206 Bones of the Body Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which bone is commonly called the shoulder blade?
Scapula
Sternum
Clavicle
Humerus
2. Compared with each of the other fingers, how many phalanges does the thumb normally have?
Two instead of three
Three instead of two
Four instead of three
One instead of two
3. An X-ray shows a fracture in the slender bone on the outer side of the lower leg. Which bone is fractured?
Tibia
Fibula
Femur
Calcaneus
4. An injury affects the cluster of small bones between the forearm and the metacarpals. Which bones are involved?
Phalanges
Tarsals
Carpals
Patellae
5. Which three main parts make up the sternum?
Ilium, ischium, and pubis
Manubrium, body, and xiphoid process
Body, arch, and process
Head, neck, and body
6. A clinician refers to a patient's patella. Which familiar structure does this mean?
Heel bone
Collarbone
Kneecap
Shoulder blade
7. Which set of structures is part of the appendicular skeleton?
Skull and auditory ossicles
Ribs and sternum
Shoulder girdles and upper limbs
Vertebral column and sacrum
8. A rib is described as a floating rib. What distinguishes it from a true rib?
It does not connect to a thoracic vertebra
It is fused to the rib above it
It attaches directly to the clavicle
It has no anterior attachment to the sternum
9. Which bone is unusual because it does not directly articulate with another bone?
Hyoid
Coccyx
Vomer
Mandible
10. In anatomical position, which forearm bone lies on the little-finger side?
Radius
Humerus
Ulna
Scaphoid
11. How many bones are commonly counted in a typical adult human skeleton?
206
201
212
226
12. Which is the longest bone in the human body?
Tibia
Humerus
Fibula
Femur
13. Which lower-leg bone bears most of the body's weight and forms the shin?
Fibula
Femur
Talus
Tibia
14. Why do infants and young children generally have more separate bones than adults?
Extra limb bones are gradually shed
Some bones fuse together during growth
Cartilage permanently replaces several bones
Adult bones divide into larger sections
15. A student is sorting bones into the axial and appendicular skeletons. Which group belongs entirely to the axial skeleton?
Clavicles, scapulae, and upper limbs
Scapulae, ribs, and hip bones
Pelvic girdle, sacrum, and lower limbs
Skull, vertebral column, and rib cage
16. How many cervical vertebrae are normally present in the human spine?
5
7
12
14