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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			Which one of the following is NOT a passage?
			A)	meatus
			B)	fissure
			C)	foramen
			D)	fossa
			E)	canal
3			Which one of the following is a paired bone found in the cranium?
			A)	frontal
			B)	parietal
			C)	occipital
			D)	sphenoid
			E)	ethmoid
4			Which suture is found between the frontal and parietal bones?
			A)	sagittal
			B)	squamous
			C)	lambdoid
			D)	coronal
5			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
6			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
7			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
8			Which of these bones does NOT help form the orbit of the eye?
			A)	zygomatic
			B)	palatine
			C)	nasal
			D)	sphenoid
			E)	ethmoid
9			Which vertebrae have foramina in their transverse processes?
			A)	cervical
			B)	thoracic
			C)	lumbar
10			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
11			The skeleton system is divided up into two regions, the ___________ and ______________.
			A)	muscular - non-muscular
			B)	superior - inferior
			C)	appendicular - axial
			D)	medial - lateral
12			The largest cavity of the skull containing the brain is called the ________________.
			A)	paranasal sinus
			B)	cranial cavity
			C)	foramina cavity
			D)	sutural cavity
13			Which is NOT a cranial bone?
			A)	nasal
			B)	frontal
			C)	temporal
			D)	sphenoid
14			This bone can be seen anteriorly, laterally, inferiorly and internally. What is it called?
			A)	Ethmoid
			B)	Nasal
			C)	Sphenoid
			D)	Volmer
15			The foramen magnum is found in which bone?
			A)	Sphenoid
			B)	Temporal
			C)	Parietal
			D)	Occipital
16			The zygomatic arch is made up of the zygomatic bone and the _____________ bone.
			A)	maxilla
			B)	sphenoid
			C)	temporal
			D)	mandible
17			The anterior cranial fossa is mostly composed of the _____________ bone.
			A)	frontal
			B)	sphenoid
			C)	temporal
			D)	maxilla
18			This part of the brain fills most of the posterior cranial fossa. What is it called?
			A)	Frontal lobe
			B)	Brain stem
			C)	Cerebellum
			D)	Temporal lobe
19			The internal acoustic meatus is found within this bone. What is this bone called?
			A)	Occipital
			B)	Temporal
			C)	Parietal
			D)	Sphenoid
20			This is NOT part of the sphenoid bone?
			A)	Greater wing
			B)	Foramen ovale
			C)	Perpendicular plate
			D)	Lesser wing
21			Which is NOT a part of the ethmoid bone?
			A)	Cribriform plate
			B)	Air cells
			C)	Perpendicular plate
			D)	Sella turcica
			E)	Crista galli
22			The only moveable bone of the skull is the __________________?
			A)	vomer
			B)	mandible
			C)	maxilla
			D)	inferior nasal conchae
			E)	hyoid
23			This bone does not articulate with any other bone. What is it called?
			A)	Vomer
			B)	Mandible
			C)	Maxilla
			D)	Inferior nasal conchae
			E)	Hyoid
24			The vertebral column is normally a chain of ___________ bones?
			A)	5
			B)	7
			C)	23
			D)	33
			E)	71
25			Which is NOT a normal curvature of the spine?
			A)	Lumbar
			B)	Vertebral
			C)	Cervical
			D)	Thoracic
			E)	Pelvic
26			This abnormal spinal curvature is from side to side. What is it called?
			A)	Scoliosis
			B)	Kyphosis
			C)	Lordosis
			D)	Vertebral exaggeration
27			Cervical vertebrae are ___________ in number.
			A)	3
			B)	7
			C)	23
			D)	33
			E)	71
28			This foramen is made of the inferior vertebral and superior vertebral notches. What is it called?
			A)	Spinous
			B)	Transverse
			C)	Pedicle
			D)	Intervertebral
			E)	Articular
29			The dens is found on the ______________ vertebrae?
			A)	Atlas
			B)	Axis
			C)	7th cervical (C7)
			D)	4th lumbar (L4)
			E)	2nd sacral (S2)
30			Which is NOT a part of a typical thoracic vertebrae?
			A)	Pedicle
			B)	Lamina
			C)	Spinous process
			D)	Transverse foramen
			E)	Body
31			Thoracic vertebrae have the articular facets for the articulation of the _____________.
			A)	ribs
			B)	clavicles
			C)	sacrum
			D)	skull
32			In a child there are __________ separate sacral vertebrae.
			A)	1
			B)	3
			C)	5
			D)	9
			E)	23
33			Which is NOT a part of the sternum?
			A)	Xiphoid
			B)	Cornus
			C)	Suprasternal notch
			D)	Manubrium
			E)	Body
34			Which is NOT a part of a rib?
			A)	Transverse process
			B)	Costal groove
			C)	Angle
			D)	Tubercle
			E)	Neck
35			In the newborn baby’s skull, between the frontal and parietal and occipital bones, are located the anterior and posterior ____________________.
			A)	intervertebral disc
			B)	mastoid process
			C)	fontanels
			D)	nucleus pulposus
			E)	annulus fibrosus