Quizzes on the axial skeleton

The bones of the head, torso, and pelvic girdle. If you get a question right the next one will appear automatically, but if you get it wrong the correct answer is given. You'll also get an overall score the end of each quiz.


The axial skeleton, front view

Front view :

Quiz 1


The axial skeleton, side view

Side view :

Quiz 1


The bones of the human skull

The skull :

Quiz 1


The bones of the human spine

The spine :

Quiz 1


a typical lumbar vertebra

A vertebra (lumbar) :

Quiz 1


The teeth, dental bones

The teeth :

Quiz 1







The quizzes above each include 15 multiple-choice identification questions related to the axial skeleton, and includes the following :


The atlas, the axis, the cervical vertebrae, the thoracic vertebrae, the lumbar vertebrae, the sacrum, the coccyx (4 fused coccygeal vertebrae), the frontal bone, the parietal bone, the temporal bone, the occipital bone, the zygomatic bone, the nasal bone, the sphenoid bone, the ethmoid bone, the lacrimal bone, the supraorbital foramen, the infraorbital foramen, the vomer, the mental foramen, the mandible, the maxilla, the thoracic cage, the manubrium, the sternum and the xiphoid process.


Resources :


In this section we've added a few alternative study aids to help you along.