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Muscles & Bones of the Skeleton - Part I

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Of the following which bone(s) is NOT part of the AXIAL skeleton?

a)

Ethmoid Bone

b)

Femur

c)

Hyoid Bone

d)

Sternum

2.

Which of of the following bones make up the CHEEK of the face?

a)

Maxilla Bone

b)

Nasal Bone

c)

Sphenoid Bone

d)

Zygomatic Bone

3.

On the mandible, which part marks the right angle, or "upturn" of the jaw towards the skull?

a)

Body

b)

Mandibular Condyle

c)

Mental Foramen

d)

Ramus

4.

Which muscle of the face helps you to "flare" your nostrils & twitch your nose?

a)

Mentalis

b)

Nasalis

c)

Risorius

d)

Zygomaticus

5.

You are playing in a UDJAA basketball game. It's become quite physical & competitive. Going for a rebound, an opposing player elbows you in the eye. Which muscle will be bruised to form your black eye?

a)

Inferior Rectus

b)

Medial Rectus

c)

Orbicularis Oculi

d)

Orbicularis Oris

6.

Which marking on the temporal bone leads to the inner ear & helps with hearing?

a)

External Auditory Meatus

b)

Mastoid Process

c)

Styloid Process

d)

Zygomatic Arch

7.

You are at the dentist. You need to get a root canal on one of your bottom canine teeth (those are the pointy teeth). Which area will the dentist use for novacaine?

a)

Infraorbital Foramen

b)

Mental Foramen

c)

Supraorbital Foramen

d)

Zygomatical Facial Foramen

8.

Which of the following muscles is primarily used in smiling?

a)

Buccinator

b)

Masseter

c)

Mentalis

d)

Zygomaticus

9.

What is the correct order & number for vertebrae in the body, when moving from a superior to inferior direction?

a)

5 Cervical, 12 Thoracic, 7 Lumbar

b)

5 Lumbar, 12 Thoracic, 7 Cervical

c)

7 Cervical, 12 Thoracic, 5 Lumbar

10.

The condition known as cleft lip (or more severely, as cleft palate) occurs when which of the following bones do not fuse together during enbryonic development?

a)

Mandible

b)

Maxilla

c)

Nasal

d)

Parietal

11.

How many total true ribs are in the skeleton?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

7

d)

14

12.

What is the piece of hyaline cartilage on the sternum called?

a)

Body

b)

Manubrium

c)

Xiphoid Process

13.

Of the following, which muscle has the most influence on your ability to do a push up in PE class?

a)

Pectoralis Major

b)

Pectoralis Minor

c)

Latissimus Dorsi (Lats)

d)

Trapezius (Traps)

14.

You've been on your phone for several hours straight. You suddenly look up since your parents are calling you for dinner, and all of a sudden, you get a sharp pain & kink in your neck. Which muscle is injured?

a)

Platysma

b)

Sternocleidomastoid

c)

Trapezius

15.

You have to do jumping jacks as part of your warm-up for lacrosse practice. Which muscle is going to help you to ABduct your arms as you begin the movement?

a)

Deltoids

b)

Infraspinatus

c)

Teres Minor

d)

Latissimus Dorsi (Lats)