Choose the best answer.

1			In the fetus failure of the maxilla to close with the oral and nasal cavities remaining connected is called a _________________ palate.
			A)	split
			B)	cleft
			C)	herniated
			D)	bifid
2			A failure of the lamina of the vertebrae to fuse properly in the lumbar region can produce an exposed spinal cord called ____________________.
			A)	scoliosis
			B)	stenosis
			C)	spina bifida
			D)	spondylosis
3			All chordate animals show a ________________ anterior to the neural tube in the early embryonic period.
			A)	notochord
			B)	accessory spinal cord
			C)	intervertebral canal
			D)	fontanel
4			The head of a rib articulates with the ______________ of a vertebra.
			A)	spinous process
			B)	transverse process
			C)	body
			D)	sternum
			E)	lamina
5			Cardiopulmonary resuscitation done improperly can force this structure into the liver causing a fatal hemorrhage. What is this structure?
			A)	Heart
			B)	Diaphragm
			C)	Xiphoid process
			D)	Clavicle
			E)	Lumbar vertebrae
6			Fracture of this bone may lead to sitting on a donut.
			A)	Rib
			B)	7th cervical vertebrae
			C)	5th thoracic vertebrae
			D)	Coccyx
			E)	Sternum
7			Fracture of this structure often presses on the spinal cord within the vertebral canal. What is it called?
			A)	Transverse process
			B)	Dens
			C)	Spinous process
			D)	Superior articular process
8			The superior articular processes of the atlas are directed in a ____________ position.
			A)	superior
			B)	medial
			C)	inferior
			D)	lateral
9			Lordosis is the abnormal curvature of the ________________.
			A)	centrum area
			B)	thoracic area
			C)	cervical area
			D)	lumbar area
			E)	sacral area
10			The sacrum is described as being ______________ shaped.
			A)	diamond
			B)	biconvex
			C)	wedge
			D)	square
11			A herniated intervertebral disc normally has the __________________ pushing into the intervertebral space and creating nerve pain.
			A)	body of the vertebra
			B)	annulus fibrosus
			C)	nucleus pulposus
			D)	transverse process
12			These three bones are found within the middle-ear-cavity. What are they called?
			A)	Cornu
			B)	Ossicles
			C)	Mastoid bones
			D)	Hyoid bones
13			The condyloid process of the mandible articulates with the _________________ bone.
			A)	temporal
			B)	maxilla
			C)	zygomatic
			D)	palatine
14			Which is NOT a process of the zygomatic bone?
			A)	Frontal
			B)	Maxillary
			C)	Lacrimal
			D)	Temporal
15			This bone articulates with the atlas of the vertebral column. What is it called?
			A)	Occipital
			B)	Temporal
			C)	Sphenoid
			D)	Ethmoid