The Skull & The Vertebral Column Assessment

The frontal bone is _________ to the occipital bone.

• anterior

• posterior

• medial

• lateral

What type of suture joins the parietal bones together?

• sagittal

• squamous

• transverse

• coronal

What does the term fossa mean?

• projection

• outgrowth

• depression or indent

• opening or hole

A fontanel can best be described as:

• a bone in the skull

• an area in the infant’s skull where ossification (bone growth) is incomplete

• an articulation between two skull bones

• a projection

The mandible is mainly ____________ to the maxilla.

• superior

• anterior

• inferior

• medial

What is the name for the first cervical vertebra (C1)?

• atlas

• axis

• arch

• dens

What region of the vertebra articulate with the ribs?

• cervical region

• thoracic region

• lumbar region

• All regions

The only bone(s) that doesn't articulate with another bone is known as what?

• floating ribs

• false ribs

• hyoid

• sacrum

What is the inward curve of the lower back known as?

• thoracic curve

• lumbar curve

• anterior arch

• posterior arch

What is the term for the medial bumps along the midline of your back?

• superior articulating facet

• superior articulating process

• vertebral process

• spinous process