Question 1

The tibia

Accepted Answer

A) articulates with the femur and the proximal and distal fibulae. 
B) is part of the axial skeleton. 
C) is the thin outer (lateral) bone of the leg. 
D) articulates with the acetabulum. 
A) articulates with the femur and the proximal and distal fibulae. 
B) is part of the axial skeleton. 
C) is the thin outer (lateral) bone of the leg. 
D) articulates with the acetabulum.

Question 2

What is the type of projection that articulates with the glenoid cavity?

Accepted Answer

A) Crest 
B) Trochanter 
C) Spine 
D) Head 
A) Crest 
B) Trochanter 
C) Spine 
D) Head

Question 3

The palatine process of this facial bone forms which anterior part of the hard palate?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What is the name of the "soft spots" in a baby's skull?

Accepted Answer

A) Sinuses 
B) Fontanels 
C) Synovial joints 
D) Sutures 
A) Sinuses 
B) Fontanels 
C) Synovial joints 
D) Sutures

Question 5

Osteoclastic activity

Accepted Answer

A) breaks down bone. 
B) decreases blood calcium. 
C) strengthens bones. 
D) is restricted to the epiphyseal disc. 
A) breaks down bone. 
B) decreases blood calcium. 
C) strengthens bones. 
D) is restricted to the epiphyseal disc.

Question 6

Which of the following describes both the hallux and pollex?

Accepted Answer

A) Hand 
B) Metacarpal 
C) Phalanges 
D) Ball and socket 
A) Hand 
B) Metacarpal 
C) Phalanges 
D) Ball and socket

Question 7

The mandible

Accepted Answer

A) is the upper jaw bone. 
B) fuses to form the hard palate. 
C) articulates with the temporal bone. 
D) is part of the cranium. 
A) is the upper jaw bone. 
B) fuses to form the hard palate. 
C) articulates with the temporal bone. 
D) is part of the cranium.

Question 8

Which structure is the site of attachment for tendons?

Accepted Answer

A) Endosteum 
B) Articular cartilage 
C) Periosteum 
D) Osteon 
A) Endosteum 
B) Articular cartilage 
C) Periosteum 
D) Osteon

Question 9

The lambdoidal suture in the skull is a(n) _____ joint.

Accepted Answer

A) synovial 
B) hinge 
C) freely movable 
D) immovable 
A) synovial 
B) hinge 
C) freely movable 
D) immovable

Question 10

Which of the following joints can engage in flexion,extension,adduction,abduction,and circumduction?

Accepted Answer

A) Glenohumeral 
B) TMJ 
C) Lambdoidal suture 
D) Tibiofemoral 
A) Glenohumeral 
B) TMJ 
C) Lambdoidal suture 
D) Tibiofemoral

Question 11

A synovial joint is

Accepted Answer

A) freely movable. 
B) a suture. 
C) found only in the lower extremities. 
D) found only within the vertebral column and at the symphysis pubis. 
A) freely movable. 
B) a suture. 
C) found only in the lower extremities. 
D) found only within the vertebral column and at the symphysis pubis.

Question 12

Which of the following is least true of the knee?

Accepted Answer

A) Is a synovial joint that can normally be flexed,extended,and abducted 
B) Contains bursae,ligaments,and cartilage 
C) Is a hinge joint 
D) Is called the tibiofemoral joint 
A) Is a synovial joint that can normally be flexed,extended,and abducted 
B) Contains bursae,ligaments,and cartilage 
C) Is a hinge joint 
D) Is called the tibiofemoral joint

Question 13

Which group is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Spinal curvatures: cervical,thoracic,lumbar,sacral 
B) Abnormal curvatures of the spine: scoliosis,kyphosis,lordosis 
C) Types of ribs: true,false,floating 
D) Types of freely movable joints: hinge,ball-and-socket,and suture 
A) Spinal curvatures: cervical,thoracic,lumbar,sacral 
B) Abnormal curvatures of the spine: scoliosis,kyphosis,lordosis 
C) Types of ribs: true,false,floating 
D) Types of freely movable joints: hinge,ball-and-socket,and suture

Question 14

To measure the length of the humerus,you would measure from the

Accepted Answer

A) olecranon process to the styloid process of the radius. 
B) acromion to the olecranon process. 
C) suprasternal notch to the xiphoid process. 
D) greater trochanter to the medial malleolus. 
A) olecranon process to the styloid process of the radius. 
B) acromion to the olecranon process. 
C) suprasternal notch to the xiphoid process. 
D) greater trochanter to the medial malleolus.

Question 15

Which group is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Sinuses: frontal,maxillary,sphenoidal,ethmoidal 
B) Spinal curvatures: cervical,thoracic,lumbar,sacral 
C) Bones of the lower extremities: femur,tibia,fibula 
D) Bones of the vertebral column: atlas,axis,coxal bone 
A) Sinuses: frontal,maxillary,sphenoidal,ethmoidal 
B) Spinal curvatures: cervical,thoracic,lumbar,sacral 
C) Bones of the lower extremities: femur,tibia,fibula 
D) Bones of the vertebral column: atlas,axis,coxal bone

Question 16

Which of the following is a hinge joint?

Accepted Answer

A) Sternomanubrial 
B) Metacarpophalangeal joint 
C) Coronal suture 
D) Anterior fontanel 
A) Sternomanubrial 
B) Metacarpophalangeal joint 
C) Coronal suture 
D) Anterior fontanel

Question 17

The maxilla

Accepted Answer

A) is the cheekbone. 
B) is a cranial bone. 
C) contains the upper teeth. 
D) articulates with the temporal bone at the TMJ. 
A) is the cheekbone. 
B) is a cranial bone. 
C) contains the upper teeth. 
D) articulates with the temporal bone at the TMJ.

Question 18

Which of the following is most descriptive of the calcaneus?

Accepted Answer

A) Pollex 
B) Phalange 
C) Hand 
D) Tarsal bone 
A) Pollex 
B) Phalange 
C) Hand 
D) Tarsal bone

Question 19

Which of the following is least true of the occipital bone?

Accepted Answer

A) Contains condyles that articulate with C1 
B) Contains the mastoid process and the external auditory meatus 
C) Contains the foramen magnum 
D) Is a cranial bone 
A) Contains condyles that articulate with C1 
B) Contains the mastoid process and the external auditory meatus 
C) Contains the foramen magnum 
D) Is a cranial bone

Question 20

Which group is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) Sinuses: frontal,maxillary,sphenoidal,ethmoidal 
B) Abnormal curvatures of the spine: scoliosis,kyphosis,lordosis 
C) Types of freely movable joints: hinge and ball-and-socket 
D) Types of movement: flexion,pronation,abduction,ossification 
A) Sinuses: frontal,maxillary,sphenoidal,ethmoidal 
B) Abnormal curvatures of the spine: scoliosis,kyphosis,lordosis 
C) Types of freely movable joints: hinge and ball-and-socket 
D) Types of movement: flexion,pronation,abduction,ossification

Exam 8: Skeletal System

The tibia

What is the type of projection that articulates with the glenoid cavity?

The palatine process of this facial bone forms which anterior part of the hard palate?

What is the name of the "soft spots" in a baby's skull?

Osteoclastic activity

Which of the following describes both the hallux and pollex?

The mandible

Which structure is the site of attachment for tendons?

The lambdoidal suture in the skull is a(n) _____ joint.

Which of the following joints can engage in flexion,extension,adduction,abduction,and circumduction?

A synovial joint is

Which of the following is least true of the knee?

Which group is incorrect?

To measure the length of the humerus,you would measure from the

Which group is incorrect?

Which of the following is a hinge joint?

The maxilla

Which of the following is most descriptive of the calcaneus?

Which of the following is least true of the occipital bone?

Which group is incorrect?

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