Question 1

What role do the fontanelles play in infant development?

Accepted Answer

These fibrous connective tissue structur...

Question 2

The ribs articulate with the

Accepted Answer

A)   cervical vertebrae.
B)   thoracic vertebrae.
C)   lumbar vertebrae.
D)   sacrum.
E)   hyoid bone.

Question 3

The ________ passes through the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   vagus nerve; foramen magnum
B)   optic nerve; foramen ovale
C)   vestibulocochlear nerve; external acoustic meatus
D)   internal jugular vein; jugular foramen
E)   internal carotid artery; jugular foramen

Question 4

Each of the following is associated with the temporal bone except the

Accepted Answer

A)   mastoid cells.
B)   petrous portion.
C)   sella turcica.
D)   internal acoustic meatus.
E)   mandibular fossa.

Question 5

Figure 7-2 Typical Vertebra (inferior view) 
 
Use Figure 7-2 to answer the following questions:
-Identify the structure labeled "1."

Accepted Answer

A)   pedicle
B)   transverse process
C)   lamina
D)   spinous process
E)   transverse articular facet

Question 6

The part of the sternum that articulates with the clavicles is the

Accepted Answer

A)   manubrium.
B)   body.
C)   xiphoid process.
D)   angle.
E)   tuberculum.

Question 7

The greater wings of which bone form a large portion of the posterior wall orbit?

Accepted Answer

A)   lacrimal
B)   ethmoid
C)   sphenoid
D)   nasal
E)   zygomatic

Question 8

Figure 7-2 Typical Vertebra (inferior view) 
 
Use Figure 7-2 to answer the following questions:
-Which structure contacts the intervertebral disc?

Accepted Answer

A)   2
B)   3
C)   4
D)   5
E)   6

Question 9

While you're visiting your friend who recently gave birth, she comments on her infant's soft spot. You think to yourself that the correct term for the "soft spot" located at the intersection of the frontal, sagittal, and coronal sutures is

Accepted Answer

A)   sphenoidal fontanelle.
B)   anterior fontanelle.
C)   occipital fontanelle.
D)   mastoid fontanelle.
E)   cushion spot.

Question 10

In-Text Figure Based Questions
-Looking at all the views of the skull, name the major sutures. (Figure 7-3)

Accepted Answer

A)   sagittal, lambdoid, and squamous
B)   frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal
C)   frontal, sagittal, and coronal
D)   sagittal, lambdoid, squamous, and coronal
E)   mastoid, styloid, and zygomatic

Question 11

The internal acoustic meatus is located in which bone?

Accepted Answer

A)   occipital
B)   ethmoid
C)   sphenoid
D)   temporal
E)   parietal

Question 12

Which portion of the temporal bone houses the structures of the internal ear?

Accepted Answer

A)   squamous
B)   petrous
C)   styloid
D)   zygomatic
E)   mastoid

Question 13

The largest sinus is within which bone?

Accepted Answer

A)   nasal
B)   sphenoid
C)   ethmoid
D)   frontal
E)   maxilla

Question 14

While playing softball, Gina is struck in the frontal bone by a wild pitch. Which of the following complaints would you expect her to have?

Accepted Answer

A)   a sore jaw
B)   a black eye
C)   a headache
D)   a sore chest
E)   a sore back

Question 15

The condition in which distortions of the skull occur due to the premature closure of fontanelles is called

Accepted Answer

A)   anencephaly.
B)   microcephaly.
C)   craniostenosis.
D)   membranitis.
E)   epicranial block.

Question 16

Your friend Greg is hit in the jaw and when looking at him, his face looks misaligned. You immediately takehim to the emergency room and are not surprised to learn that he has a broken

Accepted Answer

A)   temporal bone.
B)   zygomatic bone.
C)   mandible.
D)   external auditory meatus.
E)   clavicle.

Question 17

The five vertebral regions are the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and

Accepted Answer

A)   medial.
B)   proximal.
C)   distal.
D)   coccygeal.
E)   os coxal.

Question 18

Figure 7-1 Floor of the Cranial Cavity
 
Use Figure 7-1 to answer the following questions:
-Which structure encloses the pituitary gland?

Accepted Answer

A)   4
B)   5
C)   6
D)   7
E)   8

Question 19

The inferior portion of the nasal septum is formed by the

Accepted Answer

A)   nasal bone.
B)   perpendicular plate of the ethmoid bone.
C)   inferior nasal conchae.
D)   vomer.
E)   palatine bone.

Question 20

Billy is injured during a high school football game. His chest is badly bruised and he is experiencing difficulty in breathing. What might the problem be?

Accepted Answer

Billy has probably broken one or more of...

Exam 7: The Axial Skeleton

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The internal acoustic meatus is located in which bone?

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While playing softball, Gina is struck in the frontal bone by a wild pitch. Which of the following complaints would you expect her to have?

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