Skeletal System (Exam 2)

Question 1

The skull, vertebral column, and rib cage comprise the

Answer 1

axial skeleton

Question 2

The bones of the upper limb are part of the

Answer 2

appendicular skeleton

Question 3

Which of the following is a function of the axial skeleton?

Answer 3

supports trunk of body

Question 4

The axial skeleton

Answer 4

forms the vertical axis of the body

Question 5

explains why the number of bones varies with age

Answer 5

Many bones fuse together during development, resulting in fewer bones in the adult.

Question 6

entire sequence of bones that extend from the skull to the tailbone

Answer 6

vertebral column

Question 7

refers to a prominent expanded end of a bone that is sometimes rounded

Answer 7

head

Question 8

crest

Answer 8

a narrow ridge

Question 9

An extended region superior to a condyle

Answer 9

Epicondyle

Question 10

A slightly raised, elongated ridge

Answer 10

line

Question 11

A bony outgrowth or protruding part

Answer 11

Protuberance

Question 12

Tubercle

Answer 12

A small rounded process

Question 13

The axial skeleton can be defined as

Answer 13

The bones of the supporting central axis of the body

Question 14

A pit or socket

Answer 14

alveolus

Question 15

a shallow,broad,or elongated basin

Answer 15

fossa

Question 16

a small pit

Answer 16

fovea

Question 17

a groove for a tendon, nerve, or blood vessel

Answer 17

sulcus

Question 18

How many bones does the skeleton typically contain at birth?

Answer 18

270

Question 19

Which bones are classified as cranial bones?

Answer 19

total of 8
- frontal 1
- parietal 2
- temporal 2
- occipital 1
- sphenoid 1
- ethmoid 1

Question 20

a rounded knob that articulates with another bone

Answer 20

condyle

Question 21

a smooth,flat, articular surface

Answer 21

facet

Question 22

A tooth socket is a(n)

Answer 22

alveolus

Question 23

The sagittal, squamous, coronal, and lambdoid sutures border the

Answer 23

parietal bone

Question 24

Which cranial bones are paired?

Answer 24

parietal and temporal

Question 25

flat and vertical part that also contains the zygomatic process (temporal bone)

Answer 25

squamous part

Question 26

contains the styloid process and a small ring of bone surrounding the external acoustic meatus (temporal bone)

Answer 26

tympanic part

Question 27

found posterior to the tympanic part and is filled with small air sinuses that communicate with the middle-ear cavity (temporal bone)

Answer 27

mastoid part

Question 28

contains the internal acoustic meatus and the middle and inner ear cavities (temporal bone)

Answer 28

petrous part

Question 29

The mandibular condyle articulates with which part of the temporal bone?

Answer 29

Mandibular fossa