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Forensic Anthropology Online Test

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are how many cranial bones?

a)

8

b)

14

c)

5

d)

10

2.

There are how many facial bones?

a)

8

b)

14

c)

7

d)

10

3.

Which of the following cranial bones is paired?

a)

sphenoid

b)

ethmoid

c)

temporal

d)

occipital

4.

Which of the following cranial bones serves at the cranial hub, or bone that all cranial bones articulate with?

a)

ethmoid

b)

temporal

c)

frontal

d)

sphenoid

5.

The mastoid process, styloid process, and external auditory meatus are part of the

a)

sphenoid bone

b)

temporal bone

c)

occipital bone

d)

parietal bone

6.

The foramen magnum is part of the _____ bone.

a)

occipital

b)

temporal

c)

parietal

d)

ethmoid

7.

The supraorbital foramen, supraorbital margin, and the glabella are landmarks on the ____ bone.

a)

parietal

b)

frontal

c)

temporal

d)

sphenoid

8.

Which of the following cranial bones does not serve to make up a portion of the orbit?

a)

ethmoid

b)

sphenoid

c)

temporal

d)

frontal

9.

Which of the following is not a type of cranial suture?

a)

interosseous

b)

coronal

c)

sagittal

d)

lambdoidal

e)

squamous

10.

Fontanels are a spaces between the bones of the skull in an infant or fetus, where ossification is not complete and the sutures not fully formed.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Which of the facial bones listed below is not paired?

a)

vomer

b)

internal nasal concha

c)

zygomatic

d)

nasal

e)

maxilla

12.

Which of the following facial bones is not paired?

a)

mandible

b)

palatine

c)

lacrimal

d)

maxilla

13.

Along with the palatine, which of the following bones forms the roof of your mouth?

a)

frontal

b)

maxilla

c)

zygomatic

d)

lacrimal

14.

Which of the following facial bones is not responsible for making up a portion of the orbit?

a)

lacrimal

b)

zygomatic

c)

maxillary

d)

nasal

e)

palatine

15.

Which of the following bones contains the infraorbital foramen?

a)

frontal

b)

maxilla

c)

lacrimal

d)

zygomatic

16.

Along with the zygomatic bone, which of the following helps form the zygomatic arch?

a)

temporal

b)

frontal

c)

lacrimal

d)

maxillary

17.

The mental foramen and the mental protuberance are part of the ____ bone.

a)

maxilla

b)

zygomatic

c)

temporal

d)

mandible

18.

Which of the following is not a structure found on the mandible?

a)

ramus

b)

tubercle

c)

body

d)

angle

19.

Which of the following bones does not articulate with any other bone?

a)

patella

b)

hamulus

c)

malleus

d)

hyoid

20.

Which of the following structures is found on a cervical vertebrae but not on other vertebrae?

a)

transverse foramen

b)

transverse process

c)

vertebral foramen

d)

lamina

e)

pedicle

21.

What bone articulates with the occipital condyles?

a)

atlas

b)

axis

c)

sacrum

d)

coccyx

22.

Which of the following vertebrae is also known as C2?

a)

atlas

b)

axis

c)

coccyx

d)

sacrum

23.

All ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebrae.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

All ribs articulate with the sternum.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which of the following is not a part of the sternum?

a)

sternal ramus

b)

manubrium

c)

sternal body

d)

xyphoid process

26.

Which of the following terms means rib?

a)

rami

b)

gyri

c)

sulcus

d)

costal

27.

Which of the following vertebrae have costal facets?

a)

lumbar

b)

thoracic

c)

cervical

d)

sacral

28.

Which of the following bones helps form the pelvic girdle?

a)

humerus

b)

sacrum

c)

coccyx

d)

tibia

29.

What number in the diagram represents the pedicle?

a)

2

b)

6

c)

5

d)

1

30.

What is the correct order of vertebrae from the most superior to the most inferior?

a)

sacrum, coccyx, thoracic, lumbar, cervicle

b)

cervicle, lumbar, thoracic, sacrum, coccyx

c)

lumbar, thoracic, cervicle, sacrum, coccyx

d)

cervicle, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx

31.

There are how many bones in the axial skeleton?

a)

80

b)

106

c)

206

d)

126

32.

There are how many bones in a normal adult skeleton?

a)

106

b)

103

c)

206

d)

126

33.

There are how many bones in the appendicular skeleton?

a)

80

b)

106

c)

206

d)

126

34.

Which of the following statements is correct about bones of the human skeleton?

a)

There are more bones in the axial skeleton than the appendicular skeleton

b)

More than half of your bones are found in your hands and feet

c)

There are more bones in the lower extermities than that of the upper extremities

d)

There are more bones in your feet than your hands

35.

The malleus, incus, and stapes can be found within the ____

a)

occipital bone

b)

temporal bone

c)

frontal bone

d)

parietal bone

36.

The subscapular fossa is located on the ____ portion of the scapula.

a)

anterior

b)

posterior

37.

Which of the following structure is not part of the posterior scapula?

a)

coracoid process

b)

acromial process

c)

spine of the scapula

d)

infraspinous fossa

e)

supraspinous fossa

38.

On the scapula, the gleno-humeral fossa is considered

a)

medial

b)

lateral

39.

The thickest part of the clavicle articulates with the

a)

acromion process

b)

sternum

40.

The epiphyses represent the ____ of long bones.

a)

shaft

b)

ends

41.

Another name for the shaft of a bone is the

a)

epiphysis

b)

diaphysis

42.

Marrow can be found within

a)

spongy bone

b)

compact bone

43.

The scapula is considered a

a)

short bone

b)

long bone

c)

irregular bone

d)

sesamoid bone

44.

Which of the following makes up the pectoral girdle?

a)

pelvis and sacrum

b)

cranial and facial bones

c)

scapula and clavicle

d)

sternum and ribs

45.

Which of the following is not part of the proximal humerus?

a)

greater tubercle

b)

head and neck

c)

capitulum

d)

intertubercular groove

e)

lesser tubercle

46.

Which of the following is about halfway down the humerus?

a)

linea aspera

b)

deltoid tuberosity

c)

lamina

d)

trochlea

47.

The trochlea of the humerus articulates with the

a)

femur

b)

radius

c)

ulna

d)

scapula

48.

The capitulum of the humerus articulates with the

a)

ulna

b)

radius

c)

scapula

d)

hyoid

49.

Which of the following fossas is not found on the humerus?

a)

olecranon

b)

coranoid

c)

radial

d)

ulnar

50.

Which of the following is not found on the proximal portion of the ulna?

a)

styloid process

b)

coranoid process

c)

olecranon process

d)

trochlear notch

51.

In anatomical position, which of the following carpal bones is not considered proximal?

a)

trapezium

b)

scaphoid

c)

pisiform

d)

lunate

e)

triquetrum

52.

In anatomical position, which of the following carpal bones is not considered distal?

a)

trapezium

b)

trapezoid

c)

capitate

d)

hamate

e)

lunate

53.

There are 7 carpal bones on each hand.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Which of the following bones contains the dens, transverse foramina, superior articular facets, and vertebral foramen?

a)

axis

b)

atlas

c)

pelvis

d)

humerus

55.

Which of the following is not a considered a region of the os coxae?

a)

capitulum

b)

ilium

c)

ischium

d)

pubis

56.

Which of the following is not part of the occipital bone?

a)

external occipital protuberance

b)

foramen magnum

c)

occipital condyles

d)

mastoid process

57.

The pelvic girdle is composed of all of the following except

a)

os coxae

b)

coccyx

c)

sacrum

d)

femur

58.

What joint is found between the ilium of each os coxae and the sacrum?

a)

gleno-humeral joint

b)

acromial-clavicular joint

c)

sacro-iliac joint

d)

radio-ulnar joint

59.

The point where 2 bones meet is called a joint.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

The ilium, ischium, and pubis all make up the

a)

obturator foramen

b)

acetabulum

c)

iliac crest

d)

fovea capitis

61.

Which of the following structure of the pelvis/os coxae is not considered anterior?

a)

pubic tubercle

b)

pubic symphysis

c)

ischial spine

d)

superior pubic ramus

62.

Which of the following is not a true landmark on the pelvis?

a)

pubic symphysis

b)

anterior inferior iliac spine

c)

anterior greater sciatic notch

d)

anterior iliac fossa

e)

anterior ischial spine

63.

Which of the following is not found on the posterior portion of the pelvis?

a)

greater sciatic notch

b)

inferior iliac spine

c)

superior iliac spine

d)

lesser sciatic notch

e)

pubic tubercle

64.

The head of the femur articulates with the

a)

obturator forament

b)

sacral foramina

c)

acetabulum

d)

iliac crest

65.

The shaft of a bone is called the

a)

diapedesis

b)

diaphysis

c)

epiphysis

d)

condyloid

66.

The epiphyses of a long bone can be found

a)

in the middle of the bone

b)

inside a bone

c)

on the ends of long bones

d)

within the shaft of a bone

67.

Which of the following structures is not found on the proximal femur?

a)

greater trochanter

b)

lesser trochanter

c)

intertrochanteric groove

d)

pattelar surface

68.

The longest bone of the body is the

a)

femur

b)

humerus

c)

tibia

d)

fibula

69.

Which of the following appendicular bones is not found in the lower extremities?

a)

humerus

b)

femur

c)

tibia

d)

fibula

70.

What bone is considered the elbow bone?

a)

humerus

b)

radius

c)

ulna

d)

femur

71.

Which of the following lower arm bones is found on the thumb side?

a)

radius

b)

ulna

72.

Which ligament attaches to the femur and fibula?

a)

medial collateral ligament

b)

lateral collateral ligament

c)

anterior cruciate ligament

d)

posterior cruciate ligament

73.

The ACL and PCL attach to the

a)

femur and fibula

b)

tibia and fibula

c)

femur and tibia

d)

patella and femur

74.

The lateral malleolus is found on

a)

the distal fibula

b)

the proximal fibula

c)

the distal tibia

d)

the proximal tibia

75.

The medial malleolus is found on the

a)

distal fibula

b)

proximal fibula

c)

distal tibia

d)

proximal tibia

76.

What bones are labeled number 23?

a)

tarsal bones

b)

metatarsal bones

c)

phallanges

77.

What bone is labeled number 17?

a)

medial cuneiform

b)

cuboid

c)

navicular

d)

talus

78.

The calcaneus is labeled number

a)

15

b)

16

c)

21

d)

19

79.

The trochlear notch of the tibia articulates with number

a)

15

b)

16

c)

17

d)

18

80.

The scaphoid is labeled

a)

H

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

81.

The trapezoid is labeled

a)

D

b)

E

c)

G

d)

F

82.

There are how many bones in the human body?

a)

106

b)

206

c)

126

d)

20

83.

Over half of your bones are found in your hands and feet.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

There are more bones in the axial skeleton than the appendicular skeleton.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Which term means further away from the trunk?

a)

proximal

b)

distal

86.

All vertebrae possess a body, a spine, and transverse foramina.

a)

True

b)

False

87.

You can easily locate the dens on the atlas.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

The acetabulum contains parts of the ilium, ischium, and pubis.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

Which of the following would not be found on a lumbar vertebrae?

a)

spinous process

b)

costal facets

c)

pedicle

d)

transverse process

90.

The pubis bone is characterized by all of the following except

a)

forms part of the obturator foramen

b)

forms part of the acetabulum

c)

forms part of the greater sciatic notch

d)

fuses with the ischium

91.

The lateral malleolus is found on the

a)

femur

b)

tibia

c)

fibula

d)

patella

92.

The floating ribs are so named because they have

a)

no posterior attachment

b)

no anterior attachment

c)

no attachment at either end of the axial skeleton

d)

none of the above is correct

93.

The membranous areas between the cranial bones of the fetal skull are called

a)

areoles

b)

foramina

c)

lacunae

d)

fontanels

94.

There are 5 cervical, 12 thoracic, and seven lumbar vertebrae.

a)

True

b)

False

95.

Choose the statement that is most correct.

a)

the orbit is formed from both facial and cranial bones

b)

the orbits contain only facial bones

c)

the nasal cavity contains only facial bones

d)

more than one of the above is correct

96.

The hyoid bone

a)

is not part of the skull

b)

does not articulate with any other bone

c)

is anchored to the temporal bone

d)

aids in speech

e)

all of the above are correct

97.

The axial skeleton contains

a)

the skull, vertebral column, and pelvis

b)

arms, legs, hands and feet

c)

the skull, vertebral column, and ribs

d)

shoulder, and pelvic girdles

98.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

a)

all ribs articulate with the thoracic vertebrae

b)

all ribs articulate with the sternum

c)

there are 7 true ribs and 5 false ribs

d)

the term costal refers to ribs

99.

Which of the cranial bones is paired?

a)

sphenoid

b)

ethmoid

c)

temporal

d)

frontal

e)

occipital

100.

Which of the facial bones is not paired?

a)

zygomatic

b)

maxilla

c)

lacrimal

d)

nasal

e)

vomer