Question 1

The symphysis pubis is a slightly movable joint associated with the

Accepted Answer

A) coxal bones. 
B) femur. 
C) sacrum. 
D) ischial tuberosity. 
A) coxal bones. 
B) femur. 
C) sacrum. 
D) ischial tuberosity.

Question 2

The acetabulum

Accepted Answer

A) receives the head of the femur. 
B) is the crest part of the iliac crest. 
C) is located anterior to the symphysis pubis. 
D) is a depression in the scapula. 
A) receives the head of the femur. 
B) is the crest part of the iliac crest. 
C) is located anterior to the symphysis pubis. 
D) is a depression in the scapula.

Question 3

At which joint do the scapula and humerus meet?

Accepted Answer

A) Hip 
B) Wrist 
C) Shoulder 
D) Elbow 
A) Hip 
B) Wrist 
C) Shoulder 
D) Elbow

Question 4

With which of the following is the patella least associated?

Accepted Answer

A) Tibiofemoral joint 
B) Proximal tibia 
C) Acetabulum 
D) Distal femur 
A) Tibiofemoral joint 
B) Proximal tibia 
C) Acetabulum 
D) Distal femur

Question 5

Which bone is distal to the femur and proximal to the tibia?

Accepted Answer

A) Fibula 
B) Patella 
C) Talus 
D) Coxal bone 
A) Fibula 
B) Patella 
C) Talus 
D) Coxal bone

Question 6

Fontanels are

Accepted Answer

A) paranasal sinuses. 
B) bone marrow structures that produce blood cells. 
C) composed entirely of compact bone. 
D) areas found in the infant skull that are membranous. 
A) paranasal sinuses. 
B) bone marrow structures that produce blood cells. 
C) composed entirely of compact bone. 
D) areas found in the infant skull that are membranous.

Question 7

The vertebrae prominens

Accepted Answer

A) is the space between L3 and L4 where a lumbar puncture is normally performed. 
B) refers to C1 and C2,the atlas,and axis. 
C) is a fontanel. 
D) is C7. 
A) is the space between L3 and L4 where a lumbar puncture is normally performed. 
B) refers to C1 and C2,the atlas,and axis. 
C) is a fontanel. 
D) is C7.

Question 8

Which of the following bones articulate at a suture?

Accepted Answer

A) Occipital and atlas 
B) Temporal and mandible 
C) Frontal and parietal 
D) Atlas and axis 
A) Occipital and atlas 
B) Temporal and mandible 
C) Frontal and parietal 
D) Atlas and axis

Question 9

The humerus

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A) contains the olecranon process. 
B) articulates distally with the ulna. 
C) forms a ball-and-socket joint where the olecranon process articulates with the olecranon fossa. 
D) articulates with the scapula at the sternomanubrial joint. 
A) contains the olecranon process. 
B) articulates distally with the ulna. 
C) forms a ball-and-socket joint where the olecranon process articulates with the olecranon fossa. 
D) articulates with the scapula at the sternomanubrial joint.

Question 10

Fontanels

Accepted Answer

A) are present in fetal and infant skulls. 
B) allow expansion of the infant skull during growth. 
C) eventually fuse or seal. 
D) involve all of the above. 
A) are present in fetal and infant skulls. 
B) allow expansion of the infant skull during growth. 
C) eventually fuse or seal. 
D) involve all of the above.

Question 11

Which word(s) best reflect(s) the function of the epiphyseal disc?

Accepted Answer

A) Blood cell formation 
B) Phagocytosis 
C) Secretion of synovial fluid 
D) Longitudinal growth 
A) Blood cell formation 
B) Phagocytosis 
C) Secretion of synovial fluid 
D) Longitudinal growth

Question 12

The Haversian system (osteon) is

Accepted Answer

A) the cylindrical arrangement of dense bone. 
B) found only in cancellous bone. 
C) the red bone marrow. 
D) the connective tissue that surrounds a long bone. 
A) the cylindrical arrangement of dense bone. 
B) found only in cancellous bone. 
C) the red bone marrow. 
D) the connective tissue that surrounds a long bone.

Question 13

Which bone is found in the skull but is not a facial bone?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which of the following is least true of the mandible?

Accepted Answer

A) Is the lower jaw 
B) Forms the TMJ 
C) Articulates with the occipital bone 
D) Site of attachment for the muscles of mastication 
A) Is the lower jaw 
B) Forms the TMJ 
C) Articulates with the occipital bone 
D) Site of attachment for the muscles of mastication

Question 15

To measure the length of the breastbone,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 16

The carpals,metacarpals,and phalanges

Accepted Answer

A) are part of the axial skeleton. 
B) are facial bones. 
C) form the hand. 
D) include the hallux. 
A) are part of the axial skeleton. 
B) are facial bones. 
C) form the hand. 
D) include the hallux.

Question 17

C1 to C7 refer to

Accepted Answer

A) vertebrae. 
B) true ribs. 
C) false ribs. 
D) intervertebral discs. 
A) vertebrae. 
B) true ribs. 
C) false ribs. 
D) intervertebral discs.

Question 18

At which joint do the femur and tibia meet?

Accepted Answer

A) Tibiofemoral 
B) Proximal tibiofibular 
C) Distal tibiofibular 
D) Sacroiliac 
A) Tibiofemoral 
B) Proximal tibiofibular 
C) Distal tibiofibular 
D) Sacroiliac

Question 19

Which of the following is not a long bone or a long bone marking?

Accepted Answer

A) Radius 
B) Femur 
C) Greater trochanter 
D) Suture 
A) Radius 
B) Femur 
C) Greater trochanter 
D) Suture

Question 20

The type of joint movement at the humeroulnar joint is most similar to the movement at the _________ joint.

Accepted Answer

A) proximal radioulnar 
B) distal tibiofibular 
C) glenohumeral 
D) tibiofemoral 
A) proximal radioulnar 
B) distal tibiofibular 
C) glenohumeral 
D) tibiofemoral

Exam 8: Skeletal System

The symphysis pubis is a slightly movable joint associated with the

The acetabulum

At which joint do the scapula and humerus meet?

With which of the following is the patella least associated?

Which bone is distal to the femur and proximal to the tibia?

Fontanels are

The vertebrae prominens

Which of the following bones articulate at a suture?

The humerus

Fontanels

Which word(s) best reflect(s) the function of the epiphyseal disc?

The Haversian system (osteon) is

Which bone is found in the skull but is not a facial bone?

Which of the following is least true of the mandible?

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

The carpals,metacarpals,and phalanges

C1 to C7 refer to

At which joint do the femur and tibia meet?

Which of the following is not a long bone or a long bone marking?

The type of joint movement at the humeroulnar joint is most similar to the movement at the _________ joint.

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