Question 1

Which cranial suture separates the parietal bones from the occipital bone?

Accepted Answer

Lambdoid suture

Question 2

A patient presents with a fracture at the mandibular fossa. Which bone is directly affected?

Accepted Answer

Temporal bone

Question 3

Which structure forms the superior portion of the nasal septum?

Accepted Answer

Perpendicular plate of ethmoid

Question 4

The foramen magnum is located in which cranial bone?

Accepted Answer

Occipital bone

Question 5

Which movement occurs in the frontal plane and involves moving a limb away from the midline?

Accepted Answer

Abduction

Question 6

A football player suffers a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Which joint is affected?

Accepted Answer

Knee (femorotibial) joint

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a part of the axial skeleton?

Accepted Answer

Clavicle

Question 8

The zygomatic arch is formed by the union of which two processes?

Accepted Answer

Temporal process of zygomatic bone and zygomatic process of temporal bone

Question 9

Which vertebra is characterized by the presence of the odontoid process (dens)?

Accepted Answer

Axis (C-2)

Question 10

A patient with scoliosis has an abnormal curvature in which plane?

Accepted Answer

Frontal (coronal) plane

Question 11

Which bone contains the sella turcica, a depression that houses the pituitary gland?

Accepted Answer

Sphenoid bone

Question 12

Which ligament runs along the anterior surface of the vertebral bodies and helps prevent hyperextension of the spine?

Accepted Answer

Anterior longitudinal ligament

Question 13

Which of the following is a sesamoid bone found in the lower extremity?

Accepted Answer

Patella

Question 14

Which carpal bone is most commonly fractured when falling on an outstretched hand?

Accepted Answer

Scaphoid

Question 15

Which structure is responsible for the horizontal abduction movement of the arm?

Accepted Answer

Deltoid muscle

Question 16

Which of the following joints is classified functionally as a diarthrosis?

Accepted Answer

Shoulder (glenohumeral) joint

Question 17

A patient has damage to the cribriform plate. Which sense is most likely to be affected?

Accepted Answer

Olfaction (smell)

Question 18

Which part of the vertebra projects posteriorly and can be palpated along the midline of the back?

Accepted Answer

Spinous process

Question 19

Which bone forms the inferior portion of the nasal septum?

Accepted Answer

Vomer

Question 20

A patient presents with a herniated intervertebral disc. Which structure is most likely protruding?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus pulposus

Lab Exam #2 ALL TTK

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