Skeletal System Level 2 Quiz

What minerals are stored into the bones?

• a) Zinc & Magnesium

• b) Vitamin B & C

• c) Calcium & Phosphate

• d) Omega 3 & Omega 6

What does the skeleton protects?

• a) Vital organs & delicate structures

• b) Nails & Hair

• c) Muscles & Tendons

• d) Muscles & Ligaments

What can the bones produce?

• a) Energy

• b) Red & white blood cells

• c) Enzymes

• d) Vitamins & minerals

Which of the following is an example of an irregular shaped bones?

• a) Femur

• b) Tibia

• c) Vertebrae

• d) Cranium

Which of the following is an example of short bones?

• a) Illium

• b) Cranium

• c) Patella

• d) Carpals

Which of the following is an example of a sesamoid bone?

• a) Tibia

• b) Tarsals

• c) Patella

• d) Sternum

Which of the following is an example of a flat bone?

• a) Cranium

• b) Patella

• c) Femur

• d) Carpals

What is the epiphysis?

• a) Shaft of the bone, made of compact bone which is dense and very strong

• b) The ends of the bone, made of cancellous bone which is spongy tissue designed to withstand compression forces

• c) A hard, protective fibrous sheath around the bone (not the ends). It contains a rich supply of blood vessels that brings nutrients for bone cells and takes away waste matter

What is the Diaphysis?

• a) A hard, protective fibrous sheath around the bone (not the ends). It contains a rich supply of blood vessels that brings nutrients for bone cells and takes away waste matter

• b) Shaft of the bone, made of compact bone which is dense and very strong

• c)  The ends of the bone, made of cancellous bone which is spongy tissue designed to withstand compression forces

What is the Periosteum?

• a) A hard, protective fibrous sheath around the bone (not the ends). It contains a rich supply of blood vessels that brings nutrients for bone cells and takes away waste matter

• b) The ends of the bone, made of cancellous bone which is spongy tissue designed to withstand compression forces

• c) Shaft of the bone, made of compact bone which is dense and very strong