The Skeletal System Book: MCQ Quiz
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- 1.A foramen is:
- A.
A cavity within a bone
- B.
A depression
- C.
A hole for blood vessels and nerves
- D.
A ridge
- E.
A site for muscle attachment
- 2.Normal skulls have two of each of the following except
- A.
Parietal bones
- B.
Nasal bones
- C.
Temporal bones
- D.
Sphenoid bones
- E.
Maxillae
- 3.Tears pass into the nasal cavity through a tunnel formed in part by the:
- A.
Nasal bones
- B.
Lacrimal bone
- C.
Vomer
- D.
Both a and b are correct
- E.
A, b, and c are all correct
- 4.Which of the following bones is correctly matched with its process?
- A.
Zygomatic bone-temporal process
- B.
Maxilla-pterygoid process
- C.
Vomer-mandibular process
- D.
Temporal-occipital process
- E.
Sphenoid-coronoid process
- 5.All of the following articulate with the maxilla except the:
- A.
Nasal bone
- B.
Frontal bone
- C.
Palatine bone
- D.
Mandible
- E.
Zygomatic bone
- 6.Which of the following is not a component of the orbit?
- A.
Temporal
- B.
Ethmoid
- C.
Zygomatic
- D.
Maxilla
- 7.The nasal septum is formed by parts of the
- A.
Ethmoid bone
- B.
Nasal bone
- C.
Vomer
- D.
Palatine bone
- E.
Both a and c are correct
- 8.Which of the following does not contain a paranasal sinus?
- A.
Zygomatic
- B.
Sphenoid
- C.
Ethmoid
- D.
Frontal
- E.
Maxilla
- 9.The skeleton of the thorax
- A.
Is formed by 12 pairs of ribs and costal cartilages, the sternum, and 12 thoracic vertebrae.
- B.
Protects the internal chest organs, as well as the liver.
- C.
Is narrower at its superiot end.
- D.
Aids in supporting the bones of the shoulder girdle.
- E.
Is described by all of the above.
- 10.The meninges (coverings) of the brain attach to the crista galli, which is part of the
- A.
Frontal bone
- B.
Temporal bone
- C.
Sphenoid bone
- D.
Parietal bone
- E.
Ethmoid bone
- 11.The first cervical vertebra is the _____, and the second cervical vertebra is the ____
- 12.According to shape classification, phalanges are ____ bones, carpals are _____ bones, and ribs are ______ bones.
- 13.Bones located in sutures are called sutural or _______ bones.
- 14.The only nonarticulating bone of the axial skeleton is the _____
- 15.The opening in the occipital bone through which the medulla oblongata connects with the spinal cord is the foramen magnum.
- 16.The sagittal suture joins the parietal bones.
- 17.Sesamoid bones protect tendons from wear and tear and may improve the mechanical advantage at a joint by altering the direction of pull of a tendon.
- 18.The sacral promontory projects anteriorly from the apex of the sacrum.
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