A Colle's fracture is a break in the distal end of the radius.
True
All of the bones of the skull, except the mandible, are united by sutures and are therefore immovable.
True
The foramen magnum goes through the occipital bone.
True
The mastoid sinuses are located at a position in the skull where they are usually free from infections.
False
The vertebral column is held in place primarily by the anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments.
True
Ribs numbered 11 and 12 are true ribs because they have no anterior attachments.
False
The most common site of fracture in the humerus is the anatomical neck.
False
The layman's name for the scapula is the collarbone.
False
A temporal bone protrusion riddled with sinuses is the styloid process.
False
Costal cartilages join most ribs to the sternum.
True
The tubercle of a rib articulates with the transverse process of a vertebra.
True
In women of childbearing age, the dimensions of the true pelvis are of utmost importance.
True
The term "vertebrochondral ribs" refers to ribs that attach to each other before they attach to the sternum.
True
In the anatomical position, the lateral forearm bone is the radius.
True
The vomer forms part of the nasal septum.
True
The cranial vault of the skull is also called the calvaria.
True
The lacrimal bones contain openings that allow the tear ducts to pass.
True
The largest and strongest bone of the face is the maxilla.
False
Each intervertebral disc possesses a nucleus pulposus and an annulus fibrosus.
True
There are seven cervical, twelve thoracic, and five lumbar vertebrae.
True
Lordosis affects the thoracic vertebrae.
False
All vertebrae possess a body, a spine, and transverse foramina.
False
The dens articulates with the axis.
False
The pituitary gland is housed in a saddlelike depression in the temporal bone called the sella turcica.
False
The ischium articulates with both the ilium and the pubis.
True