Chapter 09: Skeletal System

Chapter 09: Skeletal System

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

TRUE/FALSE

1. The adult skeleton consists of about 206 separate bones.

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 224

TOP:    Skeletal System Introduction

2. The term margin, as it relates to bone markings, means a tubelike opening or channel.

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 224

TOP:    Divisions of the Skeleton

3. Bones of the appendicular skeleton form the brain case and vertebral column.

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Synthesis        REF:    Page 224

TOP:    Divisions of the Skeleton

4. The upper extremities and the lower extremities are subdivisions of the axial skeleton.

ANS:   F                      DIF:    Synthesis        REF:    Page 224

TOP:    Divisions of the Skeleton

5. Mastoiditis, if untreated, may lead to inflammation of the brain or of its coverings.

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 265

TOP:    Mastoiditis

6. The two maxillae together serve as the keystone in the architecture of the face.

ANS:   T                      DIF:    Memorization                                     REF:    Page 240

TOP:    Facial Bones