Anatomy and Physiology 20 MCQs For Nurses

Anatomy and Physiology 20 MCQs

1. Which bone forms the forehead?
a.Temporal
b.Frontal
c.Occipital
d.Parietal

2. A fossa is?
a.Air filled cavity
b.A hollow passage
c.Fused cartilage
d.A depression or indentation

3. In the region just deep to the eyebrows, _____ are present which allow nerves and arteries to pass.
a.Nasal bridge
b.Frontal sinus
c.Supraorbital foramina
d.Maxillary sinus

4. The lambdoid suture is formed by articulation of which bones?
a.Occipital and parietal bones
b.Parietal and temporal bones
c.Parietal and frontal bones
d.Occipital and temporal bones

5. Largest opening in the occipital bone?
a.Orbital cavity
b.Foramen magnum
c.Hypoglossal fossa
d.Oral cavity

6. The crista galli is a small crest on which bone?
a.Maxilla
b.Ethmoid
c.Frontal
d.Mandible

7. The temporalis muscle, which helps close the jaw, attaches to the which part of the mandible?
a.Turbulance
b.Mandibular condyles
c.Coronoid process
d.Conchae

8. Which of the following bone in our body does not articulate with another bone?
a.Mandible
b.Nasal bone
c.Cricoid bone
d.Hyoid bone

9. The body of a cervical vertebra is in which shape?
a.Round
b.Oval
c.Heart
d.Triangle

10. The vertebral foramina of cervical vertebrae are in which shape?
a.Round
b.Oval
c.Triangular
d.Heart

11. An abnormal mediolateral curvature of the vertebral column is called?
a.Scoliosis
b.Kyphosis
c.Lordosis
d.Rotation

12. An abnormal increase in the lumbar curvature of the vertebral column is called
a.Scoliosis
b.Kyphosis
c.Lordosis
d.Extension

13. Which of the following ribs are known as true ribs?
a.Ribs 1st to 12th
b.Ribs 1st to 7th
c.Ribs 8th to 12 th
d.Ribs 11th and 12th

14. Which bone forms the lower part of the nasal septum and is also visible when the skull is viewed inferiorly?
a.Mandible
b.Maxillae
c.Vomer
d.Hyoid bone

15. Which part of the scapula articulates with humerus?
a.Acromion
b.Glenoid cavity
c.Clavicle
d.Coracoid process

16. Which is the widest part of the radius?
a.Proximal
b.Distal
c.Medial
d.Lateral

17. Which part of the tibia is known as ‘ankle bone’?
a.Tibial tuberosity
b.Anterior crest
c.Medial malleolus
d.Fibular notch

18. Straightening the knee is _____ of the knee?
a.Flexion
b.Extension
c.Adduction
d.Abduction

19. Moving the limbs (or fingers) apart, away from the midline, is _____.?
a.Adduction
b.Abduction
c.Rotation
d.Extension

20. Turning the palm so that the radius rotates over the ulna is _____.?
a.Pronation
b.Supination
c.Rotation
d.Elevation

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