📝 Chapter 3 Quiz
Test your understanding of the bones of the human body including the skull, thoracic skeleton, ribs, sternum, and vertebral column.
Learning Objectives
By completing this quiz, you should be able to:
- Identify the 8 bones of the neurocranium and their key features
- List the 14 bones of the viscerocranium and their functions
- Describe the cranial sutures and when fontanelles close
- Explain the structure of the thoracic skeleton
- Classify ribs as true, false, or floating
- Understand the parts of the sternum and their clinical significance
- Recognize important anatomical landmarks (foramen magnum, sella turcica, sternal angle)
- Apply knowledge to clinical scenarios (sinusitis, TMJ disorders, rib fractures)
Chapter 3 Quiz: Bones of the Human Body
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- 1
How many bones make up the neurocranium (braincase)?
- 2
How many bones comprise the viscerocranium (facial skeleton)?
- 3
Which bone contains the foramen magnum, the opening through which the spinal cord passes?
- 4
Which cranial bone houses the pituitary gland in a structure called the sella turcica?
- 5
The sagittal suture connects which bones?
- 6
When does the anterior fontanelle typically close?
- 7
What is the function of fontanelles in an infant skull?
- 8
Which is the only movable bone of the skull?
- 9
How many pairs of ribs does the human body have?
- 10
Which ribs are called 'true ribs' or vertebrosternal ribs?
- 11
Which ribs are considered 'floating ribs'?
- 12
What are the three parts of the sternum?
- 13
The sternal angle (Angle of Louis) is formed at the junction of which two structures?
- 14
Which bones form the hard palate?
- 15
What is the cribriform plate and where is it located?
- 16
What is the spongy (diploë) layer in cranial bones?
- 17
Which sinuses are most commonly affected by sinusitis?
- 18
Which bone forms the posteroinferior portion of the nasal septum?
- 19
What is the mental protuberance?
- 20
How many vertebrae comprise the vertebral column in total?
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