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Anatomy & Physiology - Chapter #5 Quiz - Axial Skeleton

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1 

Identify the light blue colored bone in the photo.

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a
frontal bone
c
mandible
b
temporal bone
d
parietal bone
 

 2 

Identify the yellow colored bone (labeled #6) in the photo.

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a
frontal bone
c
Sphenoid bone
b
Zygomatic bone
d
Temporal bone
 

 3 

Identify the lavender colored bone (labeled #15) in the photo.
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a
frontal bone
c
mandible
b
Zygomatic bone
d
Lacrimal bone
 

 4 

The ribs attach to which set of vertebrae?
a
cervical
b
thoracic
c
lumbar
d
sacrum
 

 5 

The bottom of the spinal column is known as the _____________ and includes the “tailbone”.
a
Coccyx
b
Sacrum
c
Lumbar
d
Cervical
 

Numeric Response
 

 6 

There are _____ individual bones in an adult that comprise the spinal column.

 

 7 

There are ____ pairs of ribs in the body.

 

Completion
Complete each statement.
 

 8 

Bones in the skull are joined by immovable joints known as __________________.
 

 

 9 

The “soft spots” on a baby’s skull which are areas where ossification will occur as the child matures are known as __________________.
 

 

 10 

Hollow portions of bones surrounding the nasal cavity are known as paranasal ___________________.
 

 

 11 

There is one bone in the body that does not articulate with another bone and it serves as a moveable base for the tongue. It is called the ____________ bone.
 

 

 12 

Ribs #11 & #12 are considered ________________ ribs as they do not attach to the sternum, therefore having no frontal or anterior attachment.
 

 



 
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