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WorksheetsThe Skeletal System
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the prefix osteo mean
a)
bone
b)
skin
c)
cartilage
d)
fat
2.
What does the term myel/o meen
a)
marrow
b)
bone
c)
cartilage
d)
fat
3.
What is the name of the first cervical vertebrae?
a)
Atlas
b)
Axis
c)
number 1
d)
Cer vertebrae
4.
What is the name of the vertebrae of the waist area?
a)
Thoracic Vertebrae
b)
Lumbar Vertebrae
c)
Cervical Vertebrae
d)
Sacrum
5.
The xiphoid process is located on the bottom tip of ____________
a)
the vertebral column
b)
sacrum
c)
sternum
d)
phalanges
6.
Yellow bone marrow has a high _________ content that gives it it's color.
a)
blood
b)
fat
c)
water
d)
melanin
7.
A 64 y/o woman was brought in to the emergency room with a broken hip after falling. What is the most likely cause of her injury?
a)
too much calcium in the bones
b)
too much vitamin D
c)
Osteoporosis
d)
Scoliosis
8.
Which of the following puts you more at risk for developing Osteoporosis?
a)
being hispanic
b)
exercising
c)
smoking
d)
good balanced diet
9.
What is the correct name of the heel bone?
a)
cuboid
b)
navicular
c)
calcaneus
d)
talus
10.
How many bones are there in the human body?
a)
210
b)
206
c)
180
d)
80
11.
Which of these bones does not belong to the axial skeleton?
a)
skull
b)
ribs
c)
hip bone
d)
spinal column
12.
The parietal bone can be classified as a __________bone.
a)
long
b)
short
c)
flat
d)
irregular
13.
The medullary cavity by the diaphysis of and adult bone would contain?
a)
spongy bone
b)
compact bone
c)
red bone marrow
d)
yellow bone marrow
14.
Where is red bone marrow found
a)
end of long bones
b)
ribs and sternum
c)
skull, vertebrae, and hips
d)
all of the above
15.
Which type of fracture breaks the bone into several fragments?
a)
complete
b)
impacted
c)
comminuted fracture
d)
spiral
16.
The prefix arthr/o means......
a)
joint
b)
bone
c)
cranium
d)
cartilage
17.
A medical term for disease of cartilage is ......
a)
chondritis
b)
chondropathy
c)
osteopathy
d)
osteitis
18.
A bone break straight across is called a ____________
a)
spiral fracture
b)
transverse fracture
c)
oblique fracture
d)
midsagittal fracture
19.
Juanita was treated for an inflammation of the tissue that surrounds a bone. Which of the following is the term for this condition
a)
ostalgia
b)
periosteitis
c)
myalgia
d)
osteitis
20.
Osteocytes are______________
a)
blood cells
b)
skin cells
c)
bone cells
d)
bone destroyers
21.
The ________ or "Soft spots" in the cranium of an infant allow for enlargement of the skull as the brain grows.
a)
sinuses
b)
foramina
c)
fontanelle
d)
sutures
22.
The term hemopoiesis means
a)
to make something
b)
production of blood cells
c)
a group of bones
d)
to break down
23.
The term scolio means
a)
crooked, bent, or stiff
b)
curved / S shape
c)
bent backwards
d)
rib
24.
The patella is
a)
the point of the elbow
b)
the thigh bone
c)
the knee cap
d)
food
25.
Tarsals are the bones that make up
a)
ankles
b)
fingers
c)
wrist
d)
toes
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