MCPHS Anatomy & Physiology Actual Exam |
Questions with Correct Solutions
Which of the following bones is associated with the skull but not part of the cranium? -
✔✔hyoid
The structures that are given protection by the axial skeleton are the - ✔✔organs within the
thorax, brain and spinal cord
Which bones make up a largest part of the side of the head? - ✔✔parietal and temporal
Identify bones of the skull that are paired bones. - ✔✔temporal bone(s)
maxilla bone(s)
lacrimal bone(s)
the zygomatic arch includes - ✔✔zygoma and temporal bones
Identify bones of the skull that are unpaired. - ✔✔occipital, mandible, ethmoid, sphenoid,
frontal
What bone in the neck does not articulate with any other bone? - ✔✔hyoid
The thoracic cage forms a semirigid chamber that can increase and decrease in volume during
respiration. - ✔✔true
is the radius or ulna shorter? - ✔✔radius
, Which are functions of the thoracic cage? - ✔✔It forms a semi-rigid chamber that aides in
respiration.
It protects the vital organs of the thorax.
It provides sites for muscle attachment.
What is the medial bone of the forearm? - ✔✔ulna
a person hit in the back of the head will most likely have damage to the - ✔✔occipital bone
if a patient has fractured his ischium, the patient has injured his - ✔✔pelvis
The thoracic spine articulates with the: - ✔✔ribs
The spine at the area known as the chest is anatomically the: - ✔✔thoracic spine
the coccyx is the - ✔✔most inferior region of the vertebral column
an exaggerated thoracic curvature of the vertebral column is called a - ✔✔kyphosis
The fibrocartilage between the bodies of adjacent vertebra is called the: - ✔✔intervertebral
disc
The site where the spinal nerves exit the vertebral column is called the: - ✔✔intervertebral
foramen
bones of the wrist are known as the - ✔✔carpal bones
Questions with Correct Solutions
Which of the following bones is associated with the skull but not part of the cranium? -
✔✔hyoid
The structures that are given protection by the axial skeleton are the - ✔✔organs within the
thorax, brain and spinal cord
Which bones make up a largest part of the side of the head? - ✔✔parietal and temporal
Identify bones of the skull that are paired bones. - ✔✔temporal bone(s)
maxilla bone(s)
lacrimal bone(s)
the zygomatic arch includes - ✔✔zygoma and temporal bones
Identify bones of the skull that are unpaired. - ✔✔occipital, mandible, ethmoid, sphenoid,
frontal
What bone in the neck does not articulate with any other bone? - ✔✔hyoid
The thoracic cage forms a semirigid chamber that can increase and decrease in volume during
respiration. - ✔✔true
is the radius or ulna shorter? - ✔✔radius
, Which are functions of the thoracic cage? - ✔✔It forms a semi-rigid chamber that aides in
respiration.
It protects the vital organs of the thorax.
It provides sites for muscle attachment.
What is the medial bone of the forearm? - ✔✔ulna
a person hit in the back of the head will most likely have damage to the - ✔✔occipital bone
if a patient has fractured his ischium, the patient has injured his - ✔✔pelvis
The thoracic spine articulates with the: - ✔✔ribs
The spine at the area known as the chest is anatomically the: - ✔✔thoracic spine
the coccyx is the - ✔✔most inferior region of the vertebral column
an exaggerated thoracic curvature of the vertebral column is called a - ✔✔kyphosis
The fibrocartilage between the bodies of adjacent vertebra is called the: - ✔✔intervertebral
disc
The site where the spinal nerves exit the vertebral column is called the: - ✔✔intervertebral
foramen
bones of the wrist are known as the - ✔✔carpal bones
