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

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

<p>Frontal bone (D)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Nasal (A)</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 (D)</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 (D)</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 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many vertebrae are in the adult vertebral column?

<p>24 (B)</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 (B)</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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

<p>Xiphoid process (C)</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 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The human skeleton is made up of 202 bones.

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

The axial skeleton forms the upper limbs of the body.

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

The skull is made up of only cranial bones.

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

The sutures are small bones in the skull.

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

The functions of the skeleton include producing white blood cells.

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

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

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

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

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

The vertebral column consists of 30 vertebrae in adults.

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

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

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

The fontanels are bony structures that are present at birth.

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

Which bones form the cranium?

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

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

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

What is the name of the largest 4 skull sutures?

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

What is the function of the thoracic cage?

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

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

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

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

<p>206 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the hyoid bone?

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

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

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

How many vertebrae does an adult human have?

<p>24 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

What are the parts of the sternum?

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

What is the purpose of the paranasal sinuses?

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

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