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WorksheetsChapter 6 skeletal system
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
What type of fracture is the most serious kind?
comminuted
compound, open
simple, closed
greenstick
A side to side lateral curvature of the spine is known as......
lordosis
kyphosis
scoliosis
The ends of the long bone are called what?
diaphysis
epiphysis
medullary cavity
periosteum
What type of bone fracture is an incomplete fracture?
comminuted
compound
simple
greenstick
What disease is a loss of bone density leading to bones that are brittle and more likely to fracture?
arthritis
osteoporosis
gout
osteomyelitis
In what part of the bone does blood cell formation take place?
compact bone
articular cartilage
red marrow
yellow marrow
What is the longest, strongest bone in the human body?
femur
tibia
vertebral column
humerus
How many bones are in the human body?
725
360
206
150
What part of the spine is known as the "cervical" vertebrae?
chest
neck
lower back
buttocks
How many vertebrae are in the thoracic spine?
7
9
5
12
The coccyx is also known as the tailbone. True or False
true
false
The clavicles are part of the appendicular skeleton. True or False
True
False
An osteocyte is a mature bone cell. True or False
True
False
What are the 5 functions of the skeletal system?
communicate, control, coordinate, send messages, body heat
support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell formation
body temperature, barrier, eliminate waste, produce vit D, touch receptors
What is the name of a bone cell that builds new bone?
osteoclast
osteoblast
osteocyte
embryonic cells
Long bone grows from the shaft, or ____________ toward the end of bones, or the ____________.
compact bone, spongy bone
periosteum, medullary cavity
diaphysis, epiphysis
cartilage, tendon
The 2 main parts of the skeleton are the _____________ and the ______________ skeleton.
appendicular, thorax
thorax, axial
thorax, skull
axial, appendicular
What type of bone is the skull?
flat
irregular
short
long
What type of bone is the radius?
long
short
irregular
flat
What type of bone are the carpals?
irregular
short
long
flat
What type of bone is the vertebrae?
short
long
flat
irregular
The point where 2 bones come together is called a ________.
fracture
joint
dislocation
scoliosis
Joints that connect bone by cartilage and are partially moveable are called what?
synovial joints (diarthroses)
fibrous (synarthroses)
cartilaginous (amphiarthroses)
What would an example of a synovial (diarthroses) joint?
pubic symphysis
bones in the cranium
shoulder and hip joints
ribs to the spine
What type of joints are immovable?
synovial (diarthroses)
fibrous (synarthroses)
cartilaginous (amphiarthroses)
The type of joint movement that is toward the midline is called....
flexion
extension
rotation
adduction
What type of joint movement is the act of increasing the angle between two bones?
flexion
rotation
extension
abduction
What type of movement allows a bone to move around one central axis?
abduction
rotation
adduction
extension
What movement is the act of bringing 2 bones closer together?
abduction
rotation
extension
flexion
What is movement of an extremity away from midline?
abduction
adduction
extension
flexion
