BIOL N261 ANATOMY EXAM 2 (IUPUI)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Appendicular skelton - ANS pectoral girdle + upper limbs + pelvic girdle + lower limbs
axial skeleton fx - ANS support and protect organs in dorsal and ventral body cavities
diarthrotic - ANS freely moving
fx - ANS adjust posture of head, neck, trunk; move thoracic cage for respiration; stabilize
appendicular
amphiarthrotic - ANS slightly moving
appendicular fx. - ANS change position of external environment
pectoral girdle - ANS clavicle and scapula
axial skeleton - ANS skull, thoracic cage, vertebral column
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,symphiarthrotic - ANS no movement
clavicle - ANS collarbone; sternal and acromial end
skull - ANS cranial, facial, associated bones
fibrous - ANS sutures, gomphoses, syndesmoses
sternal end - ANS medial; articulate with sternum
thoracic cage - ANS ribs and sternum
cartilaginous - ANS synchondrosis, symphysis
synovial - ANS diarthrotic, knee
acromial end - ANS lateral; articulates with acromion of scapula
vertebral column - ANS vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx
spacula - ANS shoulder blade; coraCoid process, acromion, glenoid cavity, scapular spine,
fossa
cranial bones - ANS parietal, ethmoid, sphenoid, temporal, occipital, frontal
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, synchondrosis - ANS symphiarthrotic, hyaline cartilage, ribs/sternum
coraCoid process - ANS attachment point for muscles and ligaments to clavicle
facial bones - ANS maxillae, palatine, nasal, inferior nasal conchae, zygomatic, lacrimal,
vomer, mandible
symphysis - ANS amphiarthrotic, intervertebral disc, pubic symphysis
acromion - ANS articulates with acriomial end of scapula
hyoid - ANS doesnt articulate with any other bone
syndesmoses - ANS amphiarthrotic, radius/ulna and tibia/fibula
gomphoses - ANS symphiarthrotic, teeth
cranium - ANS fluid filled, support and protect bone
glenoid cavity - ANS articulates with head of humerus
parietal bone - ANS largest skull bone,
sutures - ANS symphiarthrotic, skulls
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Appendicular skelton - ANS pectoral girdle + upper limbs + pelvic girdle + lower limbs
axial skeleton fx - ANS support and protect organs in dorsal and ventral body cavities
diarthrotic - ANS freely moving
fx - ANS adjust posture of head, neck, trunk; move thoracic cage for respiration; stabilize
appendicular
amphiarthrotic - ANS slightly moving
appendicular fx. - ANS change position of external environment
pectoral girdle - ANS clavicle and scapula
axial skeleton - ANS skull, thoracic cage, vertebral column
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,symphiarthrotic - ANS no movement
clavicle - ANS collarbone; sternal and acromial end
skull - ANS cranial, facial, associated bones
fibrous - ANS sutures, gomphoses, syndesmoses
sternal end - ANS medial; articulate with sternum
thoracic cage - ANS ribs and sternum
cartilaginous - ANS synchondrosis, symphysis
synovial - ANS diarthrotic, knee
acromial end - ANS lateral; articulates with acromion of scapula
vertebral column - ANS vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx
spacula - ANS shoulder blade; coraCoid process, acromion, glenoid cavity, scapular spine,
fossa
cranial bones - ANS parietal, ethmoid, sphenoid, temporal, occipital, frontal
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, synchondrosis - ANS symphiarthrotic, hyaline cartilage, ribs/sternum
coraCoid process - ANS attachment point for muscles and ligaments to clavicle
facial bones - ANS maxillae, palatine, nasal, inferior nasal conchae, zygomatic, lacrimal,
vomer, mandible
symphysis - ANS amphiarthrotic, intervertebral disc, pubic symphysis
acromion - ANS articulates with acriomial end of scapula
hyoid - ANS doesnt articulate with any other bone
syndesmoses - ANS amphiarthrotic, radius/ulna and tibia/fibula
gomphoses - ANS symphiarthrotic, teeth
cranium - ANS fluid filled, support and protect bone
glenoid cavity - ANS articulates with head of humerus
parietal bone - ANS largest skull bone,
sutures - ANS symphiarthrotic, skulls
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