ATI RN
Questions About the Skeletal System Questions 
            
        Question 1 of 5
To flap your arms like a bird involves
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Flapping arms involves abduction (raising arms laterally) and adduction (lowering them), mimicking wings. Flexion/extension bends/straightens, supination/pronation rotates, and elevation/depression is shoulders, making 'abduction and adduction' correct.
Question 2 of 5
A fontanelle is a cavity or hollow space in a bone.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: A fontanelle is a soft, membranous gap between fetal cranial bones, not a cavity in bone (sinuses are cavities). This makes 'False' correct.
Question 3 of 5
Rib pairs 11 and 12 are the true ribs.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: True ribs (vertebrosternal, 1-7) attach directly to the sternum. Ribs 11-12 are floating (vertebral), with no sternal connection, making 'False' correct.
Question 4 of 5
The lateral malleolus is a feature of the fibula.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The lateral malleolus, the fibula’s distal end, forms the ankle’s outer bump. This is correct, making 'True' the answer.
Question 5 of 5
To shrug your shoulders is an elevation movement.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Shrugging raises the shoulders, an elevation movement of the scapulae. This is correct, making 'True' the answer.
