Practice Exam – Bones          

 

Match – use each only once

1. location of medial and lateral condyles                          A. sternum

2. location of the foramen magnum                                B. yellow marrow

3. location of a coronoid process                                   C. suture

4. bifid spinous process                                             D. vertebrae

5.location of the coracoid process                                 E. femur

6.joins bones of the skull                                            AB. Occipital bone

7.located in medullary cavity of bones                             AC. scapula

8. .location of the lamina                                            AD. Spongy bone

9. location of the manubrium                                       AE. Cervical vertebrae

10. another name for trabecular bone                              BC. mandible

                              

11. Yellow bone marrow contains a large percentage of:

     a. adipose tissue       b. blood forming cells.              c. leukocytes.          d. collagen.

 

12. Which cell is the mature bone cell?

         a. osteocyte    b. osteoblast    c. osteoclast    d. osteoprogenitor

 

13. The three coxal bones are fused together to form the

          a. symphysis pubis     b. iliac crest              c. acetabulum    d. tibiofemoral joint    e. olecranon

 

14.  The hyaline cartilage of the embryonic skeleton forms bone by

         a. intramembranous ossification                  b. endochondral ossification

         d. hyalinal ossification           e. trabecular ossification

 

15. How many thoracic vertebrae are there in the vertebral column?

         a. 12            b. 7              c. 5              d. 4

 

16. The lambdoidal suture is located between what two cranial bones?

         a. frontal, parietal        b. parietal, parietal      c. occipital, parietal     d. temporal, parietal

        

17. The primary curves in the vertebral column are the

         a. cervical and thoracic b. thoracic and sacral   c. cervical and lumbar  d. thoracic and lumbar

          e. cervical and sacral

 

18. The surface of bones is covered by

         a. periosteum            b. perimysium           c. endosteum            d. epiosteum

 

 19. The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of bone is the:

     a. osteocyte.     b. osteoblast.     c. osteoclast.    d. chondrocyte.

 

 20. An osteon or haversian system is composed of:

     a. a cell body and a single long threadlike extension.      b. cartilage.

     c. circles of lamella surrounding a central canal.                   d. a collection of osteoblasts.

 

 21. All cranial bones develop from:

     a. cartilage.          b. fibrous membranes.      c. tendons.      d. sutures.

 

 22. A fracture in the shaft of a bone would be a break in the:

     a. diaphysis.                       b. metaphysis.     c. epiphysis.                    d. articular cartilage.

 

 

 

Match the following. Darken in both letters on your answer key if using ab, ac or ad.

     a.tuberosity           e.  Fossa

     b. Meatus             ab. Trochanter

     c. Foramen           ac. fissure     

     d. Condyle     

        

23. ___ Very large bone process on femur.

 

24. ___ Shallow depression, may be an articular socket.

 

25. ___ Round opening in a bone.

 

26. ___ Large rounded process.

 

27. ___ Canal or tube‑like passageway.

 

 

Match the anatomical terms below with the appropriate description of a long bone:

           Use only once.

     a. Articular cartilage          e. Epiphyseal plate

     b. Compact bone               ab. Epiphysis

     c. Diaphysis                     ac. Spongy bone

     d. Endosteum                    ad. Periosteum

 

28. ___ Outer connective tissue layer

 

29. ___ The end of a long bone.

 

30. ___ Covers bone surfaces that articulate with other bones.

 

31. ___ Lining of the medullary cavity.

 

32. ___ Bone type that forms the epiphyses.

 

33. ___ Bone type that forms the diaphysis.

 

34. ___ Lengthwise growth of the bone occurs here.

            

35. The membranous areas between the cranial bones of the fetal  skull are called:

     a. sutures.     b. foramina.     c. lacunae.     d. fontanels.

 

36. The floating ribs are

     a. 1-8          b. 1-10        c. 11-12          d. 10-12       e. 12 only

 

37. The axial skeleton contains:

     a. the skull, vertebral column and pelvis.     b. arms, legs, hands and feet.

     c. the skull, vertebral column and bony thorax.     d. shoulder and pelvic girdles.

     e. the skull, spine, shoulders and hips.

 

38. One of the following sets of bones contains one bone that  does not belong with the others.  That set is:

     a. frontal, parietal, occipital, sphenoid.     b. temporal, ethmoid, parietals, sphenoid.

     c. zygomatic, lacrimal, mandible, palatine.     d. frontal, parietal, sphenoid, zygomatic.

     e. vomer, maxillae, palatine, zygomatic.

 

 

39. The wing‑shaped bone that extends behind the eyes and forms the keystone of the cranium:

     a. Ethmoid    b. Sphenoid     c. Temporal        d. Maxilla    e. Palatine bones

                

    Match the following:

     a. Carpals              ac. Phalanges

     b. Femur               ad. Radius

     c. Fibula               ae. Tarsals

     d. Humerus            bc. Tibia

     e. Metacarpals         bd. Ulna

     ab. Metatarsals

 

40. ___ The fingers have three, but the thumb has only two.

 

41. ___ Location of the linea aspera.

 

42. ___ Weight bearing bone of the lower leg.

 

43. ___ Articulates with phalanges in the feet.

 

44. ___ Forearm bone that articulates with the scaphoid. 

 

45 ___ Bones of the wrist.

 

46. ___ Bones of the ankle.

 

47. ___ Articulates with the glenoid fossa.

 

48. ___ Articulates with the trochlea.

 

                                                    

Sample Exam #2  Answer Key

1.            E

2.            AB

3.            BC
  1. AE

5.            AC

6.            C

7.            B

8.            D

9.            A

10.         AD

11.         A

12.         A

13.         C

14.         B

15.         A

16.         C

17.         B

18.         A

19.         B

20.         C

21.         B

22.         A

23.         AB

24.         E

25.         C

26.         D

27.         B

28.         AD

29.         AB

30.         A

31.         D

32.         AC

33.         B

34.         E

35.         D

36.         C

37.         C

38.         D

39.         B

40.         AC

41.         B

42.         BC

43.         AB

44.         AD

45.         A

46.         AE

47.         D

48.         BD