Human Skeleton
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What is the primary function of the axial skeleton?

  • To provide support and shape to the body (correct)
  • To produce red blood cells
  • To provide movement
  • To provide attachment for upper limbs

    • What is the total number of bones in the human skeleton?

  • 220
  • 210
  • 200
  • 206 (correct)

    • What is the name of the bone that forms the lower jaw?

  • Maxillae
  • Mandible (correct)
  • Zygoma
  • Vomer

    • What is the name of the suture that connects the parietal bones to the frontal bone?

    <p>Coronal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the bone that forms the roof of the orbit?

    <p>Frontal bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the part of the skeleton that includes the upper limbs?

    <p>Appendicular skeleton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the bone that forms the nasal cavity?

    <p>Nasal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the part of the skeleton that includes the skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage?

    <p>Axial skeleton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the hyoid bone in the human skeleton?

    <p>To serve as a movable base for the tongue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the paranasal sinuses in the human skeleton?

    <p>To lighten the skull by replacing bone with air</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many vertebrae are in the adult vertebral column?

    <p>24</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the bony structure that connects the ribs to the sternum?

    <p>Costal cartilage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the fontanels in the human skeleton?

    <p>To serve as unossified remnants of membranes at birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the last two ribs in the human skeleton called?

    <p>Floating ribs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the process at the bottom of the sternum?

    <p>Xiphoid process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the structure that connects the larynx to the neck muscles during swallowing?

    <p>Hyoid bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The human skeleton is made up of 202 bones.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The axial skeleton forms the upper limbs of the body.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The skull is made up of only cranial bones.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The sutures are small bones in the skull.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The functions of the skeleton include producing white blood cells.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The paranasal sinuses are air-filled sacs in the skin.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The hyoid bone is the only bone that does not articulate with any other bone.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The vertebral column consists of 30 vertebrae in adults.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The ribs are divided into true ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The fontanels are bony structures that are present at birth.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the skeleton?

    <p>To produce red blood cells and provide protection to other systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which bones form the cranium?

    <p>Frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal bones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the bones that form the facial structure?

    <p>Facial bones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the largest 4 skull sutures?

    <p>Coronal, sagittal, squamous, and lambdoid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of the thoracic cage?

    <p>To provide protection to other systems and organs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the skeleton includes the skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage?

    <p>Axial skeleton</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the total number of bones in the adult human skeleton?

    <p>206</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the hyoid bone?

    <p>To move the tongue and attach neck muscles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the air-filled sacs in the bones called?

    <p>Paranasal sinuses</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many vertebrae does an adult human have?

    <p>24</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the bony structure that connects the ribs to the body?

    <p>Sternum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the unossified remnants of membranes present at birth called?

    <p>Fontanels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the last two ribs in the human skeleton called?

    <p>Floating ribs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the parts of the sternum?

    <p>Manubrium, Xiphoid, and sternum body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the paranasal sinuses?

    <p>To provide air-filled sacs in the bones</p> Signup and view all the answers

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