The number of phalanges in thumb is/are:
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
The carpal bones are the eight small bones that make up the wrist (or carpus) and are arranged in:
1. two rows of 4
2. four rows of 2
3. two rows of 5 and 3
4. four rows of 1,1,3,3
A large sesamoid bone in the leg is:
1. talus
2. patella
3. navicular
4. fibula
To form the largest ball and socket joint in the human body, the head of the femur articulates with:
1. | acetabulum | 2. | obturator foramen |
3. | glenoid cavity | 4. | olecranon fossa |
The large opening created by the ischium and pubis bones of the pelvis through which nerves and blood vessels pass is called:
1. acetabulum
2. obturator foramen
3. lineaaspera
4. fovea centralis
The total number of the phalanges in the human body are:
1. 14
2. 20
3. 32
4. 56
Femur does not articulate with:
1. fibula
2. coxal bone
3. patella
4. tibia
The muscles that produce an opposing joint torque to the agonist muscles are called:
1. synergists.
2. cooperatives.
3. facilitators.
4. antagonists.
Bones do not:
1. provide structural framework and protection
2. provide attachment for the muscles
3. perform hemopoiesis
4. store vitamin D
In humans, marrow is colloquially characterized as "red" or "yellow" marrow where the latter:
1. makes RBCs but not WBCs.
2. is found in flat bones only.
3. makes WBCs but not RBCs.
4. mostly adipose tissue.