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A&P Chapter 12: Axial Skeleton Flashcards

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  1. ______ coccyx

a. axial skeleton
b. appendicular skeleton

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  1. a. axial skeleton

Chapter 12, page 255

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  1. ______ 80 bones

a. axial skeleton
b. appendicular skeleton

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  1. a. axial skeleton

Chapter 12, page 234

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  1. ______ 126 bones

a. axial skeleton
b. appendicular skeleton

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  1. b. appendicular skeleton

Chapter 12, page 234

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  1. ______ vertebral column

a. axial skeleton
b. appendicular skeleton

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4.a. axial skeleton

Chapter 12, page255

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  1. ______ carpals

a. axial skeleton
b. appendicular skeleton

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  1. b. appendicular skeleton

Chapter 12, page 234

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  1. ______ scapula

a. axial skeleton
b. appendicular skeleton

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  1. b. appendicular skeleton

Chapter 12, page 234

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  1. ______ auditory ossicles (ear bones)

a. axial skeleton
b. appendicular skeleton

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  1. a. axial skeleton

Chapter 12, page 234

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  1. ______ shoulder girdle

a. axial skeleton
b. appendicular skeleton

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  1. b. appendicular skeleton

Chapter 12, page 234

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  1. ______ skull

a. axial skeleton
b. appendicular skeleton

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  1. a. axial skeleton

Chapter 12, page 236

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  1. ______ clavicles

a. axial skeleton
b. appendicular skeleton

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  1. b. appendicular skeleton

Chapter 12, page 234

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Multiple Choice

  1. The squamous suture connects which two bones?

a. frontal and parietal
b. parietal and temporal
c. temporal and sphenoid
d. sphenoid and frontaly

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  1. c. temporal and sphenoid

Chapter 12, page 248

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Multiple Choice

  1. The mastoid sinuses are found in which bone?

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

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  1. d. temporal

Chapter 12, page 248

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Multiple Choice

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

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

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  1. a. occipital.

Chapter 12, page 249

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Multiple Choice

  1. A meatus can be described as a:

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

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  1. c. tubelike opening or channel.

Chapter 12, page 236

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Multiple Choice

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

a. cribriform 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.

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  1. a. cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.

Chapter 12, page 249

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Multiple Choice

  1. Which of the following is not a bone of the orbit?

a. ethmoid
b. nasal
c. lacrimal
d. frontal
d. sphenoid and frontal

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  1. b. nasal

Chapter 12, page 250

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True or False

  1. ______ The sphenoid is a bone of the face.
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  1. False

Chapter 12, page 236

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True or False

  1. ______ A specialized adaptation of the infant skull is called a fontanel.
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  1. True

Chapter 12, page 252

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True or False

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

Chapter 12, page 250

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True or False

  1. ______ The hyoid is one of several bones that do not articulate with any other bones.
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  1. False

Chapter 12, page 253

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True or False

  1. ______ The external acoustic meatus is located within the temporal bone.
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  1. True

Chapter 12, page 242

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Multiple Choice

  1. Which of the following is not a marking on facial bones?

a. mental foramen
b. sinus
c. coronoid process
d. suture

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  1. d. suture

Chapter 12, page 248

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Multiple Choice

  1. The palatine process:

a. forms the cheekbones.
b. forms part of the hard palate.
c. forms the upper part of the bridge of the nose.
d. forms the posterior portion of the nasal septum.

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  1. b. forms part of the hard palate.

Chapter 12, page 246

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Multiple Choice

  1. The foundation or keystone in the architecture of the face is the:

a. mandible.
b. maxillae.
c. zygomatic.
d. lacrimal bone.

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  1. b. maxillae.

Chapter 12, page 250

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Multiple Choice

  1. The shape of the nose is formed by the nasal bones and the:

a. costal cartilage.
b. sella turcica.
c. septal cartilage.
d. cribriform plate.

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  1. c. septal cartilage.

Chapter 12, page 250

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Multiple Choice

  1. Which marking does not appear on the mandible?

a. ramus
b. condylar process
c. alveolar process
d. horizontal plate

A
  1. d. horizontal plate

Chapter 12, page 248

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Multiple Choice

  1. Lamina is a posterior portion of the:

a. hyoid.
b. maxilla.
c. vertebra.
d. zygomatic.

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  1. c. vertebra.

Chapter 12, page 254

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Multiple Choice

  1. Which of the following is not a part of the vertebral column?

a. cervical curvature
b. thoracic curvature
c. lumbar curvature
d. coccyx curvature

A
  1. d. coccyx curvature

Chapter 12, page 258

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Multiple Choice

  1. The dens projects from the body of the:

a. first vertebra.
b. second vertebra.
c. coccyx.
d. first thoracic vertebra.

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  1. b. second vertebra.

Chapter 12, page 255

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Multiple Choice

  1. The vertebral column is curved:

a. to increase the carrying strength of the column.
b. to protect certain structures that are beneath.
c. to accommodate the shape of the body.
d. to accommodate head, neck, and hip movements.

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  1. a. to increase the carrying strength of the column.

Chapter 12, page 258

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Multiple Choice

  1. The first cervical vertebra is known as the:

a. axis.
b. primary vertebra.
c. atlas.
d. pedicle.

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  1. c. atlas.

Chapter 12, page 254

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  1. _____ first seven pairs of ribs that attach directly to the sternum

a. body
b. false ribs
c. floating ribs
d. manubrium
e. true ribs
f. xiphoid process
g. costal cartilage

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  1. e. true ribs

Chapter 12, page 258

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  1. ______ eleventh and twelfth ribs, which have no attachment to the sternum

a. body
b. false ribs
c. floating ribs
d. manubrium
e. true ribs
f. xiphoid process
g. costal cartilage

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  1. c. floating ribs

Chapter 12, page 258

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  1. ______ middle part of the sternum

a. body
b. false ribs
c. floating ribs
d. manubrium
e. true ribs
f. xiphoid process
g. costal cartilage

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  1. a. body

Chapter 12, page 258

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  1. ______ most superior part of the sternum

a. body
b. false ribs
c. floating ribs
d. manubrium
e. true ribs
f. xiphoid process
g. costal cartilage

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  1. d. manubrium

Chapter 12, page 258

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  1. ______ the blunt, cartilaginous, lower tip of the sternum

a. body
b. false ribs
c. floating ribs
d. manubrium
e. true ribs
f. xiphoid process
g. costal cartilage

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  1. f. xiphoid process

Chapter 12, page 258

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  1. _____ the five pairs of ribs that do not attach directly to the sternum

a. body
b. false ribs
c. floating ribs
d. manubrium
e. true ribs
f. xiphoid process
g. costal cartilage

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  1. b. false ribs

Chapter 12, page 258

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  1. ______ tissue that attaches ribs directly or indirectly to the sternum

a. body
b. false ribs
c. floating ribs
d. manubrium
e. true ribs
f. xiphoid process
g. costal cartilage

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  1. g. costal cartilage

Chapter 12, page 258

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Multiple Choice

  1. Another name for “hunchback” is:

a. scoliosis.
b. kyphosis.
c. lordosis.
d. Osgood-Schlatter disease.

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  1. b. kyphosis.

Chapter 12, page 260

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Multiple Choice

  1. Which of the following abnormal curvatures can interfere with breathing, posture, and other vital functions?

a. scoliosis
b. lordosis
c. kyphosis
d. all of the above

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  1. d. all of the above

Chapter 12, page 260

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Multiple Choice

  1. Mastoiditis involves the:

a. occipital bone.
b. temporal bone.
c. parietal bone.
d. frontal bone.

A
  1. b. temporal bone.

Chapter 12, pages 248 and 260

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Multiple Choice

  1. Otitis media is usually treated with:

a. surgery.
b. steroids.
c. antibiotics.
d. laser treatments.

A
  1. c. antibiotics.

Chapter 12, page 260

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True or False

  1. ______ Swayback and kyphosis are synonymous terms.
A
  1. False

Chapter 12, page 260

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True or False

  1. ______ Normal curvature of the spine is convex posteriorly through the thoracic region and concave posteriorly through the cervical and lumbar regions.
A
  1. True

Chapter 12, page 260

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  1. ______ occipital

a. mastoid
b. pterygoid process
c. foramen magnum
d. sella turcica
e. mental foramen
f. conchae
g. xiphoid process
h. frontal sinuses
i. coronoid process

A
  1. c. foramen magnum

Chapter 12, page 243

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Matching

  1. ______ sternum

a. mastoid
b. pterygoid process
c. foramen magnum
d. sella turcica
e. mental foramen
f. conchae
g. xiphoid process
h. frontal sinuses
i. coronoid process

A
  1. g. xiphoid process

Chapter 12, page 258

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Matching

  1. ______ temporal

a. mastoid
b. pterygoid process
c. foramen magnum
d. sella turcica
e. mental foramen
f. conchae
g. xiphoid process
h. frontal sinuses
i. coronoid process

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  1. a. mastoid

Chapter 12, page 242

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Matching

  1. ______ sphenoid

a. mastoid
b. pterygoid process
c. foramen magnum
d. sella turcica
e. mental foramen
f. conchae
g. xiphoid process
h. frontal sinuses
i. coronoid process

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  1. b. pterygoid process AND d. sella turcica

Chapter 12, page 244

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Matching

  1. ______ ethmoid

a. mastoid
b. pterygoid process
c. foramen magnum
d. sella turcica
e. mental foramen
f. conchae
g. xiphoid process
h. frontal sinuses
i. coronoid process

A
  1. f. conchae

Chapter 12, page 245

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Matching

  1. ______ frontal

a. mastoid
b. pterygoid process
c. foramen magnum
d. sella turcica
e. mental foramen
f. conchae
g. xiphoid process
h. frontal sinuses
i. coronoid process

A
  1. h. frontal sinuses

Chapter 12, page 243

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Matching

  1. ______ mandible

a. mastoid
b. pterygoid process
c. foramen magnum
d. sella turcica
e. mental foramen
f. conchae
g. xiphoid process
h. frontal sinuses
i. coronoid process

A
  1. i. coronoid process AND e. mental foramen

Chapter 12, page 248

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Fill in the Blanks

  1. All vertebra have a central opening called the _____________ ____________.
A
  1. vertebral foramen,

Chapter 12, page 255

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Fill in the Blanks

  1. The upper part of the sternum is called the ________________.
A
  1. manubrium,

Chapter 12, page 258

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Fill in the Blanks

  1. The skull bone that articulates with the atlas is the _____________.
A
  1. occipital,

Chapter 12, page 249

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Fill in the Blanks

  1. Part of the lateral wall of the cranium and part of the floor of each orbit are formed by the _________________ bone.
A
  1. sphenoid

Chapter 12, page 244

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True or False

  1. _____ The skull consists of two major divisions: the cranium and the face.
A
  1. True

Chapter 12, page 236

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True or False

  1. _____ There are four pairs of paranasal sinuses: frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid, and parietal.
A
  1. False

Chapter 12, page 248

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True or False

  1. _____ The middle ear bones are referred to as auditory ossicles.
A
  1. True

Chapter 12, page 251

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