Axial Skeleton Quiz Questions

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Anna Tomy

(1)	Identify structure #1:

	A.	costal tuberosity
	B.	sternal extremity
	C.	acromial extremity
	D.	manubrial extremity
	E.	conoid tubercle

(2)	From the picture in question #1 above, identify structure #8:

	A.	conoid tubercle
	B.	manubrial extremity
	C.	costal tuberosity
	D.	acromial extremity
	E.	sternal extremity

(3)	Again, from the picture in question #1, what two bones does this bone articulate with?

	A.	scapula and humerus
	B.	humerus and sternum
	C.	sternum and costal cartilages
	D.	scapula and sternum
	E.	radius and humerus

(4)	Identify suture #1:

	A.	squamous
	B.	coronal
	C.	lambdoidal
	D.	sagittal
	E.	occipital

(5)	From the picture in question #4, what fontanel is labelled #5?

	A.	posterior
	B.	posteriolateral
	C.	posterioanterior
	D.	anteriolateral
	E.	parietal

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(6)	Again from the picture in question #4, identify the suture labelled #3

	A.	lambdoidal
	B.	sagittal
	C.	squamous
	D.	coronal
	E.	temporal

(7)	What vertebra is this?

	A.	lumbar
	B.	C-1 (atlas)
	C.	C-2 (axis)
	D.	thoracic

(8)	From the picture in question #7, identify the foramen labelled #2

	A.	spinous foramen
	B.	magnum foramen
	C.	vertebral foramen
	D.	lateral foramen
	E.	transverse foramen

(9)	From the picture in question #7, what does structure #4 articulate with?

	A.	occipital condyles
	B.	mastoid process
	C.	dens
	D.	hyoid
	E.	coronoid process

(10)	How many cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae are there in the human skeleton?

	A.	varies between people and their sex
	B.	19
	C.	22
	D.	24
	E.	31

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(11)	What structure is labelled #1?

	A.	bifed spinous process
	B.	transverse process
	C.	coronoid process
	D.	dens

(12)	From the picture in question #11, what vertebra is shown in the top portion of the picture?

	A.	C-1 (atlas)
	B.	C-2 (axis)
	C.	C-7
	D.	T-1

(13)	Identify the structure labelled #1.

	A.	body
	B.	pedicle
	C.	transverse process
	D.	intervertebral notch

(14)	What type of vertebra is seen in the picture for question #13?

	A.	cervical
	B.	thoracic
	C.	lumbar
	D.	sacral

(15)	What bone is labelled #5?

	A.	sacrum
	B.	coccyx
	C.	scapula
	D.	occipital

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