What do you know about the skeletal system?
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What are the most common questions covering bone and the skeletal system?
1. The total number of bones in adult & child is ______ & ______ respectively?
A. 208, 300 B. 350, 206 C. 206,270 D. 260, 300
2. The axial skeleton is comprised of ________ bones.
A. 90 B. 126 C. 60 D. 80
3. The appendicular skeleton consists of all except?
A. The bones of the arms
B. The bones that connect the limbs to the axial skeleton.
C. The bones of the neck
D. The bones of the legs
4. All vertebral bones have a ___________ in common.
A. Spine B. Bifid spine C. Vertebal foramen D. Body attached to its pedicles
5. Which diameter of the lesser pelvis is the narrowest fixed distance through which the baby's head must pass in a vaginal delivery?
A. Oblique diameter B. Transverse diameter C. Anteroposterior diameter D. Interspineous diameter
6. Which of the following is NOT a part of the axial division of the skeletal system?
A. Ribs B. Auditory ossicles C. Skull D. Pectoral girdle
7. The vertebral column contains ______________ thoracic vertebrae.
A. 33 B. 5 C. 7 D. 12
8. The portion of the sternum that articulates with the clavicles is the _________________.
A. Angle B. Manubrium C. Body D. Xiphoid process
9. The normal loss of bone that occurs with aging is called ________________.
A. Osteoporosis B. Osteopenia C. Osteogenesis D. Osteoinflammation
10. Which part of the temporal bone houses the structures of middle and inner ear?
A. Petrous part B. Squamous part C. Tympanic part D. Mastoid part
11. Humans have __________ pair of ribs.
A. 6 B. 12 C. 10 D. 24
12. Which of the following bone components form the thorax cavity of our body?
A. thoracic vertebrae B. sternum C. ribs D. All
13. The first bone to ossify is _______________.
A. humerus B. radius C. clavicle D. ulna
14. Which of the following tarsal bone is responsible to form the heel of our foot?
A. Navicular B. cuboid C. calcaneus D. talus
15. The spinal cord of the human body is protected by which bones?
A. Skull B. ribs C. vertebra D. femur
16. Which of the following is NOT a component of the appendicular skeleton?
A. Coccyx B. coracoid process C. scapula D. humerus E. femur
17. Each of the following bones is part of the pelvic girdle except one. Identify the exception.
A. Ischium B. femur C. pubis D. ilium
18. A key stone of the cranial floor which articulates with all other cranial bones is ___________.
A. Occipital bone B. ethmoid bone C. zygomatic bone D. sphenoid bone
19. ____________ is the only bone in the human body which does not articulate with any other bone?
A. patella B. Hyoid C. Pisiform D. stapes
20. What are the bones of the head and face containing paranasal sinuses?
A. Frontal B. Ethmoidal C. Sphenoidal D. Maxillary sinuses E. All of the above
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1. C 2. D 3. C 4. C 5. D 6. D 7. D 8. B 9. A 10. A 11. B 12. D 13. C
14. C 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. D 19. B 20. E