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WorksheetsOsteology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?
a)
Message signalling
b)
Protection
c)
Blood cell formation
d)
Movement
2.
Which of the following is NOT a classification of bone?
a)
Wide
b)
Long
c)
Flat
d)
Irregular
3.
The shaft of a long bone is also called the
a)
Diaphysis
b)
Epiphysis
c)
Medullary cavity
d)
Spongy bone
4.
The outer covering of a bone is called the
a)
Periosteum
b)
Pericardium
c)
Endosteum
d)
Peritoneum
5.
The formation of bone is called
a)
Ossification
b)
Endochondral
c)
Intramembranous
d)
Osteocation
6.
The function of an osteoblast is
a)
Formation of bone
b)
Mature bone cell
c)
Destroys bone
d)
Formation of cartilage
7.
Endochondral ossification is the process of bone formation where
a)
Chondroblasts differentiate into osteoblasts
b)
Osteoclasts differentiate into osteoblasts
c)
Chondroblasts differentiate into osteoclasts
d)
Osteocytes differentiate into osteoclasts
8.
Secondary ossification centres don't begin developing until
a)
Birth or shortly after
b)
The child is 2 years old
c)
30 weeks gestation
d)
There are only primary ossification centres
9.
In adults, bone is reabsorbed in response to
a)
Decreased blood calcium
b)
Stresses
c)
Vitamins D and K
d)
Fractures
10.
During the process of bone repair, which two cell types FIRST enter the haematoma?
a)
Fibroblasts and chondroblasts
b)
Osteoblasts and osteoclasts
c)
Fibroblasts and osteoblasts
d)
Osteocytes and chondroclasts
11.
Condyles are most often coated in
a)
Hyaline cartilage
b)
Fibrocartilage
c)
Blood
d)
Dense regular connective tissue
12.
Define tuberosity
a)
A rough surface
b)
A small rounded process
c)
A project superior to the condyle
d)
A prominent ridge
13.
Which of the following is classified as a depression
a)
Fossa
b)
Tubercle
c)
Tuberosity
d)
Epicondyle
14.
Which of the following is NOT a passage or cavity
a)
Sulcus
b)
Foramen
c)
Sinus
d)
Meatus
15.
What bone marking is labelled A?
a)
Epicondyle
b)
Condyle
c)
Tuberosity
d)
Sulcus
16.
What is the bone marking labelled with the arrow?
a)
Protuberance
b)
Meatus
c)
Spine
d)
Sulcus
17.
What bone is pictured here?
a)
Pelvic girdle
b)
Tuberosity
c)
Foramen
d)
Fossa
18.
What bone marking is labelled C?
a)
Trochanter
b)
Foramen
c)
Fossa
d)
Spine
19.
Trochanters are found only on which bone?
a)
Femur
b)
Humerus
c)
Vertebrae
d)
Scapula
20.
Blood vessels and nerves supplying a bone are typically found where?
a)
Haversian canals
b)
Osteocytes
c)
Lamellae
d)
Lacunae
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