Study Guide ch.8

Question 1

The squamous suture connects which two bones?

a) frontal and parietal
b) paritetal and temporal
c) temproal and sphenoid
d) sphenoid and frontal

Answer 1

temporal and sphenoid

Question 2

The mastoid sinuses are found in which bone?

a) frontal
b) sphenoid
c) parietal
d) temporal

Answer 2

temporal

Question 3

The skull bone that articulates with the first cervical vertebrae is the:

a) occipital
b) sphenoid
c) ethmoid
d) none of the above

Answer 3

occipital

Question 4

A meatus can be described as:

a) a large bony prominence
b) a shallow groove
c) a tubelike opening or channel
d) a raised, rough area

Answer 4

a tubelike opening or channel

Question 5

Separation of the nasal and cranial cavities is achieved by the:

a) cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone
b) sella turcica of the sphenoid bone
c) foramen magnum of the occipital bone
d) palatine process of the maxilla

Answer 5

cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a bone of the orbit?

a) ethmoid
b) nasal
c) lacrimal
d) frontal

Answer 6

nasal

Question 7

True or False

The sphenoid is a bone of the face

Answer 7

false

Question 8

True or False

A specialized adaptaion of the infant skull is called a fontanel

Answer 8

True

Question 9

True or False

The cheek is shaped by the zygomatic, or malar bone.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or False

The hyoid is one of the several bones that do not articulate with any other bones

Answer 10

False

Question 11

True or False

The external auditory meatus is located within the temporal bone

Answer 11

True

Question 12

first seven pairs of ribs that attach to the sternum

Answer 12

True Ribs

Question 13

Eleventh and Twelfth ribs, which have no attachment to the sternum

Answer 13

Floating Ribs

Question 14

Middle part of the sternum

Answer 14

Body

Question 15

Most superior part of the sternum

Answer 15

Manubrium

Question 16

The blunt, cartilaginous, lower tip of the sternum

Answer 16

xiphoid process

Question 17

The five pairs of ribs that do not attach directly to the sternum

Answer 17

False ribs

Question 18

Tissue thats attaches ribs directly or indirectly to the sternum

Answer 18

Costal cartilage

Question 19

Which of the following is not part of the should girdle

a) clavicle
b) sternum
c) scapula
d) none of the above

Answer 19

sternum

Question 20

The coronoid fossa is a:

a) depression on the thumb
b) projection of the ulna
c) region on the spine
d) depression on the humerous

Answer 20

depression on the humerous

Question 21

The arm socket is the:

a) coronoid fossa
b) olecranon fossa
c) coracoid process
d) glenoid cavity

Answer 21

glenoid cavity

Question 22

True or False

The two bones that form the framework of the forearm are the radius and ulna

Answer 22

True

Question 23

True or False

The wrist is composed of small bones called metacarpals

Answer 23

False

Question 24

The medial foramen bone in the anatomical position is the ulna

Answer 24

True

Question 25

The most evident carpal bone is the triquetrum

Answer 25

False

Question 26

Which of the following is NOT one of the bones of the pelvic girdle? a) ilium b) acetabulum c) ischium d) pubis

Answer 26

acetabulum

Question 27

The greater trochanter is a bony landmark of the: a) femur b) tibia c) pubis d) ramus

Answer 27

femur

Question 28

During childbirth, the infant passes through an imaginary plane called the: a) pelvic outlet b) symphysis pubis c) pelvic brim d) ilium

Answer 28

pelvic outlet

Question 29

Which of the following is NOT a tarsal bone? a) talus b) cuneiform c) schapoid d) navicular

Answer 29

schapoid

Question 30

True of False | The largest coxal bone is the ischium

Answer 30

False

Question 31

True or False | The most distal portion of the fibula is composed of a bony landmark called the medial malleolus

Answer 31

false

Question 32

The longitudinal arch refers to a structure within the pelvic inlet

Answer 32

False

Question 33

Each toe contains three phalanges

Answer 33

False

Question 34

Another name for "hunchback" is: a) scoliosis b) kyphosis c) lordosis d) osgood-schlatter disease

Answer 34

Kyphosis

Question 35

An open fracture can be described as: a) a complete separation of bones b) fractures in more than one area of a bone c) broken bone projecting through the skin d) none of the above

Answer 35

broken bone projecting through the skin

Question 36

True or False | Swayback and kyphosis are synonymous terms

Answer 36

False

Question 37

True or False Normal curvature of the spine is convex posteriorly through the thoracic region and concave posteriorly through the cervical and lumbar regions

Answer 37

True