The Skeletal System
Practice Quiz A-03
Practice Quiz A-03
1. All of the following bones are part of the cranium EXCEPT:
2. Which part of the vertebral column has 12 vertebrae?
3. What is the name of the anterior bone of the upper trunk?
4. What is the name of the inferior bone of the pelvis?
5. What is the name of the lateral bone in the forearm?
6. What is the name of the bone that forms the heel of the foot?
7. What is the name of the structures that attach the ribs to the sternum?
8. In relation to the sacrum, all of the following are true EXCEPT:
9. How many carpal bones are in the wrist?
10. What is the largest bone in the human body?
- A. Frontal
- B. Parietal
- C. Occipital
- D. Mandible
2. Which part of the vertebral column has 12 vertebrae?
- A. Cervical
- B. Thoracic
- C. Lumbar
- D. Sacral
3. What is the name of the anterior bone of the upper trunk?
- A. Sternum
- B. Clavicle
- C. Scapula
- D. Frontal
4. What is the name of the inferior bone of the pelvis?
- A. Pubis
- B. Ilium
- C. Ischium
- D. Sacrum
5. What is the name of the lateral bone in the forearm?
- A. Ulna
- B. Radius
- C. Tibia
- D. Fibula
6. What is the name of the bone that forms the heel of the foot?
- A. Trapezius
- B. Tarsus
- C. Patella
- D. Calcaneus
7. What is the name of the structures that attach the ribs to the sternum?
- A. Costal Cartilages
- B. Metatarsals
- C. Phillanges
- D. Intervertebral Discs
8. In relation to the sacrum, all of the following are true EXCEPT:
- A. The iliems are lateral
- B. The lumbar vertebrae are superior
- C. Formed by 7 fused sacral vertebrae
- D. Forms the posterior part of the pelvis
9. How many carpal bones are in the wrist?
- A. 14
- B. 8
- C. 7
- D. 5
10. What is the largest bone in the human body?
- A. Humerus
- B. Tibia
- C. Ilium
- D. Femur
The correct answers are:
1-D, 2-B, 3-A, 4-C, 5-B, 6-D, 7-A, 8-C, 9-B, 10-D
1-D, 2-B, 3-A, 4-C, 5-B, 6-D, 7-A, 8-C, 9-B, 10-D