Anatomy Quiz PDF

** Question: Friction reduction and shock absorption are functions of:** - **Options:** - **the articular cartilage** - **the periosteum** - **the epiphyseal plate** - **the bone marrow** - **the endosteum** - **Correct Answer: the articular cartilage** **...

** Question: Friction reduction and shock absorption are functions of:** - **Options:** - **the articular cartilage** - **the periosteum** - **the epiphyseal plate** - **the bone marrow** - **the endosteum** - **Correct Answer: the articular cartilage** ** Question: Which structure is not found in the distal end of humerus:** - **Options:** - **caput humeri** - **capitulum humeri** - **trochlea humeri** - **radial fossa** - **medial epicondyle** - **Correct Answer: caput humeri** ** Question: All of the following are considered paranasal sinuses except the:** - **Options:** - **maxillary** - **sphenoidal** - **frontal** - **mastoid** - **ethmoid** - **Correct Answer: mastoid** ** Question: The carotid artery passes through the carotid canal in the:** - **Options:** - **greater wings of the sphenoid bone** - **body of the sphenoid bone** - **mastoid process of the temporal bone** - **petrous portion of the temporal bone** - **occipital condyles** - **Correct Answer: petrous portion of the temporal bone** ** Question: Which opening is not associated with the middle cranial fossa:** - **Options:** - **superior orbital fissure** - **foramen rotundum** - **internal auditory meatus** - **foramen lacerum** - **foramen spinosum** - **Correct Answer: internal auditory meatus** ** Question: There is no paranasal sinuses in the following bones:** - **Options:** - **frontal bone** - **sphenoid bone** - **zygomatic bone** - **ethmoid bone** - **maxilla** - **Correct Answer: zygomatic bone** ** Question: All of the following are parts of a typical rib except:** - **Options:** - **head** - **costal cartilage** - **tubercle** - **bony part** - **notch** - **Correct Answer: notch** ** Question: All of the following form part of the orbit except the:** - **Options:** - **zygomatic bone** - **palatine bone** - **sphenoid bone** - **vomer** - **maxilla** - **Correct Answer: vomer** ** Question: The frontal bone articulates with each of the following bones except:** - **Options:** - **zygomatic** - **sphenoid** - **lacrimal** - **temporal** - **parietal** - **Correct Answer: sphenoid** ** Question: Which of these ligaments helps most to prevent overextension (hyperextension) at the hip joint?** - **Options:** - **pubofemoral** - **iliofemoral** - **ischiofemoral** - **ligament of head of femur** - **sacrotuberous** - **Correct Answer: sacrotuberous**  **Question**: The infratemporal fossa communicates with the orbital cavity through the: - **Options**: - foramen rotundum - canalis opticus - inferior orbital fissure - superior orbital fissure - foramen lacerum - **Correct Answer**: inferior orbital fissure  **Question**: Which of these ligaments helps most to prevent overextension (hyperextension) at the hip joint? - **Options**: - pubofemoral - iliofemoral - ischiofemoral - ligament of head of femur - sacrotuberous - **Correct Answer**: iliofemoral  **Question**: The terms \"posterior\", \"ipsilateral\", and \"supine\" mean: - **Options**: - superior, same side, and lying face down - dorsal, opposite side, and lying on back - ventral, same side and lying face down - dorsal, same side, and lying on back - distal, opposite side, and lying face down - **Correct Answer**: dorsal, same side, and lying on back  **Question**: Each of the following bones makes a contribution to the facial skeleton except the: - **Options**: - maxilla - parietal - palatine - mandible - zygomatic - **Correct Answer**: parietal  **Question**: Through which opening does the pterygopalatine fossa communicate with the oral cavity? - **Options**: - the foramen rotundum - the foramen ovale - the greater palatine canal - the sphenopalatine foramen - the pterygoid canal - **Correct Answer**: the greater palatine canal  **Question**: All of the following are parts of a typical rib except: - **Options**: - head - costal cartilage - tubercle - bony part - notch - **Correct Answer**: costal cartilage  **Question**: The frontal bone articulates with each of the following bones except: - **Options**: - zygomatic - sphenoid - lacrimal - temporal - parietal - **Correct Answer**: temporal  **Question**: How many pairs of ribs articulate directly with the sternum? - **Options**: - 5 - 7 - 9 - 6 - 8 - **Correct Answer**: 7  **Question**: All of the following are part of the axial skeleton except the: - **Options**: - occipital bone - hyoid bone - vertebrae - pelvic bones - sternum - **Correct Answer**: pelvic bones  **Question**: All of the following paranasal sinuses drain into the middle meatus, except the: - **Options**: - frontal - maxillary - sphenoid - anterior ethmoid - middle ethmoid - **Correct Answer**: sphenoid  **Question**: The type of movement normally seen at pivot joints is: - **Options**: - abduction and adduction - rotation - flexion and extension - protraction and retraction - inversion and eversion - **Correct Answer**: rotation  **Question**: Friction reduction and shock absorption are functions of: - **Options**: - the articular cartilage - the periosteum - the epiphyseal plate - the bone marrow - the endosteum - **Correct Answer**: the articular cartilage  **Question**: The connective tissue joining structure in a gomphosis is called: - **Options**: - articular disc - bursa - tendon - synovial membrane - periodontal ligament - **Correct Answer**: periodontal ligament  **Question**: The saddle joint is: - **Options**: - knee joint - radiocarpal joint - carpometacarpal joint of the thumb - distal radio-ulnar joint - humeroulnar joint - **Correct Answer**: carpometacarpal joint of the thumb  **Question**: The superior orbital fissure is located: - **Options**: - in the supraorbital margin - between the anterior aspects of the greater and lesser wings of the sphenoid bone - between the petrous portion of the temporal bone and the occipital bone - in the orbit between the sphenoid and ethmoid bones - between the lacrimal and nasal bones - **Correct Answer**: between the anterior aspects of the greater and lesser wings of the sphenoid bone  **Question**: The prominence that can be felt on the medial surface of the ankle is part of the: - **Options**: - tibia - fibula - talus - calcaneus - navicular - **Correct Answer**: tibia  **Question**: The coronoid process belongs to which bone in the skull? - **Options**: - maxillary - mandible - sphenoid - occipital - temporal - **Correct Answer**: mandible  **Question**: When your palms are lying flat on the table, your forearms are: - **Options**: - inverted - everted - pronated - supinated - dorsiflexed - **Correct Answer**: pronated  **Question**: All of the following form part of the orbit except the: - **Options**: - zygomatic bone - palatine bone - sphenoid bone - vomer - maxilla - **Correct Answer**: vomer  **Question**: The anatomical plane that divides the body into equal right and left halves is: - **Options**: - horizontal - median - transverse - sagittal - frontal - **Correct Answer**: median  **Question**: The ethmoid bone in the nasal septum articulates with the: - **Options**: - lacrimal bone - nasal bone - palatine bone - sphenoid bone - vomer - **Correct Answer**: vomer  **Question**: Osteons are typical in the structure of: - **Options**: - compact bone - epiphyseal plates - spongy bone - the endosteum - the periosteum - **Correct Answer**: compact bone  **Question**: Which of the following sutures generally does not persist in adulthood: - **Options**: - metopic - sagittal - coronal - lambdoid - squamous - **Correct Answer**: metopic  **Question**: The roof of the nasal cavity is formed by the: - **Options**: - superior concha - middle concha - ethmoid bone - inferior concha - lacrimal bones - **Correct Answer**: ethmoid bone  **Question**: Which of the following parts of the temporal bone contains the external acoustic meatus: - **Options**: - squamous - tympanic - petromastoid - mastoid region - styloid process - **Correct Answer**: tympanic  **Question**: The distal and proximal ends of a long bone are the: - **Options**: - lacune - trabeculae - metaphysis - diaphysis - epiphysis - **Correct Answer**: epiphysis  **Question**: Which joint serves as the only bony attachment of the superior limb to the axial skeleton? - **Options**: - shoulder joint - sternocostal joint - sternoclavicular joint - acromioclavicular joint - shoulder and acromioclavicular joints - **Correct Answer**: sternoclavicular joint  **Question**: There are normally two of each of the following bones except the: - **Options**: - vomer - maxilla - nasal - temporal - zygomatic - **Correct Answer**: vomer  **Question**: All of the following foramina are in the sphenoid bone except the: - **Options**: - foramen rotundum - superior orbital fissure - foramen ovale - optic canal - foramen lacerum - **Correct Answer**: foramen lacerum  **Question**: The function of the epiphyseal plate is to: - **Options**: - allow more flexibility in a long bone - allow the bone increase in diameter - allow the bone increase in length - provide nourishment to isolated osteocytes - allow the process of hemopoiesis - **Correct Answer**: allow the bone increase in length  **Question**: A typical vertebra contains all of the following except: - **Options**: - body - dens - vertebral foramen - spinous process - arch - **Correct Answer**: dens  **Question**: You can elevate and depress your: - **Options**: - forearms - legs - mandible - feet at the ankles - arms at glenohumeral joints - **Correct Answer**: mandible  **Question**: The opening from the pterygopalatine fossa to the nasal cavity is the: - **Options**: - pterygoid canal - pterygomaxillary fissure - foramen rotundum - sphenopalatine foramen - pharyngeal canal - **Correct Answer**: sphenopalatine foramen  **Question**: Which of the following does not open into the middle cranial fossa? - **Options**: - foramen lacerum - foramen ovale - foramen rotundum - superior orbital fissure - inferior orbital fissure - **Correct Answer**: inferior orbital fissure  **Question**: Movement that increases the angle between articulating bones is: - **Options**: - abduction - adduction - flexion - extension - rotation - **Correct Answer**: extension  **Question**: Lamina cribrosa is in which of the following bones? - **Options**: - frontal - lacrimal - ethmoid - sphenoid - temporal - **Correct Answer**: ethmoid  **Question**: The process of hemopoiesis occurs in the: - **Options**: - osteons - the periosteum - yellow bone marrow - red bone marrow - the endosteum - **Correct Answer**: red bone marrow  **Question**: Through which opening does the pterygopalatine fossa communicate with the middle cranial fossa? - **Options**: - the foramen ovale - the foramen spinosum - the foramen rotundum - the pterygoid canal - inferior orbital fissure - **Correct Answer**: the foramen rotundum  **Question**: Which of the following is an example of a synchondrosis? - **Options**: - zygapophysial joint - epiphyseal plate - atlanto occipital joint - joint between root of tooth and dental socket - joint between parietal bones - **Correct Answer**: epiphyseal plate  **Question**: The glabella is found on the \_\_\_\_\_\_ bone. - **Options**: - sphenoid - occipital - frontal - parietal - temporal - **Correct Answer**: frontal  **Question**: A person in an anatomical position will exhibit all of the following except: - **Options**: - facing observer - feet flat on floor - arms at sides - palms against the lateral sides of the thighs - standing erect - **Correct Answer**: palms against the lateral sides of the thighs  **Question**: The chief peculiarity of the first cervical vertebra is that it has: - **Options**: - bifid spinous process - no foramen transversarium - no body - no transverse processes - no posterior tubercle - **Correct Answer**: no body  **Question**: The shaft of a long bone is the: - **Options**: - osteon - Haversian canal - metaphysis - diaphysis - epiphysis - **Correct Answer**: diaphysis  **Question**: The hinge joint is: - **Options**: - talocrural joint - hip joint - glenohumeral joint - radiocarpal joint - temporomandibular joint - **Correct Answer**: talocrural joint  **Question**: The ellipsoid joint is: - **Options**: - talocrural joint - radiocarpal joint - carpometacarpal joint of the thumb - interphalangeal joints - proximal radio-ulnar joint - **Correct Answer**: radiocarpal joint