AP-Unit 3-Skeletal System: Introduction

Which of the following is NOT part of the skeletal system?

• bones

• ligaments

• tendons

• cartilage

Answer explanation

Tendons attach muscle to bone, but are not part of the skeletal system.

The______________ skeleton is made up of the bones that serve as the axis of the body...the cranium, vertebrae and the rib cage.

• axial

• appendicular

• cartilaginous

• fibrous

The ________________skeleton makes up all the bones of the arms & legs as well as the shoulder and pelvic girdles.

• axial

• appendicular

• cartilaginous

• osseous

Which of the following is a function of the bones?

• Protect organs

• Formation of blood

• A site for muscles to attach so can promote movement

• Support the body to keep us from being a blob on the floor

• All answers are a function of bone.

The adult skeleton has how many bones?

• 199

• 206

• 250

• 433

Compact bone is located in the

• epiphyseal plate

• middle of the medullary cavity

• inner, porous surfaces of bone

• hard, outer surfaces of bone

Answer explanation

see slide # 6 on the PowerPoint, Bones

Which of the following is NOT a classification terms for bones?

• Long

• Short

• Irregular

• Flat

• Symmetrical

Which of the following is not an example of a long bone (i.e., : mostly made of compact bone w/ the bone typically being longer than it is wider)

• Femur

• Scapula

• Fibula

• Radius

Which of the following is not an example of a short bone (square shaped, spongy bone mostly).

• Carpals

• Tarsals

• Metacarpals

Bones that are flat and have a thin layer of compact bone around a layer of spongy bone such as the skull bones, sternum and ribs are classified as __________bones.

• Vertebral

• Flat

• Irregular

• Long