Ch: 8 The Skeletal System

Question 1

True or False Condyles are found int he axial skeleton only.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

The mastoid process cannot be palpated on a living person.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Sutures are found in the cranial bones, facial bones and sacral bones.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

All ribs articulate with the sternum.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

The pubic symphysis can be palpated as a hard prominence above the genitalia.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

The ischium is posterior to the pubis and inferior tot he ilium.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

The average number of bones int he adult skeleton is…

Answer 7

206

Question 8

All the bones listed below belong to the axial skeleton, except _______, which belongs to the appendicular.

Answer 8

scapula

Question 9

A rounded knob that articulates with another bone is called a…

Answer 9

condyle

Question 10

Any bony prominence is called

Answer 10

a process

Question 11

Why does an adult not have as many bones as a child?

Answer 11

because separate bones gradually fuse with age.

Question 12

What is a sesamoid bone?

Answer 12

A bone that forms within some tendons in response to stress.

Question 13

A whole through a bone that usually allows passage for nerves and blood vessels is called a…

Answer 13

foramen

Question 14

All the bones listed below belong to the appendicular skeleton except the

Answer 14

ethmoid

Question 15

Most of the bones of the skull are connected by immovable joints called

Answer 15

sutures

Question 16

Sinuses are not found in the

Answer 16

temporal bone

Question 17

The _______ houses the pituitary gland (hypophysis) and is found in the _______.

Answer 17

sella turcica; sphenoid bone

Question 18

All of these contribute to the wall of the orbit except…

Answer 18

The nasal bone

Question 19

The _______ belongs to the thoracic cage, whereas the ________ belongs to the pectoral girdle.

Answer 19

sternum, clavicle

Question 20

The manubrium belongs to the

Answer 20

sternum

Question 21

Rib 7 is a

Answer 21

true rib

Question 22

Costal cartilages connect

Answer 22

ribs with the sternum

Question 23

The acromion is a feature of the

Answer 23

scapula

Question 24

The arm contains the _______, whereas the forearm contains the _______.

Answer 24

humerus, radius and ulna

Question 25

The glenoid cavity of the _______ articulates with the head of the _______.

Answer 25

scapula, humerus

Question 26

The acetabulum articulates with the

Answer 26

femur