7. Axial Skeleton

7. Axial Skeleton


1. The---------forms the vertical, central axis of the body and includes all bones of the head, neck, chest, and
back.

(A) Axial skeleton

(B) The Appendicular Skeleton

(C) Both above

(D) None of above

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2. The------------- includes all bones of the upper and lower limbs, plus the bones that attach each limb to the
axial skeleton.

(A) Axial skeleton

(B) Appendicular skeleton

(C) Both of above

(D) None of above

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3. There are----bones in the appendicular skeleton of an adult. (A) 130

(8) 135 (C) 126 (D) 120

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4. In the adult, the skull consists of------individual bones.

, (A) 25

(8) 27
(C) 20

(D) 22

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5. The interior space that is almost completely occupied by the brain is called the ---------. (A) Cranial cavity

(B) Nasal cavity

(C) Facial cavity

(D) None of above

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6. The---------- forms most of the upper lateral side of the skull. (A) Temporal bone

(B) Parietal bone

(C) Both above

(D) None of above

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7. The----------forms the lower lateral side of the skull. (A) Parietal bone

(B) Temporal bone

(C) Both above

(D) None of above

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8. The----------is a zigzag shaped tunnel that provides passage through the base of the skull for one of the
major arteries that supplies the brain.

(A) Carotid canal

(B) Stylomastoid foramen

(C) Mandibular fossa

(D) Styli process