Chapter 8: The Skeletal System

Question 1

Which bones make up cranial bones? FPOTSE

Answer 1

Frontal bone
Parietal bones 2
Occipital bone 1
Temporal bones 2
Sphenoid bone 1
Ethmoid bone 1

Question 2

Which bones make up facial bones? 14 MPZLNVIM

Answer 2

Maxilla 2
Palatine 2
zygomatic 2
Inferior nasal conchae 2
Lacrimal 2
Nasal 2
Vomer 1
Mandible 1

Question 3

The pectoral girdle is made up of which bones?

Answer 3

Scapulae
Clavicle

Question 4

The upper limbs are which bones? HRUCMP

Answer 4

Humerus
Radius
Ulna
Carpal bones
Metacarpal bones
Phalanges

Question 5

The lower limbs are which bones? FPTFTMP

Answer 5

Femur
Patella
Tibia
Fibula
Tarsal bones
Metatarsal bones
Phalanges

Question 6

Epicondyle, Fossa, Foramen are known as __________.

Answer 6

Anatomical features of bones

Question 7

This is an expanded region proximal to a condyle which is a rounded knob that articulates with another bone.

Answer 7

Epicondyle

Question 8

A depression, or a shallow broad elongated basin

Answer 8

Fossa

Question 9

A hole through a bone, usually round where nerves/blood vessels go through.

Answer 9

Foramen

Question 10

The external acoustic meatus is located where?

Answer 10

Area of temporal bone right under the zygomatic arch.

Question 11

This big opening is located at occipital bone, under skull which is opening for the spinal cord.

Answer 11

Foramen Magnum

Question 12

These sinuses are connected with the nasal cavity and lined by mucous membranes. What are the 4 ? FSEM

Answer 12

Fronal sinus
Sphenoidal sinus
Ethmoid sinus
Maxillary sinuses

Question 13

The sphenoid bone consists of a deep pit which houses the pituitary gland and which also contains fossa and sellae. What is the name of this feature?

Answer 13

Sella Turnica

Question 14

What are the 4 sutures in cranial bones? CSSL

Answer 14

Coronal suture
Sagittal suture
Squamous suture
Lambdoid suture

Question 15

Anterial cranial fossa fits ____________ lobe
Middle cranial fossa fits ____________ lobe
Posterior Cranial fossa fits ____________

Answer 15

Frontal
Temporal
Cerebellum

Question 16

For the baby to be able to pass through the mother’s pelvic outlet at birth, the skull cannot be fused yet. These unfused cranial bones are called ____________.

Answer 16

Fontanelles

Question 17

This largest fontanelle can still be palpated 18-24 months after birth.

Answer 17

Anterior fontanelle

Question 18

What are the 4 fontanelles in the head of an infant? APSM

Answer 18

Anterior fontanelle
Posterior fontanelle
Sphenoid fontanelle
Mastoid fontanelle

Question 19

The vertebral column is made up of 33 vertebrae with intervertebral discs. What 5 groups is it divided into?

Answer 19

1. 7 cervical vertebrae
2. 12 thoracic vertebrae
3. 5 lumbar vertebrae
4. 5 Sacral vertebrae
5. coccyx

Question 20

A bend that is concave in the anterior direction, curved outward toward the back and there are 2 kinds.

Answer 20

Kyphosis
thoracic kyphosis
sacral kyphosis

Question 21

A bend toward the front, concave posteriorly. There are two kinds.

Answer 21

Lordosis
Cervical lordosis
Lumbar lordosis

Question 22

Thoracic and sacral kyphosis are called ___________ because they exist from birth.

Answer 22

Primary curvatures

Question 23

This is the largest feature of a vertebra which is the mass of spongy bone and red bone marrow covered with a thin shell of compact cortical bone. Weight-bearing portion of vertebra.

Answer 23

Body (centrum)

Question 24

Most common deformity seen among adolescent girls in which an abnormal lateral curvature occurs in the thoracic region.

Answer 24

Scoliosis

Question 25

Intervertebral discs consists of an inner gelatinous __________ surrounded by a ring fibrocartilage called ____________.

Answer 25

nucleus pulposus anulus fibrosus

Question 26

When stress on the vertebral column in things like lifting weights compresses the intervertebral disc and causes it to bulge laterally.

Answer 26

Herniated disc

Question 27

The thoracic cage consists of what 3 things?

Answer 27

Thoracic vertebrae sternum ribs

Question 28

The clavicular notch and xiphoid process belong to this breastbone bony plate that is anterior to the heart. What is it?

Answer 28

Sternum

Question 29

Body of sternum is also called _________.

Answer 29

Gladiolus

Question 30

There are normally _______ pairs of ribs. 1-7 are ________ ribs. 8-12 are ________ ribs. 11-12 are _______ ribs

Answer 30

12; true; false; floating

Question 31

The clavicle articulates with the sternum at the _____________.

Answer 31

Sternoclavicular joint

Question 32

Clavicle's lateral end articulates with the scapula at the ___________.

Answer 32

Acromioclavicular joint

Question 33

Scapula articulates with the humerus at the ___________.

Answer 33

Glenohumeral joint

Question 34

The region that extends from shoulder to elbow and only contains humerus.

Answer 34

Brachial region

Question 35

The region that extends from elbow to wrist and contains 2 bones ulna and radius

Answer 35

Antebrachial region

Question 36

The region that contains 8 small carpal bones, metacarpals, and digits.

Answer 36

Carpal region

Question 37

The pelvic girdle consists of which 3 bones?

Answer 37

2 hip (coxal) bones sacrum

Question 38

The disc and adjacent region of each pubic bone where they both meet is called the __________.

Answer 38

Pubic Symphysis

Question 39

What 3 distinctive features does the hip bone have that serves as landmarks? IAO

Answer 39

Illiac crest Acetabulum Obturator foramen

Question 40

This distinctive feature of the hip bone is known as the hip socket area.

Answer 40

Acetabulum

Question 41

This is the longest and strongest bone of the body measuring about one-quarter of one's height.

Answer 41

Femur

Question 42

Also known as the kneecap which is a roughly triangular sesamoid bone embedded in tendon of knee.

Answer 42

Patella

Question 43

Which 2 bones make up the leg?

Answer 43

Tibia Fibula

Question 44

Male pelvic inlet is usually what shape? Female pelvic inlet is usually larger and what shape?

Answer 44

male = heart-shaped female= bowl-shaped larger for childbirth

Question 45

This is a slender lateral strut that helps to stabilize the ankle. Doesn't bear any of the body's weight. Orthopedics sometimes use this bone to replace damaged or missing bone elsewhere in the body.

Answer 45

Fibula