Bones of the skeleton and their counts — practice questions

Question 1 · difficulty L1 · recall

The skeleton including skull, vertebral column and rib cage:

• A. appendicular skeleton
• B. visceral skeleton only
• C. exoskeleton
• D. axial skeleton

Question 2 · difficulty L1 · recall

The skeleton of limbs and their girdles:

• A. cranial skeleton only
• B. appendicular skeleton
• C. axial skeleton
• D. vertebral skeleton

Question 3 · difficulty L1 · recall

How many bones are normally present in the adult human skeleton?

• A. 206
• B. 126
• C. 80
• D. 300

Question 4 · difficulty L2 · understanding

How many bones make up the axial skeleton in an adult human?

• A. 126
• B. 80
• C. 206
• D. 60

Question 5 · difficulty L2 · understanding

How many bones are present in the appendicular skeleton of an adult human?

• A. 22
• B. 80
• C. 126
• D. 26

Question 6 · difficulty L3 · application

The adult human skull contains 22 bones. How are these divided?

• A. 12 cranial and 10 facial bones
• B. 14 cranial and 8 facial bones
• C. 10 cranial and 12 facial bones
• D. 8 cranial and 14 facial bones

Question 7 · difficulty L3 · application

How many bones are present in one upper limb, excluding the pectoral girdle?

• A. 30
• B. 20
• C. 26
• D. 60

Question 8 · difficulty L3 · understanding

Match the following columns and select the correct option. Column-I Column-II (a) Floating Ribs (i) Located between second and seventh ribs (b) Acromion (ii) Head of the Humerus (c) Scapula (iii) Clavicle (d) Glenoid cavity (iv) Do not connect with the sternum

• A. (A) $$\to$$ (ii), (B) $$\to$$ (iv), (C) $$\to$$ (i), (D) $$\to$$ (iii)
• B. (A) $$\to$$ (i), (B) $$\to$$ (iii), (C) $$\to$$ (ii), (D) $$\to$$ (iv)
• C. (A) $$\to$$ (iv), (B) $$\to$$ (iii), (C) $$\to$$ (i), (D) $$\to$$ (ii)
• D. (A) $$\to$$ (iii), (B) $$\to$$ (ii), (C) $$\to$$ (iv), (D) $$\to$$ (i)

Question 9 · difficulty L4 · analysis

A student counts 80 bones in one major division of the skeleton and 126 in the other. Which interpretation is correct?

• A. 80 are appendicular and 126 are axial
• B. 80 are axial and 126 are appendicular
• C. Both groups are subdivisions of the skull
• D. The counts exclude all limb bones

Question 10 · difficulty L5 · analysis

A skeletal inventory includes 22 skull bones, 26 vertebral bones, 24 ribs and one sternum, but omits the hyoid and ear ossicles. How many additional axial bones are needed to reach the normal axial total?

• A. 5
• B. 6
• C. 7
• D. 9