Chapter 7

Question 1

Supports the limbs; Pertaining to the upper and lower limbs.

Answer 1

Appendicular Skeleton

Question 2

forms the longitudinal axis of the body, supports and protects the brain.

Answer 2

Axial Skeleton

Question 3

Protect the brain and guard the entrances to the digestive and respiratory systems.

Answer 3

Skull

Question 4

The braincase; the skull bones that surround and protect the brain.

Answer 4

Cranium

Question 5

Protect and support the entrances to the digestive and respiratory tracts.

Answer 5

Facial Bones

Question 6

Septum wall, subdivides the nasal cavity.

Answer 6

Nasal Septum

Question 7

A chamber or hollow in a tissue; a large, dilated vein; air filled chambers in the brain.

Answer 7

Sinuses

Question 8

A fibrous joint between flat bones of the skull.

Answer 8

Sutures

Question 9

Inferior to the squamous portion, articulates with the temporal process of the zygomatic bone.

Answer 9

Zygomatic Process

Question 10

On the inferior surface, arks the site of articulation with the mandible.

Answer 10

Mandibular Fossa

Question 11

An attachment site for muscles that rotate or extend the head.

Answer 11

Mastoid Process

Question 12

The bones of the middle ear; malleus, incus, and stapes.

Answer 12

Auditory Ossicles

Question 13

Inflammation and congestion of the sinuses.

Answer 13

Sinusitis

Question 14

A bent nasal septum that slows or prevents sinus drainage.

Answer 14

Deviated Septum

Question 15

A Painful condition resulting from a misalignment of the mandible at the temporomandibular joint.

Answer 15

TMJ Syndrome

Question 16

An injury causes by displacement of the cervical vertebrae during a sudden change in body position.

Answer 16

Whiplash

Question 17

A relatively soft, flexible, fibrous region between two flat bones in the developing skull.

Answer 17

Fontanelles

Question 18

Tailbone, beneath the sacrum.

Answer 18

Sacrum

Question 19

The terminal portion of the spinal column, consisting of relatively tiny, fused vertebrae.

Answer 19

Coccyx

Question 20

The bony recess of the skull that contains the eyeball.

Answer 20

Orbit

Question 21

C1-C7 constitute the neck and extend inferiorly to the trunk.

Answer 21

Cervical Vertebrae

Question 22

T1-T12 form the superior portion of the back; each articulates with one or more pairs of ribs.

Answer 22

Thoracic Vertebrae

Question 23

L1-L5 form the inferior portion of the back; the fifth articulates with the sacrum.

Answer 23

Lumbar Vertebrae

Question 24

A bending backward or “swayback,” both the abdomen and buttocks protrude abnormally.

Answer 24

Lordosis

Question 25

Humbacked, bent, the normal thoracic curvature becomes exaggerated posteriorly, producing a “round-vack” appearance.

Answer 25

Kyphosis

Question 26

Crookedness, an abnormal lateral curvature of true spine.

Answer 26

Scoliosis

Question 27

A fibrous cartilage pad between the bodies of successive vertebrae that absorbs shocks.

Answer 27

Intervertebral Discs

Question 28

Ribs 8-12, they do not attach directly to the sternum.

Answer 28

False Ribs