Anatomy Quiz

What is the name of the soft area on an infant’s head where bone has yet to be formed?

• cartilage

• fontanel

• foramen

• fossa

Lindsey is eight months pregnant and complains of lower back pain. She has an exaggerated lumbar curve. What type of abnormal spinal curvature is she experiencing?

• kyphosis

• lordosis

• osteoporosis

• scoliosis

The term cervic means:

• neck

• rib

• skull

• wrist

The appendicular skeleton includes the:

• bones of the spinal column

• bones of the skull

• bones of the arm

• ribs and sternum

The organs of the thoracic cavity are protected and supported by the ribs, thoracic vertebrae, and the:

• atlas.

• clavicle.

• scapula.

• sternum.

The wrist is composed of eight small bones arranged in two rows and held together by ligaments. This arrangement allows for great mobility and wrist flexion. These small bones are called:

• carpals.

• metacarpals.

• metatarsals.

• tarsals.

In the adult cranium, suture lines are noted where separate bones have fused together to form what type of joint?

• ball-and-socket

• hinge

• pivot

• synarthrosis

The outer covering of long bones is known as the:

• diaphysis.

• endosteum.

• epiphysis.

• periosteum.

Lou’s grandmother suffered a fracture and complains that she is shorter than all her sisters. She used to be the tallest. What disorder would explain this condition?

• gout

• lordosis

• osteoporosis

• scoliosis

The term cranio means:

• cartilage

• rib

• skull

• wrist