PORTAGE LEARNING BIOD 151 ANATOMY AND
PHYSIOLOGY 1 ALL EXAMS(MODULE 1-MODULE
7)TESTBANK 2023 VERSION WITH UPDATED 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. What is the function of the flat bones? - ANSWER: Produce red blood cells;
protection of internal organs (skull protects the brain).
Describe the shape of a long bone and what its design allows. - ANSWER: long and
thin, designed to support body weight and enable movement.
Name the five basic bone shapes - ANSWER: long, flat, short, irregular, sesamoid
What term best describes a hollow chamber in bone, usually filled with air? -
ANSWER: sinus
True or false: A sulcus is a raised ridge in bone - ANSWER: false. sulcus is depressions
in bone
What division of the skeleton lies along the midline? - ANSWER: axial skeleton
What two bones of the cranium lie primarily within the skull? - ANSWER: sphenoid
and ethmoid bones
True or false: Fontanelles are present in adults. - ANSWER: false
True or false: The frontal bone is a paired bone of the cranium. - ANSWER: false
Which bone contains the foramen magnum? - ANSWER: occipital bone
Sinusitis is an infection of the _______________. - ANSWER: sinuses
What is the function of the nasal conchae? - ANSWER: act to swirl the air as it is
breathed in through the nasal passages, helping to warm and humidify the air before
it enters the lower respiratory system.
16. What are the only unpaired bones of the facial skeleton? - ANSWER: mandible
and vomer
17. What bone forms the anterior portion of the hard palate? - ANSWER: maxilla
True or false: A typical spine is completely straight when standing vertically. -
ANSWER: false
, True or false: The vertebral body is located anteriorly and can be palpated along the
surface of the back. - ANSWER: false, spinous processes are located on the dorsal
side of the vertebrae and can be palpateds bony projections along the midline of the
neck and back
The vertebrae fit together to protect the __________, located in the vertebral canal.
- ANSWER: spinal cord
True or False: A typical thoracic vertebra has a bifid spinous process. - ANSWER: false
What is the purpose of transverse foramina in cervical spinal vertebrae? - ANSWER:
passage of vertebral arteries and veins
What region of the spine contains costal facets? - ANSWER: thoracic vertebra
What is the purpose of costal facets? - ANSWER: rib articulations
Which region of the spine has the largest vertebral bodies? - ANSWER: lumbar
The line along the midline of the sacrum is called the - ANSWER: median sacral crest
True or False: Ribs 11 and 12 have no posterior attachment to the thoracic
vertebrae. - ANSWER: false, they are floating ribs due to not attaching to the
sternum
True or false: Anteriorly, the clavicle connects to the scapula. - ANSWER: false
30. True or false: The medial border of the scapula connects directly to the neck of
the scapula. - ANSWER: false
True or false: The subscapular fossa is located on the anterior side of the scapula. -
ANSWER: true
Why is the glenohumeral joint prone to dislocation? - ANSWER: it is held in place
primarily by muscular and ligament attachment with very little bony stability
The capitulum articulates with a small portion of the ______________. - ANSWER:
radius
True or false: The lateral epicondyle of the humerus can be palpated on the medial
side of the arm at the elbow. - ANSWER: false, lateral side
What is the prominent bone that can be palpated in the elbow posteriorly? -
ANSWER: ulna
What structures connects the ulna and radius along their shafts? - ANSWER:
interosseous membrane
PHYSIOLOGY 1 ALL EXAMS(MODULE 1-MODULE
7)TESTBANK 2023 VERSION WITH UPDATED 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. What is the function of the flat bones? - ANSWER: Produce red blood cells;
protection of internal organs (skull protects the brain).
Describe the shape of a long bone and what its design allows. - ANSWER: long and
thin, designed to support body weight and enable movement.
Name the five basic bone shapes - ANSWER: long, flat, short, irregular, sesamoid
What term best describes a hollow chamber in bone, usually filled with air? -
ANSWER: sinus
True or false: A sulcus is a raised ridge in bone - ANSWER: false. sulcus is depressions
in bone
What division of the skeleton lies along the midline? - ANSWER: axial skeleton
What two bones of the cranium lie primarily within the skull? - ANSWER: sphenoid
and ethmoid bones
True or false: Fontanelles are present in adults. - ANSWER: false
True or false: The frontal bone is a paired bone of the cranium. - ANSWER: false
Which bone contains the foramen magnum? - ANSWER: occipital bone
Sinusitis is an infection of the _______________. - ANSWER: sinuses
What is the function of the nasal conchae? - ANSWER: act to swirl the air as it is
breathed in through the nasal passages, helping to warm and humidify the air before
it enters the lower respiratory system.
16. What are the only unpaired bones of the facial skeleton? - ANSWER: mandible
and vomer
17. What bone forms the anterior portion of the hard palate? - ANSWER: maxilla
True or false: A typical spine is completely straight when standing vertically. -
ANSWER: false
, True or false: The vertebral body is located anteriorly and can be palpated along the
surface of the back. - ANSWER: false, spinous processes are located on the dorsal
side of the vertebrae and can be palpateds bony projections along the midline of the
neck and back
The vertebrae fit together to protect the __________, located in the vertebral canal.
- ANSWER: spinal cord
True or False: A typical thoracic vertebra has a bifid spinous process. - ANSWER: false
What is the purpose of transverse foramina in cervical spinal vertebrae? - ANSWER:
passage of vertebral arteries and veins
What region of the spine contains costal facets? - ANSWER: thoracic vertebra
What is the purpose of costal facets? - ANSWER: rib articulations
Which region of the spine has the largest vertebral bodies? - ANSWER: lumbar
The line along the midline of the sacrum is called the - ANSWER: median sacral crest
True or False: Ribs 11 and 12 have no posterior attachment to the thoracic
vertebrae. - ANSWER: false, they are floating ribs due to not attaching to the
sternum
True or false: Anteriorly, the clavicle connects to the scapula. - ANSWER: false
30. True or false: The medial border of the scapula connects directly to the neck of
the scapula. - ANSWER: false
True or false: The subscapular fossa is located on the anterior side of the scapula. -
ANSWER: true
Why is the glenohumeral joint prone to dislocation? - ANSWER: it is held in place
primarily by muscular and ligament attachment with very little bony stability
The capitulum articulates with a small portion of the ______________. - ANSWER:
radius
True or false: The lateral epicondyle of the humerus can be palpated on the medial
side of the arm at the elbow. - ANSWER: false, lateral side
What is the prominent bone that can be palpated in the elbow posteriorly? -
ANSWER: ulna
What structures connects the ulna and radius along their shafts? - ANSWER:
interosseous membrane
