1. The smallest independently functioning unit of an organism is a (n) ________.

A. cell
B. molecule
C. organ
D. tissue

2. A collection of similar tissues that performs a specific function is an ________.

A. organ
B. organelle
C. organism
D. organ system

3. The body system responsible for structural support and movement is the ______.

A. cardiovascular system
B. endocrine system
C. muscular system
D. skeletal system

4. Bone tissue can be described as ________.

A. dead calcified tissue

B. cartilage
C. the skeletal system
D. dense, hard connective tissue

5. Without red marrow, bones would not be able to ________.

A. store phosphate
B. store calcium
C. make blood cells
D. move like levers

6. Yellow marrow has been identified as ________.

A. an area of fat storage

B. a point of attachment for muscles
C. the hard portion of bone
D. the cause of kyphosis

1
7. Which of the following can be found in areas of movement?

A. hematopoiesis
B. cartilage
C. yellow marrow
D. red marrow

8. The skeletal system is made of ________.

A. muscles and tendons

B. bones and cartilage
C. vitreous humor
D. minerals and fat

9. Most of the bones of the arms and hands are long bones; however, the bones in
the wrist are categorized as ________.

A. flat bones
B. short bones
C. sesamoid bones
D. irregular bones

10. Sesamoid bones are found embedded in ________.

A. joints
B. muscles
C. ligaments
D. tendons

11. Bones that surround the spinal cord are classified as ________ bones.

A. irregular
B. sesamoid
C. flat
D. short

12. Which category of bone is among the most numerous in the skeleton?

A. long bone
B. sesamoid bone
C. short bone
D. flat bone

2
13. Long bones enable body movement by acting as a ________.

A. counterweight
B. resistive force
C. lever
D. fulcrum

14. The diaphysis contains ________.

A. the metaphysis
B. fat stores
C. spongy bone
D. compact bone

15. The fibrous membrane covering the outer surface of the bone is the ________.

A. periosteum
B. epiphysis
C. endosteum
D. diaphysis

16. Which of the following is part of the axial skeleton?

A. shoulder bones
B. thigh bone
C. foot bones
D. vertebral column

17. Which of the following is a function of the axial skeleton?

A. allows for movement of the wrist and hand

B. protects nerves and blood vessels at the elbow
C. supports trunk of body
D. allows for movements of the ankle and foot

18. The axial skeleton ________.

A. consists of 126 bones

B. forms the vertical axis of the body
C. includes all bones of the body trunk and limbs
D. includes only the bones of the lower limbs

3
19. Which part of the clavicle articulates with the manubrium?

A. shaft
B. sternal end
C. acromial end
D. coracoid process

20. A shoulder separation results from injury to the ________.

A. glenohumeral joint
B. costoclavicular joint
C. acromioclavicular joint
D. sternoclavicular joint

21. Which feature lies between the spine and superior border of the scapula?

A. suprascapular notch
B. glenoid cavity
C. superior angle
D. supraspinous fossa

22. What structure is an extension of the spine of the scapula?

A. acromion
B. coracoid process
C. supraglenoid tubercle
D. glenoid cavity

23. How many bones are there in the upper limbs combined?

A. 20
B. 30
C. 40
D. 60

24. Which region of the humerus articulates with the radius as part of the elbow
joint?

A. trochlea
B. styloid process
C. capitulum
D. olecranon process

4
25. Which is the lateral-most carpal bone of the proximal row?

A. trapezium
B. hamate
C. pisiform
D. scaphoid

26. The radius bone ________.

A. is found on the medial side of the forearm

B. has a head that articulates with the radial notch of the ulna
C. does not articulate with any of the carpal bones
D. has the radial tuberosity located near its distal end

27. The pelvis ________.

A. has a subpubic angle that is larger in females

B. consists of the two hip bones, but does not include the sacrum or coccyx
C. has an obturator foramen, an opening that is defined in part by the
sacrospinous and sacrotuberous ligaments
D. has a space located inferior to the pelvic brim called the greater pelvis

28. What structure contributes to the knee joint?

A. lateral malleolus of the fibula

B. tibial tuberosity
C. medial condyle of the tibia
D. lateral epicondyle of the femur

29. Which tarsal bone articulates with the tibia and fibula?

A. calcaneus
B. cuboid
C. navicular
D. talus

30. What is the total number of bones found in the foot and toes?

A. 7
B. 14
C. 26
D. 30

5
31. The tibia ________.

A. has an expanded distal end called the lateral malleolus

B. is not a weight-bearing bone
C. is firmly anchored to the fibula by an interosseous membrane
D. can be palpated (felt) under the skin only at its proximal and distal ends

32. The joint between adjacent vertebrae that includes an invertebral disc is
classified as which type of joint?

A. diarthrosis
B. multiaxial
C. amphiarthrosis
D. synarthrosis

33. Which of these joints is classified as a synarthrosis?

A. the pubic symphysis

B. the manubriosternal joint
C. an invertebral disc
D. the shoulder joint

34. Which of these joints is classified as a biaxial diarthrosis?

A. the metacarpophalangeal joint

B. the hip joint
C. the elbow joint
D. the pubic symphysis

35. Synovial joints ________.

A. may be functionally classified as a synarthrosis

B. are joints where the bones are connected to each other by hyaline cartilage
C. may be functionally classified as a amphiarthrosis
D. are joints where the bones articulate with each other within a fluid-filled
joint cavity

36. A cartilaginous joint ________.

A. has a joint cavity

B. is called a symphysis when the bones are united by fibrocartilage
C. anchors the teeth to the jaws
D. is formed by a wide sheet of fibrous connective tissue

6
37. A synchondrosis is ________.

A. found at the pubic symphysis

B. where bones are connected together with fibrocartilage
C. a type of fibrous joint
D. found at the first sternocostal joint of the thoracic cage

38. Which of the following are joined by a symphysis?

A. adjacent vertebrae
B. the first rib and the sternum
C. the end and shaft of a long bone
D. the radius and ulna bones

39. The epiphyseal plate of a growing long bone in a child is classified as a

________.

A. synchondrosis
B. synostosis
C. symphysis
D. syndesmosis

40. Which type of fibrous joint connects the tibia and fibula?

A. syndesmosis
B. symphysis
C. suture
D. gomphosis

41. An example of a wide fibrous joint is ________.

A. the interosseous membrane of the forearm

B. a gomphosis
C. a suture joint
D. a synostosis

42. A gomphosis ________.

A. is formed by an interosseous membrane

B. connects the tibia and fibula bones of the leg
C. contains a joint cavity
D. anchors a tooth to the jaw

7
43. A syndesmosis is ________.

A. a narrow fibrous joint

B. the type of joint that unites bones of the skull
C. a fibrous joint that unites parallel bones
D. the type of joint that anchors the teeth in the jaws

44. Which type of joint provides the greatest range of motion?

A. ball-and-socket
B. hinge
C. condyloid
D. plane

45. Which type of joint allows for only uniaxial movement?

A. saddle joint
B. hinge joint
C. condyloid joint
D. ball-and-socket joint

46. Which of the following is a type of synovial joint?

A. a synostosis
B. a suture
C. a plane joint
D. a synchondrosis

47. At synovial joints, ________.

A. the articulating ends of the bones are directly connected by fibrous

connective tissue
B. the ends of the bones are enclosed within a space called a subcutaneous
bursa
C. intrinsic ligaments are located entirely inside of the articular capsule
D. the joint cavity is filled with a thick, lubricating fluid

48. At a synovial joint, the synovial membrane ________.

A. forms the fibrous connective walls of the joint cavity

B. is the layer of cartilage that covers the articulating surfaces of the bones
C. forms the intracapsular ligaments
D. secretes the lubricating synovial fluid

8
49. Condyloid joints ________.

A. are a type of ball-and-socket joint

B. include the radiocarpal joint
C. are a uniaxial diarthrosis joint
D. are found at the proximal radioulnar joint

50. The joints between the articular processes of adjacent vertebrae can contribute
to which movement?

A. lateral flexion
B. circumduction
C. dorsiflexion
D. abduction

51. Which motion moves the bottom of the foot away from the midline of the
body?

A. elevation
B. dorsiflexion
C. eversion
D. plantar flexion

52. Movement of a body region in a circular movement at a condyloid joint is what

type of motion?

A. rotation
B. elevation
C. abduction
D. circumduction

53. Supination is the motion that moves the ________.

A. hand from the palm backward position to the palm forward position
B. foot so that the bottom of the foot faces the midline of the body
C. hand from the palm forward position to the palm backward position
D. scapula in an upward direction

9
54. Which region of the vertebral column has the greatest range of motion for
rotation?

A. cervical
B. thoracic
C. lumbar
D. sacral

55. Movement at the shoulder joint that moves the upper limb laterally away from
the body is called ________.

A. elevation
B. eversion
C. abduction
D. lateral rotation

56. Muscle that has a striped appearance is described as being ________.

A. elastic
B. nonstriated
C. excitable
D. striated

57. Which element is important in directly triggering contraction?

A. sodium (Na+)
B. calcium (Ca++)
C. potassium (K+)
D. chloride (Cl–)

58. Which of the following properties is not common to all three muscle tissues?

A. excitability
B. the need for ATP
C. at rest, uses shielding proteins to cover actin-binding sites
D. elasticity

10
59. The correct order for the smallest to the largest unit of organization in muscle
tissue is ________.

A. fascicle, filament, muscle fiber, myofibril

B. filament, myofibril, muscle fiber, fascicle
C. muscle fiber, fascicle, filament, myofibril
D. myofibril, muscle fiber, filament, fascicle

60. The ankle joint ________.

A. is also called the subtalar joint

B. allows for gliding movements that produce inversion/eversion of the foot
C. is a uniaxial hinge joint
D. is supported by the tibial collateral ligament on the lateral side

11
 QUIZ BNPN2013 ANATOMY AND BIOMECHANICS (25%)

Matric No:......... 265360………

Choose the correct letter A, D, C or D. Mark the correct answer by placing an “X” in its box.

1. A x B C D

2. A x B C D

3. A B C D x

4. A B C D x

5. A. B C x D

6. A x B C D

7. A B x C D

8. A B x C D

9. A B x C D

10. A. B C D x

11. A x B C D

12. A x B C D

13. A B C x D

14. A B x C D

15. A. x B C D

12
16. A B C D x

17. A B C x D

18. A B x C D

19. A B x C D

20. A. B C x D

21. A x B C D

22. A x B C D

23. A B x C D

24. A x B C D

25. A. B C D x

26. A x B C D

27. A B x C D

28. A B C x D

29. A B C D x

30. A. B C x D

31. A x B C D

32. A B C x D

33. A B x C D

34. A x B C D

35. A. B C D x

13
36. A B x C D

37. A B C D x

38. A x B C D

39. A x B C D

40. A. x B C D

41. A x B C D

42. A B C D x

43. A B C x D

44. A x B C D

45. A. B x C D

46. A B C x D

47. A B C x D

48. A B C D x

49. A B x C D

50. A. x B C D

51. A B C x D

52. A B C D x

53. A x B C D

54. A B X C D

55. A. B C x D

14
56. A B C D x

57. A B x C D

58. A B C x D

59. A B x C D

60. A. B x C D

15