Filters
Question type

Study Flashcards

Describe the bones of the skull.

Correct Answer

Answered by ExamLex AI

Answered by ExamLex AI

The bones of the skull are divided into ...

View Answer

The skull is divided into two major divisions,the cranium and the brain case.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -the material that attaches the rib,directly or indirectly,to the sternum


A) Body
B) False ribs
C) Floating ribs
D) Manubrium
E) True rib
F) Xiphoid process
G) Costal cartilage

H) A) and B)
I) None of the above

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The mandible forms the only movable joint in the skull with the:


A) temporal bone.
B) maxilla.
C) frontal bone.
D) zygomatic bone.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

A

Costal cartilage provides cushions between the bodies of vertebrae.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Beginning at the shoulder,name the bones in the upper extremity from proximal to distal.

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

humerus,ulna,radius,carpals,metacarpals,phalanges

The joint between the scapula and ribs is a fibrocartilage joint.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Differentiate among true ribs,false ribs,and floating ribs.

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Answerwers...

View Answer

The number of thoracic vertebrae is:


A) 5.
B) 7.
C) 10.
D) 12.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Going from superior to inferior,the sequence of the vertebral column is:


A) sacral, coccyx, thoracic, lumbar, and cervical.
B) coccyx, sacral, lumbar, thoracic, and cervical.
C) cervical, lumbar, thoracic, sacral, and coccyx.
D) cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccyx.

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Damage to the cribriform plate may also injure the olfactory nerves and cause a loss of the sense of smell.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Metacarpal bones form the framework of the:


A) wrist.
B) hand.
C) ankle.
D) foot.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Which bone marking can be defined as a round hole in the bone through which vessels and nerves can pass?


A) Trochanter
B) Fossa
C) Foramen
D) Ramus

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Match each bone with its location. -lower jaw


A) Frontal
B) Hyoid
C) Mandible
D) Maxillae
E) Occipital
F) Palatine
G) Sphenoid
H) Temporal
I) Zygomatic

J) D) and E)
K) C) and E)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Which of the following is a true statement?


A) The ethmoid is a flat bone that lies anterior to the sphenoid.
B) The ethmoid is an irregular bone that lies posterior to the sphenoid but anterior to the nasal bones.
C) The ethmoid is an irregular bone that lies anterior to the sphenoid but posterior to the nasal bones.
D) The ethmoid is a short bone that lies anterior to the nasal bones.

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Match each bone with its corresponding bone marking. -transverse process


A) Femur
B) Fibula
C) Humerus
D) Coxal
E) Radius
F) Ribs
G) Scapula
H) Sternum
I) Tibia
J) Ulna
K) Vertebrae

L) A) and G)
M) G) and H)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The term margin,as it relates to bone markings,means a tubelike opening or channel.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The palatine bone:


A) makes up the side of the skull.
B) completes the nasal septum.
C) makes up part of the hard palate.
D) makes up none of the above.

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

C

Match each term with its corresponding definition. -most superior part of the sternum


A) Body
B) False ribs
C) Floating ribs
D) Manubrium
E) True rib
F) Xiphoid process
G) Costal cartilage

H) A) and E)
I) A) and B)

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

The five sacral vertebrae remain separate until about 40 years of age; at that point they fuse to form one wedge-shaped bone.

A) True
B) False

Correct Answer

verifed

verified

Showing 1 - 20 of 190

Related Exams

Show Answer