ORTHOTIC FITTER EXAM ABC 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ how many bones does the axial skeleton have. Answer: 80
◉ what regions of the body make up the axial skeleton. Answer:
skull, ribs, sternum and vertebral column
◉ how many bones does the appendicular skeleton have. Answer:
126
◉ what regions of the body make up the appendicular skeleton.
Answer: upper limbs, lower limbs, pelvic girdle and pectoral girdle
◉ what is the only movable joint in the skull. Answer: mandible
◉ what makes up the cranium and what is its function. Answer:
superior bones of the skull, protects the brain from damage
◉ what makes up the facial bones and what is their function.
Answer: the anterior and inferior bones of the skull, support the
eyes, nose and mouth
, ◉ how many vertebrae make up vertebral column, what are the
regions. Answer: 26, thoracic, cervical, lumbar, sacrum and coccyx
◉ what is the sternum. Answer: breastbone, think, knife shaped
bone located along the midline of the anterior side of the thoracic
region
◉ what does the sternum connect to and by what. Answer: the ribs
by thin bands of costal cartilage
◉ how many pairs of ribs are in the human body. Answer: 12
◉ what makes up the ribcage. Answer: sternum and ribs
◉ what are the first 7 ribs known as and why. Answer: true ribs
because they connect the thoracic vertebrae directly to the sternum
by a band of costal cartilage
◉ what are the 8, 9 and 10th ribs known as and why. Answer: false
ribs because they connect to the sternum by cartilage that connects
to band of cartilage of the 7th rib
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ how many bones does the axial skeleton have. Answer: 80
◉ what regions of the body make up the axial skeleton. Answer:
skull, ribs, sternum and vertebral column
◉ how many bones does the appendicular skeleton have. Answer:
126
◉ what regions of the body make up the appendicular skeleton.
Answer: upper limbs, lower limbs, pelvic girdle and pectoral girdle
◉ what is the only movable joint in the skull. Answer: mandible
◉ what makes up the cranium and what is its function. Answer:
superior bones of the skull, protects the brain from damage
◉ what makes up the facial bones and what is their function.
Answer: the anterior and inferior bones of the skull, support the
eyes, nose and mouth
, ◉ how many vertebrae make up vertebral column, what are the
regions. Answer: 26, thoracic, cervical, lumbar, sacrum and coccyx
◉ what is the sternum. Answer: breastbone, think, knife shaped
bone located along the midline of the anterior side of the thoracic
region
◉ what does the sternum connect to and by what. Answer: the ribs
by thin bands of costal cartilage
◉ how many pairs of ribs are in the human body. Answer: 12
◉ what makes up the ribcage. Answer: sternum and ribs
◉ what are the first 7 ribs known as and why. Answer: true ribs
because they connect the thoracic vertebrae directly to the sternum
by a band of costal cartilage
◉ what are the 8, 9 and 10th ribs known as and why. Answer: false
ribs because they connect to the sternum by cartilage that connects
to band of cartilage of the 7th rib
