Skeletal System Review

The top portion of the sternum is called the...

• body

• xiphoid process

• manibrium

• mandible

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

• 3

• 7

• 12

• 5

Ribs 11 and 12 are called the...

• true ribs

• false ribs

• floating ribs

• fake ribs

The adult skeletal system is composed of how many bones?

• 216
• 371
• 206
• 199

The shaft of the bone

• diaphysis
• epiphysis
• medullary cavity
• matrix

The "soft spots" on an infant's skull are called:

• fontanels

• osteoclasts

• foramens

• haversian canals

A bone, like the femur or humerus, is classified as a(n):

• ossified bone

• intramembranous bone

• compact bone

• long bone

Articular cartilage is found:

• at the ends of bones

• between sutures

• surrounding long bones

• at the growth plate

What is the cranium?

• spine

• skull

• thigh

• arm

The axial skeleton is

• the head and trunk

• the limbs

• the whole skeleton

• just the head