A) Frontal and parietal
B) The two parietal bones
C) Parietal and temporal
D) Occipital and parietal

Question 11

Nuchal lines are found on the ______ bone.

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

Question 12

The external acoustic meatus is found in the _______ bone.

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

Question 13

Which bone forms the back of the skull?

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

Question 14

The bones of the skull are attached to each other by fibrous connections called

A) Wormian bones
B) Calluses
C) Ossicles
D) Sutures

Question 15

What structure connects the temporal and zygomatic bones and forms a bridge on the lateral skull?

A) Zygomatic arch
B) Greater wing of sphenoid
C) Pterygoid hamulus
D) Perpendicular plate of ethmoid

Question 16

The cheek bone is the _____ bone.

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

Question 17

Which bones contain the alveolar processes?

A) Mandible and maxilla
B) Maxilla and zygomatic
C) Palatine and maxilla
D) Ethmoid and sphenoid

Question 18

Which bone is NOT part of the orbital of the eye?

A) Frontal
B) Maxilla
C) Ethmoid
D) Temporal

Question 19

Which two bones are part of the nasal septum?

A) Vomer and ethmoid
B) Ethmoid and nasal
C) Vomer and maxilla
D) Nasal and vomer

Question 20

Which of the following bones does NOT contain a paranasal sinus?

A) Ethmoid
B) Frontal
C) Sphenoid
D) Temporal
E) Maxilla

Question 21

The large opening in the base of the skull for the passage of the spinal cord is the

A) Spinal foramen
B) Orbital foramen
C) Occipital foramen
D) Mental foramen

Question 22

The TMJ consists of the

A) Crista galli and coronoid process of mandible
B) Mandibular fossa and mandibular condyle
C) Mastoid process and mandibular fossa
D) None of the choices are correct

Question 23

The hard palate is formed by the

A) Maxillary bone and vomer
B) Palatine bone
C) Maxillary bone and palatine bone
D) Sphenoid bone and palatine bone

Question 24

The cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone

A) Forms part of the hard palate
B) Holds the pituitary gland
C) Has openings to allow the olfactory nerve into the nasal cavity
D) Contains the middle and inner ear structures

Question 25

What bone has no articulations with any other bone?

A) Mandible
B) Hyoid bone
C) Vomer
D) Atlas

Question 26

What skull structures articulate with the first cervical vertebra?

A) Occipital protuberance
B) Nuchal lines
C) Occipital condyles
D) Pterygoid hamulus

Question 27

Which of the following sections of the vertebral column is correctly matched with the correct number?

A) Lumbar - 5
B) Thoracic - 12
C) Cervical - 5
D) Sacral - 1
E) Coccygeal - 1

Question 28

Which of the following sections of the vertebral column become secondary curvatures?

A) Cervical and lumbar
B) Thoracic and cervical
C) Thoracic and lumbar
D) Lumbar and sacral

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a function of the vertebral column?

A) Supports the weight of the head and trunk
B) Provides a site for muscle attachment
C) Protects the spinal cord
D) Permits movement of the limbs

Question 30

Quasimoto (the Hunchback of Notre Dame) had the primary problem of

A) Scoliosis
B) Lordosis
C) Kyphosis

Question 31

Which of the following makes up the vertebral arch?

A) Vertebra body and spinous process
B) Two transverse processes and spinous process
C) Two laminae and two pedicles
D) Vertebral body and two laminae

Question 32

The opening in the vertebra that contains the spinal cord and cauda equina is the

A) Vertebral meatus
B) Vertebral canal
C) Vertebral foramen
D) Spinal canal

Question 33

The posterior process of a vertebra is the

A) Spinous process
B) Dorsal process
C) Transverse process
D) Vertebral process

Question 34

The part of a vertebra that connects with another vertebra is a/an

A) Spinous process
B) Articular process
C) Transverse process
D) Vertebral process

Question 35

What structural feature is found only in cervical vertebrae?

A) Accessory process
B) Lamina
C) Transverse foramen
D) Body

Question 36

The first cervical vertebra is called the

A) Axis
B) Sacrum
C) Atlas
D) Hyoid

Question 37

The atlas articulates with the _______ that allows joint movement to shake the head "yes".

A) Inferior articular process
B) Mastoid process
C) Occipital condyles
D) Odontoid process

Question 38

The atlas does not have a

A) Vertebral foramen
B) Body
C) Transverse foramen
D) Anterior arch

Question 39

What structure of the axis allows the motion of shaking the head "no"?

A) Spinous process
B) Transverse process
C) Pedicle
D) Odontoid process

Question 40

What structures are characteristic of thoracic vertebrae?

A) Articulations for ribs
B) Long, thin spinous process
C) Thick, heavy body
D) Articulation for ribs and a long, thin spinous process

Question 41

What structures are characteristic of lumbar vertebrae?

A) Thick, heavy body
B) Square spinous process
C) Square transverse processes
D) All of the choices are correct

Question 42

Superior, lateral part of the sacrum is called the

A) Median sacral crest
B) Sacral hiatus
C) Ala
D) Dens

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT part of the thoracic cage?

A) Clavicle
B) Ribs
C) Costal cartilages
D) Sternum

Question 44

The first seven ribs are called true ribs because

A) They are real ribs
B) They attach directly to the sternum through costal cartilage
C) They do not attached to the sternum
D) They have no costal cartilage

Question 45

The superior part of the sternum is the

A) Xiphoid process
B) Manubrium
C) Body
D) Clavicle

Question 46

The area between where the two clavicles articulate with the manubrium is called the

A) Sternal angle
B) Xiphoid process
C) Jugular notch
D) Carotid notch

Question 47

The pectoral girdle consists of a

A) Humerus and clavicle
B) Humerus and scapula
C) Scapula and clavicle
D) Humerus, scapula and clavicle

Question 48

The clavicle is also known as the

A) Shoulder blade
B) Breastbone
C) Collar bone
D) Acromion

Question 49

The pectoral girdle's only attachment to the axial skeleton is the

A) Acromial end of clavicle with the acromion of the scapula
B) Sternal end of clavicle with the coracoid process of the scapula
C) Glenoid cavity of the scapula with the head of the humerus
D) Sternal end of the clavicle with the sternum

Question 50

The ______ of the humerus articulates with the radius at the elbow.

A) Capitulum
B) Trochlea
C) Greater tubercle
D) Medial epicondyle

Question 51

The _____ of the humerus articulates with the ulna at the elbow.

A) Capitulum
B) Trochlea
C) Greater tubercle
D) Medial epicondyle

Question 52

The medial forearm bone is the

A) Ulna
B) Radius
C) Humerus
D) Hamate

Question 53

The tip of the elbow is formed from the ____

A) Head of the radius
B) Coronoid process of the ulna
C) Olecranon process of the ulna
D) Head of the ulna

Question 54

The coronoid process is found on the

A) Humerus
B) Radius
C) Ulna
D) Scapula

Question 55

Which of the following is NOT a carpal?

A) Capitate
B) Scaphoid
C) Pisiform
D) Cuboid

Question 56

The bones of the hand are the

A) Tarsals
B) Carpals
C) Metacarpals
D) Metatarsal

Question 57

Which of the following is NOT part of a coxal bone?

A) Ischium
B) Pubis
C) Ilium
D) Coccyx

Question 58

The joint with the head of the femur and os coxae is the

A) Acetabulum
B) Obturator foramen
C) Sacroiliac joint
D) Glenoid cavity

Question 59

Which of the following is NOT a difference between the male and female pelvis?

A) Male - heavier; female lighter
B) Male - more narrow
C) Female - ischial tuberosities turned medially
D) Female - ilium flared laterally

Question 60

The thigh bone is the

A) Tibia
B) Humerus
C) Ilium
D) Femur

Question 61

Another name for the kneecap is the

A) Patella
B) Sesamoid bone
C) Malleolus
D) Navicular

Question 62

The medial lower leg bone is the

A) Fibula
B) Tibia
C) Femur
D) Ulna

Question 63

The attachment for the quadriceps femoris muscles is the

A) Lateral condyle
B) Medial malleolus
C) Tibial tuberosity
D) Anterior crest

Question 64

The medial bump of the ankle is the

A) Lateral condyle
B) Medial malleolus
C) Tibial tuberosity
D) Lateral malleolus

Question 65

The lateral wall of the ankle joint is formed by the

A) Lateral condyle
B) Medial malleolus
C) Tibial tuberosity
D) Lateral malleolus

Question 66

The bones of the ankle are called the

A) Tarsals
B) Carpals
C) Metatarsal
D) Metacarpal

Question 67

Which of the following is NOT a tarsal bone?

A) Cuneiform
B) Navicular
C) Talus
D) Lunate

Question 68

Which tarsal bone articulate with the tibia and fibula to form the ankle joint?

A) Calcaneus
B) Talus
C) Cuboid
D) Navicular

Question 69

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a fibrous joint?

A) Bones joined by fibrous connective tissue
B) No joint cavity
C) Articular surface covered with hyaline cartilage
D) Exhibit little or no movement

Question 70

Which of the following is NOT a type of fibrous joint?

A) Synchondrosis
B) Gomphosis
C) Suture
D) Syndesmosis

Question 71

Which type of joint is found between flat bones of the skull?

A) Synchondrosis
B) Gomphosis
C) Suture
D) Syndesmosis

Question 72

Which type of joint is found between the distal ends of the ulna and radius?

A) Synchondrosis
B) Gomphosis
C) Suture
D) Syndesmosis

Question 73

Which type of joint is found between the root of a tooth and the alveolar process?

A) Synchondrosis
B) Gomphosis
C) Suture
D) Syndesmosis

Question 74

A synchondrosis connects bones with

A) Fibrous connective tissue
B) Hyaline cartilage
C) Fibrocartilage
D) A fluid-filled cavity

Question 75

Which of the following is an example of a synchondrosis?

A) All of the costal cartilages
B) Epiphyseal plate
C) Between the two pubis bones
D) Between the bodies of the vertebrae

Question 76

The intervertebral disks are an example of a _____ joint.

A) Symphysis
B) Synchondrosis
C) Synovial
D) Syndesmosis

Question 77

Which of the following is a characteristic of a synovial joint?

A) Allows free movement
B) Has a fluid-filled joint cavity
C) Articular surfaces covered with hyaline cartilage
D) All of the choices are correct

Question 78

The joint capsule of a synovial joint is formed by the

A) Articular disk and fibrous capsule
B) Synovial membrane and articular cartilage
C) Synovial membrane and fibrous capsule
D) None of the choices is correct

Question 79

What is the main component of synovial fluid?

A) Mucus
B) Hyaluronic acid
C) Fat
D) Glucosamine

Question 80

A sac of synovial membrane that provides a lubricating cushion around a joint is a/an

A) Interosseous membrane
B) Bursa
C) Meniscus
D) Articular disk