Tendons hold muscle to bone.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Tendons are fibrous connective tissues that attach skeletal muscles to bones, enabling movement by transmitting muscle force. This is a fundamental role of tendons, making ‘True’ correct. ‘False’ would apply to ligaments, which connect bone to bone.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The plural of 'foramen' (Latin for hole) is 'foramina,' following Latin grammatical rules, as seen in terms like 'foramen magnum.' 'Foramens' is an incorrect Anglicized plural.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Longitudinal ligaments run lengthwise along the vertebral column (e.g., anterior and posterior longitudinal ligaments), stabilizing the vertebrae vertically. Transverse is crosswise, and oblique is diagonal—neither matches 'longitudinal.'

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: The pectoral girdle, part of the appendicular skeleton, consists of the clavicle and scapula, supporting the shoulder and upper limbs. 'Upper' is descriptive but not the anatomical term.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Options are: scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, chamate. 'Chamate' is a misspelling of 'hamate,' a carpal bone with a hook-like process. All others are correctly spelled carpals.