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The female pelvis is than the male pelvis.


A) lighter
B) more narrow and longer
C) wider and has a more acute pelvic angle/arch
D) heavier

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How many bones are found in the arm or brachial region?


A) 2
B) 11
C) 1
D) 25

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This bone articulates with the acetabulum.


A) humerus
B) femur
C) tibia
D) fibula

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Which statement about the pectoral girdle is false?


A) It is light and has no posterior attachment to the axial skeleton.
B) Its bones attach to each other and to the axial skeleton.
C) It attaches the upper limb to the axial skeleton.
D) Its bones provide for great range of motion.

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These fossae of the scapula contain muscles that stabilize the shoulder.


A) infraspinous fossa, subscapular fossa, and supraspinous fossa
B) infraspinous, spinous, and medial
C) lateral, inferior, and subscapular
D) glenoid, acromial and coracoid

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The hip (coxal) bones articulate with each other at the .


A) sacroiliac joint
B) puboischial joint
C) pubic symphysis
D) ilioischial joint

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How many bones are found in the leg?


A) 4
B) 2
C) 1
D) 25

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B

The of the humerus is called the "funny bone." The tingling sensation that you experience is due to striking of the ulnar nerve that runs behind this structure.


A) lateral epicondyle
B) medial epicondyle
C) olecranon fossa
D) olecranon process

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The acromial end of the clavicle articulates with the .


A) manubrium
B) scapula
C) sternal body
D) humerus

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B

These are major sites of muscle attachment on the femur.


A) deltoid tuberosities
B) ischial tuberosities
C) greater and lesser tubercles
D) greater and lesser trochanters

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Body weight is borne by the two largest tarsal bones: _ and .


A) talus, navicular
B) talus, calcaneus
C) navicular, calcaneus
D) navicular, cuneiform

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The pelvis consists of _ .


A) 1 hip (coxal) bone and the sacrum and coccyx
B) both hip (coxal) bones and the sacrum and coccyx
C) the 2 hip (coxal) bones

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This bone bears the medial malleolus.


A) tibia
B) fibula
C) ulna
D) radius

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The head of the fibula articulates with the .


A) tibia
B) femur, patella, and tibia
C) patella
D) femur

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The medial end of the clavicle articulates with the _.


A) ribs
B) humerus
C) scapula
D) sternum

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The leg bones articulate with this ankle bone and transfer weight to the foot.


A) calcaneus
B) talus
C) medial cuneiform
D) navicular

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The radius articulates with this condyle of the humerus.


A) trochlea
B) intercondylar fossa
C) olecranon fossa
D) capitulum

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These bones form the pectoral girdle.


A) coxal bones
B) femur and coxal bone
C) humerus and scapula
D) clavicle and scapula

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D

This is a characteristic of the male pelvis.


A) Ischial spines are short and everted.
B) The sacrum curves ventrally into the pelvic outlet.
C) The pelvic brim is very wide mediolaterally.
D) It forms a broad shallow "bowl."

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The exceptional flexibility of the shoulder girdle is due, in part, to the .


A) ability of the scapula to slide easily against the thorax
B) strong joint that holds the shoulder girdle to the axial skeleton
C) deep socket that holds the humerus
D) strong ligament that holds the head of the humerus to its socket

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