Skeletal Practice Assessment

Fill in the blank: Bones that are longer than they are wide are called ________ (e.g., femur, humerus).

• Long Bones

• Short Bones

• Flat Bones

• Irregular Bones

Fill in the blank: Bones that are equal in length and width are called ________ (e.g., wrist bones).

• Short Bones

• Long Bones

• Flat Bones

• Irregular Bones

Fill in the blank: Thin and flat bones are called ________ (e.g., ribs, skull).

• Flat Bones

• Long Bones

• Irregular Bones

• Short Bones

Fill in the blank: Oddly shaped bones are called ________ (e.g., vertebrae, pelvis).

• Irregular Bones

• Long Bones

• Flat Bones

• Short Bones

Fill in the blank: The long shaft of a bone is called the ________.

• Diaphysis

• Epiphysis

• Metaphysis

• Periosteum

Fill in the blank: The ends of a bone are called the ________.

• Epiphysis

• Diaphysis

• Periosteum

• Medullary cavity

Fill in the blank: The dense, hard outer layer of the bone is called ________.

• Compact Bone

• Spongy Bone

• Bone Marrow

• Cartilage

Fill in the blank: The porous bone inside, where marrow is found, is called ________.

• Spongy Bone

• Compact Bone

• Cartilage

• Tendon

Fill in the blank: The soft tissue inside bones that produces blood cells is called ________.

• Bone Marrow

• Cartilage

• Ligament

• Tendon

Fill in the blank: Smooth tissue at the ends of bones that reduces friction is called ________.

• Cartilage

• Ligament

• Tendon

• Muscle