Question 1

Which of the following best describes the difference between the axial and appendicular skeletons?

Accepted Answer

Axial: Ribs, spine, hip bones. Appendicular: Shoulder blades, finger bones, metatarsals.

Question 2

How many bones are in the adult human axial skeleton?

Accepted Answer

$$80$$

Question 3

Which function is NOT performed by the bones of the skull?

Accepted Answer

Produce red blood cells

Question 4

True or False: Associated bones provide a house for the brain. If false, select the best correction.

Accepted Answer

False, the associated bones provide the structure of the ear and nose.

Question 5

A surgeon needs to access the pituitary gland through the nasal cavity. Which bone will the surgeon most likely cut into?

Accepted Answer

Sphenoid

Question 6

Damage to which cranial bone is most likely to cause problems with hearing?

Accepted Answer

Temporal

Question 7

During a baseball game, a batter is hit in the face by a ball. Which facial bone is least likely to be fractured?

Accepted Answer

Palatine

Question 8

If you are moving the only freely moving bone in the skull, what activity are you doing and what bone are you moving?

Accepted Answer

Chewing; the mandible

Question 9

Which cranial bone contains the foramen magnum?

Accepted Answer

Occipital

Question 10

Which bone forms the bridge of the nose?

Accepted Answer

Nasal

Question 11

Which bone is most likely to be involved in a cleft palate?

Accepted Answer

Palatine

Question 12

Which of the following is a paired facial bone?

Accepted Answer

Maxilla

Question 13

Which bone is located between the orbits and forms part of the nasal cavity?

Accepted Answer

Ethmoid

Question 14

Which process is found on the temporal bone and is important for muscle attachment?

Accepted Answer

Mastoid

Question 15

Which of the following bones is NOT part of the cranium?

Accepted Answer

Mandible

Question 16

Which bone forms the lower jaw and is the only movable bone of the skull?

Accepted Answer

Mandible

Question 17

Which bone contains the sella turcica, which houses the pituitary gland?

Accepted Answer

Sphenoid

Question 18

Which bone is most likely to be damaged in a blow to the side of the head, potentially affecting hearing?

Accepted Answer

Temporal

Question 19

Which bone forms the anterior portion of the hard palate?

Accepted Answer

Maxilla

Question 20

Which bone is located at the base of the skull and contains the foramen magnum?

Accepted Answer

Occipital

The Human Skeletal System: Axial and Appendicular Skeleton, Skull, and Cranial Bones

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