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Study Guide ch.8 Flashcards

1
Q

The squamous suture connects which two bones?

a) frontal and parietal
b) paritetal and temporal
c) temproal and sphenoid
d) sphenoid and frontal

A

temporal and sphenoid

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2
Q

The mastoid sinuses are found in which bone?

a) frontal
b) sphenoid
c) parietal
d) temporal

A

temporal

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3
Q

The skull bone that articulates with the first cervical vertebrae is the:

a) occipital
b) sphenoid
c) ethmoid
d) none of the above

A

occipital

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4
Q

A meatus can be described as:

a) a large bony prominence
b) a shallow groove
c) a tubelike opening or channel
d) a raised, rough area

A

a tubelike opening or channel

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5
Q

Separation of the nasal and cranial cavities is achieved by the:

a) cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone
b) sella turcica of the sphenoid bone
c) foramen magnum of the occipital bone
d) palatine process of the maxilla

A

cribiform plate of the ethmoid bone

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6
Q

Which of the following is NOT a bone of the orbit?

a) ethmoid
b) nasal
c) lacrimal
d) frontal

A

nasal

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7
Q

True or False

The sphenoid is a bone of the face

A

false

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8
Q

True or False

A specialized adaptaion of the infant skull is called a fontanel

A

True

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9
Q

True or False

The cheek is shaped by the zygomatic, or malar bone.

A

True

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10
Q

True or False

The hyoid is one of the several bones that do not articulate with any other bones

A

False

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11
Q

True or False

The external auditory meatus is located within the temporal bone

A

True

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12
Q

first seven pairs of ribs that attach to the sternum

A

True Ribs

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13
Q

Eleventh and Twelfth ribs, which have no attachment to the sternum

A

Floating Ribs

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14
Q

Middle part of the sternum

A

Body

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15
Q

Most superior part of the sternum

A

Manubrium

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16
Q

The blunt, cartilaginous, lower tip of the sternum

A

xiphoid process

17
Q

The five pairs of ribs that do not attach directly to the sternum

A

False ribs

18
Q

Tissue thats attaches ribs directly or indirectly to the sternum

A

Costal cartilage

19
Q

Which of the following is not part of the should girdle

a) clavicle
b) sternum
c) scapula
d) none of the above

A

sternum

20
Q

The coronoid fossa is a:

a) depression on the thumb
b) projection of the ulna
c) region on the spine
d) depression on the humerous

A

depression on the humerous

21
Q

The arm socket is the:

a) coronoid fossa
b) olecranon fossa
c) coracoid process
d) glenoid cavity

A

glenoid cavity

22
Q

True or False

The two bones that form the framework of the forearm are the radius and ulna

A

True

23
Q

True or False

The wrist is composed of small bones called metacarpals

A

False

24
Q

The medial foramen bone in the anatomical position is the ulna

A

True

25
Q

The most evident carpal bone is the triquetrum

A

False

26
Q

Which of the following is NOT one of the bones of the pelvic girdle?

a) ilium
b) acetabulum
c) ischium
d) pubis

A

acetabulum

27
Q

The greater trochanter is a bony landmark of the:

a) femur
b) tibia
c) pubis
d) ramus

A

femur

28
Q

During childbirth, the infant passes through an imaginary plane called the:

a) pelvic outlet
b) symphysis pubis
c) pelvic brim
d) ilium

A

pelvic outlet

29
Q

Which of the following is NOT a tarsal bone?

a) talus
b) cuneiform
c) schapoid
d) navicular

A

schapoid

30
Q

True of False

The largest coxal bone is the ischium

A

False

31
Q

True or False

The most distal portion of the fibula is composed of a bony landmark called the medial malleolus

A

false

32
Q

The longitudinal arch refers to a structure within the pelvic inlet

A

False

33
Q

Each toe contains three phalanges

A

False

34
Q

Another name for “hunchback” is:

a) scoliosis
b) kyphosis
c) lordosis
d) osgood-schlatter disease

A

Kyphosis

35
Q

An open fracture can be described as:

a) a complete separation of bones
b) fractures in more than one area of a bone
c) broken bone projecting through the skin
d) none of the above

A

broken bone projecting through the skin

36
Q

True or False

Swayback and kyphosis are synonymous terms

A

False

37
Q

True or False
Normal curvature of the spine is convex posteriorly through the thoracic region and concave posteriorly through the cervical and lumbar regions

A

True

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