Quiz and review questions Flashcards
Which structure of the vertebral column would be similar in function to the sacral foramina?
Intervertebral foramina
Which of the following bone markings functions as an articulating (joint) surface?
Condyle
Which of the following does not have blood vessels?
Cartilage
Occipital condyles of the occipital bone are involved in articulation with
Atlas
A long bone that is fractured midshaft has damaged the
Diaphysis
Indicate in which of the following pairs of cranial bones both bones contain paranasal sinuses?
Ethmoid and sphenoid
Which bones meet at the lambdoid suture?
parietal and occipital
Which group of vertebrae can be described by the following: they are very thin and light and all possess foramina in their transverse processes?
Cervical vertebrae
Greater and lesser wings, sella turcica and optic canals are found in which of the following cranial bones?
Sphenoid
Which curvatures of the spine are secondary (develop postnatally)?
Lumbar and cervical
All of the following structures are found in all synovial joints EXCEPT ______.
articular disks
The differnce between cranium and skull if any is that
Skull contain the facial bones and cranial bones
Which of the following passages is part of the occipital bone
Foramen magnum
Joints between superior and inferior articular processes of the vertebrae are
Synovial
Crista galli and cribform plate are found in which bone?
Ethmoid
What is the action of the erector spinae muscle group?
Bilaterally extend the spine
A flat sheet of strong connective tissue that extends from a muscle and attaches it to a bone is an
Aponeurose
Muscle that originates in the ischial tuberosity, inserts on fibula and is able to flex the knee
Is located in the posterior compartment of the thigh
What is not possible for a saddle joint?
Protraction
What is the only bony articulation that attaches the upper limb to the axial skeleton?
Clavicle articulating with the sternum
The bone that has a trochlea, a capitulum, and a greater tubercule is a
Humerus
What is the main function of the gastrocnemius?
Plantarflexion
