Chapter 7 Practice Test Flashcards

1
Q
An opening in a bone through which blood vessels and nerves pass is a\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. foramen
B. fossa
C. fovea
D. fissure
A

A. foramen

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2
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An example of a tube-like passageway through a bone is the____________.
A. external auditory meatus.
B. superior orbital fissure
C. inter tubercular sulcus of the humorous
D. mandibular fossa of the temporal bone

A

A. external auditory meatus.

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3
Q

Which suture is found between the parietal bones?

A

Sagittal

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4
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The lambdoid suture is found between the\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. frontal and parietal 
B. Temporal and ethmoid bones
C. parietal and occipital 
D. frontal and sphenoid
A

C. parietal and occipital

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5
Q
Which of the following bones has a styloid process?
A. Ethmoid
B. Temporal
C. Sphenoid
D. Occipital
A

B. Temporal

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6
Q
The foramen magnum is found in the\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. Femur
B. Scapula
C. Occipital bone
D. Temporal bone
A

C. Occipital bone

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7
Q
The squamous suture lies between the\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ bones.
A. frontal and sphenoid
B. parietal and frontal 
C. temporal and occipital 
D. parietal and temporal
A

D. parietal and temporal

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8
Q
Which bone of the skull articulates with the vertebral column?
A. Occipital
B. Temporal
C. Ethmoid
D. Hyoid
A

A. Occipital

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9
Q

How many bones are in the skull?

A

22, plus a variable number of suture bones

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10
Q
The greater lesser wings are part of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. temporal bone
B. occipital 
C. sphenoid
D.forearm
A

C. sphenoid

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11
Q
What part of the ethmoid bone forms part of the nasal septum?
A. cribriform
B. perpendicular plate
C. Crista galli
D. Superior nasal concha
A

B. perpendicular plate

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12
Q
When you palpate you shoulder, the highest point you feel is the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ process.
A. acromion
B. apical
C. coracoid
D. scapular
A

A. acromion

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13
Q
Another name for the shoulder joint is the\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ joint.
A. glenofemoral
B. acromiohumeral
C. glenohumeral
D. olecranon
A

C. glenohumeral

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14
Q
The projection on the posterior-medial aspect of your wrist is formed by the\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. styloid process of the ulna
B. olecranon process
C. styloid process of the radius
D. ulnar notch
A

A. styloid process of the ulna

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15
Q
When you are sitting your weight is resting on the\_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. Iliac Crest
B. Ischial tuberosities
C. Ischial spines
D. Sacrum
A

B. Ischial tuberosities

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16
Q

The heel of the bone is called the_______.

A

Calcaeus

17
Q

The lateral condyle of the femur articulates with the lateral condyle of the ______.

A

Tibia

18
Q

The largest foramen in the body is the _________ foramen.

A

Obturator

19
Q

The smallest short bone in the hand is the________.

A

Pisiform

20
Q

The styloid process of the ______ points to the thumb

A

radius

21
Q

Only the ______ vertebrae have transverse foramina.

A

Cervical