Week 6 - Skeletal System Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

b) Clavicle

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2
Q

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

A

d) Clavicled

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3
Q

Which of the following bones articulates with the scapula?

a) Thoracic vertebra
b) Humerus
c) Sacrum
d) Tibia
e) Sternum

A

b) Humerus

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4
Q

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

A

c) Sternal end

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5
Q

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

A

c) Due to weakness at the junction of the two curves of clavicle

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6
Q

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

A

d) Scapula

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7
Q

Which bone articulates with the scapula at the
glenoid cavity?
a) Ileum
b) Thoracic vertebra
c) Sternum
d) Clavicle
e) Humerus

A

e) Humerus

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8
Q

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

A

b) Glenoid cavity

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9
Q

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.

A

e) humerus and scapula.

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10
Q

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

a) anatomical neck.

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11
Q

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.

A

b) tendon attachment.

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12
Q

Which of the following bones is the longest?

a) Radius
b) Phalange
c) Clavicle
d) Ulna
e) Scaphoid

A

d) Ulna

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13
Q

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

A

c) Olecranon

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14
Q

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

A

c) Trochlear notch

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15
Q

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

a) Joins the shafts of two bones

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16
Q

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

a) pubic symphysis.

17
Q

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.

A

b) Attachment site for lower limbs

18
Q

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

a) Ilium

19
Q

The articular 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.

A

c) articulates with the sacrum.

20
Q

This is the largest foramen in the human
skeleton.
a) Acetabulum
b) Obturator foramen
c) Vertebral foramen
d) Mental foramen
e) Foramen magnum

A

b) Obturator foramen

21
Q

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.

A

e) the pelvis and femur.

22
Q

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.

A

b) 30 bones found in 4 locations.

23
Q

The shaft of the femur angles

a) medially.
b) laterally.
c) anteriorly.
d) posteriorly.
e) cranially.

A

a) medially.

24
Q

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

A

c) Lateral malleolus of the fibula

25
Q

The lateral malleolus is found on the distal
end of what bone?
a) Tibia
b) Fibula
c) Talus
d) Metatarsals
e) Femur

A

b) Fibula

26
Q

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.

A

d) pelvic brim.

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