Multiple Choice
1. Which is not a part of the axial skeleton?
A. rib
B. vertebral column
C. mandible
D. clavicle
2. Which is not a part of the appendicular skeleton?
A. coxal bones
B. parietal bones
C. radius
D. clavicle
3. The axial skeleton consists of:
A. 60 bones.
B. 68 bones.
C. 74 bones.
D. 80 bones.
4. The appendicular skeleton consists of:
A. 102 bones.
B. 118 bones.
C. 126 bones.
D. 137 bones.
5. The term sinus, as it relates to bone markings, may be defined as a:
A. raised area or projection.
B. cavity within a bone.
C. tubelike opening or channel.
D. groove or elongated depression.
6. Which bone is a part of the axial skeleton?
A. rib
B. clavicle
C. radius
D. coxal bones
7. Which bone is a part of the appendicular skeleton?
A. scapula
B. vertebra
C. parietal
D. mandible
8. Which suture is between the occipital and parietal bones?
A. squamous
B. lambdoidal
C. sagittal
D. coronal
9. Mastoiditis is the inflammation of a sinus within the ______ bone(s).
A. maxillae
B. frontal
C. sphenoid
D. temporal
10. Which skull bone articulates with the first vertebra?
A. temporal
B. occipital
C. sphenoid
D. ethmoid
11. The upper parts of the nasal septum and the side walls of the nasal cavity are formed by the ______ bone(s).
A. nasal
B. sphenoid
C. ethmoid
D. maxillae
12. Which of the following is a true statement?
A. The ethmoid is a flat bone that lies anterior to the sphenoid.
B. The ethmoid is an irregular bone that lies posterior to the sphenoid, but anterior to the nasal bones.
C. The ethmoid is an irregular bone that lies anterior to the sphenoid, but posterior to the nasal bones.
D. The ethmoid is a short bone that lies anterior to the nasal bones.
13. Which of the following bones does not articulate with the maxillae?
A. palatine
B. mandible
C. inferior concha
D. zygomatic
14. If the cribriform plate is damaged, there is a chance of:
A.