41) Which is the anatomical term for a passageway through a bone?

A) sulcus

B) sinus

C) fossa

D) trochlea

E) meatus

42) A crest on a bone is defined as a(n)

A) low ridge.

B) small, rounded projection.

C) narrow groove.

D) elongated cleft.

E) prominent ridge.

43) The smooth, rounded, or oval articular process of a bone is termed a

A) crest.

B) ridge.

C) head.

D) condyle.

E) trochlea.

44) The atlas is classified as a ________ vertebra.

A) thoracic

B) lumbar

C) sacral

D) cervical

E) coccygeal

45) Ribs that are connected to the sternum by separate cartilaginous extensions are called ________ ribs.

A) false

B) true

C) floating

D) vertebrochondral

E) sternal

46) The coronal suture is the boundary between which bones?

A) frontal and parietal

B) frontal and nasal

C) frontal and sphenoid

D) parietal and temporal

E) nasal and vomer

47) Bones of the skull that articulate with the nasal bones include (the)

A) temporal bone.

B) ethmoid bone.

C) zygomatic bone.

D) sphenoid.

E) maxillary bone.

48) The suture that forms the articulation of the parietal bone with the temporal bone is the ________ suture.

A) lambdoid

B) rostral

C) coronal

D) squamous

E) sagittal

49) Near the external auditory meatus, the long, sharp process called the ________ process is an attachment site for ligaments that support the hyoid bone.

A) mastoid

B) styloid

C) occipital

D) condyloid

E) temporal

50) The bone that makes up the lower jaw is the

A) mandible.

B) maxillary.

C) zygomatic.

D) temporal.

E) cribriform plate.