Hand and Wrist Bones Quiz for Anatomy

Hand and wrist bones quiz for anatomy and physiology! Before you take the quiz, you might want to review the hand and wrist bones lecture notes.

When you are taking anatomy and physiology you will be required to know the location of the hand and wrist bones. This quiz will test your knowledge on how to identify these bones (trapezium, trapezoid, hamate, pisiform, triquetral, capitate etc.)

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Hand and Wrist Bones for Anatomy

• 1. NOTE: Use the figures above to answer the next 11 questions. Identify the carpal labeled as 7 in Figure 1:*
  • A. Lunate
  • B. Triquetral
  • C. Capitate
  • D. Trapezium
• 2. Identify the carpal labeled as 5 in Figure 1:*
  • A. Hamate
  • B. Trapezoid
  • C. Scaphoid
  • D. Pisiform
• 3. Identify the carpal labeled as 3 in Figure 1:*
  • A. Hamate
  • B. Pisiform
  • C. Capitate
  • D. Trapezoid
• 4. Identify the carpal labeled as 1 in Figure 1:*
  • A. Triquetral
  • B. Trapezium
  • C. Trapezoid
  • D. Lunate
• 5. Identify the carpal labeled as 6 in Figure 1:*
  • A. Trapezium
  • B. Scaphoid
  • C. Hamate
  • D. Triquetral
• 6. Identify the carpal labeled as 8 in Figure 1:*
  • A. Scaphoid
  • B. Lunate
  • C. Pisiform
  • D. Hamate
• 7. Identify the carpal labeled as 4 in Figure 1:*
  • A. Triquetral
  • B. Capitate
  • C. Hamate
  • D. Scaphoid
• 8. Identify the carpal labeled as 2 in Figure 1:*
  • A. Pisiform
  • B. Trapezoid
  • C. Triquetral
  • D. Lunate
• 9. The finger bones are called?*
  • A. Metacarpals
  • B. Metatarsals
  • C. Scaphoids
  • D. Phalanges
• 10. Which metacarpal articulates with the thumb?*
  • A. 3
  • B. 5
  • C. 1
  • D. 2
• 11. Which bones of the phalanges articulate with the metacarpals?*
  • A. Distal
  • B. Proximal
  • C. Middle
  • D. Lateral

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Hand and Wrist Bones Anatomy Quiz

1.      NOTE: Use the figures above to answer the next 11 questions. Identify the carpal labeled as 7 in Figure 1:

A.     Lunate

B.     Triquetral

C.     Capitate

D.     Trapezium

The answer is A: Lunate

2.      Identify the carpal labeled as 5 in Figure 1:

A.     Hamate

B.     Trapezoid

C.     Scaphoid

D.     Pisiform

The answer is D: Pisiform

3.      Identify the carpal labeled as 3 in Figure 1:

A.     Hamate

B.     Pisiform

C.     Capitate

D.     Trapezoid

The answer is C: Capitate

4.      Identify the carpal labeled as 1 in Figure 1:

A.     Triquetral

B.     Trapezium

C.     Trapezoid

D.     Lunate

The answer is B: Trapezium

5.      Identify the carpal labeled as 6 in Figure 1:

A.     Trapezium

B.     Scaphoid

C.     Hamate

D.     Triquetral

The answer is D: Triquetral

6.      Identify the carpal labeled as 8 in Figure 1:

A.     Scaphoid

B.     Lunate

C.     Pisiform

D.     Hamate

The answer is A: Scaphoid

7.      Identify the carpal labeled as 4 in Figure 1:

A.     Triquetral

B.     Capitate

C.     Hamate

D.     Scaphoid

The answer is C: Hamate

8.      Identify the carpal labeled as 2 in Figure 1:

A.     Pisiform

B.     Trapezoid

C.     Triquetral

D.     Lunate

The answer is B: Trapezoid

9.   The finger bones are called?

A.     Metacarpals

B.     Metatarsals

C.     Scaphoids

D.     Phalanges

The answer is D: phalanges

10.   Which metacarpal articulates with the thumb?

A.     3

B.     5

C.     1

D.     2

The answer is C: 1

11.   Which bones of the phalanges articulate with the metacarpals?

A.     Distal

B.     Proximal

C.     Middle

D.     Lateral

The answer is B: proximal

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