SLCC Human Anatomy Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Functions of the Skeleton: - CORRECT ANSWER - Supports soft tissues and supports the
body weight, Protects some organs, Provide anchor points for skeletal muscles to pull on, to
move the body
Axial Skeleton - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains skull, vertebral column, thoracic cage
Skull - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains cranial & facial bones
Major cavities of the skull - CORRECT ANSWER - cranial, orbit, oral, nasal
Cranial Cavity - CORRECT ANSWER - encloses the brain
Orbit cavity - CORRECT ANSWER - partially encloses the eyes
oral cavity - CORRECT ANSWER - cavity of the mouth
Nasal Cavity - CORRECT ANSWER - Cavity of the nose
Sinuses - CORRECT ANSWER - are air-filled spaces that connect with the nasal cavity
Sinuses do what - CORRECT ANSWER - Make bones lighter, give resonance to voice,
have a mucous lining that humidifies and warms inhaled air
How many cranial bones aero there - CORRECT ANSWER -8
, Cranial Bones - CORRECT ANSWER - Attachment sites for head and neck muscles, and
they contain numerous passageways for blood vessels and nerves.
Frontal Bone - CORRECT ANSWER - single bone that forms anterior and superior
regions of the skull
Frontal bone markings - CORRECT ANSWER - Squamous, superciliary arches, labella,
orbital part.
Squamous (flat) part: (frontal bone) - CORRECT ANSWER - Forms the forehead
Superciliary arches: (frontal bone) - CORRECT ANSWER - brow ridges
•Superior to orbits on anterior surface of frontal bone
•Larger and more pronounced in males
Glabella: (Frontal bone) - CORRECT ANSWER - Flat space between superciliary arches
Orbital Part: (frontal bone) - CORRECT ANSWER - Forms the roof of each orbit
What bones have Sinuses - CORRECT ANSWER - Frontal, ethmoid, spend maxilla
Parietal Bones: - CORRECT ANSWER - Paired bones that form much of the superior and
lateral walls of the cranium.
Parietal Bone markings - CORRECT ANSWER - Parietal eminence, Superior and inferior
temporal lines.
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Functions of the Skeleton: - CORRECT ANSWER - Supports soft tissues and supports the
body weight, Protects some organs, Provide anchor points for skeletal muscles to pull on, to
move the body
Axial Skeleton - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains skull, vertebral column, thoracic cage
Skull - CORRECT ANSWER - Contains cranial & facial bones
Major cavities of the skull - CORRECT ANSWER - cranial, orbit, oral, nasal
Cranial Cavity - CORRECT ANSWER - encloses the brain
Orbit cavity - CORRECT ANSWER - partially encloses the eyes
oral cavity - CORRECT ANSWER - cavity of the mouth
Nasal Cavity - CORRECT ANSWER - Cavity of the nose
Sinuses - CORRECT ANSWER - are air-filled spaces that connect with the nasal cavity
Sinuses do what - CORRECT ANSWER - Make bones lighter, give resonance to voice,
have a mucous lining that humidifies and warms inhaled air
How many cranial bones aero there - CORRECT ANSWER -8
, Cranial Bones - CORRECT ANSWER - Attachment sites for head and neck muscles, and
they contain numerous passageways for blood vessels and nerves.
Frontal Bone - CORRECT ANSWER - single bone that forms anterior and superior
regions of the skull
Frontal bone markings - CORRECT ANSWER - Squamous, superciliary arches, labella,
orbital part.
Squamous (flat) part: (frontal bone) - CORRECT ANSWER - Forms the forehead
Superciliary arches: (frontal bone) - CORRECT ANSWER - brow ridges
•Superior to orbits on anterior surface of frontal bone
•Larger and more pronounced in males
Glabella: (Frontal bone) - CORRECT ANSWER - Flat space between superciliary arches
Orbital Part: (frontal bone) - CORRECT ANSWER - Forms the roof of each orbit
What bones have Sinuses - CORRECT ANSWER - Frontal, ethmoid, spend maxilla
Parietal Bones: - CORRECT ANSWER - Paired bones that form much of the superior and
lateral walls of the cranium.
Parietal Bone markings - CORRECT ANSWER - Parietal eminence, Superior and inferior
temporal lines.
