Skeletal System

The skeletal system can be divided into two parts. What part is made up of the skull, sternum, vertebral column, and rib cage?

• appendicular

• axial

What type of bone is the scapula?

• long

• short

• flat

• irregular

One of the functions of the skeletal system is _______ especially in regards to the vital organs, such as the brain, heart, and lungs.

• protection

• storage

• synthesis

• movement

________ is a function of the skeletal system that is completed by joints, ligaments, and tendons.

• protection

• storage

• synthesis

• movement

The site of bone growth on a long bone is called

• diaphysis

• periosteum

• epiphyseal line

• medullary cavity

Bone tissue is also called osseous tissue and there are two types, compact and cancellous.

• true

• false

A place where bones articulate is called a ______ and the type where they are freely movable is called ________.

• joint; synarthrotic

• joint; amphiarthrotic

• joint; diarthrotic

• joint; suture

The suture that is located between the occipital and parietal bones is ________

• coronal

• sagittal

• squamous

• lambdoid

The classification of bone that are filled mostly with spongy bone is

• long

• short

• flat

• irregular

The medullary cavity is filled with

• red marrow

• yellow marrow

• both

• neither