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Skeletal System

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two types of osseous tissue?

a)

cancellous and compact bone

b)

osteoblasts and cartilage

c)

cartilage and joints

d)

osteoclast and articulations

2.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
3.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

4.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Scapula

d)

Clavicle

5.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeleton?
a)
Production of blood cells
b)
Gives the body form
c)
Protects internal organs
d)
Generates heat
6.
The bone marrow makes
_______________________ cells.
a)
blood
b)
cancer
c)
large
d)
normal
7.

Define Bone Marrow

a)

The organs that make up the skeleton

b)

the system that is made up of all the bones in your body.

c)

The tissue inside of a bone that looks like a sponge. Found at the end of long bones.

d)

Spongy material inside bones that produces red blood cells

8.
The bone marrow makes
_______________________ cells.
a)
blood
b)
cancer
c)
large
d)
normal
9.
The skeletal system does all of the following EXCEPT
a)
produces red blood cells
b)
stores calcium and minerals
c)
protects organs
d)
excretes waste
10.

Which cells dissolve and reabsorb calcium salts?

a)

osteoclast

b)

osteoblast

c)

lymphocytes

d)

bone marrow

11.

This is where two or more bones meet:

a)

articulations

b)

trabeculae

c)

osteoblast

d)

bone marrow

12.

Which is a non-vascular connective tissue?

a)

articulations

b)

trabeculae

c)

osteoclast

d)

cartilage

13.

Spongy bone is also called what?

a)

cancellous bone

b)

osteoblast

c)

osteoclast

d)

compact bone