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Axial Skeletal System Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many bones are in the axial skeleton of the human body?

a)

206

b)

126

c)

80

d)

22

2.

The keystone facial bone is

a)

sphenoid

b)

mandible

c)

maxillae

d)

frontal

3.

Cranial and facial bones make up the bones of

(a)  

4.

A hole in bone is called a/an

a)

magnum

b)

foramen

c)

fissure

d)

process

5.

This is the only moveable bone on the skull

(a)  

6.

The human skeleton is composed of the

a)

axial

b)

appendicular

c)

axis

d)

atlas

7.

There are ____ bones in the facial bones of the skull.

a)

14

b)

8

c)

22

d)

80

8.

What bone is shown?

(a)  

9.

Immoveable joints are called

(a)  

10.

In an infant skull, the membranes or soft spots are called

a)

fontanels

b)

sutures

c)

ligaments

d)

holes

11.

Name this bone (a)  

12.

The only paired cranial bones are

a)

temporal

b)

parietal

c)

sphenoid

d)

occipital

13.

All human teeth are located in which facial bones?

a)

mandible

b)

maxillae

c)

zygomatic

d)

nasal

14.

How many vertebrae are you born with?

a)

26

b)

33

c)

12

d)

22

15.

What two (2) vertebrae are fused in the vertebral column?

(a)  

16.

An abnormal curvature of the thoracic region of the vertebral column is called__.

a)

Scoliosis

b)

Kyphosis

c)

Lordosis

d)

Osteoporosis

17.

There are how many regions in the vertebral column?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

7

d)

9

18.

Everyone has the same number of (a)   vertebrae in the human vertebral column.

19.

The paranasal sinuses are clustered around the

a)

nasal cavity

b)

orbital cavity

c)

oral cavity

d)

thoracic cavity

20.

Indicate which facial bones from the list below are single unpaired facial bones.

a)

maxillae

b)

mandible

c)

vomer

d)

nasal

e)

zygomatic

21.

There are (a)   cervical vertebra in the human vertebral column.

22.

Which is not a function of the paranasal sinuses?

a)

warm inspired air

b)

lighten the skull

c)

collect mucus

d)

amplify sound

23.

The suture that articulates the parietal and frontal bones is the

a)

lambdoidial suture

b)

squamous suture

c)

coronal suture

d)

sagittal suture

24.

There are ___ lumbar vertebra in the vertebral column.

a)

1

b)

5

c)

7

d)

12

25.

The axial skeleton is composed of (3) sets of bones which include....

(check all that apply)

a)

skull

b)

girdles

c)

thoracic cage

d)

upper limbs

e)

vertebral column