Human Skeletal System Anatomy

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How many bones make up the axial skeleton in an adult human?

  • 80 (correct)
  • 206
  • 126
  • 87

Which part of the skull serves as the protective box of the brain?

  • Temporal bones
  • Zygomatic bones
  • Occipital bone (correct)
  • Frontal bone

How many bones are there in the adult human vertebral column?

  • 30
  • 33 (correct)
  • 24
  • 41

Which bone is not strictly part of the skull but closely associated with it?

<p>Hyoid (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many fused coccygeal vertebrae are typically found in a human vertebral column?

<p>3 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the skull articulates with each other by fibrous joint except the tempro-mandibular joint?

<p>Mandible (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What forms the posterior arch of each vertebra?

<p>Laminae (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what age can a child support their neck due to the muscles modifying the curvature of the cervical region?

<p>6-8 months (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which region of the vertebral column has preserved the primary curvature?

<p>Sacro-coccygeal (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many pairs of ribs are there?

<p>12 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the rib articulates with the sternum in front by costal cartilages?

<p>Body (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What modification to the lumbar curvature allows a child to sit by the age of 6-8 months?

<p>Becomes convex forward (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of joint is formed between the head of the rib and the adjacent vertebral body?

<p>Synovial plane joint (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the sternum articulates with the clavicle and the first costal cartilage?

<p>Manubrium (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the angle formed between the manubrium and the body of the sternum?

<p>Sternal angle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of joint connects the tubercle of the ribs with the transverse processes of the vertebrae?

<p>Synovial plane joint (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the 7th costal cartilage join the sternum?

<p>Junction between body &amp; xiphoid process (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of joint is formed between the anterior ends of the ribs and their corresponding costal cartilages?

<p>Primary cartilaginous joint (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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