Question 1

Which bones house teeth?

Accepted Answer

A)   temporal bone and palatine bone
B)   vomer bone and ethmoid bone
C)   zygomatic bone and palatine bone
D)   mandible and maxillary bonesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

To what part of the tibia does the patellar ligament attach?

Accepted Answer

A)   lateral condyle
B)   medial condyle
C)   tibial tuberosity
D)   medial malleolusE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Membranous areas, or "soft spots," seen in the skull of an infant are called:

Accepted Answer

A)   sutures.
B)   fontanels.
C)   sinuses.
D)   cavities.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following is an opening in a bone?

Accepted Answer

A)   canal (meatus) 
B)   groove (sulcus) 
C)   condyle
D)   trochanterE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

The palatine bone contributes to the structure of the:

Accepted Answer

A)   soft palate.
B)   hard palate.
C)   paranasal sinus.
D)   cheekbone.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Your colleague sees a pelvic radiograph you have just taken of a patient and comments that your patient must have been a female. Provide three or more characteristics of the female pelvis to support how your colleague recognized the sex of your patient from her radiograph.

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Since your colleague determined that she...

Question 7

What outer ring of fibrocartilage protects the inner substance of an intervertebral disc and joins the vertebrae together?

Accepted Answer

A)   transverse costal facet
B)   anulus fibrosis
C)   nucleus pulposus
D)   lateral massE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Where would you expect to find fibrocartilage in the skeletal system?

Accepted Answer

A)   between the bones of the upper limbs
B)   between the ribs and sternum
C)   between the vertebrae
D)   forming the epiphyseal plates of long bonesE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Discuss the characteristics of the female pelvis.

Accepted Answer

The female pelvis is wider and shallower...

Question 10

A male has a ________ pelvic outlet when compared to a female's pelvic outlet.

Accepted Answer

A)   wider
B)   smaller
C)   larger
D)   longerE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

The only movable bone of the adult skull is the:

Accepted Answer

A)   temporal bone.
B)   vomer bone.
C)   mandible.
D)   lacrimal bone.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 12

What part of the ischium bears our weight when we sit?

Accepted Answer

A)   ischial body
B)   ischial tuberosity
C)   ischial ramus
D)   ischial spineE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which letter represents the deltoid tuberosity on this image?

Accepted Answer

A)   A
B)   B
C)   C
D)   DE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Fourteen cranial bones and 8 facial bones form the skull.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In anatomical position, the ulna is ________ to the radius.

Accepted Answer

A)   proximal
B)   medial
C)   lateral
D)   distalE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

The large hole in the coxal bone is the:

Accepted Answer

A)   ischial tuberosity.
B)   acetabulum.
C)   greater sciatic notch.
D)   obturator foramen.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

What unique feature is present only on the thoracic vertebrae?

Accepted Answer

A)   vertebral foramina
B)   transverse foramina
C)   superior and inferior costal facets
D)   dens (odontoid process) E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

What socket of the coxal bone articulates with the femur?

Accepted Answer

A)   iliac spine
B)   obturator foramen
C)   pubic symphysis
D)   acetabulumE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

The two groups of bones in the skull are the cranial bones, which encase the brain, and the facial bones, which form the framework of the face.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is an unpaired facial bone?

Accepted Answer

A)   palatine bone
B)   lacrimal bone
C)   zygomatic bone
D)   mandibleE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 7: The Skeletal System

The palatine bone contributes to the structure of the:

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The two groups of bones in the skull are the cranial bones, which encase the brain, and the facial bones, which form the framework of the face.

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In anatomical position, the ulna is ________ to the radius.

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Your colleague sees a pelvic radiograph you have just taken of a patient and comments that your patient must have been a female. Provide three or more characteristics of the female pelvis to support how your colleague recognized the sex of your patient from her radiograph.

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Which of the following is an opening in a bone?

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A male has a ________ pelvic outlet when compared to a female's pelvic outlet.

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What unique feature is present only on the thoracic vertebrae?

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To what part of the tibia does the patellar ligament attach?

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What outer ring of fibrocartilage protects the inner substance of an intervertebral disc and joins the vertebrae together?

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Membranous areas, or "soft spots," seen in the skull of an infant are called:

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Fourteen cranial bones and 8 facial bones form the skull.

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What socket of the coxal bone articulates with the femur?

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The large hole in the coxal bone is the:

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Discuss the characteristics of the female pelvis.

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Which bones house teeth?

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Where would you expect to find fibrocartilage in the skeletal system?

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Which of the following is an unpaired facial bone?

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What part of the ischium bears our weight when we sit?

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The only movable bone of the adult skull is the:

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Which letter represents the deltoid tuberosity on this image?

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