Skeletal Anatomy Review

Multiple Choice

100

This is name for the wrist bones. 

A. metacarpals

B. tarsals

C. phalanges

D. carpals

D. carpals

200

This bone contains the lateral malleolus. 

A. femur
B. fibula
C. tibia
D. talus

B. fibula

300

This bone contains the foramen magnum. 

A. occipital
B. sphenoid
C. parietal
D. ethmoid

A. occipital

400

This part of a vertebra projects posteriorly and is thickest and most blunt in lumbar vertebrae. 

A. spinous process
B. transverse process
C. superior articulating process
D. lamina

A. spinous process

500

This bone has no direct bony articulation with the skeleton. 

A. pubis
B. phalange
C. hyoid
D. manubrium

C. hyoid

Fill in the Blank

100

The nasal septum is comprised of the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid and this. 

vomer

200

This is the term for finger bone. 

phalanx

300

This is where the pituitary gland is located. 

sella turcica

400

The two kinds of bones that form the pectoral girdle are the scapula and this bone. 

clavicle 

500

The second vertebra is called this. 

axis

Define that Term

100

This is the definition for a squamosal suture. 

The suture that joins the temporal and the parietal bones of the skull

200

This is the definition for the maxilla. 

This is the upper jawbone. 

300

This is the definition for the Crista galli projection. 

A small upward bony projection located at the midline of the ethmoid bone. 

400

This is the definition for the lumbar vertebrae. 

These are the five vertebra that make up the lower part of the spine.

500

This is the definition for the lambdoidal suture. 

The lambdoidal suture is a line of dense, fibrous tissue that connects the occipital bone with the parietal bones

Numbers

100

There are this many metatarsals in the human body. 

10

200

There are this many ossicles in the human body. 

6

300

There are this many true ribs in the body. 

14

400

There are this many bones in the human body. 

206

500

There are this many phalanges in the human body. 

56

Wild Card

100

This is the part of the body that articulates with the head of the femur. 

Acetabulum

200

These are the three bones that make up the pelvis. 

ilium, ischium, pubis

300

This is the only vestigial part of the skeleton. 

Coccyx

400

This is the bone that is located in the middle of your chest, protects the organs of your torso from injury and also serves as a connection point for the ribs. 

Sternum

500

What is only found on the cervical vertebrae? 

A. transverse foramina
B. rib facets
C. lamina
D. vertebral foramen

A. transverse foramina