Bone Basics

What two types of tissue make up your skeleton?

• Cartilage and epithelium

• Bone and cartilage

• Bone and muscle

• Muscle and cartilage

What is your skeleton primarily made of before it becomes bone?

• Skeletal muscle

• Fibrous tissue

• Hyaline cartilage

• Marrow

Does bone have a matrix? If so, what is it called?

• No, bone lacks a matrix

• Yes, called osteon

• Yes, called osteoid

• Yes, called periosteum

• Yes, called marrow

How many bones are in the adult human skeleton?

• 200

• 206

• 216

• 270

Which of the major four types of tissue includes bone?

• Adipose tissue

• Epithelial tissue

• Skeletal muscle tissue

• Connective tissue

• Nervous tissue

Which organs are best protected by bones?

• Brain, liver, spleen, stomach

• Heart, liver, intestines, pancreas

• Brain, heart, lungs, spinal cord

• Stomach, intestines, brain, thyroid gland

Which of the following bones is part of the appendicular skeleton?

• Skull

• Vertebral column

• Scapula (shoulder blade)

• Ribs

Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?

• Humerus (upper arm bone)

• Pelvis (hips)

• Phalanges (finger bones)

• Sternum (breastbone)

The bones that attach limbs to the trunk are part of the:

• Appendicular skeleton

• Axial skeleton

• Sagittal skeleton

• Cartilaginous skeleton

Which bone is part of the appendicular skeleton?

• Mandible (lower jaw)

• Pelvis (hip bones)

• Lumbar vertebrae

• Sternum (breastbone)