Choose the best answer.

1			Which one of the following is not part of the axial skeleton?
			A)	skull
			B)	vertebral column
			C)	pectoral and pelvic girdles
			D)	thoracic cage
2			All adults have exactly 206 bones in their skeleton.
			A)	True
			B)	False
3			Which one of the following is not a passage?
			A)	meatus
			B)	fissure
			C)	foramen
			D)	fossa
			E)	canal
4			Which one of the following is a paired bone found in the cranium?
			A)	frontal
			B)	parietal
			C)	occipital
			D)	sphenoid
			E)	ethmoid
5			Which suture is found between the frontal and parietal bones?
			A)	sagittal
			B)	squamous
			C)	lambdoid
			D)	coronal
6			This mastoid part of the temporal bone houses the middle- and inner-ear cavities.
			A)	True
			B)	False
7			Where does the nuchal ligament attach to the occipital bone?
			A)	external occipital protuberance
			B)	superior nuchal line
			C)	inferior nuchal line
			D)	foramen magnum
8			Which of the following foramina of the sphenoid bone does not transmit any major vessels or nerves during life?
			A)	optic foramen
			B)	superior orbital fissure
			C)	foramen rotundum
			D)	foramen ovale
			E)	foramen lacerum
9			Which of the following bones is not part of the ethmoid bone?
			A)	superior nasal conchae
			B)	middle nasal conchae
			C)	inferior nasal conchae
			D)	perpendicular plate
10			The palatine bones form all of the hard palate.
			A)	True
			B)	False
11			Which of these bones does not help form the orbit of the eye?
			A)	zygomatic
			B)	palatine
			C)	nasal
			D)	sphenoid
			E)	ethmoid
12			The mandible forms a movable joint with each maxilla.
			A)	True
			B)	False
13			The muscles of the human forehead help to hold the head up.
			A)	True
			B)	False
14			Which vertebrae have foramina in their transverse processes?
			A)	cervical
			B)	thoracic
			C)	lumbar
15			In the sacrum, what structure is formed by the fusion of the spinous processes?
			A)	anterior sacral (pelvic) foramina
			B)	medial sacral crest
			C)	lateral sacral crest
			D)	sacral canal
16			The thoracic vertebrae articulate with the true ribs, but not the false ribs.
			A)	True
			B)	False