ANP 1111: Bones and Joints Final
Exam All Questions Solved Correct
2025-2026 Set.
What are the parts of the Axial Skeleton?
How many bones does the Axial Skeleton have? - Answer Axial Skeleton: Bones of Skull,
Vertebral Column and Rib Cage
Axial Skeleton has 80 bones
What are the parts of the appendicular skeleton?
How many bones does the appendicular skeleton have? - Answer Appendicular skeleton:
includes bones of upper and lower limbs, pectoral girdle and pelvic girdle (which attach the
limbs to the axial skeleton)
there are 126 bones in the appendicular skeleton
what are the two sets of bones in the skull? - Answer cranial bones and facial bones
what shape are the bones of the skull, and how are they held together? - Answer the bones of
the skull are generally flat bones except for the mandible which is irregular.
The bones are all held together by sutures
What are the bones of the cranium?
How many bones are there in the cranium? - Answer 1 occipital
1 frontal
1 ethmoid
1 sphenoid
2 parietal (paired)
2 temporal (paired)
, it articulates with the parietal bones anteriorly
What is the shape and function of the parietal bones and which bones do they articulate with? -
Answer the parietal bones form the superior and lateral aspects of the skull and form the
cranial vault
they articulate with the frontal bone anteriorly and the occipital bone posteriorly
what are the parts of the occipital bone, and which bones does it articulate with? - Answer it
is a single bone at the base of the skull, its parts are:
foramen magnum (hole for spinal chord)
Occipital condyles (bumps on the side of foramen magnum that articulate with 1st cervical
vertebrae)
external occipital protuberance (projection at the back)
forms walls of posterior cranial fossa and articulates with parietals, temporals and sphenoid
Where are the temporal bones located? what do they articulate with? - Answer they are
located at the sides and base of skull
they articulate with the parietal bones superiorly and the occipital lobe anteriorly
what are the three regions of the temporal bones?
explain their shape - Answer 1) Squamous part: flattened shape and forms the zygomatic
process which protrudes from the skull and attaches to the zygomatic bone
2) Tympanic part: the area that surrounds the external acoustic meatus (eardrum)
3) Petrous part: on the internal part of the temporal bone and contributes to the cranial base
and houses inner ear cavities
what are the mastoid and styloid processes? - Answer the mastoid process is the attachment
site for neck muscles (bump behind the eardrum)
the styloid process is the attachment area for muscles of the tongue and some neck muscles
(long protrusion at the bottom)
What is the shape and function of the sphenoid bone and which bones does it articulate with? -
Exam All Questions Solved Correct
2025-2026 Set.
What are the parts of the Axial Skeleton?
How many bones does the Axial Skeleton have? - Answer Axial Skeleton: Bones of Skull,
Vertebral Column and Rib Cage
Axial Skeleton has 80 bones
What are the parts of the appendicular skeleton?
How many bones does the appendicular skeleton have? - Answer Appendicular skeleton:
includes bones of upper and lower limbs, pectoral girdle and pelvic girdle (which attach the
limbs to the axial skeleton)
there are 126 bones in the appendicular skeleton
what are the two sets of bones in the skull? - Answer cranial bones and facial bones
what shape are the bones of the skull, and how are they held together? - Answer the bones of
the skull are generally flat bones except for the mandible which is irregular.
The bones are all held together by sutures
What are the bones of the cranium?
How many bones are there in the cranium? - Answer 1 occipital
1 frontal
1 ethmoid
1 sphenoid
2 parietal (paired)
2 temporal (paired)
, it articulates with the parietal bones anteriorly
What is the shape and function of the parietal bones and which bones do they articulate with? -
Answer the parietal bones form the superior and lateral aspects of the skull and form the
cranial vault
they articulate with the frontal bone anteriorly and the occipital bone posteriorly
what are the parts of the occipital bone, and which bones does it articulate with? - Answer it
is a single bone at the base of the skull, its parts are:
foramen magnum (hole for spinal chord)
Occipital condyles (bumps on the side of foramen magnum that articulate with 1st cervical
vertebrae)
external occipital protuberance (projection at the back)
forms walls of posterior cranial fossa and articulates with parietals, temporals and sphenoid
Where are the temporal bones located? what do they articulate with? - Answer they are
located at the sides and base of skull
they articulate with the parietal bones superiorly and the occipital lobe anteriorly
what are the three regions of the temporal bones?
explain their shape - Answer 1) Squamous part: flattened shape and forms the zygomatic
process which protrudes from the skull and attaches to the zygomatic bone
2) Tympanic part: the area that surrounds the external acoustic meatus (eardrum)
3) Petrous part: on the internal part of the temporal bone and contributes to the cranial base
and houses inner ear cavities
what are the mastoid and styloid processes? - Answer the mastoid process is the attachment
site for neck muscles (bump behind the eardrum)
the styloid process is the attachment area for muscles of the tongue and some neck muscles
(long protrusion at the bottom)
What is the shape and function of the sphenoid bone and which bones does it articulate with? -
