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All of the following are cranial bones except: (p. 262) |
| | A) | maxilla |
| | B) | parietal |
| | C) | frontal |
| | D) | occipital |
| | E) | sphenoid |
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The suture that lies between the left and right parietal bones is the: (pp. 263-265) |
| | A) | longitudinal suture |
| | B) | squamous suture |
| | C) | sagittal suture |
| | D) | coronal suture |
| | E) | lambdoidal suture |
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Within what part of the temporal bone do the middle and inner ear cavities lie? (pp. 268-269) |
| | A) | the zygomatic process |
| | B) | the tympanic part |
| | C) | the mastoid part |
| | D) | the petrous part |
| | E) | the squamous part |
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The sella turcica, which houses the pituitary, is part of what cranial bone? (p. 269) |
| | A) | occipital |
| | B) | sphenoid |
| | C) | frontal |
| | D) | temporal |
| | E) | parietal |
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Floating ribs do not connect to the sternum (p. 284) |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The fibula is a weight bearing bone of the lower extremity (p. 297) |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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In order to form the hip joint, the head of the femur must fit snugly into the obturator foramen (pp. 294-296) |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The axial skeleton includes all of the following except the |
| | A) | skull. |
| | B) | ribs and sternum. |
| | C) | vertebral column. |
| | D) | pelvic girdle. |
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Which of the following common terms for the surface features of bones is used to describe a hole through a bone? |
| | A) | sinus |
| | B) | fovea |
| | C) | alveolus |
| | D) | foramen |
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The spinal cord joins the brain as it passes through which of the following foramina? |
| | A) | foramen magnum |
| | B) | foramen ovale |
| | C) | foramen lacerum |
| | D) | parietal foramen |
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The suture found between the left and right parietal bones is the lambdoid suture. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The mandibular fossa where the mandible articulates with the skull can be found on the parietal bone. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The optic nerve connects to the eyeball after passing through the optic foramen. The optic foramen is found in which of the following bones of the skull? |
| | A) | frontal |
| | B) | sphenoid |
| | C) | ethmoid |
| | D) | lacrimal |
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The hard palate is made up of which two bones? |
| | A) | frontal and maxillary |
| | B) | sphenoid and maxillary |
| | C) | palatine and sphenoid |
| | D) | palatine and maxillary |
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The three auditory ossicles are the malleus, incus, and hyoid bones. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Which of the four curves of the adult vertebral column develop as an infant begins to lift its head? |
| | A) | pelvic |
| | B) | thoracic |
| | C) | cervical |
| | D) | lumbar |
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The spinal nerves exit the vertebral column by passing through the intervertebral foramen. What part of each vertebra is notched to form the intervertebral foramen? |
| | A) | lamina |
| | B) | pedicle |
| | C) | body |
| | D) | transverse process |
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The center of the intervertebral disk is called the annulus fibrosus. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The joint between the occipital condyles and the atlas allows us to rotate our head, as in gesturing "no." |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The majority of our ribs articulate with both the vertebral bodies and the ends of the transverse process of the vertebrae. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The uppermost portion of the sternum is the |
| | A) | gladiolus. |
| | B) | manubrium. |
| | C) | xiphoid. |
| | D) | body. |
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The tubercle of the rib articulates with the same-numbered vertebra. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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When the elbow is straightened, the olecranon process of the ulna fits into which part of the posterior surface of the humerus? |
| | A) | capitulum |
| | B) | ulnar notch |
| | C) | olecranon fossa |
| | D) | coronoid fossa |
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The pollex contains how many phalanges? |
| | A) | 1 |
| | B) | 2 |
| | C) | 3 |
| | D) | 5 |
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The head of the femur articulates with the hip bone at the |
| | A) | obturator foramen. |
| | B) | greater sciatic notch. |
| | C) | acetabulum. |
| | D) | pelvic inlet. |
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A lateral malleolus is found on the distal end of which of the following bones? |
| | A) | tibia |
| | B) | femur |
| | C) | fibula |
| | D) | calcaneus |
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All of these bones contain sinuses except: |
| | A) | nasal |
| | B) | ethmoid |
| | C) | frontal |
| | D) | sphenoid |
| | E) | maxillary |
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If you had a middle ear infection, to which of the following bone areas is the illness most likely to spread? |
| | A) | hypophyseal foramen |
| | B) | sella turcica |
| | C) | perpendicular plate |
| | D) | mastoid part |
| | E) | mandibular fossa |
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The pituitary gland lies in the: |
| | A) | nasal fossa |
| | B) | foramen ovale |
| | C) | sella turcica |
| | D) | sphenoid sinus |
| | E) | cribriform plate |
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The meninges attach to several boney points in the skull. One of the places they attach is |
| | A) | the sella turcica |
| | B) | lateral pterygoid plate |
| | C) | palatine processes |
| | D) | zygomatic arch |
| | E) | the crista galli |
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These spaces between unfused cranial bones allow for shifting of skull bones as the newborn passes through the birth canal: |
| | A) | lesser cornus |
| | B) | fontanels |
| | C) | hyoids |
| | D) | pubic symphysis |
| | E) | mental foramina |
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These vertebrae each have a pair of transverse foramina to allow passage of the vertebral arteries: |
| | A) | cervical |
| | B) | thoracic |
| | C) | lumbar |
| | D) | sacral |
| | E) | coccygeal |
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The humerus has its superior articulation with the: |
| | A) | brachium |
| | B) | radial tuberosity |
| | C) | trochlear notch |
| | D) | semilunar cavity |
| | E) | glenoid cavity |
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A female pelvis, when compared to a male's, has a: |
| | A) | more lateral acetabulum |
| | B) | greater angle of pubic arch |
| | C) | heavier bones |
| | D) | taller pubic symphysis |
| | E) | heart-shaped pelvic outlet |
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Which of the following serves as an attachment for large muscles of the hip? |
| | A) | radial tuberosity |
| | B) | mastoid process |
| | C) | calcaneus |
| | D) | lesser trochanter |
| | E) | fovea capitis |
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The weight-bearing bone of the leg is the: |
| | A) | fibula |
| | B) | patella |
| | C) | tibia |
| | D) | ulna |
| | E) | acromion |
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