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Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function Chapter 8
(Saladin, 7th edition) Questions & Answers
The axial skeleton includes all of the following except the
A) skull.
B) ribs and sternum.
C) vertebral column.
D) pelvic girdle. - ANS-D) pelvic girdle.
Which of the following common terms for the surface features of bones is used to describe a hole through a bone?
A) sinus
B) fovea
C) alveolus
D) foramen - ANS-D) foramen
The suture that lies between the left and right parietal bones is the
A) longitudinal suture.
B) squamous suture.
C) sagittal suture.
D) coronal suture.
E) lambdoidal suture. - ANS-C) sagittal suture.
Within what part of the temporal bone do the middle and inner ear cavities lie?
A) zygomatic process
B) tympanic part
C) mastoid part
D) petrous part
E) squamous part - ANS-D) petrous part
The sella turcica, which houses the pituitary, is part of what cranial bone?
A) occipital
B) sphenoid
C) frontal
D) temporal
E) parietal - ANS-B) sphenoid
The optic nerve connects to the eyeball after passing through the optic foramen. The optic foramen is found in which of the following bones of the skull?
A) frontal
B) sphenoid
C) ethmoid
D) lacrimal - ANS-B) sphenoid
All of these bones contain sinuses except
A) nasal.
B) ethmoid.
C) frontal.
D) sphenoid.
E) maxillary. - ANS-A) nasal.
If you had a middle ear infection, to which of the following bone areas is the illness most likely to spread?
This region contains the atlas and the axis.
A) cervical
B) thoracic
C) lumbar
D) sacral - ANS-A) cervical
The upper most portion of the sternum is the ________________.
A) gladiolus
B) manubrium
C) xiphoid
D) body - ANS-B) manubrium
When the elbow is straightened, the olecranon process of the ulna fits into which part of the posterior surface of the humerus?
A) capitulum
B) ulnar notch
C) olecranon fossa
D) coronoid fossa - ANS-C) olecranon fossa
The pollex contains how many phalanges?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5 - ANS-B) 2
The humerus has its superior articulation with the
A) brachium.
B) radial tuberosity.
C) trochlear notch.
D) semilunar cavity.
E) glenoid cavity. - ANS-E) glenoid cavity.
The bones surrounding the obturator foramen are the
A) pubis and ischium.
B) pubis and ilium.
C) ilium and ischium.
D) pubis, ischium, and ilium. - ANS-A) pubis and ischium.
The head of the femur articulates with the hip bone at the
A) obturator foramen.
B) greater sciatic notch.
C) acetabulum.
D) pelvic inlet. - ANS-C) acetabulum.
The lateral malleolus is found on the distal end of which of the following bones?
A) tibia
B) femur
C) fibula
D) calcaneus - ANS-C) fibula
A female pelvis, when compared to a male's has a
a) canal
b) alveolus
c) fissure
d) foramen - ANS-d) foramen
Most of the bones in the skull are connected by immovable joints called __________.
a) sinuses
b) sydesmoses
c) symphyses
d) sutures - ANS-d) sutures
Which of the following bones is a single unpaired bone?
a) ethmoid
b) parietal
c) maxilla
d) zygomatic - ANS-a) ethmoid
Which of the following bones forms the bulk of the hard palate?
a) Nasal bone
b) Maxilla
c) Ethmoid bone
d) Mandible - ANS-b) Maxilla
From superior to inferior, how many individual vertebrae are there in each type?
a) 12; 7; 5; 5; 4
b) 12; 5; 5; 4; 7
c) 7; 12; 5; 5; 4
d) 7; 5; 5; 12; 4 - ANS-c) 7; 12; 5; 5; 4
Which of the following is the most common spinal curvature deformity?
a) Scoliosis
b) Lordosis
c) Kyphosis
d) Oseosis - ANS-a) Scoliosis
Which of the following is only found on the axis vertebra?
a) Transverse foramen
b) Spinous process
c) Dens (odontoid process)
d) Vertebral arch - ANS-c) Dens (odontoid process)
The _______ belongs to the thoracic cage, whereas the _________ belongs to the pectoral girdle.
a) sternum; clavicle
b) clavicle; sternum
c) vertebra T5; vertebra T
d) scapula; clavicle - ANS-a) sternum; clavicle
Rib 7 is a __________ rib.
a) true
b) floating
c) Her radius
d) Her ulna - ANS-d) Her ulna
The __________ does not belong to the femur.
a) anterior border
b) fovea capitis
c) medial condyle
d) greater trochanter - ANS-a) anterior border
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 - ANS-b) tibial tuberosity
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 - ANS-a) The malleus, incus, and stapes
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 - ANS-a) greater than 100 degrees
temporal - ANS-which of these is not a paranasal sinus?
lacrimal - ANS-which is a facial bone?
the crista galli - ANS-cannot be palpated
pelvic - ANS-not part of vertebrae
transverse foramina - ANS-thoracic vertebrae
the transverse process of a vertebra - ANS-the tubercle of a rib articulates with
capitulum. - ANS-the disc shaped head of the radius articulates with the
cuboid - ANS-all of the following are carpal bones except the. ....... which is a tarsal bone
the ischium - ANS-bone that supports body weight when sitting is
calcareous - ANS-which of these is the bone of the heel?
fontanels - ANS-gaps between the cranial bones of an infant are called?
temporal. - ANS-the external auditory canal is a passage in the
