Skeletal 1- 10

Multiple Select

What are functions of the skeletal system? Check all that apply.

• Movement

• Protection

• Sleep

• Support

• Hematopoiesis

Multiple Choice

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted red that is the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow. It is the second largest bone in the body and it's name makes it sound like someone made a joke.

• ribs

• phalanges

• patella

• humerus

• Epiphysis - end of a long bone.

• Diaphysis - shaft of a long bone.

• Medullary (Marrow) Cavity - space in the middle of the diaphysis.

• Periosteum - Lining of the outside of the bone.

• Endosteum - Lining of the medullary cavity. Contains yellow marrow.

• Spongy Bone - porous bone at the epiphysis. Contains red marrow.

• Compact Bone - dense and strong bone that makes up the diaphysis.

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What part of the bone is indicated by the number 1?

• diaphysis
• endosteum
• spongy bone
• epiphysis

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What part of the bone is indicated by the number 6?

• diaphysis
• epiphysis
• spongy bone
• periosteum

Multiple Choice

Which part of the bone is indicated by the number 2?

• spongy bone

• epiphysis

• diaphysis

• compact bone

Multiple Choice

What part of the bone is indicated by the number 9?

• diaphysis
• endosteum
• spongy bone
• epiphysis

Multiple Choice

What part of the bone is indicated by the number 8?

• diaphysis
• periosteum

• spongy bone
• epiphysis

​Scoliosis is and abnormal side to side curvature of the spine

Multiple Choice

The appendicular skeleton includes what?

• The arms and legs

• The ribs

• The spine

• The head

Multiple Choice

Students often have poor posture while sitting at their computers. Rounded shoulders, head forward, and hunchback are symptoms that describe which condition?

• Ectoplasm

• Lordoisis

• Kyphosis

• Scoliosis

​There are flat bones in the skull (occipital, parietal, frontal, nasal, lacrimal, and vomer), the thoracic cage (sternum and ribs), and the pelvis (ilium, ischium, and pubis). The function of flat bones is to protect internal organs such as the brain, heart, and pelvic organs.

Multiple Choice

The organs of the thoracic cavity are protected and supported by the ribs, thoracic vertebrae, and the:

• Humerus

• Radius

• Occipital bone

• Sternum