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Skeletal System Test Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The adult skeletal system is composed of how many bones?
a)
216
b)
371
c)
206
d)
199
2.

An __________ is a type of bone cell that dissolves bone.

a)

Osteoblast

b)

Osteoclast

c)

Osteocyte

3.

An _____________ is a type of bone cell that builds bone.

a)

Osteoclast

b)

Osteoblast

c)

Osteocyte

4.
What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
5.
An ___________ is a mature bone cell.
a)
Osteoblast
b)
Osteoclast
c)
Osteocyte
6.
The joints in your knees and elbows are most similar to:
a)
a clock
b)
a screw
c)
a wheel
d)
a door hinge
7.
This joint allows movement in 360 degree motion
a)
hinge
b)
immoveable
c)
ball and socket
d)
pivot
8.

Shaking your head "no" is an illustration of using what type of joint in your neck?

a)

hinge

b)

immoveable

c)

ball and socket

d)

pivot

9.

A fracture that occurs when the bone bends and cracks and is common in children is called a _______.

a)

greenstick

b)

open

c)

closed

d)

comminuted

10.
What is the main mineral that is added to bone tissue in ossification?
a)
Calcium
b)
Magnesium
c)
Sodium
d)
Potassium
11.

Broken bone in which there is no open wound in the skin.

a)

Spiral Fracture

b)

Closed or Simple Fracture

c)

Greenstick Fracture

d)

Compression Fracture

12.
The shaft of the bone is also called the
a)
epiphysis
b)
diaphysis
c)
endosteum
d)
periosteum
13.
The hardest, most dense part of the bone tissue is the
a)
periosteum
b)
spongy bone
c)
osteoblast
d)
compact bone
14.

What are functions of the skeleton?

a)

Protection

b)

Blood cell production

c)

Movement

d)

All of these

e)

Mineral Storage

15.

Which of these is a long bone?

a)

Metacarpal

b)

Patella

c)

Scapula

d)

Carpal

16.

Which of these is an irregular bone(s)?

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Humerus

c)

Phalanges

d)

Tarsals

17.
Which of these is a flat bone?
a)
Vertebra
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Frontal
18.

The primary mineral stored by compact bone that makes bones strong (and comes from dairy) is...?

a)

Calcium

b)

Selenium

c)

Zinc

d)

Magnesium

19.
This type of bone is porous, allowing blood vessels to move through it and containing bone marrow.
a)
Compact Bone
b)
Spongy or Cancellous Bone
20.
This type of bone is solid throughout except for the central canals and lacunae.
a)
Compact Bone
b)
Spongy or Cancellous Bone
21.

Which of these is a sesamoid bone?

a)

Femur

b)

Patella

c)

Scapula

d)

Ulna

22.
Which of the following is filled with yellow marrrow? 
a)
medulary cavity
b)
spongy bone
c)
periosteum
d)
compact bone
23.
Where are blood cells made? 
a)
Yellow marrow 
b)
Red marrow
c)
Spongy Bone 
d)
Periosteum
24.
If cartilage remains in this "specific" area, then growth is still occurring; it is located at the end of long bone
a)
Epipyseal plate
b)
 Medulary Cavity 
c)
Diaphysis 
d)
Endosteum 
25.
This lines the medullary cavity
a)
Periosteum 
b)
Endosteum 
c)
Diaphysis 
d)
Osteoblasts 
26.
The ends of the long bone are anatomically referred to as the: 
a)
Epiphyseal plate 
b)
Medulary Cavity 
c)
Periosteum 
d)
Epiphysis 
27.

The outer covering of the bone; it covers the diaphysis...

a)

Articular cartilage

b)

Osteon

c)

Haversian canal

d)

Periosteum

28.
Covering on the end of the bones as represented in structure D. Also on the end of B.  Provides protection
a)
red bone marrow
b)
yellow bone marrow
c)
articular cartilage
d)
medullary cavity
29.

Fluid-filled sacs between bones that absorb shock and reduce friction?

a)

bursae

b)

menisci

c)

ligaments

d)

tendons

30.

What type of joint is involved in wringing your hands?

a)

ball in socket

b)

hinge

c)

pivot

d)

gliding

31.

When a bone collapses, due to pressure (especially common in the vertebrae) what type of fracture occurs?

a)

Compression Fracture

b)

Simple Fracture

c)

Greenstick Fracture

d)

Compound Fracture

32.

Which of these is a short bone?

a)

Metacarpal

b)

Frontal

c)

Scapula

d)

Carpal

33.

Limbs (arms and legs) and pelvic bones are part of the...

a)

Axial Skeleton

b)

Appendicular Skeleton

34.

Skull, vertebral column, sternum and ribs are part of the...

a)

Axial Skeleton

b)

Appendicular Skeleton

35.

Disorder caused by accumulation of uric acid in the joints...

a)

gout

b)

osteomyelitis

c)

rickets

d)

scoliosis

36.

Infection in a bone...

a)

gout

b)

osteomyelitis

c)

rickets

d)

scoliosis

37.

Disorder that causes softening of the bones due to Vitamin D deficiency...

a)

osteoporosis

b)

osteomyelitis

c)

rickets

d)

scoliosis

38.

Loss of bone mass which makes bones brittle and easier to fracture...

a)

osteoporosis

b)

osteomyelitis

c)

rickets

d)

scoliosis

39.

Bone cancer...

a)

osteoporosis

b)

osteomyelitis

c)

osteosarcoma

d)

scoliosis

40.

Sideways curvature of the spine...

a)

lordosis

b)

osteomyelitis

c)

kyphosis

d)

scoliosis

41.

Extreme curvature of the upper vertebrae of the spine; hunchback...

a)

lordosis

b)

osteomyelitis

c)

kyphosis

d)

scoliosis

42.

Extreme curvature of the lumbar vertebrae of the spine; swayback...

a)

lordosis

b)

osteomyelitis

c)

kyphosis

d)

scoliosis

43.

The rupture or protrusion of a spinal disc; can cause pressure on the nerves...

a)

herniated disc

b)

osteomyelitis

c)

gout

d)

rickets

44.

Broken bone in which the bone pokes through the skin...

a)

Spiral Fracture

b)

Closed or Simple Fracture

c)

Greenstick Fracture

d)

Compound Fracture

45.

Broken bone in which the appendage gets twisted and breaks...

a)

Spiral Fracture

b)

Closed or Simple Fracture

c)

Greenstick Fracture

d)

Compound Fracture

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