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WorksheetsChapter 7: The Axial Skeleton
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 21mins
How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
12
8
10
7
The curve of the sacrum is more prominent in males.
True
False
What is the shape of the vertebral foramen in the lumbar vertebrae?
(a)
What disorder causes an anterior exaggeration of the lumbar curvature?
Kyphosis
Scoliosis
Lordosis
What are the 3 parts of the sacral crests?
Median
Sacral Canal
Lateral
Sacral cornua
What are the 2 main divisions of the human skeketon?
Axial
Maxilla
Appendicular
Mandible
How many bones are in the axial skeleton?
70
76
80
Does the axial skeleton include the bone and trunk?
True
False
Does the axial skeleton include the bones that support and form the limbs?
True
False
It is true or false that the appendicular skeleton provides a framework that supports and protects the brain, spinal cord, and thoracic and abdominal organs?
True
False
Is it true or false the orbital complex is a structure of the body that supports, protects, and maximizes the function of the eye?
True
False
What includes the structure that is formed of seven bones?
Maxillary
Zygomatic
Palatine
Frontal
Lacrimal
What are the 4 major sutures?
Lambdoid
Coronal
Sagittal
Squamous
The large opening on the lateral side of the skull that is associated with the ear is called?
Internal acoustic meatus
External acoustic meatus
A single bone that forms the posterior skull and posterior base of the cranial cavity is called?
Frontal bone
Occipital bone
The cranium is the skeletal structure of the head that supports and protects the face.
True
False
Which of the following bones forms most of the upper lateral side of the skull?
Parietal bone
Temporal bone
A single bone forms the forehead?
True
False
How many bones are in an adult vertebral column?
25
26
24
23
The thoracic cavity is a primary curve.
True
False
The vertebral column supports the head, neck, and trunk.
True
False
How many curves are in the vertebral column?
2
4
6
8
The sacral curve balances the weight of the trunk over the lower limbs. This curb develops with the ability to stand.
True
False
The thoracic vertebrae and ribs make the (a) ?
How many false ribs do we have?
6
3
2
1
The ribcage is important in_____?
Sweating
Standing
Sacrum
Breathing
The ribs and sternum makes the ribcage?
True
False
The thoracic cage protects the____?
Heart
Ribs
Lungs
Thymus
What are the largest fibrous areas between the cranial bones known?
Sagittal
Fontanelles
Junction
What is often called/referred to as a "soft spot?"
Anterior Fontanelle
Craniostenosis
Spinal curves
What are the major fontanelles?
Anterior
Occipital
Coastal
Sphenoid
Mastoid
Fusion of the skull is completed at birth.
True
False
The occipital, sphenoid, and mastoid fontanelles disappear within a month.
True
False
The nasal complex doesn't compose of the nasal cavity and the paranasal sinuses.
True
False
Is it true or false that paranasal sinuses work to lighten the skull and flush the nasal cavity humidifying inhaled air?
True
False
