BIOL 235 - Chapter 7 -
The Skeletal System -
The Axial Skeleton
questions and answers
2024
In the complete adult skeleton, there are ______
bones in the axial skeleton - answer 80
Which of the following disorders can be caused by
poor posture? A. Dislocated Ribs B. Kyphosis C.
Lordosis D. Spina bifida E. scoliosis F. Separated
Ribs - answer B. Kyphosis, C. Lordosis, and E.
Scoliosis
Which portion of the sternum can be fractured due
to incorrect hand position during CPR?
Sternal angle, body, manubrium, xiphoid process -
answer Xiphoid process
,What types of bones could you find in the
appendicular skeleton? Select all that apply.
A. Short B. Sutural C. Sesamoid D. Irregular E. Flat
D. Irregular E. Flat F. Long - answer A. Short, C.
Sesamoid, D. Irregular, E. Flat, and F. Long
The structures that form the nasal septum are
what three things (two bones and one cartilage) -
answer The perpendicular plate of the ethmoid
bone
The Vomer
The Septal Cartilage
Which bones does the temporal bone articulate
with? - answer The temporal bone articulates with
the mandible and the parietal, sphenoid,
zygomatic, and occipital bones.
Fissure (opening/hole) - answer Narrow, slitlike
opening between adjacent parts of bones; allows
blood vessels or nerves to pass through; (1) a
depression or opening
What are the two types of bone surface markings?
- answer (1) depression or opening: allow the
, passage of soft tissues (such as blood vessels,
nerves, ligaments, and tendons) or form joints.
(2) process: projections or outgrowths that either
help form joints or serve as attachment points for
connective tissue.
Foramen (opening) - answer Round or oval
opening through a bone; nerves or ligaments pass
Fossa (depression) - answer Shallow, basinlike
depression in a bone, often serving as an articular
surface
Sulcus (depression) - answer shallow groove;
Furrow along bone surface that accommodates
blood vessel, nerve, or tendon; Intertubercular
sulcus of humerus.
Meatus (depressions and openings) - answer
Tubelike passageway within a bone; external
auditory meatus of temporal bone.
What is a process? (Bone surface Marking) -
answer Projections or outgrowths on bone that
form joints or attachment points for connective
tissue, such as ligaments and tendons.
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