Skeletal System Part 1 Review

What are the four classification of bones on the basis of shape?

What are the four major parts of the skeletal system?

• Bones
• Joints
• Cartilages
• Ligaments
• All Answers are Correct

What bones are included in the axial skeleton?

• skull
• vertebral column
• bony thorax
• lower extremitites

Which of the following are functions of bones?

• support
• protection of soft organs
• movement due to skeletal muscles
• storage of minerals and fats
• blood cell formation

True or False: The adult skeleton has 206 bones

• True
• False

Which of the following is typically longer than wide and contains mostly compact bone?

• Long Bone
• Short Bone
• Flat Bone
• Irregular Bone

Which of the following is thin, flattened and usually curved?

• Long Bone
• Short Bone
• Flat Bone
• Irregular Bone

Which of the following is generally cube-shaped and contains mostly spongy bone?

• Long Bone
• Short Bone
• Flat Bone
• Irregular Bone

Which of the following do not fit other bone classification categories and are considered odd shaped?

• Long Bone
• Short Bone
• Flat Bone
• Irregular Bone

Which of the following is defined as mature bone cells?

• Osteocytes
• Osteroblasts
• Osteoclasts