Chapter 7—Bones Part I: Axial Skeleton
That’s axial
The Noggin,
aka Skull
Thoracic
Cage
Vertebral
Column
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Potpourri
FINAL ROUND
The Noggin, aka Skull:
$100 Question
The three stepped cavities at the base of
the skull are __________ fossae.
a. anterior, medial, dorsal
b. anterior, middle, back
c. front, middle, back
d. anterior, middle, posterior
ANSWER
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The Noggin, aka Skull:
$100 Answer
The three stepped cavities at the base of
the skull are __________ fossae.
a. anterior, medial, dorsal
b. anterior, middle, back
c. front, middle, back
d. anterior, middle, posterior
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The Noggin, aka Skull:
$200 Question
The paired cranial bones are __________.
a. frontal
b. parietal
c. temporal
d. both b and c
ANSWER
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The Noggin, aka Skull:
$200 Answer
The paired cranial bones are __________.
a. frontal
b. parietal
c. temporal
d. both b and c
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The Noggin, aka Skull:
$300 Question
Which bone spans the width of the cranial
floor, and has been said to resemble a bat
with its wings spread?
a. lacrimal
b. sphenoid
c. maxilla
d. ethmoid
ANSWER
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The Noggin, aka Skull:
$300 Answer
Which bone spans the width of the cranial
floor, and has been said to resemble a bat
with its wings spread?
a. lacrimal
b. sphenoid
c. maxilla
d. ethmoid
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The Noggin, aka Skull:
$400 Question
Which special sensory components are
housed in the petrous region of the
temporal bone?
a. smell
b. balance
c. hearing
d. both b and c
ANSWER
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The Noggin, aka Skull:
$400 Answer
Which special sensory components are
housed in the petrous region of the
temporal bone?
a. smell
b. balance
c. hearing
d. both b and c
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The Noggin, aka Skull:
$500 Question
Which of the following are commonly
called the cheekbones?
a. temporal bones
b. zygomatic bones
c. palatine bones
d. vomer
ANSWER
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The Noggin, aka Skull:
$500 Answer
Which of the following are commonly
called the cheekbones?
a. temporal bones
b. zygomatic bones
c. palatine bones
d. vomer
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Thoracic Cage:
$100 Question
Ribs possess __________.
a. a head
b. a neck
c. an angle
d. all of the above
ANSWER
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Thoracic Cage:
$100 Answer
Ribs possess ___________.
a. a head
b. a neck
c. an angle
d. all of the above
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Thoracic Cage:
$200 Question
Which structures articulate with rib
tubercles?
a. superior costal facets
b. inferior costal facets
c. transverse costal facets
d. spinous costal facets
ANSWER
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Thoracic Cage:
$200 Answer
Which structures articulate with rib
tubercles?
a. superior costal facets
b. inferior costal facets
c. transverse costal facets
d. spinous costal facets
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Thoracic Cage:
$300 Question
Which area makes up the bulk of the
sternum?
a. sternal angle
b. body
c. manubrium
d. xiphoid process
ANSWER
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Thoracic Cage:
$300 Answer
Which area makes up the bulk of the
sternum?
a. sternal angle
b. body
c. manubrium
d. xiphoid process
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Thoracic Cage:
$400 Question
True ribs __________.
a. are connected to the sternum
directly with costal cartilage
b. include the rib pairs 2–10
c. are also called vertebrosternal ribs
d. both a and c
ANSWER
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Thoracic Cage:
$400 Answer
True ribs __________.
a. are connected to the sternum
directly with costal cartilage
b. include the rib pairs 2–10
c. are also called vertebrosternal ribs
d. both a and c
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Thoracic Cage:
$500 Question
Rib 1 and Ribs 10–12 __________.
a. articulate with only one vertebral
body
b. form synovial joints at the angle of
the ribs
c. form the sternal angle
d. do all of the above
ANSWER
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Thoracic Cage:
$500 Answer
Rib 1 and Ribs 10–12 __________.
a. articulate with only one vertebral
body
b. form synovial joints at the angle of
the ribs
c. form the sternal angle
d. do all of the above
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Vertebral Column:
$100 Question
Which feature is not a recognized
structural difference found in the different
regions of the vertebral column?
a. size of body
b. allow lateral flexion
c. shape of spinous process
d. direction of articular
processes
ANSWER
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Vertebral Column:
$100 Answer
Which feature is not a recognized
structural difference found in the different
regions of the vertebral column?
a. size of body
b. allow lateral flexion
c. shape of spinous process
d. direction of articular
processes
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Vertebral Column:
$200 Question
Which of the structures below is/are in
direct contact with the superior articular
facets of the atlas?
a. axis
b. spinous process
c. formamen magnum
d. occipital condyles
ANSWER
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Vertebral Column:
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Which of the structures below is/are in
direct contact with the superior articular
facets of the atlas?
a. axis
b. spinous process
c. formamen magnum
d. occipital condyles
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Vertebral Column:
$300 Question
Which structure connects the laminae of
adjacent vertebrae?
a. ligamentum flavum
b. supraspinous ligament
c. posterior longitudinal ligament
d. anterior longitudinal
ligament
ANSWER
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Vertebral Column:
$300 Answer
Which structure connects the laminae of
adjacent vertebrae?
a. ligamentum flavum
b. supraspinous ligament
c. posterior longitudinal ligament
d. anterior longitudinal
ligament
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Vertebral Column:
$400 Question
An abnormal spinal curvature of more than
10º laterally is called ________.
a. kyphosis
b. scoliosis
c. lordosis
d. abnormal cervical curvature
ANSWER
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Vertebral Column:
$400 Answer
An abnormal spinal curvature of more than
10º laterally is called ________.
a. kyphosis
b. scoliosis
c. lordosis
d. abnormal cervical curvature
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Vertebral Column:
$500 Question
The ligament that connects vertebral
spinous processes is the ________.
a. supraspinous ligament
b. costospinous ligament
c. posterior longitudinal ligament
d. ligamentum flavum
ANSWER
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Vertebral Column:
$500 Answer
The ligament that connects vertebral
spinous processes is the ________.
a. supraspinous ligament
b. costospinous ligament
c. posterior longitudinal ligament
d. ligamentum flavum
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That’s axial not axle!:
$100 Question
Most skull bones are flat bones firmly
united by ________.
a. sutures
b. synchondroses
c. gomphoses
d. synovial joints
ANSWER
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That’s axial not axle!:
$100 Answer
Most skull bones are flat bones firmly
united by ________.
a. sutures
b. synchondroses
c. gomphoses
d. synovial joints
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That’s axial not axle!:
$200 Question
Which bone(s) does/do not belong to the
axial skeleton?
a. skull
b. pelvis
c. vertebral column
d. thoracic cage
ANSWER
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That’s axial not axle!:
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Which bone(s) does/do not belong to the
axial skeleton?
a. skull
b. pelvis
c. vertebral column
d. thoracic cage
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That’s axial not axle!:
$300 Question
Which structures transmit the ventral rami
of sacral spinal nerves?
a. intervertebral foramina
b. intersacral notches
c. posterior sacral foramina
d. anterior sacral foramina
ANSWER
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That’s axial not axle!:
$300 Answer
Which structures transmit the ventral rami
of sacral spinal nerves?
a. intervertebral foramina
b. intersacral notches
c. posterior sacral foramina
d. anterior sacral foramina
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That’s axial not axle!:
$400 Question
Which of the structures below has circular
vertebral foramina and long, sharp spinous
processes?
a. lumbar vertebrae
b. thoracic vertebrae
c. sacrum
d. cervical vertebrae
ANSWER
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That’s axial not axle!:
$400 Answer
Which of the structures below has circular
vertebral foramina and long, sharp spinous
processes?
a. lumbar vertebrae
b. thoracic vertebrae
c. sacrum
d. cervical vertebrae
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That’s axial not axle!:
$500 Question
What bony structures constitute the
vertebral foramen?
a. the vertebral arches
b. the laminae and pedicles
c. the body
d. all of the above
ANSWER
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That’s axial not axle!:
$500 Answer
What bony structures constitute the
vertebral foramen?
a. the vertebral arches
b. the laminae and pedicles
c. the body
d. all of the above
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Axial Potpourri:
$100 Question
The intervertebral discs __________.
a. act as shock absorbers
b. account for ~25% of spinal column
length
c. bind successive vertebrae together
d. all of the above
ANSWER
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Axial Potpourri:
$100 Answer
The intervertebral discs __________.
a. act as shock absorbers
b. account for ~25% of spinal column
length
c. bind successive vertebrae together
d. all of the above
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Axial Potpourri:
$200 Question
A slipped or herniated disc __________.
a. usually involves a rupture of the
annulus fibrosus
b. pushes nucleus pulposus contents
anterolaterally
c. pushes the nucleus pulposus
contents anteriorly
d. both a and c
ANSWER
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Axial Potpourri:
$200 Answer
A slipped or herniated disc __________.
a. usually involves a rupture of the
annulus fibrosus
b. pushes nucleus pulposus contents
anterolaterally
c. pushes the nucleus pulposus
contents anteriorly
d. both a and c
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Axial Potpourri:
$300 Question
The three distinct features of the cervical
vertebrae include __________.
a. transverse foramina
b. triangular vertebral foramina
c. bifid spinous processes
d. all of the above
ANSWER
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Axial Potpourri:
$300 Answer
The three distinct features of the cervical
vertebrae include __________.
a. transverse foramina
b. triangular vertebral foramina
c. bifid spinous processes
d. all of the above
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Axial Potpourri:
$400 Question
Spinal nerves __________.
a. pass through the intervertebral
notches
b. stop at lumbar vertebra 1
c. pass through the intervertebral
foramina
d. both b and c
ANSWER
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Axial Potpourri:
$400 Answer
Spinal nerves __________.
a. pass through the intervertebral
notches
b. stop at lumbar vertebra 1
c. pass through the intervertebral
foramina
d. both b and c
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Axial Potpourri:
$500 Question
Which of the following is not part of the
ethmoid bone?
a. cribiform plates
b. middle nasal concha
c. superior nasal concha
d. inferior nasal concha
ANSWER
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Axial Potpourri:
$500 Answer
Which of the following is not part of the
ethmoid bone?
a. cribiform plates
b. middle nasal concha
c. superior nasal concha
d. inferior nasal concha
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FINAL ROUND Question
The function(s) of paranasal sinuses is/are
__________.
a. to warm, filter, and moisten inhaled
air
b. to lighten the skull
c. to allow passage of the inferior
alveolar nerve
d. both a and b
ANSWER
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FINAL ROUND Answer
The function(s) of paranasal sinuses is/are
__________.
a. to warm, filter, and moisten inhaled
air
b. to lighten the skull
c. to allow passage of the inferior
alveolar nerve
d. both a and b
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