1. What is the significance of the occipital
condyles?
They articulate with the zygomatic bone, to form a
support structure for the cheek.
They provide a bony support structure for the pituitary
gland.
They articulate with the mandible, to allow for chewing
movements.
They articulate with the first cervical vertebra, to
allow head movements with respect to the neck.
They are passageways for the internal carotid
arteries.
2.
What type of synovial joints are metacarpophalangeal
joints?
Pivot
Ball-and-socket
Saddle
Condylar
Hinge
3. True or False
When the olecranon fossa of the humerus articulates with
the olecranon process of the ulna, it allows a person to straighten
the arm at the elbow.
4.
Which of the following fontanels are paired, occurring
in 2 different places on the fetal skull?
Anterior and sphenoidal
Mastoid and sphenoidal
Mastoid and posterior
Anterior and posterior
All of the fontanels are paired in the fetal
skull.
5.
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the
humerus?
Coronoid process
Deltoid tuberosity
Capitulum
Intertubercular sulcus
Surgical neck
6.
Which of the following is NOT true of
ossification?
Intramembranous ossification involves bone formation
from hyaline cartilage models.
In both intramembranous and endochondral ossification,
both spongy and compact bone form.
Most bones develop by endochondral
ossification.
Ossification occurs during fetal growth and
childhood.
All of these are true of ossification.