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The appendicular skeleton comprises all of the following except |
| | A) | bones of the upper limb |
| | B) | thoracic cage and vertebral column |
| | C) | pectoral and pelvic girdles |
| | D) | bones of the lower limb |
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The broad, flattened part of the clavicle that articulates with the scapula is called the |
| | A) | acromial end |
| | B) | sternal end |
| | C) | costal tuberosity |
| | D) | conoid tubercle |
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The pectoral girdle permits great mobility of the upper limb because |
| | A) | the scapula is not directly attached to the axial skeleton |
| | B) | the cavity of the shoulder joint is very shallow |
| | C) | both of the above |
| | D) | neither of the above |
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Which bones compose the pectoral girdle? |
| | A) | ilium and ischium |
| | B) | radius and ulna |
| | C) | scapula and humerus |
| | D) | clavicle and scapula |
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The triangular shape of the scapula forms three sides called the |
| | A) | superior, axillary, and lateral borders |
| | B) | superior, medial, and lateral borders |
| | C) | superior, inferior, and lateral borders |
| | D) | superior, medial, and vertebral borders |
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Which of the following sets includes only surface features of the scapula? |
| | A) | supraspinous fossa, intercondylar fossa, iliac fossa |
| | B) | coracoid process, acromion, glenoid cavity |
| | C) | superior border, radial notch, acromial end |
| | D) | olecranon, coronoid process, styloid process |
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The word root omos, as used in "acromion," most nearly means |
| | A) | thumb |
| | B) | hip |
| | C) | arm |
| | D) | shoulder |
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The distal end of the humerus has a pulley-shaped medial articulating surface called the |
| | A) | trochlea |
| | B) | capitulum |
| | C) | condyle |
| | D) | coronoid fossa |
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The proximal end of the ulna that forms the posterior "bump" of the elbow is the |
| | A) | coronoid process |
| | B) | capitulum |
| | C) | olecranon |
| | D) | styloid process |
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The adjacent borders of the radius and the ulna are connected by a sheet of dense regular connective tissue known as the |
| | A) | antebrachial fascia |
| | B) | interosseous membrane |
| | C) | antebrachial ligament |
| | D) | interosseous fascia |
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In the proximal row of carpals, which bone is the farthest lateral? |
| | A) | lunate |
| | B) | pisiform |
| | C) | triquetrum |
| | D) | scaphoid |
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The distal row of carpals includes which of the following bones? |
| | A) | capitate and hamate |
| | B) | triquetrum and pisiform |
| | C) | scaphoid and lunate |
| | D) | both b and c |
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The word root hamus, as used in "hamate," most nearly means |
| | A) | boat |
| | B) | hook |
| | C) | cube |
| | D) | wedge |
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When the forearm is pronated |
| | A) | the radius is crossed over the ulna |
| | B) | the palm of the hand faces posteriorly |
| | C) | the distal end of the radius remains near the thumb |
| | D) | all of the above |
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The sacrum and coccyx of the axial skeleton and the ossa coxae of the appendicular skeleton make up a composite structure known as the |
| | A) | pelvic girdle |
| | B) | pelvis |
| | C) | hip joint |
| | D) | pectoral girdle |
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Which three bones fuse between the ages of 13 and 15 years to form an os coxae? |
| | A) | acetabulum, pubis, ischium |
| | B) | ischium, innominate bone, ilium |
| | C) | ilium, ischium, pubis |
| | D) | acetabulum, ilium, pubis |
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What is the English translation of the word root sciaticus? |
| | A) | hip joint |
| | B) | nerve |
| | C) | indentation |
| | D) | shallow cup |
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In the hip joint, the head of the femur fits snugly into the ____________ of the os coxae. |
| | A) | acetabulum |
| | B) | iliac fossa |
| | C) | auricular surface |
| | D) | obturator foramen |
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The word root auris, as used in "auricular surface," most nearly means |
| | A) | pelvis |
| | B) | sacrum |
| | C) | ear |
| | D) | rough spot |
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Powerful hip muscles insert on the massive, rough processes near the proximal end of the femur known as the greater and lesser |
| | A) | tuberosities |
| | B) | trochanters |
| | C) | tubercles |
| | D) | gluteal processes |
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The smooth medial depression where the kneecap articulates with the femur is the |
| | A) | intercondylar fossa |
| | B) | patellar surface |
| | C) | popliteal surface |
| | D) | linea aspera |
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The large, shallow depression on the medial side of the ala of the ilium is the |
| | A) | iliac tuberosity |
| | B) | iliac crest |
| | C) | iliac spine |
| | D) | iliac fossa |
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The rough anterior surface of the tibia that serves as the attachment site for the patellar ligament is called the |
| | A) | tibial tuberosity |
| | B) | intercondylar eminence |
| | C) | medial condyle |
| | D) | anterior crest |
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Which of the following sets includes only surface features of the tibia? |
| | A) | medial malleolus, lateral malleolus, medial condyle |
| | B) | intertrochanteric line, intertrochanteric crest, patellar surface |
| | C) | lateral malleolus, anterior crest, interosseous border |
| | D) | anterior crest, tibial tuberosity, medial malleolus |
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The largest of the coxal bones, which forms the superior region of the os coxae, is the |
| | A) | ischium |
| | B) | ilium |
| | C) | pubis |
| | D) | sacrum |
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The large, roughly triangular bone located in the tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle is the |
| | A) | medial cuneiform |
| | B) | triquetrum |
| | C) | capitate |
| | D) | patella |
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The largest tarsal bone, which forms the heel, is the |
| | A) | talus |
| | B) | cuboid bone |
| | C) | calcaneus |
| | D) | navicular bone |
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The pelvic cavity is enclosed by the |
| | A) | iliac fossae |
| | B) | pelvic brim |
| | C) | true pelvis |
| | D) | false pelvis |
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All of the following accurately describe female pelvic features that differ from their male counterparts except |
| | A) | longer, more rectangular body of pubis |
| | B) | much narrower, V-shaped subpubic angle |
| | C) | shallower ilium relative to sacroiliac joint |
| | D) | anterior tilt to superior end of pelvis |
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Age-related changes in the appendicular skeleton include all of the following except |
| | A) | deterioration of articulating surfaces |
| | B) | increase in skeletal mass and density |
| | C) | increase in porosity, erosion, and brittleness |
| | D) | reduction in mineral content |
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