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Skeletal System: Intro to Axial Skeleton

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A natural hole in a bone for the passage of nerve, artery, or vein

a)

Foramen

b)

Facet

c)

Fossa

d)

Falange

2.

An outgrowth of bone from a larger body

a)

Process

b)

Protuberance

c)

Ridge

d)

Condyle

3.

Which is not part of the vertebral column

a)

Sternum

b)

Cervical

c)

Thoracic

d)

Lumbar

e)

Sacrum

4.

There are 12 of these

a)

Thoracic Vertebra

b)

Ribs

c)

Cervical Vertebra

d)

Transverse Foramen

5.

There are 42 landmarks in the human

a)

Vertebral Column

b)

Skull

c)

Face

d)

Thoracic Cage

6.

Every vertebra has (check all that apply)

a)

Vertebral Foramen

b)

Spinous Process

c)

Transvers Process

d)

Body

e)

Costal Facet

7.

Identify this bone

a)

Sacrum

b)

Lumbar Vertebra

c)

Sternum

d)

Hyoid

e)

Mandible

8.

Identify this bone

a)

Hyoid

b)

Cervical Vertebra

c)

Coccyx

d)

Sternum

e)

Lumbar Vertebra

9.

Identify this bone

a)

Hyoid

b)

Cervical Vertebra

c)

Coccyx

d)

Sternum

e)

Lumbar Vertebra

10.

Identify this bone

a)

Thoracic Vertebra

b)

Cervical Vertebra

c)

Axis

d)

Atlas

e)

Lumbar Vertebra

11.

Which is true

a)

There are 12 ribs

b)

There are 12 pairs of ribs

c)

There are 7 pairs of true ribs

d)

There are 4 floating ribs

e)

Ribs connect directly to the vertebra and the sternum

12.

Identify this bone

a)

Thoracic Vertebra

b)

Cervical Vertebra

c)

Axis

d)

Atlas

e)

Lumbar Vertebra

13.

Identify this bone

a)

Thoracic Vertebra

b)

Cervical Vertebra

c)

Axis

d)

Atlas

e)

Lumbar Vertebra

14.

An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

a)

Scoliosis

b)

Psoriasis

c)

Kyphosis

d)

Lordosis

15.

Identify this bone

a)

Sternum

b)

Sacrum

c)

Axis

d)

Atlas

e)

Coccyx

16.

An abnormal posterior curve of the upper back

a)

Kyphosis

b)

Lordosis

c)

Scoliosis

d)

Morbosis

17.

There are _________ cranial bones

a)

8

b)

14

c)

6

d)

28

18.

There are _____ facial bones

a)

14

b)

28

c)

42

d)

7

19.

Why is backbone an incorrect term?

a)

There are 33 bones that make up the back

b)

This is anatomy class, only anatomic terms are correct

c)

Because of the rule of opposites, if there is a back bone, there has to be a front bone

d)

The correct terminology would be posterior bone

20.

What distinguishes the Axis from the rest of the vertebrae?

a)

The only vertebra with an odontoid process

b)

The only vertebra without a spinous process

c)

The only vertebra without costal facets

d)

The only vertebra with transverse foramen

e)

The last vertebra before connecting to the sacrum