Deck 8: The Skeletal System

Question 1

The ischium is posterior to the pubis and inferior to the ilium.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The pubic symphysis can be palpated as a hard prominence above the genitalia.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

All ribs articulate with the sternum.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

A rounded knob that articulates with another bone is called a(n)__________.

A) condyle
B) sulcus
C) alveolus
D) foramen
E) sinus

Question 5

Any bony prominence is called a(n)___________.

A) epicondyle
B) tubercle
C) fossa
D) head
E) process

Question 6

The optic canal is part of the sphenoid bone.

Question 7

Condyles are found in the axial skeleton only.

Question 8

The atlantoaxial joint is the joint between C1 and C2.

Question 9

What is a sesamoid bone?

A) A bone growing within some cartilages in response to pressure
B) A bone that forms within some tendons in response to stress
C) A bone that forms in the cranium in response to trauma
D) A bone made of hyaline cartilage
E) A bone made of dense regular connective tissue

Question 10

Men have one rib fewer than women.

Question 11

Why does an adult not have as many bones as a child?

A) Osteoporosis leads to bone loss with age.
B) Some separate bones gradually fuse with age.
C) Many bones are replaced by cartilage with age.
D) Bones are reabsorbed with age.
E) Osteoclast activity overcomes osteoblast activity with age.

Question 12

The average number of bones in the adult skeleton is __________.

A) 56
B) 106
C) 156
D) 206
E) 256

Question 13

The mastoid process cannot be palpated on a living person.

Question 14

Healthy paranasal sinuses are filled with mucus.

Question 15

Sutures are found between the cranial,facial,and sacral bones.

Question 16

There are three bones in the pollex.

Question 17

All the bones below belong to the axial skeleton,except the __________,which belongs to the appendicular skeleton.

A) frontal bone
B) mandible
C) scapula
D) thoracic vertebra
E) stapes

Question 18

The styloid process of the radius can be palpated proximal to the thumb.

Question 19

Trochanters are unique to the femur.

Question 20

Medial and lateral condyles of the femur are involved in the hip joint.

Question 21

Sinuses are absent from which bone?

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

Question 22

Which intervertebral disc is largest?

A) The one between C2 and C3
B) The one between C7 and T1
C) The one between T4 and T5
D) The one between T12 and L1
E) The one between L4 and L5

Question 23

Which of the following is not found on a typical vertebra?

A) Spinous process
B) Transverse processes
C) Vertebral head
D) Vertebral foramen
E) Vertebral body

Question 24

A hole through a bone that usually allows passage for nerves and blood vessels is called a(n)_________.

A) canal
B) alveolus
C) fissure
D) foramen
E) sinus

Question 25

Which of the following articualtes with the vertebral column?

A) Mandibular fossa
B) Mastoid process
C) Occipital condyle
D) Foramen magnum
E) Zygomatic arch

Question 26

The __________ suture separates the temporal bone from the parietal bone.

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

Question 27

From superior to inferior,how many individual vertebrae are there of each type?

A) 12;7;5;5;4
B) 12;5;5;7;4
C) 7;5;5;12;4
D) 7;12;5;5;4
E) 7;5;5;4;12

Question 28

Which of the following is the most common spinal curvature deformity?

A) Scoliosis
B) Lordosis
C) Kyphosis
D) Osteosis
E) Herniation

Question 29

Which of the bones below does not belong to the appendicular skeleton?

A) Clavicle
B) Patella
C) Ethmoid
D) Ulna
E) Fibula

Question 30

Most of the bones of the skull are connected by immovable joints called __________.

A) sinuses
B) syndesmoses
C) symphyses
D) fissures
E) sutures

Question 31

Fontanelle are __________ in an infant.

A) spaces between the unfused cranial bones
B) cartilages covering cranial bones
C) fibrous connective tissues lining the cranial cavity
D) fibrous connective tissues lining the orbits
E) fibrous connective tissues lining paranasal sinuses

Question 32

Which bone helps form the coronal,lambdoid,and squamous sutures of the skull?

A) Occipital bone
B) Sphenoid bone
C) Parietal bone
D) Temporal bone
E) Frontal bone

Question 33

Which bone is a part of the skull and not just associated with it?

A) Incus
B) Malleus
C) Hyoid
D) Stapes
E) Vomer

Question 34

The __________ houses the pituitary gland (hypophysis)and is found in the __________.

A) foramen magnum;occipital bone
B) sella turcica;sphenoid bone
C) lambdoid suture;parietal bones
D) supraorbital margin;frontal bone
E) occipital condyle;occipital bone

Question 35

Which of the following bones is a single unpaired bone?

A) Ethmoid
B) Parietal
C) Maxilla
D) Zygomatic
E) Palatine

Question 36

Which of the following are not considered facial bones?

A) Parietal bones
B) Maxillae
C) Lacrimal bones
D) Nasal bones
E) Palatine bones

Question 37

All of the following are found on the temporal bone except the __________.

A) zygomatic process
B) mastoid process
C) external acoustic meatus
D) sella turcica
E) mandibular fossa

Question 38

Which of the following bones is adjacent to both the coronal and lambdoid sutures?

A) Occipital bone
B) Sphenoid bone
C) Parietal bone
D) Zygomatic bone
E) Frontal bone

Question 39

Which of the following bones forms the bulk of the hard palate?

A) Nasal bone
B) Mandible
C) Ethmoid bone
D) Maxilla
E) Lacrimal bone

Question 40

All of these contribute to the wall of the orbit except the __________ bone.

A) sphenoid
B) frontal
C) maxilla
D) zygomatic
E) nasal

Question 41

The acromion is an anatomical feature of the __________.

A) clavicle
B) scapula
C) ulna
D) scaphoid
E) pollex

Question 42

A young girl falls off her bike and lands on her hand,breaking the medial bone of her antebrachium.Which bone did she break?

A) Her carpal
B) Her metacarpal
C) Her humerus
D) Her radius
E) Her ulna

Question 43

The antebrachium contains the __________.

A) radius and ulna
B) humerus
C) carpals and metacarpals
D) scapula and clavicle
E) phalanges

Question 44

Which of the following is only found on the axis vertebra?

A) Transverse foramen
B) Spinous process
C) Dens (odontoid process)
D) Vertebral arch
E) Superior articular facet

Question 45

The glenoid cavity of the __________ articulates with the head of the __________.

A) scapula;sternum
B) radius;humerus
C) humerus;scapula
D) sternum;humerus
E) scapula;humerus

Question 46

One hand of an adult has __________ bones.

A) 15
B) 18
C) 25
D) 27
E) 28

Question 47

The manubrium is part of what bone?

A) Clavicle
B) Sternum
C) Scapula
D) A rib
E) Vertebra

Question 48

Which of the following is not part of the pectoral girdle?

A) The glenohumeral joint
B) The acromioclavicular joint
C) The sternoclavicular joint
D) The sacroiliac joint
E) The clavicle and scapula

Question 49

The spinous process has a bifid tip in most __________ vertebrae.

A) cervical
B) thoracic
C) lumbar
D) sacral
E) coccygeal

Question 50

Which of the following is a sesamoid bone?

A) Metatarsal
B) Tarsal
C) Tibia
D) Fibula
E) Patella

Question 51

Which of the following is found in the palm of your hand?

A) Carpal
B) Metacarpal
C) Tarsal
D) Metatarsal
E) Phalanx

Question 52

Which of the following is not considered a weight-bearing bone?

A) The femur
B) The tibia
C) The fibula
D) The talus
E) The Calcaneus

Question 53

Which of the following do costal cartilages connect?

A) The clavicles with the sternum
B) The true ribs with the scapula
C) The floating ribs with xiphoid process
D) The false ribs with the viscera and peritoneum
E) The ribs with the sternum

Question 54

Spines of the __________ form a part of the pelvic outlet.

A) sacrum
B) pubis
C) ischium
D) ilium
E) pubic symphysis

Question 55

The __________ can be easily palpated between the clavicles.

A) xiphoid process
B) suprasternal notch
C) body of the sternum
D) costal cartilage
E) costal groove

Question 56

The acetabulum articulates with the __________.

A) humerus
B) femur
C) patella
D) tibia
E) hip bone

Question 57

Rib 7 is a __________ rib.

A) true
B) floating
C) false
D) pelvic
E) cartilaginous

Question 58

Which of the following is not true of a thoracic vertebra?

A) The body has facets as points of articulation for ribs.
B) It usually has a facet at the end of each transverse process for attachment of a rib.
C) The body is more massive than those of cervical vertebrae but less than those of lumbar vertebrae.
D) The spinous process is pointed and angled sharply downward.
E) It has a pair of transverse foramina.

Question 59

The __________ belongs to the thoracic cage,whereas the __________ belongs to the pectoral girdle.

A) sternum;clavicle
B) clavicle;sternum
C) vertebra T5;vertebra T1
D) scapula;clavicle
E) scapula;sternum

Question 60

In a herniated disc,the ring of fibrocartilage called the __________ ruptures and the __________ oozes out.

A) nucleus pulposus;anulus fibrosus
B) lamina;nucleus pulposus
C) anulus fibrosus;nucleus pulposus
D) anulus fibrosus;body
E) nucleus pulposus;lamina

Question 61

Which cranial bone(s)are separate right and left bones at birth but generally fuse by the age of 5?

A) Frontal bone and mandible
B) Frontal bone and maxilla
C) Mandible and maxilla
D) Frontal bone and occipital bone

Question 62

A newborn passes through the__________ of its mother during birth.

A) obturator foramen
B) pelvic inlet
C) pelvic outlet
D) acetabulum
E) false pelvis

Question 63

There are __________ bones in a newborn compared with the average number in an adult.

A) more
B) fewer
C) the same number of

Question 64

What are the three auditory ossicles?

A) The malleus,incus,and stapes
B) The superior,middle,and inferior nasal conchae
C) The hyoid,mandible,and maxilla
D) The temporal,sphenoid,and ethmoid bones

Question 65

The __________ is a U-shaped bone that sits above the larynx yet does not articulate with any other bone.

A) hyoid bone
B) mandible
C) maxilla
D) zygomatic bone

Question 66

You cannot palpate the __________ on a living person.

A) lateral malleolus
B) tibial tuberosity
C) medial surface of the fibula
D) anterior border of the tibia
E) calcaneus

Question 67

The __________ does not belong to the femur.

A) anterior border
B) fovea capitis
C) medial condyle
D) greater trochanter
E) lesser trochanter

Question 68

One difference between the male and female pelvis is that the subpubic angle of a female is generally __________.

A) greater than 100 degrees
B) less than 90 degrees
C) greater than 120 degrees
D) less than 20 degrees

Question 69

Male and female pelves differ in all of the following features except __________.

A) the male pelvis is more massive
B) the male pelvic outlet is smaller
C) the female pubic arch is usually greater than 100 degrees
D) the female coccyx is tilted posteriorly
E) the female sacrum is longer