Question 1

Name the seven processes that are found on most vertebrae and state the function of each.

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Question 2

The label on the transverse process of the vertebra is _____.

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

Question 3

The illustrated bone is the _____.

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Question 4

If a squamous suture were separated (opened up), a parietal bone would be pulled away from a _____ bone.

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Question 5

What type of vertebra is shown in here?

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A)  cervical 
B)  thoracic 
C)  lumbar 
D)  sacral

Question 6

Define, number, and locate vertebrosternal ribs, vertebrochondral ribs, and vertebral ribs.

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Question 7

What region are these vertebrae from?

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A)  cervical 
B)  thoracic 
C)  lumbar 
D)  sacral 
E)  coccygeal

Question 8

Identify the tubercle of the rib.

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

Question 9

Of the eight bones that form the cranium, only the _____ and _____ bones are paired bones.

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Question 10

The body of a typical thoracic vertebrae

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A)  articulates with costal cartilages. 
B)  contains transverse foramina. 
C)  body has articular surfaces called demifacets. 
D)  has no body and no spinous process. 
E)  has a peg-like process called a dens.

Question 11

The illustrated bone is the _____?

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A)  atlas 
B)  hyoid bone 
C)  axis 
D)  vomer

Question 12

What pair of skull bones contributes to the only freely movable joint of the head?

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A)  temporal and mandible 
B)  zygomatic and maxilla 
C)  frontal and sphenoid 
D)  sphenoid and ethmoid

Question 13

The depressions on the superior border of the manubrium are called the _____ notch and the _____ notches.

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Question 14

The posterior fontanel is at the junction of the future lambdoid and sagittal sutures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Where is the zygomatic bone?

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

Question 16

The maxillae articulate with every facial bone except the mandible.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The depression in the sphenoid bone known as the _____ is the location of the pituitary gland.

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Question 18

Which of the following exhibits an abnormal kyphotic curvature of the spine?

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A)  A 
B)  B 
C)  C

Question 19

The girdles attach the limbs (extremities) to the axial skeleton. The girdles are considered to be part of the axial skeleton.

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A)  Both statements are true. 
B)  Both statements are false. 
C)  The first statement is true; the second is false. 
D)  The second statement is true; the first is false.

Question 20

"Sutures" would be found connecting which bones?

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A)  mandible and hyoid 
B)  temporal and mandible 
C)  sphenoid and ethmoid 
D)  frontal and occipital

Exam 7: The Skeletal System: the Axial Skeleton