Question 1

The lesser and greater wings of the sphenoid are in the ________ and ________ cranial fossae, respectively.

Accepted Answer

A)  anterior; posterior 
B)  anterior; middle 
C)  middle; posterior 
D)  posterior; middle 
A)  anterior; posterior 
B)  anterior; middle 
C)  middle; posterior 
D)  posterior; middle B

Question 2

Which of the bones listed below does not contain air sinuses?

Accepted Answer

A)  the frontal bone 
B)  the ethmoid 
C)  the maxilla 
D)  the mandible 
A)  the frontal bone 
B)  the ethmoid 
C)  the maxilla 
D)  the mandible D

Question 3

The function of the anterior longitudinal ligament on the vertebral bodies is

Accepted Answer

A)  to prevent hyperextension of the back. 
B)  to allow for extensive lateral movement and rotation of adjacent vertebrae. 
C)  to protect the spinal cord. 
D)  to hold the vertebral laminae together. 
A)  to prevent hyperextension of the back. 
B)  to allow for extensive lateral movement and rotation of adjacent vertebrae. 
C)  to protect the spinal cord. 
D)  to hold the vertebral laminae together. A

Question 4

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Which letter indicates the zygomatic bone?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 5

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Which letter indicates the palatine bone that forms part of the hard palate?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 6

The head of a rib articulates with the transverse process of the vertebra.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The vertebra that lacks a body and helps allow one to nod the head is the

Accepted Answer

A)  axis. 
B)  atlas. 
C)  vertebra prominens. 
D)  coccyx. 
A)  axis. 
B)  atlas. 
C)  vertebra prominens. 
D)  coccyx.

Question 8

Which cranial bones meet at the lambdoid suture?

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal and parietal 
B)  parietal and occipital 
C)  frontal and nasal 
D)  parietal and temporal 
A)  frontal and parietal 
B)  parietal and occipital 
C)  frontal and nasal 
D)  parietal and temporal

Question 9

The superior and inferior nuchal lines are located on the ________ bone.

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal 
B)  temporal 
C)  parietal 
D)  occipital 
A)  frontal 
B)  temporal 
C)  parietal 
D)  occipital

Question 10

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Which letter indicates the supraorbital foramen?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 11

Which bone articulates with the dens?

Accepted Answer

A)  atlas 
B)  axis 
C)  occipital 
D)  temporal 
A)  atlas 
B)  axis 
C)  occipital 
D)  temporal

Question 12

Which of these bones has "wings" and a body?

Accepted Answer

A)  mandible 
B)  sphenoid 
C)  occipital 
D)  temporal 
E)  ethmoid 
A)  mandible 
B)  sphenoid 
C)  occipital 
D)  temporal 
E)  ethmoid

Question 13

What is the term for the smooth, flat articular surface at which a vertebra attaches to the vertebra superior to it?

Accepted Answer

superior a

Question 14

The most anterior ridge of the sacrum is the

Accepted Answer

A)  median sacral crest. 
B)  sacral promontory. 
C)  sacral hiatus. 
D)  third dorsal sacral foramen. 
A)  median sacral crest. 
B)  sacral promontory. 
C)  sacral hiatus. 
D)  third dorsal sacral foramen.

Question 15

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions.
-Which letter indicates the inferior orbital fissure?

Accepted Answer

A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E 
A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C 
D)  D 
E)  E

Question 16

Which of these bones has a squamous and petrous region?

Accepted Answer

A)  mandible 
B)  sphenoid 
C)  occipital 
D)  temporal 
E)  ethmoid 
A)  mandible 
B)  sphenoid 
C)  occipital 
D)  temporal 
E)  ethmoid

Question 17

Which of the bones listed below is not part of the orbit?

Accepted Answer

A)  the frontal 
B)  the zygomatic 
C)  the palatine 
D)  the temporal 
A)  the frontal 
B)  the zygomatic 
C)  the palatine 
D)  the temporal

Question 18

Quasimodo, the main character in Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, suffered from

Accepted Answer

A)  rickets. 
B)  scoliosis. 
C)  lordosis. 
D)  kyphosis. 
A)  rickets. 
B)  scoliosis. 
C)  lordosis. 
D)  kyphosis.

Question 19

The bone of the skull that has pterygoid processes, greater wings, and a hypophyseal fossa is the

Accepted Answer

A)  ethmoid. 
B)  palatine. 
C)  sphenoid. 
D)  temporal. 
A)  ethmoid. 
B)  palatine. 
C)  sphenoid. 
D)  temporal.

Question 20

List the 14 bones of the face. Identify which are paired (with the letter P) and which are unpaired (using UP).

Accepted Answer

Mandible (UP), maxillae (P), z

Exam 7: Bones, Part 1: the Axial Skeleton

The lesser and greater wings of the sphenoid are in the ________ and ________ cranial fossae, respectively.

Which of the bones listed below does not contain air sinuses?

The function of the anterior longitudinal ligament on the vertebral bodies is

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the zygomatic bone?

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the palatine bone that forms part of the hard palate?

The head of a rib articulates with the transverse process of the vertebra.

The vertebra that lacks a body and helps allow one to nod the head is the

Which cranial bones meet at the lambdoid suture?

The superior and inferior nuchal lines are located on the ________ bone.

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the supraorbital foramen?

Which bone articulates with the dens?

Which of these bones has "wings" and a body?

What is the term for the smooth, flat articular surface at which a vertebra attaches to the vertebra superior to it?

The most anterior ridge of the sacrum is the

Use the diagram above to answer the following questions. -Which letter indicates the inferior orbital fissure?

Which of these bones has a squamous and petrous region?

Which of the bones listed below is not part of the orbit?

Quasimodo, the main character in Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, suffered from

The bone of the skull that has pterygoid processes, greater wings, and a hypophyseal fossa is the

List the 14 bones of the face. Identify which are paired (with the letter P) and which are unpaired (using UP).

The Human Body: an Orientation

Cells: the Living Units

Basic Embryology

Tissues

The Integumentary System

Bones and Skeletal Tissues

Bones, Part 2: the Appendicular Skeleton

Joints

Skeletal Muscle Tissue

Muscles of the Body

Fundamentals of the Nervous System and Nervous Tissue

The Central Nervous System

The Peripheral Nervous System

The Autonomic Nervous System and Visceral Sensory Neurons

The Special Senses

The Endocrine System

Blood

The Heart

Blood Vessels

The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

The Respiratory System

The Digestive System

The Urinary System

The Reproductive System

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The lesser and greater wings of the sphenoid are in the and cranial fossae, respectively.