Which of the following bones is not part of the appendicular skeleton?
A) scapula
B) tibia
C) sacrum
D) coxal bones
E) clavicles
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Question 2) While performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on an unconscious person, you are careful to position your hands correctly to avoid damage to the
A) ribs.
B) scapula.
C) xiphoid process.
D) sacrum.
E) ribs and xiphoid process.
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Question 3) Which connective tissue is found between the ribs and the sternum?
A) dense regular connective tissue
B) hyaline cartilage
C) elastic cartilage
D) fibrocartilage
E) dense irregular connective tissue
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Question 4) The ribs that have no attachment to the sternum are
A) true ribs.
B) ribs 8-12 and are called false ribs.
C) floating ribs.
D) ribs 11 and 12.
E) ribs 11 and 12 and are called floating ribs.
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Question 5) The true ribs are
A) ribs 1-7.
B) called vertebrosternal ribs.
C) ribs 8-12.
D) called vertebrochondral ribs.
E) ribs 1-7 and are called vertebrosternal ribs.
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Question 6) A tubercle of a rib articulates with the
A) manubrium.
B) costal facets of thoracic vertebrae.
C) hyoid.
D) xiphoid process.
E) cervical and thoracic vertebrae.
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Question 7) Which bone(s) include(s) a manubrium?
A) scapula
B) clavicle
C) sternum
D) cervical vertebrae 1 and 2
E) all of the vertebrae
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Question 8) The part of the sternum that articulates with the clavicles is the
A) manubrium.
B) body.
C) xiphoid process.
D) angle.
E) tuberculum.
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Question 9) Humans normally have ________ pairs of ribs.
A) 2
B) 6
C) 10
D) 12
E) 24
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Question 10) The ribs articulate with the
A) cervical vertebrae.
B) thoracic vertebrae.
C) lumbar vertebrae.
D) sacrum.
E) hyoid bone.
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