DAA CORRECT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SET A+
✔✔What are the paired blocks of mesoderm formed as the neural tube is created? -
✔✔Somites.
✔✔What is the bone development process that creates bone directly from
mesenchyme? - ✔✔Intramembranous ossification.
✔✔What is the bone development process for the vertebrae? - ✔✔Endochondral
ossification.
✔✔Which bones undergo endochondral ossification? - ✔✔Ribs, sacrum, cervical
vertebrae.
✔✔Which bones undergo intramembranous ossification? - ✔✔Ethmoid bone, parietal
bone, maxillary bone, frontal bone.
✔✔Which bones undergo both endochondral and intramembranous ossification? -
✔✔Occipital bone, mandible, sphenoid bone, temporal bone.
✔✔What is the remnant of the notochord? - ✔✔Nucleus pulposus.
✔✔How many total primary ossification centers are found in the vertebrae? - ✔✔3.
✔✔How many total secondary ossification centers are found in the vertebrae? - ✔✔2.
✔✔What is the technical name of the shoulder joint? - ✔✔Glenohumeral joint.
✔✔Which terms apply to the glenohumeral joint? - ✔✔Ball-and-socket, multiaxial.
, ✔✔What type of cartilage typically lines the articular surfaces of the acromioclavicular
joint? - ✔✔Hyaline cartilage.
✔✔What are the components of the coracoclavicular ligament? - ✔✔Conoid ligament,
trapezoid ligament.
✔✔What ligament holds the tendon of the long head of biceps brachii in place? -
✔✔Transverse humeral ligament.
✔✔What ligament of the radius helps prevent dislocation of the radial head? -
✔✔Annular ligament.
✔✔Which ligament is involved in 'Tommy John surgery'? - ✔✔Ulnar collateral ligament.
✔✔What actions are allowed by the pivot joint in the elbow region? - ✔✔Supination of
the forearm, pronation of the forearm.
✔✔What is the lateral border of the pronator teres muscle? - ✔✔Lateral border of the
cubital fossa.
✔✔What is the medial border of the brachioradialis muscle? - ✔✔Medial border of the
cubital fossa.
✔✔What is the area between the epicondyles of the humerus? - ✔✔Inferior border of
the cubital fossa.
✔✔What is the technical name of the wrist joint? - ✔✔Radiocarpal joint.
✔✔What actions are allowed by the radiocarpal joint? - ✔✔Flexion, extension,
adduction, abduction.
✔✔Which terms apply to the metacarpophalangeal joints? - ✔✔Condyloid, biaxial.
✔✔What is the coxal joint? - ✔✔Articulation between the head of the femur and the
acetabulum.
✔✔What is another name for the 'Y' ligament of Bigelow? - ✔✔Iliofemoral ligament.
✔✔What actions do the iliofemoral, pubofemoral, and ischiofemoral ligaments limit? -
✔✔Hyperextension of the femur at the hip joint.
✔✔What terms can apply to the tibiofemoral joint? - ✔✔'Modified hinge', double
condyloid.
SET A+
✔✔What are the paired blocks of mesoderm formed as the neural tube is created? -
✔✔Somites.
✔✔What is the bone development process that creates bone directly from
mesenchyme? - ✔✔Intramembranous ossification.
✔✔What is the bone development process for the vertebrae? - ✔✔Endochondral
ossification.
✔✔Which bones undergo endochondral ossification? - ✔✔Ribs, sacrum, cervical
vertebrae.
✔✔Which bones undergo intramembranous ossification? - ✔✔Ethmoid bone, parietal
bone, maxillary bone, frontal bone.
✔✔Which bones undergo both endochondral and intramembranous ossification? -
✔✔Occipital bone, mandible, sphenoid bone, temporal bone.
✔✔What is the remnant of the notochord? - ✔✔Nucleus pulposus.
✔✔How many total primary ossification centers are found in the vertebrae? - ✔✔3.
✔✔How many total secondary ossification centers are found in the vertebrae? - ✔✔2.
✔✔What is the technical name of the shoulder joint? - ✔✔Glenohumeral joint.
✔✔Which terms apply to the glenohumeral joint? - ✔✔Ball-and-socket, multiaxial.
, ✔✔What type of cartilage typically lines the articular surfaces of the acromioclavicular
joint? - ✔✔Hyaline cartilage.
✔✔What are the components of the coracoclavicular ligament? - ✔✔Conoid ligament,
trapezoid ligament.
✔✔What ligament holds the tendon of the long head of biceps brachii in place? -
✔✔Transverse humeral ligament.
✔✔What ligament of the radius helps prevent dislocation of the radial head? -
✔✔Annular ligament.
✔✔Which ligament is involved in 'Tommy John surgery'? - ✔✔Ulnar collateral ligament.
✔✔What actions are allowed by the pivot joint in the elbow region? - ✔✔Supination of
the forearm, pronation of the forearm.
✔✔What is the lateral border of the pronator teres muscle? - ✔✔Lateral border of the
cubital fossa.
✔✔What is the medial border of the brachioradialis muscle? - ✔✔Medial border of the
cubital fossa.
✔✔What is the area between the epicondyles of the humerus? - ✔✔Inferior border of
the cubital fossa.
✔✔What is the technical name of the wrist joint? - ✔✔Radiocarpal joint.
✔✔What actions are allowed by the radiocarpal joint? - ✔✔Flexion, extension,
adduction, abduction.
✔✔Which terms apply to the metacarpophalangeal joints? - ✔✔Condyloid, biaxial.
✔✔What is the coxal joint? - ✔✔Articulation between the head of the femur and the
acetabulum.
✔✔What is another name for the 'Y' ligament of Bigelow? - ✔✔Iliofemoral ligament.
✔✔What actions do the iliofemoral, pubofemoral, and ischiofemoral ligaments limit? -
✔✔Hyperextension of the femur at the hip joint.
✔✔What terms can apply to the tibiofemoral joint? - ✔✔'Modified hinge', double
condyloid.
