Match the bones in column B with their description in column A. (Note that some descriptions require more than a single choice.)

Column A

_____ (1) connected by the coronal suture

_____ (2) keystone bone of cranium

_____ (3) keystone bone of the face

_____ (4) form the hard palate

_____ (5) allows the spinal cord to pass

_____ (6) forms the chin

_____  (7) contain paranasal sinuses

_____  (8) contains mastoid sinuses

Column B

a. ethmoid

b. frontal

c. mandible

d. maxillary

e. occipital

f. palatine

g. parietal

h. sphenoid

i. temporal

Match the key terms with the bone descriptions that follow.

Key:

a. clavicle

b. ilium

c. ischium

d. pubis

e. sacrum

f. scapula

g. sternum 

______    (1) bone of the axial skeleton to which the pectoral girdle attaches 

______    (2) markings include glenoid cavity and acromion 

______    (3) features include the ala, crest, and greater sciatic notch 

______    (4) doubly curved; acts as a shoulder strut

______    (5) hip bone that articulates with the axial skeleton 

______    (6) the 'sit-down' bone 

______    (7) anteriormost bone of the pelvic girdle 

______    (8) part of the vertebral column

Use key choices to identify the bone descriptions that follow.

Key:

a. carpals

b. femur

c. fibula

d. humerus

e. radius

f. tarsals

g. tibia

h. ulna  

______ (1) articulates with the acetabulum and the tibia     

______ (2) forms the lateral aspect of the ankle     

______ (3) bone that 'carries' the hand     

______ (4) the wrist bones     

______ (5) end shaped like a monkey wrench     

______ (6) articulates with the capitulum of the humerus     

______ (7) largest bone of this 'group' is the calcaneus

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Which ribs are floating ribs and why are they called that?

List three important differences between the male and female pelves.

How do the relative proportions of the cranium and face of a fetus compare with those of an adult skull?

Distinguish between the anulus fibrosus and nucleus pulposus regions of a disc. Which provides durability and strength? Which provides resilience? Which part is involved in a 'slipped' disc?

Peter Howell, a teaching assistant in the anatomy class, picked up a hip bone and pretended it was an old-fashioned telephone. He held the big hole in this bone right up to his ear and said, 'Press 5 to speak to the obturator? Hello, obturator, obturator (operator, operator).' Name the structure he was helping the students to learn.

Justiniano worked in a poultry-packing plant where his job was cutting open chickens and stripping out their visceral organs. After work, he typed for long hours on his computer keyboard, writing a book about his work in the plant. Soon, his wrist and hand began to hurt whenever he flexed it, and he began to awaken at night with pain and tingling on the thumb half of his hand. What condition did he probably have?

Mary's grandmother slipped on a scatter rug and fell heavily to the floor. Her left lower limb was laterally rotated and noticeably shorter than the right, and when she attempted to get up, she winced with pain. Mary surmised that her grandmother might have 'fractured her hip,' which later proved to be true. What bone was probably fractured and at what site? Why is a 'fractured hip' a common type of fracture in the elderly?

Name the cranial and facial bones and compare and contrast the functions of the cranial and facial skeletons.

List at least two specific anatomical characteristics each for typical cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae that would allow anyone to identify each type correctly.

The major function of the shoulder girdle is flexibility. What is the major function of the pelvic girdle? Relate these functional differences to anatomical differences seen in these girdles.

Mr. Wright had polio as a boy and was partially paralyzed in one lower limb for over a year. Although no longer paralyzed, he now has a severe lateral curvature of the lumbar spine. Explain what has happened and identify his condition.

Mrs. Shea came up with what she considered to be a clever idea to bypass the long lines at Disney World. She had her husband rent a wheelchair and he wheeled her around from one exhibit to another for the better part of three days. As they sat on the plane, waiting to take off for Chicago, she complained to him that she had two sore spots on her buttocks. Why? What do you suppose would happen (to her buttocks) if she was wheeled around for a few more days?