skeletal system

Question 1

a round articular structure supported by a constricted portion (neck) is called the

a) condyle
b) head

Answer 1

b) head

it is the rounded proximal end of a long bone such as the head of the femur

Question 2

the skeletal system is divide into the axial and appendicular. Which of the following is not part of the axial system?

a) vertebral column
b) pelvic girdle

Answer 2

b) pelvic girdle

Question 3

which type of fracture is a broken bone that protrudes through the skin

a) complete fracture
b) compound fracture

Answer 3

b) compound fracture

Question 4

a tube like passge through a bone is a

a) fossa
b) fissure
c) meatus

Answer 4

c) meatus

Question 5

how many cranial bones?

a) 9
b) 8
c) 7

Answer 5

b) 8

Question 6

a prominence superior to a condyle is called

a) epicondyle
b) facet
c) foramen
d) trochanter

Answer 6

a) epicondyle

Question 7

There are how many facial bones?

a) 16
b) 14
c) 12

Answer 7

b) 14

Question 8

a cleft-like opening betw bones for the passage of blood vessels and nerves is a

a) meatus
b) sinus
c) fissure

Answer 8

c) fissure

Question 9

a small rounded process is a

a) epicondyle
b) tubercle

Answer 9

b) tubercle

Question 10

an opening through which blood vessels or nerves pass is a

a) foramen
b) fissure

Answer 10

a) foramen

Question 11

a large, round, and rough process is a

a) tubercle
b) tuberosity

Answer 11

b) tuberosity