CHAPTER SEVEN
PRACTICE TEST
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Only the _______Cervical ______ vertebrae are characterized by transverse foramina.
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The scientific term for the cheekbone is ___________Zygomatic bone_____.
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The _______Sternum_______ is the scientific term for the breastbone.
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What is the scientific term for the ear canal? ___external auditory meatus_______________
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A downward sloping spinous process is characteristic of _____________________________ vertebrae.
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The pituitary gland sits in a depression of the sphenoid called the __Sella turcica__________.
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The external opening in the lower jaw bone is called the _________mental______ foramen.
The ________Vomer___________ is the primary bone in the septum of the nose.
10. There are ___12______pairs of ribs. Seven pair are directly attached to the sternum (called __true__ ribs),
three pair are indirectly attached to the sternum (called _false___ ribs), and two pair are not attached to the
sternum at all (called ___floating___ ribs).
11. The scientific name for the vestigial tail is the _________coccyx___________.
12. Name two structures/parts associated with the ethmoid bone of the skull.
cribriform plate
perpendicular plate
13. How many bones make up the skull? ______________22_________________________________
14. A lateral curvature of the spine is called _______________________________________________.
15. “Swayback” is the common name for __________________________________________________.
16. The largest opening in the skull through which the spinal cord passes is called the __foramen
magnum_____
17. The inferior-most portion of the sternum is called the ______________________ and should be avoided
during CPR.
18. The projection found only on the axis is called the ___dens or odontoid process__________.
19. The olfactory nerves dangle through tiny openings in the ___________________________ into the nasal
cavity.
20. The suture that separates the parietal bone from the occipital is called the _____Lambdoid
suture____________________.
21. The petrous portion is part of what major bone of the skull? ___Temporal bone_______
22. The needle-like projection just inferior to the external ear canal is called the __styloid
process______________________.
23. The ____________________________ bone has a small opening for draining tears in to the nasal sinuses.
24. The upper jawbone is also called the _______maxilla_________________________.
25. The only bone that doesn’t articulate directly with another bone is called the ____Hyoid bone _______