Bones Quiz

Front 1

The average number of bones in the adult skeleton is

Back 1

206

Front 2

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

Back 2

because separate bones gradually fuse with age

Front 3

All the bones listed below belong to the appendicular skeleton except the

Back 3

ethmoid

Front 4

___________ are not facial bones

Back 4

Parietal bones

Front 5

The _________ houses the pituitary gland (hypophysis) and is found in the ____________

Back 5

sella turcica; sphenoid bone

Front 6

Fontanels are ____________ in an infant

Back 6

spaces between the unfused cranial bones

Front 7

The _____________ belongs to the thoracic cage, whereas the _____________ belongs to the pectoral girdle

Back 7

sternum; clavicle

Front 8

The acromion is a feature of the

Back 8

scapula

Front 9

The glenoid cavity of the _______________ articulates with the head of the _____________

Back 9

scapula; humerus

Front 10

The head of an infant passes through the __________________ during birth

Back 10

pelvic inlet

Front 11

A hole through a bone that usually allows passage for nerves and blood vessels is called a

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Foramen

Front 12

The axis is the only vertebra with a

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dens (odontoid process)

Front 13

The manubrium belongs to

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the sternum

Front 14

_____________ do(does) not belong to the pectoral girdle
A)The clavicle and scapula
B)The acromioclavicular joint
C)The sternoclavicular joint
D)The sacroiliac joint
E)The glenohumeral

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D)The sacroiliac joint

Front 15

A rounded knob that articulates with another bone is called a

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condyle

Front 16

Any bony prominence is called

Back 16

a process

Front 17

All of these contribute to the wall of the orbit excep:
A)the nasal bone
B)the maxilla
C)the frontal bone
D)the zygomatic bone
E)the sphenoid bone

Back 17

C) the frontal bone

Front 18

The spinous process has a bifid tip in most _______________ vertebrae

Back 18

cervical

Front 19

The brachium contains the ________________, whereas the antebrachium contains the ________________

Back 19

humerus; radius and ulna

Front 20

Male and female pelves differ in the following features except :
A)the female coccyx is tilted posteriorly
B)the male pelvic outlet is smaller.
C)the female sacrum is longer.
D)the female pubic arch is usually greater than 100°.
E)the male pelvis is more massive.

Back 20

the female sacrum is longer.

Front 21

What is a sesamoid bone?

Back 21

a bone that forms within some tendons in response to stress

Front 22

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

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sutures

Front 23

Which intervertebral disc is largest?

Back 23

the one between L4 and L5

Front 24

These are all features found in a typical thoracic vertebra except
A)it has a pair of transverse foramina.
B)it usually has a facet at the end of each transverse process for attachment of the ribs.
C)the body has facets as points of articulation for ribs.
D)the spinous process is pointed and angled sharply downward.
E)the body is more massive than those of cervical vertebrae but less than those of lumbar vertebrae.

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it has a pair of transverse foramina.

Front 25

The ______________ does not belong to the femur.
A)medial condyle
B)fovea capitis
C)lesser trochanter
D)anterior crest
E)greater trochanter

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anterior crest

Front 26

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

Back 26

squamous

Front 27

The most common deformity is an abnormal lateral curvature called

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scoliosis

Front 28

_____________ does not belong to a representative vertebra
A)The spinous process
B)The transverse processes
C)The vertebral head
D)The vertebral body
E)The vertebral foramen

Back 28

The vertebral head

Front 29

Rib 7 is a

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true rib.

Front 30

The ___can be easily palpated between the clavicles

Back 30

suprasternal notch

Front 31

Which bones hold the teeth?

Back 31

Mandible and Maxillae

Front 32

Zygomatic arch

Back 32

from the temporal and zygomatic bones forms a bridge across the side of the skull

Front 33

The mandible articulates with the

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temporal bone

Front 34

The nasal cavity is divided by the

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nasal septum

Front 35

orbits

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contain the eyes

Front 36

Spinal cord and brain are connected through the

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foramen magnum

Front 37

Styloid processes

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provide attachment points for three muscles involved in movement of the tongue, hyoid bone, and pharynx

Front 38

crista galli

Back 38

point of attachment for one of the meninges

Front 39

Abnormal curvatures of the vetebral column

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lordosis (lumbar)
kyphosis (thoracic)
scoliosis (lateral)

Front 40

vertebral foramen

Back 40

Part of the body and vertebral arch (pedicle and lamina) contains and protects the spinal cord

Front 41

transverse and spinous processes

Back 41

points of muscle and ligament attachment

Front 42

Vertebrae articulate with one another through the

Back 42

superior and inferior articular processes

Front 43

Spinal nerves exit through the

Back 43

intervertebral foramina

Front 44

Articular cartilage

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Provides a smooth surface for articulation
Articular disks and menisci can provide additional support

Front 45

in which direction will the shoulder most likely dislocate?

Back 45

inferior

Front 46

responsible for pronation and subination

Back 46

radius

Front 47

joint capsule

Back 47

fibrous connective tissue, which holds the bones together while permitting flexibility

Front 48

synovial membrane

Back 48

produces synovial fluid that lubricates the joint

Front 49

Bursae

Back 49

extensions of synovial joints that protect skin, tendons, or bone from structures that could rub against them

Front 50

Plane (joints)

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two flat surfaces

Front 51

Pivot (joint)

Back 51

cylindrical projection inside a ring

Front 52

Hinge

Back 52

concave and convex surfaces

Front 53

Ball-and-socket

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rounded surface into a socket

Front 54

Ellipsoid

Back 54

ellipsoid concave and convex surfaces

Front 55

Saddle

Back 55

two saddle-shaped surfaces