Week 6 A&P Flashcards
This is the anterior bone that articulates with the manubrium of the sternum at the sternoclavicular joint:
a) scapula
b) clavicle
c) xiphoid
d) rib
e) thoracic vertebra
b) clavicle
This bone has an S-shape that includes the medial half of the bone being convex anteriorly and the lateral half being concave anteriorly:
a) sternum
b) scapula
c) humerus
d) clavicle
e) ileum
d) clavicle
Which of the following bones articulates with the scapula?
a) thoracic vertebrae
b) humerus
c) sacrum
d) tibia
e) sternum
b) humerus
This part of the clavicle is rounded and articulates with the manubrium of the sternum:
a) acromial extremity
b) conoid tubercle
c) sternal end
d) costal tuberosity
e) xiphoid process
c) sternal end
Why does a fracture of the clavicle usually occur in the mid-region of the bone?
a) due to the medial pressure from the inflated lungs
b) due to the ligament-reinforced strength of the acromial joint
c) due to weakness at the junction of the two curves of clavicle
d) due to position of the clavicle relative to the humerus
e) due to fusion of the ends of the clavicle to the sternum and scapula
c) due to weakness at the junction of the two curves of clavicle
Which of the following bones is located in the posterior thorax between the levels of second and seventh vertebrae?
a) sternum
b) clavicle
c) pelvis
d) scapula
e) sacrum
d) scapula
which bone articulates with the scapula at the glenoid cavity?
a) ileum
b) thoracic vertebra
c) sternum
d) clavicle
e) humerus
e) humerus
Which of the following bone markings on the scapula is an indentation into which the head of humerus fits?
a) coracoid process
b) glenoid cavity
c) acromion
d) scapular notch
e) supraspinous fossa
b) glenoid cavity
The glenohumeral joint is formed by articulation of the:
a) humerus, radius and ulna
b) humerus and radius
c) humerus and clavicle
d) humerus and ulna
e) humerus and scapula
e) humerus and scapula
The epiphyseal line on the proximal end of the humerus is found in the:
a) anatomical neck
b) greater tubercle
c) intertubercular sulcus
d) surgical neck
e) olecranon fossa
a) anatomical neck
The medial and lateral epicondyles are found on the distal end of the humerus and are used for:
a) formation of the elbow joint
b) tendon attachment
c) passage of nerves and blood vessels through the bone into the marrow cavity
d) both the formation of the elbow joint and tendon attachment
e) all of these choices are correct
b) tendon attachment
Which of the following bones is the longest?
a) radius
b) phalange
c) clavicle
d) ulna
e) scaphoid
d) ulna
Which of the following structures is found in the elbow?
a) acromion
b) surgical neck
c) olecranon
d) lesser tubercle
e) both acromion and olecranon
c) olecranon
Which of the following structures on the ulna receives the trochlea of the humerus?
a) olecranon fossa
b) coronoid process
c) trochlear notch
d) radial notch
e) capitulum
c) trochlear notch
What is the function of the interosseous membrane between the ulna and radius?
a) joins the shafts of two bones
b) tendon attachment
c) site of bone repair
d) both site of tendon attachment and bone repair
e) none of these choices are correct
a) joins the shafts of two bones
The coxal bones unite anteriorly at a joint called the:
a) pubic symphysis
b) sacroiliac joint
c) hip
d) acetabulum
e) none of these choices are correct
a) pubic symphysis
What is the function of the pelvic girdle?
a) support for vertebral column
b) attachment site for lower limbs
c) attachment site for large pectoral muscles
d) attachment site for lower limbs and for large pectoral muscles
e) all of these choices are correct
d) attachment site for lower limbs and for large pectoral muscles
In the standard anatomical position, the ________ is the bone of the pelvis found the most superior:
a) ilium
b) pubis
c) ischium
d) both ilium and ishium
e) all of these choices are correct
a) ilium
The auricular surface of the ilium:
a) forms part of the acetabulum
b) is a point of attachment for tendons of the iliacus muscles
c) articulates with the sacrum
d) is a point of attachment for the gluteal muscles
e) articulates with the sternum
c) articulates with the sacrum
This is the largest foramen in the human skeleton:
a) acetabulum
b) obturator foramen
c) vertebral foramen
d) mental foramen
e) foramen magnum
b) obturator foramen
The hip joint is the joint found between:
a) the femur and tibia
b) the pelvis and sacrum
c) the pelvis and tibia
d) the femur and patella
e) the pelvis and femur
e) the pelvis and femur
Each lower limb has:
a) 30 bones found in 3 locations
b) 30 bones found in 4 locations
c) 32 bones found in 3 locations
d) 32 bones found in 4 locations
e) 34 bones found in 4 locations
b) 30 bones found in 4 locations
The shaft of the femur angles:
a) medially
b) laterally
c) anteriorly
d) posteriorly
e) cranially
a) medially
Which of the structures listed below is NOT part of the knee joint?
a) lateral condyle of the femur
b) medial condyle of the femur
c) lateral malleolus of the fibula
d) condyles of the tibia
e) patella
c) lateral malleolus of the fibula
The lateral malleolus is found on the distal end of what bone?
a) tibia
b) fibula
c) talus
d) metatarsals
e) femur
b) fibula
The boundary between the true pelvis and the false pelvis is the:
a) pelvic axis
b) pubic symphysis
c) pelvic outlet
d) pelvic brim
e) pectineal line
d) pelvic brim
The route taken by the baby’s head during childbirth follows the _________ as it travels through the pelvis?
a) pelvic axis
b) plane of the pelvic outlet
c) pelvic brim
d) sacral promontory
e) pectineal line
a) pelvic axis
