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Skeletal System Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What fracture heals the quickest?

a)

Greenstick

b)

Comminuted

c)

Transverse

d)

Oblique

2.

What do you feel when you touch someone's spine?

a)

Lamina

b)

Transverse process

c)

Spinous process

d)

Vertebral Foreman

3.

What are bone cells that break down bone?

a)

Osteoblast

b)

Osteoclast

c)

Osteocyte

d)

Osteoporosis

4.

The C1 and C2 vertebrae are an example of which joint?

a)

Ball and Socket

b)

Hinge

c)

Gliding

d)

Pivot

5.

An example of an immovable joint

a)

Wrists

b)

Sutures

c)

Hips

d)

Knees

6.

Ball and Socket joints are found in

a)

Hips and shoulders

b)

Ribs

c)

Fingers and toes

d)

Knees

7.

The thumb is an example of which joint?

a)

Condyloid

b)

Gliding

c)

Ball and Socket

d)

Saddle

8.

What is an example of a hinge joint?

a)

Elbows

b)

Hips

c)

Shoulders

d)

None of these

9.

What is created between primary and secondary ossification sites?

a)

Calcium

b)

Epiphyseal Plate

c)

Bone Marrow

d)

Cartilage

10.

Which fracture breaks at an angle?

a)

Greenstick

b)

Oblique

c)

Tranverse

d)

Comminuted

11.

Which fracture breaks in multiple pieces?

a)

Greenstick

b)

Transverse

c)

Oblique

d)

Communited

12.

How many thoracic vertebrae do we have?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

12

d)

4

13.

How many false ribs do we have?

a)

12

b)

7

c)

5

d)

2

14.

What do we call ribs 11-12?

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Floating

d)

Vertebrae

15.

Which of these is NOT a skeletal function?

a)

Support the body

b)

Storage for minerals

c)

Blood cell formation

d)

All of these are functions

16.

What's another name for the thumb?

a)

Hallux

b)

Pollex

c)

Ulna

d)

Radius

17.

What's an example of a long bone?

a)

Humerus

b)

Carpals

c)

Ribs

d)

Sternum

18.

What bone in our pelvis supports the upper weight of the body?

a)

Illium

b)

Ishium

c)

Acetabulum

d)

Pubis Symphisis

19.

Which disorder causes a lateral (sideways) curvature of the spine?

a)

Scoliosis

b)

Kyphosis

c)

Lordosis

d)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

20.

What type of cartilage covers the epiphysis?

a)

Elastic

b)

Fibrocartilage

c)

Articular

d)

Periosteum

21.

Bone marrow produces thrombocytes, leukocytes, and ______

a)

Calcium

b)

Eryhtrocytes

c)

Vitamin D

d)

Osteocytes

22.

Which suture separates the occipital bone from the parietal bone?

a)

Coronal

b)

Lambdoid

c)

Squamous

d)

Saggital

23.

Which suture attaches from the front bone to the two parietal bones?

a)

Coronal

b)

Saggital

c)

Squamous

d)

Lambdoid

24.

Which arthritis causes redness and swollen joints, leading to deformities?

a)

Rheumatoid

b)

Gout

c)

Osteoarthritis

d)

Psoriatic

25.

Which disorder affects posture by causing the person to lean forward due to a curvature in the upper back?

a)

Lordosis

b)

Osteomyelitis

c)

Kyphosis

d)

Scoliosis

26.

What is the process of blood cell formation?

a)

Ossification

b)

Mitosis

c)

Bone homeostasis

d)

Hematopoiesis

27.

Which direction does the Volkman's canal run, in comparison to the Haversian canals?

a)

Medial

b)

Lateral

c)

Perpendicular

d)

Diagonal

28.

What is found inside the medullary cavity?

a)

Bone Marrow

b)

Calcium

c)

Periosteum

d)

Cartilage

29.

What are tiny cavities containing osteocytes?

a)

Lamellae

b)

Lacunae

c)

Canniliculi

d)

Haversian canals

30.

Five fused vertebrae forming behind the pelvic girdle

a)

Sacrum

b)

Coccyx

c)

Thoracic

d)

Cervical

31.

Which bone in your leg does not bear weight?

a)

Femur

b)

Patella

c)

Tibia

d)

Fibula

32.

Which one of these is NOT true about the female pelvis?

a)

Has a pubic arch greater than 90 degrees

b)

Higher Illiac Crest than men

c)

Wider and more circular than men

d)

All of these are true

33.

All of these bones are part of the upper limbs EXCEPT

a)

Metacarpals

b)

Metatarsals

c)

Carpals

d)

Radius

34.

All of these are part of the lower limbs EXCEPT

a)

Calcaneus

b)

Tarsals

c)

Ulna

d)

Femur

35.

Due to an imbalance between osteoblasts and osteoclasts, this disorder causes enlarged but brittle bones

a)

Osteomyelitis

b)

Paget's disease

c)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

d)

Osteoporosis

36.

This disorder is caused by a calcium deficiency, which often occurs to women during menopause

a)

Osteoporosis

b)

Osteoarthritis

c)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

d)

Gouty Arthritis

37.

Which is an example of a flat bone?

a)

Hips

b)

Tibia

c)

Carpals

d)

Sternum

38.

What is the hallux?

a)

Big toe

b)

Thumb

c)

Wrist

d)

Knee cap

39.

What is the first step of fracture repair?

a)

Fibrocartilaginous callus forms

b)

Bony callus forms

c)

A hematoma forms

d)

Bone remodles

40.

In comparison to spongy bone, all of these are true of compact bone EXCEPT

a)

compact is more dense

b)

compact is lighter

c)

compact bone is tough

d)

compact bone is stacked in layers

41.

Bone formed by needlelike pieces of bone and lots of space are called

a)

Spongy bone

b)

Cartilage

c)

Compact bone

42.
The adult skeletal system is composed of how many bones?
a)
216
b)
371
c)
206
d)
199
43.
The shaft of the bone
a)
diaphysis
b)
epiphysis
c)
medullary cavity
d)
matrix
44.

The "soft spots" on an infant's skull are called:

a)

fontanels

b)

osteoclasts

c)

foramens

d)

haversian canals

45.

When a bone is broken and a fragment of bone protrudes through an open wound in the skin it is __________.

a)

Open Fracture

b)

Closed Fracture

c)

Simple Fracture

d)

Compound Fracture

46.
Pubic symphysis
a)
fibrous/epiphyseal disk
b)
cartilaginous/suture
c)
cartilaginous/symphysis
d)
synovial/symphysis
47.
hip, elbow and knee
a)
fibrous
b)
cartilaginous
c)
synovial
48.
Often contains a fluid-filled cushion
a)
fibrous
b)
cartilaginous
c)
synovial
49.

Which type of joint gives you the largest range of motion?

a)

Pivot joint

b)

Ball-and-socket joint

c)

Hinge joint

d)

Gliding joint

50.

What is the name of this joint?

a)

Ball and socket joint

b)

Hinge joint

c)

Fixed joint

d)

Slightly movable joint

51.

In what type of fracture does the bone go through the skin?

a)

compound fracture

b)

simple fracture

c)

greenstick fracture

d)

stress fracture