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The knuckles are joints that join the phalanges to the metacarpals and are called the ________ (MCP) joints.

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The foramen magnum is located in which of the following bones?


A) Parietal bone
B) Occipital bone
C) Temporal bone
D) Ethmoid bone
E) Frontal bone

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Fontanels are ____.


A) holes in a baby's skull, covered only by skin
B) the bones of the back of the head
C) structured to allow expansion of the adult skull
D) tough membranes that connect incompletely developed bones
E) two bumps on either side of the foramen magnum

F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

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The ________ skeleton contains 80 bones, including the bones of the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage.

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A patient with a spine that looks bent to one side, with one shoulder or hip appearing to be higher than the other, may have __________.

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Which bone forms part of the floor of the cranium?


A) Parietal bone
B) Occipital bone
C) Temporal bone
D) Ethmoid bone
E) Frontal bone

F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

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The ________ is located in the upper part of the arm. Its proximal end joins with the scapula, and its distal end attaches at the radius and the ulna.

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A(n) ________ bone forms part of the floor of the cranium.

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The bones of synovial joints are covered with ____ and are held together by a fibrous joint capsule.


A) ligaments
B) hyaline cartilage
C) synovial membrane
D) osteoblasts
E) osteoclasts

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Letter E represents ________ bone; also called cancellous bone, it has more spaces within it than compact bone.

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The condition commonly referred to as humpback is ____.


A) osteogenesis imperfecta
B) osteoporosis
C) Paget's disease
D) scoliosis
E) kyphosis

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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The plate of cartilage between the epiphysis and the diaphysis is called a(n) ________ disk, or growth plate.

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The hyoid bone, which anchors the tongue, is included in the ____ skeleton.


A) axial
B) facial
C) thoracic
D) appendicular
E) abdominal

F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

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The types of bones in the foot include tarsals, metatarsals, and _________.

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