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Which of the following bones is not weight bearing?

A) femur
B) tibia
C) fibula
D) talus

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Figure 7.2 Using Figure 7.2, match the following: -Passageway for optic nerve.

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Figure 7.2 Using Figure 7.2, match the following: -Encloses hypophysis.

Which forms the largest portion of the coxal bone?

The term vertebrochondral ribs refers to ribs that attach to each other before they attach to the sternum.

When administering chest compression to someone whose heart has stopped beating, the heel of the hand should be placed on the sternum on a line drawn between the nipples. Why would it be a problem if the hand was placed at a lower part of the sternum?

There are seven cervical, twelve thoracic, and five lumbar vertebrae.

You are a school nurse in a middle school. You are responsible for screening the children for scoliosis. What is involved in this screening?

Body weight is carried primarily by the talus and calcaneus.

The superior orbital fissure is formed in the sphenoid bone, whereas the inferior orbital fissure is formed between the sphenoid and ________.

Which of the following is an abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column often seen in the thoracic region?

Match the following: A) Axis B) Thoracic vertebrae C) Lumbar vertebrae D) Atlas E) Coccyx -These bones have articular facets for the ribs.

What structure is the "missing" body of the second cervical vertebrae?

Match the following: A) Temporal bones B) Lacrimal bones C) Sphenoid D) Maxillae -This bone houses the apparatus of the internal and middle ear.

Match the following: A) Connects occipital and temporal bones. B) Connects parietal and frontal bones. C) Connects temporal and parietal bones. D) Connects occipital and parietal bones. E) Connects right and left parietal bones. -Coronal suture.

Match the following: A) Humerus B) Radius C) Phalanges -The fingers have three of these bones and the thumb has only two.

The most common site of fracture in the humerus is the anatomical neck.

The temporal bone connects to the zygomatic bone via the temporal process of the temporal bone.

How are the pectoral and pelvic girdles structurally different? How is this difference reflected in their functions?

Match the following: A) Axis B) Thoracic vertebrae C) Lumbar vertebrae D) Atlas E) Coccyx -These bones have the thickest centrum with short blunt spinous processes.