61) Swayback, which sometimes occurs in obese individuals, is also called
A) lordosis.
B) scoliosis.
C) kyphosis.
D) hunchback.
62) The vertebra that lacks a body and helps allow one to nod the head is the
A) axis.
B) atlas.
C) vertebra prominens.
D) coccyx.
63) An example of a false rib that is also a floating rib is
A) rib 11.
B) rib 8.
C) rib 1.
D) rib 7.
64) Which of the bones of the axial skeleton listed below is paired?
A) fifth thoracic vertebra
B) rib 3
C) the sacrum
D) the sphenoid
65) Which of the vertebral characteristics described below, would
not
distinguish a lumbar vertebra from a thoracic vertebra?
A) absence of costal facets
B) posteromedial facing superior facets
C) presence of an inferior vertebral notch
D) triangular-shaped vertebral foramen
66) The primary bone underlying the cheek is the
A) maxillary.
B) temporal.
C) frontal.
D) zygomatic.
67) Whereas the inferior concha is a projection from the maxilla, the superior and middle nasal conchae are projections of the ________ bone.
A) sphenoid
B) vomer
C) ethmoid
D) palatine
68) Which cranial bones meet at the lambdoid suture?
A) frontal and parietal
B) parietal and occipital
C) frontal and nasal
D) parietal and temporal
69) The thoracic vertebrae articulate with ribs at the
A) body and transverse processes.
B) spinous processes.
C) inferior and superior articular facets.
D) head and articular tubercle.
70) The manubrium articulates with all of the bones listed below
except
A) rib 1.
B) rib 2.
C) the xiphoid.
D) the clavicle.
71) The sternal angle is at the same level as rib number
A) 1.
B) 2.
C) 3.
D) 5.
72) The most anterior ridge of the sacrum is the
A) median sacral crest.
B) sacral promontory.
C) sacral hiatus.
D) third dorsal sacral foramen.
73) The collagen-rich ________ limits expansion of the nucleus pulposus when the spine is compressed.
A) annulus fibrosus
B) costal cartilage
C) lateral masses
D) ligamentum flavum
74) All of the bony landmarks listed below are found within the orbit
except
the
A) superior orbital fissure.
B) inferior orbital fissure.
C) infraorbital foramen.
D) optic canal.
75) The lesser and greater wings of the sphenoid are in the ________ and ________ cranial fossae, respectively.
A) anterior; posterior
B) anterior; middle
C) middle; posterior
D) posterior; middle