WorksheetsAxial Skeleton Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
True or False: the axial skeleton includes the skull, vertebral column, ribs, sternum, and hyoid bone.
True
False
True or False: the hyoid bone is in direct contact with the vertebral column.
True
False
True or False: there are three pairs of floating ribs that have no contact with the sternum.
True
False
True or False: the five lumbar vertebrae allow free rotation of the trunk
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a component (attached) bone of the skull?
Temporal
Sphenoid
Vomer
Lacrimal
Hyoid
Which of the following groups of bones contribute to the walls of the cranial cavity?
Frontal, Sphenoid, and Vomer
Parietal, Temporal, and Frontal
Occipital, Parietal, and Nasal
Axis, Frontal, and Parietal
Mandible, Sphenoid, Occipital
Which of the following bones carries the upper teeth?
Palatine
Sphenoid
Ethmoid
Maxilla
None of these
The number of ribs (pairs) that directly connect with the sternum, i.e., true ribs, is:
3
5
7
9
12
The skull is divided into two main regions: (a)
The vertebral column includes ___ cervical vertebrae, ___ thoracic vertebrae, ___ lumbar vertebrae, ___ fused sacral vertebrae, and ___ separate or fused coccygeal vertebrae.
(a)
The (a) provides attachment for muscles of the tongue and assists with speech and swallowing.
Sutures visible on the dorsum (top) of the skull include the ______ and ______ sutures.
(a)
What is the function of intervertebral discs?
Describe the difference between vertebrosternal, vertebrochondral, and vertebral ribs.
Where is the head of the rib?
Anterior
Posterior
Superior
Inferior
Which vertebra is specialized to articulate directly with the skull?
Axis
vertebra prominens
Atlas
Which type of vertebrae articulate with the ribs?
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral
Coccygeal
