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Skeletal System - Bone Structure

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bones are classified according to their ___________.

a)

Size

b)

Name

c)

Shape

d)

Function

2.

These type of bones are typically longer than they are wide.

a)

Irregular

b)

Flat

c)

Short

d)

Long

3.

These type of bones have a variety of shapes.

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Irregular

d)

Flat

4.

These bones are thin and flattened.

a)

Flat

b)

Long

c)

Short

d)

Irregular

5.

These type of bones have roughly equal widths and lengths; cube shaped.

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Flat

d)

Irregular

6.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a long bone?

a)

forearm bone

b)

wrist bone

c)

femur

d)

thigh bone

7.

Either end of a long bone.

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Periosteum

c)

Spongy Bone

d)

Epiphyses

8.

Shaft of a long bone.

a)

Epiphysis

b)

Compact Bone

c)

Sternum

d)

Diaphysis

9.

Dense connective tissue covering the surface of a bone.

a)

Trabeculae

b)

Articuler cartilage

c)

Periosteum

d)

Spongy tissue

10.

Hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of bones in synovial joints.

a)

Endosteum

b)

Periosteum

c)

Articular cartilage

d)

Synovial cartilage

11.

Dense bone tissue that have a continuous extracellular matrix with no gaps.

a)

Spongy Bone

b)

Endosteum

c)

Compact Bone

d)

Periosteum

12.

This bone has irregular interconnecting spaces between bony plates.

a)

Spongy bone

b)

Compact Bone

c)

Irregular Bone

d)

Wish Bone

13.

True or False: Both compact and spongy bone are strong and resist bending.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Cavity in the diaphysis that contain red or yellow marrow.

a)

Medullary Cavity

b)

Marrow cavity

c)

Nerve cavity

d)

All of the above

15.

Soft connective tissue found in the spaces in bones

a)

Trabeculae

b)

Osteon

c)

Osteocyte

d)

Marrow

16.

True or False. Bone structure reflects its function.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Central canals contain _________ that nourish the cells of osteons.

a)

Food sources

b)

Marrow

c)

Blood vessels

d)

Oxygen