BIO 141: CHAPTER 8: SKELETAL SYSTEM: TEST QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the three borders of the scapula? -- Answer ✔✔ 1. lateral border
2. medial border
3. superior border
The ___________ angle of the scapula is found between the superior and medial
borders. The ___________ angle of the scapula is found between the medial and
lateral borders -- Answer ✔✔ superior; inferior
Rank the phalanges, carpals, and metacarpals from distal to proximal -- Answer ✔✔
phalanges, metacarpals, carpals
The condyles are on the ___________ end of the femur -- Answer ✔✔ distal
The palpable bump on the front of your hip is the ___________ ___________
___________ ___________ -- Answer ✔✔ anterior superior iliac spine
The coronal suture forms the boundary between what two bones? -- Answer ✔✔
parietal bones and frontal bone
The bridge of the nose is formed by the ___________ bones -- Answer ✔✔ nasal
,The small, paired, ___________ bones help to form part of the medial wall of the orbit
-- Answer ✔✔ lacrimal
In anatomical position the ulna is ___________ to the radius -- Answer ✔✔ medial
The conoid tubercle and costal tuberosity are found on the ___________ surface of
the ___________ -- Answer ✔✔ inferior, clavicle
sutures are immovable joints forming the boundaries between the ___________
___________ -- Answer ✔✔ cranial bones
The trochanters are on the ___________ end of the femur -- Answer ✔✔ proximal
The conoid tubercle is found near the ___________ end of the clavicle -- Answer ✔✔
acromial
The os coxae are made of three fused bones; the ___________ ___________ and
___________ -- Answer ✔✔ ilium, pubis, ischium
The depression between the greater and lesser tubercle is called the ___________
___________ -- Answer ✔✔ intertubercular sulcus
The ___________ ___________ help to lighten the weight of certain skull bones and
provides resonance to the voice -- Answer ✔✔ paranasal sinuses
The "shin" is the anterior border of the ___________ -- Answer ✔✔ tibia
The thoracic cage consists of what three things -- Answer ✔✔ 1. thoracic vertebrae
, 2. sternum
3. ribs
What are the two clavicular joints? -- Answer ✔✔ 1. acromioclavicular
2. sternoclavicular
What is another name for the large spinous process of C7, which is easily seen and
palpated through the skin inferior to the neck -- Answer ✔✔ vertebra prominens
The longest bone in the body is the ___________ -- Answer ✔✔ femur
The clavicle is located between the ___________ and the ___________ -- Answer
✔✔ sternum, scapula
The two main divisions of the skeletal system are the ___________ skeleton and
___________skeleton -- Answer ✔✔ axial, sppendicular
When a person is standing upright, the pelvis is tipped (anteriorly/posteriorly) -- Answer
✔✔ anteriorly
The distal process of the tibia is called the ___________ ___________ -- Answer ✔✔
medial malleolus
The spinal cord enters the cranial cavity through the ___________ ___________ --
Answer ✔✔ foramen magnum
What are two functions of the pectoral girdle? -- Answer ✔✔ 1. promotes upper limb
mobility
2. provide attachment sites for muscles
CORRECT ANSWERS
What are the three borders of the scapula? -- Answer ✔✔ 1. lateral border
2. medial border
3. superior border
The ___________ angle of the scapula is found between the superior and medial
borders. The ___________ angle of the scapula is found between the medial and
lateral borders -- Answer ✔✔ superior; inferior
Rank the phalanges, carpals, and metacarpals from distal to proximal -- Answer ✔✔
phalanges, metacarpals, carpals
The condyles are on the ___________ end of the femur -- Answer ✔✔ distal
The palpable bump on the front of your hip is the ___________ ___________
___________ ___________ -- Answer ✔✔ anterior superior iliac spine
The coronal suture forms the boundary between what two bones? -- Answer ✔✔
parietal bones and frontal bone
The bridge of the nose is formed by the ___________ bones -- Answer ✔✔ nasal
,The small, paired, ___________ bones help to form part of the medial wall of the orbit
-- Answer ✔✔ lacrimal
In anatomical position the ulna is ___________ to the radius -- Answer ✔✔ medial
The conoid tubercle and costal tuberosity are found on the ___________ surface of
the ___________ -- Answer ✔✔ inferior, clavicle
sutures are immovable joints forming the boundaries between the ___________
___________ -- Answer ✔✔ cranial bones
The trochanters are on the ___________ end of the femur -- Answer ✔✔ proximal
The conoid tubercle is found near the ___________ end of the clavicle -- Answer ✔✔
acromial
The os coxae are made of three fused bones; the ___________ ___________ and
___________ -- Answer ✔✔ ilium, pubis, ischium
The depression between the greater and lesser tubercle is called the ___________
___________ -- Answer ✔✔ intertubercular sulcus
The ___________ ___________ help to lighten the weight of certain skull bones and
provides resonance to the voice -- Answer ✔✔ paranasal sinuses
The "shin" is the anterior border of the ___________ -- Answer ✔✔ tibia
The thoracic cage consists of what three things -- Answer ✔✔ 1. thoracic vertebrae
, 2. sternum
3. ribs
What are the two clavicular joints? -- Answer ✔✔ 1. acromioclavicular
2. sternoclavicular
What is another name for the large spinous process of C7, which is easily seen and
palpated through the skin inferior to the neck -- Answer ✔✔ vertebra prominens
The longest bone in the body is the ___________ -- Answer ✔✔ femur
The clavicle is located between the ___________ and the ___________ -- Answer
✔✔ sternum, scapula
The two main divisions of the skeletal system are the ___________ skeleton and
___________skeleton -- Answer ✔✔ axial, sppendicular
When a person is standing upright, the pelvis is tipped (anteriorly/posteriorly) -- Answer
✔✔ anteriorly
The distal process of the tibia is called the ___________ ___________ -- Answer ✔✔
medial malleolus
The spinal cord enters the cranial cavity through the ___________ ___________ --
Answer ✔✔ foramen magnum
What are two functions of the pectoral girdle? -- Answer ✔✔ 1. promotes upper limb
mobility
2. provide attachment sites for muscles
