iupui anatomy exam 2, Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: There are ___ cranial bones
Answer: 8
Question 2: There are 4 singular cranial bones, occipital, frontal, sphenoid and ____
Answer: ethmoid
Question 3: This suture separates the two parietal bones
Answer: sagittal
Question 4: This is a hole in the base of the occipital bone and allows the spinal cord to connect to the
brain
Answer: foramen magnum
Question 5: These facets on the base of the skull directly articulate with the superior facets of C1
Answer: occipital condyles
Question 6: The zygomatic process is located on which bone
Answer: temporal bone
Question 7: This suture is located at the back of the head separating the occipital bone from the parietal
bones
Answer: lambdoid suture
Question 8: This bone sits horizontally within the skull and is commonly referred to as the bat shaped
bone
Answer: sphenoid
Question 9: This particular feature holds the pituitary gland within the sphenoid bone
Answer: sella turcica
Question 10: The anterior border of the sphenoid bone is called the
Answer: tubercullum sellae
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,Question 11: Which feature of the ehtmoid bone forms the superior part of the nasal septum?
Answer: perpendicular plate
Question 12: This is located at the top of the ethmoid bone and if pressure is exerted on the nose it can
penetrate into the brain
Answer: crista galli
Question 13: Which suture is responsible for separating the frontal bone from parietal bones
Answer: coronal suture
Question 14: This is a small hole located on the front of the mandible
Answer: mental foramina
Question 15: Which part of the mandible articulates with the temporal bones
Answer: mandibular condyles
Question 16: These are also known as our cheek bones
Answer: zygomatic bones
Question 17: This singular facial bone creates the inferior and posterior portion of the nasal septum
Answer: vomer
Question 18: These two conchae are attached to the ethmoid bone
Answer: superior and middle nasal conchae
Question 19: This bone does not articulate with any other bone
Answer: hyoid bone
Question 20: This section of the vertebral column is made up of 7 vertebrae
Answer: cervical
Question 21: The vertebrae within this region of the spine are shaped like moose
Answer: lumbar
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, Question 22: There are 12 of these vertebrae and they are shaped like giraffes
Answer: thoracic
Question 23: This is composed of 3-5 fused bones
Answer: sacrum
Question 24: These are in between every vertebrae in the spine except for C1 and C2
Answer: intervertebral discs
Question 25: This portion of the vertebrae bears the most of our weight
Answer: body
Question 26: This is a median, posterior projection from the vertebral arch on a vertebrae
Answer: spinous process
Question 27: This vertebrae contains no body and no spinous process
Answer: C1
Question 28: This vertebrae has a partial body known as the
Answer: dens
Question 29: The Axis is anatomically known as
Answer: C2
Question 30: C1 allows the head to nod yes, what are these motions anatomically?
Answer: flexion and extension
Question 31: How many ribs are true?
Answer: 1-7
Question 32: Ribs 11 and 12 are known as
Answer: floating ribs
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Question 1: There are ___ cranial bones
Answer: 8
Question 2: There are 4 singular cranial bones, occipital, frontal, sphenoid and ____
Answer: ethmoid
Question 3: This suture separates the two parietal bones
Answer: sagittal
Question 4: This is a hole in the base of the occipital bone and allows the spinal cord to connect to the
brain
Answer: foramen magnum
Question 5: These facets on the base of the skull directly articulate with the superior facets of C1
Answer: occipital condyles
Question 6: The zygomatic process is located on which bone
Answer: temporal bone
Question 7: This suture is located at the back of the head separating the occipital bone from the parietal
bones
Answer: lambdoid suture
Question 8: This bone sits horizontally within the skull and is commonly referred to as the bat shaped
bone
Answer: sphenoid
Question 9: This particular feature holds the pituitary gland within the sphenoid bone
Answer: sella turcica
Question 10: The anterior border of the sphenoid bone is called the
Answer: tubercullum sellae
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,Question 11: Which feature of the ehtmoid bone forms the superior part of the nasal septum?
Answer: perpendicular plate
Question 12: This is located at the top of the ethmoid bone and if pressure is exerted on the nose it can
penetrate into the brain
Answer: crista galli
Question 13: Which suture is responsible for separating the frontal bone from parietal bones
Answer: coronal suture
Question 14: This is a small hole located on the front of the mandible
Answer: mental foramina
Question 15: Which part of the mandible articulates with the temporal bones
Answer: mandibular condyles
Question 16: These are also known as our cheek bones
Answer: zygomatic bones
Question 17: This singular facial bone creates the inferior and posterior portion of the nasal septum
Answer: vomer
Question 18: These two conchae are attached to the ethmoid bone
Answer: superior and middle nasal conchae
Question 19: This bone does not articulate with any other bone
Answer: hyoid bone
Question 20: This section of the vertebral column is made up of 7 vertebrae
Answer: cervical
Question 21: The vertebrae within this region of the spine are shaped like moose
Answer: lumbar
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, Question 22: There are 12 of these vertebrae and they are shaped like giraffes
Answer: thoracic
Question 23: This is composed of 3-5 fused bones
Answer: sacrum
Question 24: These are in between every vertebrae in the spine except for C1 and C2
Answer: intervertebral discs
Question 25: This portion of the vertebrae bears the most of our weight
Answer: body
Question 26: This is a median, posterior projection from the vertebral arch on a vertebrae
Answer: spinous process
Question 27: This vertebrae contains no body and no spinous process
Answer: C1
Question 28: This vertebrae has a partial body known as the
Answer: dens
Question 29: The Axis is anatomically known as
Answer: C2
Question 30: C1 allows the head to nod yes, what are these motions anatomically?
Answer: flexion and extension
Question 31: How many ribs are true?
Answer: 1-7
Question 32: Ribs 11 and 12 are known as
Answer: floating ribs
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