Skeletal System - The Human Body in Health and Illness

Skeletal System - The Human Body in Health and Illness

The humerus

• is located in the arm.
• is distal to the radius and ulna.
• articulates with the clavicle at the acromioclavicular joint.
• is a bone of the axial skeleton.

ANSWER: A

The humerus

• contains the olecranon process.
• articulates distally with the ulna.
• forms a ball-and-socket joint where the olecranon process articulates with the

olecranon fossa.

• articulates with the scapula at the sternomanubrial joint.

ANSWER: B

The maxilla

• is the cheekbone.
• is a cranial bone.
• contains the upper teeth.
• articulates with the temporal bone at the TMJ

ANSWER: C

Which bone is found in the skull but not in the cranium?

• Occipital
• Parietal
• Sphenoid
• Mandible

ANSWER: D

Which bone is found in the skull but is not a facial bone?

• Mandible
• Maxilla
• Occipital
• Zygomatic

ANSWER: C

The zygomatic bone

• is a cranial bone.
• articulates with the mandible.
• holds the upper teeth.
• is called the cheekbone. 1 / 3

ANSWER: D

Which of the following is most descriptive of the atlas and the axis?

• Carpal
• Vertebral
• Coxal
• Cranial

ANSWER: B

The occipital bone

• is a facial bone.
• contains the foramen magnum.
• is the cheekbone.
• articulates with the frontal bone at the coronal suture.

ANSWER: B

Which of the following word(s) is (are) related to the ribs?

• Acetabulum
• True, false, and floating
• Supination and pronation
• Fontanels

ANSWER: B

Fontanels

• are present in fetal and infant skulls.
• allow expansion of the infant skull during growth.
• eventually fuse or seal.
• involve all of the above.

ANSWER: D

Which bone is described by the following: leg, shin, and medial malleolus?

• Fibula
• Tibia
• Talus
• Femur

ANSWER: B

Which bone is distal to the acetabulum and proximal to the patella?

• Femur
• Tibia
• Fibula
• Calcaneus

ANSWER: A

Which bone is distal to the femur and proximal to the tibia?

• Fibula 2 / 3

• Patella
• Talus
• Coxal bone

ANSWER: B

Which bone is formed by the ischium, ilium, and pubis?

• Sacrum
• Cranium
• Coxal bone
• Breastbone

ANSWER: C

Which of the following is not a bone of the vertebral column?

• Atlas
• Sacrum
• Coccyx
• Coxal bone

ANSWER: D

Which bones form the palm of the hand?

• Tarsals
• Phalanges
• Metacarpals
• Metatarsals

ANSWER: C

Which bones are distal to the radius and ulna and proximal to the metacarpals?

• Pollux
• Carpals
• Tarsals
• Hallux

ANSWER: B

The humerus is a

• bone of the axial skeleton.
• short bone.
• bone of the upper limbs.
• bone found only in the fetal skeleton.

ANSWER: C

Which of the following is located at the ends of a long bone?

• Diaphysis
• Periosteum
• Epiphysis
• Medullary cavity

ANSWER: C

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