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Skeletal System: Intro

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
humerus
b)
clavicle
c)
ribs
d)
scapula
2.
a)
clavicle
b)
ribs
c)
humerus
d)
ulna
3.
a)
rib
b)
spine
c)
scapula
d)
clavicle
4.
a)
ulna
b)
humerus
c)
radius
d)
vertebrae
5.
a)
ulna
b)
humerus
c)
radius 
d)
vertebrae
6.
a)
ulna
b)
radius
c)
humerus
d)
clavicle
7.
a)
tibia
b)
femur
c)
fibula
d)
pelvis
8.
a)
fibula
b)
humerus
c)
femur
d)
rib
9.
a)
fibula
b)
tibia
c)
femur
d)
pelvis
10.
a)
cranium
b)
ribs
c)
mandible
d)
vertebrae
11.
Whats all the little bones in your finger called
a)
Carpals
b)
Tiny Sticks
c)
Phalanges 
d)
Spider Webs
12.
What is #24?
a)
coxal bone
b)
coccyx
c)
Illium 
13.
a)
metatarsals
b)
carpals
c)
tarsals
d)
metacarpals
14.
a)
metacarpals
b)
phelanges
c)
tarsals
d)
metatarsals
15.
What is another name for the kneecap?
a)
Patella
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibia
16.
Bones that originate within sheetlike layers of connective tissue.
a)
partial bones
b)
chondritic bones
c)
intramembranous bones
d)
endochondral bones
17.
Bones that begin as masses of cartilage later replaced by bone tissue.
a)
intramembranous bones
b)
entraspecific bones
c)
ethmodial bones
d)
endochondral bones
18.
Bone forming cells are called...
a)
osteoblasts
b)
osteocytes
c)
osteoclasts
d)
osteons
19.
Most bones of the skeleton are formed by...
a)
endochondral ossification
b)
gender specific ossification
c)
intramembranous ossification
d)
hyaline ossification
20.
In long bones, bone tissue begins to replace hyaline cartilage in the center of the diaphysis or the...
a)
secondary ossification center
b)
primary ossification center
c)
medullary ossification center
d)
transverse ossification center
21.
The band of cartilage in the epiphysis where secondary ossification occurs.
a)
zone of ossification 
b)
ephiphyseal plate
c)
hyaline plate
d)
Z line
22.
Multinucleated cells that break down the calcified matrix of bone.
a)
osteoblasts
b)
osteoclasts
c)
osteons
d)
osteocytes
23.
The bones of athletes are typically stronger and heavier than nonathletes due to the stress applied to the bones by muscles.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Bones of the wrist could be classified as 
a)
Short Bones
b)
Long Bones
c)
Irregular Bones
d)
Flat Bones
25.
Which of the following would be classified as in the appendicular skeleton?
a)
ribs
b)
Fibula (in the leg)
c)
Sternum (in the chest)
d)
skull
26.
Which of the following would be classified as in the axial skeleton?
a)
Humerus (in the arm)
b)
Femur (in the leg)
c)
Sternum (in the chest)
d)
Carpal bones (in the wrist)
27.
What type of cartilage would you find surrounding the ends of long bones?
a)
Hyaline
b)
Fibrocartilage
c)
Elastic cartilage
d)
All of the above
28.
Bones of the spine could be classified as
a)
Short Bones
b)
Long Bones
c)
Irregular Bones
d)
Flat Bones
29.
Bones of the arm and leg could be classified as
a)
Short Bones
b)
Long Bones
c)
Irregular Bones
d)
Flat Bones
30.
Bones of the skull could be classified as
a)
Short Bones
b)
Long Bones
c)
Irregular Bones
d)
Flat Bones
31.
Which of the following is not a function of bones
a)
Calcium Storage
b)
Production of red blood cells
c)
protection
d)
synthesis of vitamin D
32.
What is the process in which long bones are developed in a fetus called?
a)
Epichondral ossification
b)
Endochondral ossification
c)
Intramembranous ossification
d)
Extramembranous ossification
33.
Human growth hormone is the only hormone that influences bone development.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
Flat bones have an epiphysis and diaphysis.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
The medullary cavity of long bones is not filled with anything.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
The entire inside of a long bone is compact bone.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
The organization of compact bone is centered around the _____________.
a)
osteon
b)
osteocyte
c)
osteoclast
d)
osteoblast
38.
A mature bone cell is called a _________.
a)
osteon
b)
osteocyte
c)
osteoclast
d)
osteoblast
39.
Which of these give bone a bit of flexibility?
a)
Collagen
b)
Elastin
c)
Calcium Crystals
d)
Magnesium Crystals
40.
Which is not a function of the skeletal system?
a)
Protect Organs
b)
Site for muscle Attatchment
c)
Store Minerals
d)
Make Hormones
41.
The gradual change of cartilage or connective tissue into bone is called ___________.
a)
ossification
b)
remodeling
c)
osteolysis
d)
osteogenesis
42.
The central and perforating canals in compact bone are where you would find ____________.
a)
blood vessels
b)
neurons
c)
bone marrow
d)
cartilage
43.
The other name for a perforating canal is the _____________.
a)
Haversian canal
b)
Volkmanns canal
c)
sideways canal
d)
Ventenhauers Canal
44.
The type of bone marrow that creates red and white blood cells is __________ marrow.
a)
Red
b)
White
c)
Yellow
d)
Black
45.
The type of bone marrow that stores fat for energy is  __________ marrow.
a)
Red
b)
White
c)
Yellow
d)
Black
46.
Compared to compact bone, spongy bone lacks _______.
a)
Collagen
b)
Osteocytes
c)
Osteons
d)
Osteoblasts
47.
A fracture that occurs when the bone punctures the epidermis is called _______________.
a)

simple

b)

compound

c)
closed
d)
comminuted
48.
The knobby end of a long bone is called a __________.
a)
ephiphysis
b)
diaphysis
c)
ephinium
d)
diaphinum
49.
a)
long bone
b)
short bone
c)
irregular bone
d)
flat bone
50.
a)
long bone
b)
short bone
c)
irregular bone
d)
flat bone
51.
a)
long bone
b)
short bone
c)
irregular bone
d)
flat bone
52.
What condition occurs when osteoclasts are breaking down more bone tissue at a rate greater than it's formation?
a)
osteoperosis
b)
osteogenesis
c)
osteoreductious
d)
osteopargenesis
53.
Which impacts collagen formation?
a)
Vitamin A
b)
Vitamin D
c)
Vitamin C
d)
GH
54.
Which factor helps with calcium absorption?
a)
Vitamin A
b)
Vitamin D
c)
Vitamin C
d)
GH