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