BIOD 151 Module 4 Problem Set 1 with
Questions and Verified Answers.
What is the function of flat bones? - Correct Answer-Produce red blood cells and protect
the brain
Describe the shape of a long bone and what its design allows - Correct Answer-Long and
thin; Supports body weight and enables movement
Name the five basic bone shapes - Correct Answer-Long, short, flat, irregular, and
sesamoid
What term best describes a hollow chamber in bone, usually filled with air? - Correct
Answer-Sinus
True or false: A sulcus is a raised ridge in bone - Correct Answer-False
What division of the skeleton lies along the midline? - Correct Answer-Axial skeleton
True or false: Fontanelles are present in adults - Correct Answer-False
What two bones of the cranium lie primarily within the skull? - Correct Answer-Sphenoid
and ethmoid bones
True or false: The frontal bone is a paired bone of the cranium - Correct Answer-False
Which bone contains the foramen magnum? - Correct Answer-Occipital bone
What is the purpose of the foramen magnum? - Correct Answer-The spinal cord passes to
become the brain stem
Review bone landmarks on the occipital bone - Correct Answer-
, Sinusitis is an infection of the - Correct Answer-Sinuses
What is the function of the nasal conchae? - Correct Answer-The nasal conchae act to
swirl the air as it is breathed in through the nasal passages, helping to warm and humidify
the air before it enters the lower respiratory system
What are the only unpaired bones of the facial skeleton? - Correct Answer-Mandible and
the vomer
What bone forms the anterior portion of the hard palate? - Correct Answer-Maxilla
Label all the bones of the cranium and facial skeleton - Correct Answer-
True or false: A typical spine is completely straight when standing vertically - Correct
Answer-False
True or false: The vertebral body is located anteriorly and can be palpated along the
surface of the back - Correct Answer-False; spinous process palpates along the back
The vertebrae fit together to protect the __________, located in the vertebral canal -
Correct Answer-The spinal cord
True or False: A typical thoracic vertebra has a bifid spinous process - Correct Answer-
False
What is the purpose of transverse foramina in cervical spinal vertebrae? - Correct
Answer-Passage of vertebral arteries and veins
What region of the spine contains costal facets? - Correct Answer-Thoracic
What is the purpose of costal facets? - Correct Answer-Articulates with the ribs
Which region of the spine has the largest vertebral bodies? - Correct Answer-Lumbar
The line along the midline of the sacrum is called the - Correct Answer-Median sacral
crest
Questions and Verified Answers.
What is the function of flat bones? - Correct Answer-Produce red blood cells and protect
the brain
Describe the shape of a long bone and what its design allows - Correct Answer-Long and
thin; Supports body weight and enables movement
Name the five basic bone shapes - Correct Answer-Long, short, flat, irregular, and
sesamoid
What term best describes a hollow chamber in bone, usually filled with air? - Correct
Answer-Sinus
True or false: A sulcus is a raised ridge in bone - Correct Answer-False
What division of the skeleton lies along the midline? - Correct Answer-Axial skeleton
True or false: Fontanelles are present in adults - Correct Answer-False
What two bones of the cranium lie primarily within the skull? - Correct Answer-Sphenoid
and ethmoid bones
True or false: The frontal bone is a paired bone of the cranium - Correct Answer-False
Which bone contains the foramen magnum? - Correct Answer-Occipital bone
What is the purpose of the foramen magnum? - Correct Answer-The spinal cord passes to
become the brain stem
Review bone landmarks on the occipital bone - Correct Answer-
, Sinusitis is an infection of the - Correct Answer-Sinuses
What is the function of the nasal conchae? - Correct Answer-The nasal conchae act to
swirl the air as it is breathed in through the nasal passages, helping to warm and humidify
the air before it enters the lower respiratory system
What are the only unpaired bones of the facial skeleton? - Correct Answer-Mandible and
the vomer
What bone forms the anterior portion of the hard palate? - Correct Answer-Maxilla
Label all the bones of the cranium and facial skeleton - Correct Answer-
True or false: A typical spine is completely straight when standing vertically - Correct
Answer-False
True or false: The vertebral body is located anteriorly and can be palpated along the
surface of the back - Correct Answer-False; spinous process palpates along the back
The vertebrae fit together to protect the __________, located in the vertebral canal -
Correct Answer-The spinal cord
True or False: A typical thoracic vertebra has a bifid spinous process - Correct Answer-
False
What is the purpose of transverse foramina in cervical spinal vertebrae? - Correct
Answer-Passage of vertebral arteries and veins
What region of the spine contains costal facets? - Correct Answer-Thoracic
What is the purpose of costal facets? - Correct Answer-Articulates with the ribs
Which region of the spine has the largest vertebral bodies? - Correct Answer-Lumbar
The line along the midline of the sacrum is called the - Correct Answer-Median sacral
crest
