Axial Skeleton

Question 0

The mandible articulates with this bone

Answer 0

Temporal

Question 1

Foramen magnum is located on this bone

Answer 1

Occipital

Question 2

The thinnest portion of the cranium is located here

Answer 2

Cribriform plate

Question 3

How many bones are in the vertebral column

Answer 3

26

Question 4

The largest sinuses in the skull are the…

Answer 4

Maxillary sinuses

Question 5

How many cervical vertebrae are in the spinal column

Answer 5

7

Question 6

Which cranial bone articulates with all other cranial bones?

Answer 6

Sphenoid

Question 7

Your ‘ear hole’ is located in which cranial bone?

Answer 7

Temporal

Question 8

An abnormal spinal curvature resembling a ‘hunchback’ appearance is termed:

Answer 8

Kyphosis

Question 9

The largest portion of the sternum is the:

Answer 9

Gladiolus

Question 10

How many bones are in the axial skeleton

Answer 10

80

Question 11

This forms the inferior portion of the nasal septum:

Answer 11

Vomer

Question 12

Most of the ‘cheek’ of the face is formed by this bone:

Answer 12

Zygomatic

Question 13

The rounded boney process that can be palpated behind your ear is the:

Answer 13

Mastoid process

Question 14

Premature closure of the cranial sutures during infancy can result in this disorder:

Answer 14

Microcephalus

Question 15

How many pair of false ribs are in the thoracic cage?

Answer 15

5

Question 16

Where is the hyoid bone located?

Answer 16

Superior to the larynx

Question 17

This structure houses the pituitary gland:

Answer 17

Sella turcica

Question 18

The inferior-most opening in the sacrum is the:

Answer 18

Sacral hiatus

Question 19

This passageway connects the nasal cavity and the orbit:

Answer 19

Lacrimal canal

Question 20

How many bones make up the cranium?

Answer 20

8

Question 21

This spike-like structure is located at the inferior portion of the sternum:

Answer 21

Xiphoid process

Question 22

This single bone is located medically to the eyes and forms the roof of the nasal cavity:

Answer 22

Ethmoid

Question 23

This cranial suture separates the occipital and parietal bones:

Answer 23

Lambdoidal

Question 24

This boney structure connects the bodies of most vertebra to the laminae:

Answer 24

Pedicle

Question 25

Which facial bone articulates with all the other facial bones except the mandible:

Answer 25

Maxilla

Question 26

Which of the following bones does not directly contribute to the formation of the orbit?

Answer 26

Vomer