Skeletal System Quiz

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. The kneecap is called the patella.

• True

• False

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Which combining form means bone?

• chondr/o

• crani/o

• cost/o

• oste/o

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Which body plane divides the body into equal left and right halves?

• frontal plane

• midsagittal plane

• transverse plane

• sagittal plane

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. What does the combining form chondr/o mean?

• cartilage

• skull

• synovial membrane

• spinal cord

Where are the metatarsals located?

• feet

• legs

• hands

• arms

What term contains a word root that means bone?

• synovectomy

• arthrodesis

• chondromalacia

• osteotomy

The ____________________ is known as the collarbone; it is lateral to the sternum and anterior to the scapula.

• clavicle

• femur

• humerus

• tibia

A specialist who diagnoses and treats disorders of the foot is called a/an ____________________.

• podiatrist

• cardiologist

• neurologist

• dermatologist

The ____________________ is the longest and one of the strongest bones in the body.

• Femur

• Humerus

• Tibia

• Fibula

A marked loss of bone density and increase in bone porosity is known as __________.

• Osteoporosis

• Arthritis

• Rickets

• Scoliosis