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Carpals and Tarsal Bones

Authored by Amy Kemper

Biology

12th Grade

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Carpals and Tarsal Bones
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This quiz focuses on human skeletal anatomy, specifically targeting the identification of carpal bones in the wrist and tarsal bones in the foot. Designed for grade 12 biology students, this assessment requires mastery of anatomical terminology and spatial visualization skills essential for understanding the appendicular skeleton. Students must demonstrate their ability to identify eight carpal bones (scaphoid, lunate, triquetrum, pisiform, trapezium, trapezoid, capitate, and hamate) and seven tarsal bones (talus, calcaneus, navicular, cuboid, and the three cuneiform bones) based on visual cues such as color coding and letter labeling. The quiz demands students apply memorization techniques alongside three-dimensional thinking to recognize bone shapes, positions, and anatomical relationships within the hand and foot structures. Created by Amy Kemper, a Biology teacher in the US who teaches grade 12. This assessment serves as an excellent tool for reinforcing anatomical knowledge through active recall and visual recognition practice. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a formative assessment to gauge student understanding before practical laboratory examinations, as homework to encourage independent study of bone identification, or as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before diving deeper into musculoskeletal system functions. The format particularly benefits kinesthetic learners who need to connect visual representations with anatomical names, making it invaluable for review sessions before unit tests or AP Biology examinations. This quiz aligns with NGSS HS-LS1-2 standards, which require students to develop and use models to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

yellow

Pisiform

Trapezium

Trapezoid

Capitate

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

dark blue

Pisiform

Trapezium

lunate

Capitate

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

light green

Hamate

Triquetrum

lunate

Capitate

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

orange

Hamate

Triquetrum

Trapezoid

Scaphoid

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

pink

Hamate

Triquetrum

Trapezoid

Scaphoid

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

light blue

Hamate

Triquetrum

lunate

Capitate

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

red

Trapezoid

Triquetrum

Trapezium

Capitate

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