Week 6 - Skeletal System 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) Clavicled
Which of the following bones articulates with the scapula?
a) Thoracic vertebra
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 a
cromial 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 the 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 formation of the elbow joint and tendon att
achment.
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