Chapter 7 Practice Test Flashcards
An opening in a bone through which blood vessels and nerves pass is a\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. foramen B. fossa C. fovea D. fissure
A. foramen
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. external auditory meatus.
Which suture is found between the parietal bones?
Sagittal
The lambdoid suture is found between the\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. frontal and parietal B. Temporal and ethmoid bones C. parietal and occipital D. frontal and sphenoid
C. parietal and occipital
Which of the following bones has a styloid process? A. Ethmoid B. Temporal C. Sphenoid D. Occipital
B. Temporal
The foramen magnum is found in the\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. Femur B. Scapula C. Occipital bone D. Temporal bone
C. Occipital bone
The squamous suture lies between the\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ bones. A. frontal and sphenoid B. parietal and frontal C. temporal and occipital D. parietal and temporal
D. parietal and temporal
Which bone of the skull articulates with the vertebral column? A. Occipital B. Temporal C. Ethmoid D. Hyoid
A. Occipital
How many bones are in the skull?
22, plus a variable number of suture bones
The greater lesser wings are part of the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. temporal bone B. occipital C. sphenoid D.forearm
C. sphenoid
What part of the ethmoid bone forms part of the nasal septum? A. cribriform B. perpendicular plate C. Crista galli D. Superior nasal concha
B. perpendicular plate
When you palpate you shoulder, the highest point you feel is the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ process. A. acromion B. apical C. coracoid D. scapular
A. acromion
Another name for the shoulder joint is the\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ joint. A. glenofemoral B. acromiohumeral C. glenohumeral D. olecranon
C. glenohumeral
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. styloid process of the ulna
When you are sitting your weight is resting on the\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. Iliac Crest B. Ischial tuberosities C. Ischial spines D. Sacrum
B. Ischial tuberosities
The heel of the bone is called the_______.
Calcaeus
The lateral condyle of the femur articulates with the lateral condyle of the ______.
Tibia
The largest foramen in the body is the _________ foramen.
Obturator
The smallest short bone in the hand is the________.
Pisiform
The styloid process of the ______ points to the thumb
radius
Only the ______ vertebrae have transverse foramina.
Cervical
