BIOD 151 Module 4 Exam Questions and Correct Answers | Scored 100% | Portage
Learning | 2026–2027 Updated Edition
Due No due date Points 5 Questions 8 Time Limit None
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LATEST Attempt 1 63 minutes 5 out of 5
Score for this quiz: 5 out of 5
Submitted Nov 13 at 12:12pm
This attempt took 63 minutes.
Question 1 pts
Anatomy of the Skeleton Part I
1. What is the function of the flat bones?
2. Describe the shape of a long bone and what its design allows.
3. Name the five basic bone shapes.
4. What term best describes a hollow chamber in bone, usually filled with
air?
5. True or false: A sulcus is a raised ridge in bone.
6. What division of the skeleton lies along the midline?
,7. True or false: Fontanelles are present in adults.
8. What two bones of the cranium lie primarily within the skull?
9. True or false: The frontal bone is a paired bone of the cranium.
10. Which bone contains the foramen magnum?
11. What is the purpose of the foramen magnum?
12. Review bone landmarks on the occipital bone.
13. Sinusitis is an infection of the .
Your Answer:
1) Flat bones protect internal organs such as the brain
2) Long bones are long and thin. Their shape allows them to support body
weight and allow movement.
3) Long, flat, short, irregular, sesamoid
4) Sinus
5) False. A process is an elevation in bone.
6) Axial
7) False. Fontanelles are "soft spots" and are only present in infants.
8) Sphenoid and ethmoid bones
, 9) False
10) Occipital bone
11) The spinal cord passes through the foramen magnum and becomes
the brain stem
12) Done
13) Sinuses
1. Produce red blood cells; protection of internal organs (skull
protects the brain).
2. Long and thin; designed to support body weight and enable
movement
3. Long, flat, short, irregular, and sesamoid.
4. Sinus
5. False
6. Axial
7. False
8. The sphenoid and the ethmoid bones
9. False
10. The occipital bone
11. The spinal cord passes to become the brain stem
12. See figure in module
13. Sinuses
Question 2 pts
14. Label the landmarks of the skull in the figure below:
1-
4-
10-
11-
Learning | 2026–2027 Updated Edition
Due No due date Points 5 Questions 8 Time Limit None
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 63 minutes 5 out of 5
Score for this quiz: 5 out of 5
Submitted Nov 13 at 12:12pm
This attempt took 63 minutes.
Question 1 pts
Anatomy of the Skeleton Part I
1. What is the function of the flat bones?
2. Describe the shape of a long bone and what its design allows.
3. Name the five basic bone shapes.
4. What term best describes a hollow chamber in bone, usually filled with
air?
5. True or false: A sulcus is a raised ridge in bone.
6. What division of the skeleton lies along the midline?
,7. True or false: Fontanelles are present in adults.
8. What two bones of the cranium lie primarily within the skull?
9. True or false: The frontal bone is a paired bone of the cranium.
10. Which bone contains the foramen magnum?
11. What is the purpose of the foramen magnum?
12. Review bone landmarks on the occipital bone.
13. Sinusitis is an infection of the .
Your Answer:
1) Flat bones protect internal organs such as the brain
2) Long bones are long and thin. Their shape allows them to support body
weight and allow movement.
3) Long, flat, short, irregular, sesamoid
4) Sinus
5) False. A process is an elevation in bone.
6) Axial
7) False. Fontanelles are "soft spots" and are only present in infants.
8) Sphenoid and ethmoid bones
, 9) False
10) Occipital bone
11) The spinal cord passes through the foramen magnum and becomes
the brain stem
12) Done
13) Sinuses
1. Produce red blood cells; protection of internal organs (skull
protects the brain).
2. Long and thin; designed to support body weight and enable
movement
3. Long, flat, short, irregular, and sesamoid.
4. Sinus
5. False
6. Axial
7. False
8. The sphenoid and the ethmoid bones
9. False
10. The occipital bone
11. The spinal cord passes to become the brain stem
12. See figure in module
13. Sinuses
Question 2 pts
14. Label the landmarks of the skull in the figure below:
1-
4-
10-
11-
