ANAT 201 EXAM 1 (essien) Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions
Amphiarthroses are? Correct Answers slightly movable joints
Auditory ossicles (malleus, incus, and stapes) are? Correct
Answers middle ear bone buried deep in the temporal bone
Bony joints are? Correct Answers immobile joints
C1 is the? Correct Answers atlas, which holds up the head,
articulates with the occipital condyles, and allows for a specific
"nodding yes" movement
C2 is the? Correct Answers axis, which has a projection up
toward the atlas, called the dens, or odontoid process and allows
for rotational "shaking the head no" movement
Cartilaginous joints are? Correct Answers immovable or
slightly movable
Compare the male pelvis with the female pelvis. Correct
Answers In females, the pelvis is better suited for pregnancy
and delivery
Females have a broader lower pelvis, smoother, lighter, and
larger pelvic outlet, and a broader pubic angle
Describe the anatomy of the human skull Correct Answers use
1-1 and 1-2 flashcards from box
,Diarthroses are? Correct Answers freely movable joints
Each lung is found within its own? Correct Answers Pleural
cavity
Fibrous joints are? Correct Answers generally immovable
Hips articulate with the _______ at the ______ _______ with
the femur at the _____________. Correct Answers Hip bones
articulate with the sacrum at the sacroiliac joints, with the femur
at the acetabulum
How are cartilaginous joints formed? Correct Answers when
two bones are linked by cartilages
two types:
synchondroses (immobile), such as the hyaline cartilage,
epiphyseal plate, and first rib/sternum
symphyses (slightly movable), such as the fibrocartilage, pubic
symphysis, and intervertebral discs
How are fractures classified? Correct Answers breaking of skin
direction of fracture
separation of bone pieces
How are fractures treated? Correct Answers Closed reduction:
nonsurgical manipulation
Open reduction: surgical setting involving plates, screws, or pins
Cast
,How are the types of synovial joints defined? Correct Answers
by patterns of motion. Potential motion is determined mainly by
the shape of the articular surface of bones
Plane joint: biaxial (carpal bones)
Hinge joint: monaxial (ulna and humerus)
Pivot joint: monaxial (radius and ulna)
Condylar joint: biaxial (metacarpal and phalanges)
Saddle joint: biaxial (carpal bones (trapezium))
Ball-and-socket joint: multiaxial (head of humerus and scapula)
How does a frontal, or coronal section, divide the body (or
organ)? Correct Answers into anterior and posterior parts
How does a median, or midsagittal, section divide the body (or
organ)? Correct Answers into equal left and right parts
How does a sagittal section divide the body (or organ)? Correct
Answers into left and right parts
How does a transverse, or cross, section divide the body (or
organ)? Correct Answers into superior and inferior parts
How long does it take a fracture to heal? Correct Answers 8-12
weeks
How many bones does an adult have? Correct Answers 206
How many pairs of false ribs are there? Correct Answers 5
, How many pairs of floating ribs are there? Correct Answers 2
How many pairs of true ribs are there? Correct Answers 7
(which connect to sternum with costal cartilages)
How many vertebrae are in the cervical region (neck) Correct
Answers 7 cervical vertebrae
How many vertebrae are in the coccygeal region? Correct
Answers 3-5 fused vertebrae
How many vertebrae are in the lumbar region? Correct Answers
5 lumbar vertebrae
How many vertebrae are in the sacral region? Correct Answers
5 fused vertebrae
How many vertebrae are in the thoracic region? Correct
Answers 12 thoracic vertebrae
In regards to the femur, proximally, the head articulates with
the? Correct Answers acetabulum of the coxal (hip) bone
In what way does the transverse process found in vertebrae
extend? Correct Answers extends laterally
Is the pelvic girdle or the pectoral girdle more massive? Correct
Answers pelvic girdle
Joints are articulations where? Correct Answers where two or
more bones meet
Complete Solutions
Amphiarthroses are? Correct Answers slightly movable joints
Auditory ossicles (malleus, incus, and stapes) are? Correct
Answers middle ear bone buried deep in the temporal bone
Bony joints are? Correct Answers immobile joints
C1 is the? Correct Answers atlas, which holds up the head,
articulates with the occipital condyles, and allows for a specific
"nodding yes" movement
C2 is the? Correct Answers axis, which has a projection up
toward the atlas, called the dens, or odontoid process and allows
for rotational "shaking the head no" movement
Cartilaginous joints are? Correct Answers immovable or
slightly movable
Compare the male pelvis with the female pelvis. Correct
Answers In females, the pelvis is better suited for pregnancy
and delivery
Females have a broader lower pelvis, smoother, lighter, and
larger pelvic outlet, and a broader pubic angle
Describe the anatomy of the human skull Correct Answers use
1-1 and 1-2 flashcards from box
,Diarthroses are? Correct Answers freely movable joints
Each lung is found within its own? Correct Answers Pleural
cavity
Fibrous joints are? Correct Answers generally immovable
Hips articulate with the _______ at the ______ _______ with
the femur at the _____________. Correct Answers Hip bones
articulate with the sacrum at the sacroiliac joints, with the femur
at the acetabulum
How are cartilaginous joints formed? Correct Answers when
two bones are linked by cartilages
two types:
synchondroses (immobile), such as the hyaline cartilage,
epiphyseal plate, and first rib/sternum
symphyses (slightly movable), such as the fibrocartilage, pubic
symphysis, and intervertebral discs
How are fractures classified? Correct Answers breaking of skin
direction of fracture
separation of bone pieces
How are fractures treated? Correct Answers Closed reduction:
nonsurgical manipulation
Open reduction: surgical setting involving plates, screws, or pins
Cast
,How are the types of synovial joints defined? Correct Answers
by patterns of motion. Potential motion is determined mainly by
the shape of the articular surface of bones
Plane joint: biaxial (carpal bones)
Hinge joint: monaxial (ulna and humerus)
Pivot joint: monaxial (radius and ulna)
Condylar joint: biaxial (metacarpal and phalanges)
Saddle joint: biaxial (carpal bones (trapezium))
Ball-and-socket joint: multiaxial (head of humerus and scapula)
How does a frontal, or coronal section, divide the body (or
organ)? Correct Answers into anterior and posterior parts
How does a median, or midsagittal, section divide the body (or
organ)? Correct Answers into equal left and right parts
How does a sagittal section divide the body (or organ)? Correct
Answers into left and right parts
How does a transverse, or cross, section divide the body (or
organ)? Correct Answers into superior and inferior parts
How long does it take a fracture to heal? Correct Answers 8-12
weeks
How many bones does an adult have? Correct Answers 206
How many pairs of false ribs are there? Correct Answers 5
, How many pairs of floating ribs are there? Correct Answers 2
How many pairs of true ribs are there? Correct Answers 7
(which connect to sternum with costal cartilages)
How many vertebrae are in the cervical region (neck) Correct
Answers 7 cervical vertebrae
How many vertebrae are in the coccygeal region? Correct
Answers 3-5 fused vertebrae
How many vertebrae are in the lumbar region? Correct Answers
5 lumbar vertebrae
How many vertebrae are in the sacral region? Correct Answers
5 fused vertebrae
How many vertebrae are in the thoracic region? Correct
Answers 12 thoracic vertebrae
In regards to the femur, proximally, the head articulates with
the? Correct Answers acetabulum of the coxal (hip) bone
In what way does the transverse process found in vertebrae
extend? Correct Answers extends laterally
Is the pelvic girdle or the pectoral girdle more massive? Correct
Answers pelvic girdle
Joints are articulations where? Correct Answers where two or
more bones meet
