Principles of Anatomy & Physiology 16th Edition (2024)
/All Chapters 1-29/Complete Study Guide 2025
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1) The branch of medicine that deals with the correction of disorders of the musculoskeletal system
are called
a) rheumatics
b) podiatry
c) orthopedics
d) cardiology
e) dermatology
Answer: c
2) Which of the following statements is NOT true?
a) The axial skeleton has 80 bones.
b) The appendicular skeleton has 126 bones.
c) The axial skeleton is composed of the bones that run through the axis of the body.
d) Children have more bones than adults.
e) The appendicular skeleton does not include the pelvic and pectoral girdles.
Answer: e
3) Which of the following bones is NOT part of the axial skeleton?
a) hyoid
b) ribs
c) vertebrae
d) carpals
e) sternum
Answer: d
4) Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?
a) tarsals
b) tibia
c) sphenoid
d) scapula
e) clavicle
Answer: c
6) Which of the following types of bone is the occipital bone?
a) long bone
b) short bone
c) flat bone
,d) irregular bone
e) sesamoid bone
Answer: c
7) Which of the following is NOT true of surface markings on the bone?
a) They allow the passage of nerves and blood vessels.
b) They provide sites of attachment for muscles.
c) They allow bones to shorten or lengthen.
d) They help form joints.
e) They can be depressions or projections.
Answer: c
8) An opening or hole in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass is called a:
a) fissure.
b) foramen.
c) fossa.
d) meatus.
e) sulcus.
Answer: b
9) A rounded articular projection supported on a constricted portion (neck) of a bone is called a
a) foramen.
b) condyle.
c) tuberosity.
d) head.
e) trochanter.
Answer: d
10) A prominent ridge or elongated projection on a bone is called
a) crest.
b) trochanter.
c) sulcus.
d) fossa.
e) tubercle.
Answer: a
11) Bones in the following area protect the brain.
a) cranium
b) vertebral column
c) sacrum
d) facial
e) ribcage
Answer: a
,12) Which of the following facial bones is a single (unpaired) bone in the human skull?
a) maxilla
b) nasal
c) lacrimal
d) mandible
e) zygomatic
Answer: d
13) Which of the following is NOT a facial bone?
a) parietal
b) nasal
c) maxillae
d) zygomatic
e) palatine
Answer: a
14) Which of the following statements is NOT true with regard to bones of the skull?
a) Some skull bone cavities are covered with a mucous membrane.
b) The only movable bone in the skull is the mandible.
c) The bones of the skull contain foramina but no fissures.
d) The facial bones provide support for the entrance of the digestive system.
e) Some bones of the skull contain sinus cavities.
Answer: c
15) Which of the following cranial bones forms the inferior lateral aspects of the cranium and
part of the cranial floor?
a) frontal
b) temporal
c) parietal
d) occipital
e) ethmoid
Answer: b
16) Which of the following cranial bones contains the organs of hearing and balance, and
articulate with the mandible?
a) frontal
b) temporal
c) parietal
d) occipital
e) sphenoid
Answer: b
17) Which cranial bone is called the "keystone" of the cranial floor because it articulates with
every other cranial bone?
, a) occipital
b) frontal
c) ethmoid
d) parietal
e) sphenoid
Answer: e
18) Which of the following is a cranial bone that is located anterior to the sphenoid and posterior
to the nasal bones and contains foramina for the olfactory cranial nerve?
a) ethmoid
b) frontal
c) palatine
d) maxilla
e) temporal
Answer: a
19) Which facial bone articulates with teeth?
a) lacrimal
b) palatine
c) vomer
d) maxillae
e) nasal
Answer: d
20) Which of the following is NOT a facial bone?
a) vomer
b) palatine
c) lacrimal
d) occipital
e) mandible
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
26) Which one of the axial skeleton does NOT articulate with any other bone?
a) vertebrae
b) ethmoid
c) sternum
d) hyoid
e) ilium
Answer: d
27) The hyoid bone is suspended by ligaments and muscle that extend from the _____ of the
temporal bone.
a) mastoid process
/All Chapters 1-29/Complete Study Guide 2025
_____________________________________________________________________________________
1) The branch of medicine that deals with the correction of disorders of the musculoskeletal system
are called
a) rheumatics
b) podiatry
c) orthopedics
d) cardiology
e) dermatology
Answer: c
2) Which of the following statements is NOT true?
a) The axial skeleton has 80 bones.
b) The appendicular skeleton has 126 bones.
c) The axial skeleton is composed of the bones that run through the axis of the body.
d) Children have more bones than adults.
e) The appendicular skeleton does not include the pelvic and pectoral girdles.
Answer: e
3) Which of the following bones is NOT part of the axial skeleton?
a) hyoid
b) ribs
c) vertebrae
d) carpals
e) sternum
Answer: d
4) Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?
a) tarsals
b) tibia
c) sphenoid
d) scapula
e) clavicle
Answer: c
6) Which of the following types of bone is the occipital bone?
a) long bone
b) short bone
c) flat bone
,d) irregular bone
e) sesamoid bone
Answer: c
7) Which of the following is NOT true of surface markings on the bone?
a) They allow the passage of nerves and blood vessels.
b) They provide sites of attachment for muscles.
c) They allow bones to shorten or lengthen.
d) They help form joints.
e) They can be depressions or projections.
Answer: c
8) An opening or hole in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass is called a:
a) fissure.
b) foramen.
c) fossa.
d) meatus.
e) sulcus.
Answer: b
9) A rounded articular projection supported on a constricted portion (neck) of a bone is called a
a) foramen.
b) condyle.
c) tuberosity.
d) head.
e) trochanter.
Answer: d
10) A prominent ridge or elongated projection on a bone is called
a) crest.
b) trochanter.
c) sulcus.
d) fossa.
e) tubercle.
Answer: a
11) Bones in the following area protect the brain.
a) cranium
b) vertebral column
c) sacrum
d) facial
e) ribcage
Answer: a
,12) Which of the following facial bones is a single (unpaired) bone in the human skull?
a) maxilla
b) nasal
c) lacrimal
d) mandible
e) zygomatic
Answer: d
13) Which of the following is NOT a facial bone?
a) parietal
b) nasal
c) maxillae
d) zygomatic
e) palatine
Answer: a
14) Which of the following statements is NOT true with regard to bones of the skull?
a) Some skull bone cavities are covered with a mucous membrane.
b) The only movable bone in the skull is the mandible.
c) The bones of the skull contain foramina but no fissures.
d) The facial bones provide support for the entrance of the digestive system.
e) Some bones of the skull contain sinus cavities.
Answer: c
15) Which of the following cranial bones forms the inferior lateral aspects of the cranium and
part of the cranial floor?
a) frontal
b) temporal
c) parietal
d) occipital
e) ethmoid
Answer: b
16) Which of the following cranial bones contains the organs of hearing and balance, and
articulate with the mandible?
a) frontal
b) temporal
c) parietal
d) occipital
e) sphenoid
Answer: b
17) Which cranial bone is called the "keystone" of the cranial floor because it articulates with
every other cranial bone?
, a) occipital
b) frontal
c) ethmoid
d) parietal
e) sphenoid
Answer: e
18) Which of the following is a cranial bone that is located anterior to the sphenoid and posterior
to the nasal bones and contains foramina for the olfactory cranial nerve?
a) ethmoid
b) frontal
c) palatine
d) maxilla
e) temporal
Answer: a
19) Which facial bone articulates with teeth?
a) lacrimal
b) palatine
c) vomer
d) maxillae
e) nasal
Answer: d
20) Which of the following is NOT a facial bone?
a) vomer
b) palatine
c) lacrimal
d) occipital
e) mandible
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
26) Which one of the axial skeleton does NOT articulate with any other bone?
a) vertebrae
b) ethmoid
c) sternum
d) hyoid
e) ilium
Answer: d
27) The hyoid bone is suspended by ligaments and muscle that extend from the _____ of the
temporal bone.
a) mastoid process
