Skeletal System Final Test

Which of the following is a type of tissue within the skeletal system?

• Bone

• Cartilage

• Ligaments

• All of the choices are correct

Select all of the following roots which are most associated with the skeletal system.

• Arth/o

• End/o

• My/o

• Oste/o

Which of the following is the spongy tissue found in bone?

• Cortical bone

• Cancellous bone

• Diaphysis

• Epiphyses

Bones contain two major sections: the diaphysis and epiphyses.

• True

• False

Match the following bone cell types to their description.

• Break down old or damaged bone

• Osteocytes

• Mature, inactive osteoblasts are incorporated into mature bone

• Osteoclasts

• Create bone matrix by synthesizing and mineralizing osteoid

• Osteoblasts

Which of the following bone types has two thin layers of cortical bone with cancellous bone between?

• Irregular

• Long

• Short

• Flat

True or False. Osteocytes create bone matrix by synthesizing and mineralizing osteoid. T or F

• False

• True

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

__________ bones can be a combination of short, flat, notched or ridged surfaces.

• Sesamoid

• Long

• Short

• Irregular

Select all of the following prefixes which mean “joined” or “together”.

• A-

• Inter-

• Sub-

• Sym-

• Syn-

__________ refers to low bone mass or density.

• Osteoblast

• Scoliosis

• Osteopenia

• Osteoplasty