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Scary Skeletal System

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

a)

Forms an internal framework

b)

Protects soft organs

c)

Forms an external framework

d)

Blood cell formation

2.

What bone category does the femur fit into?

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Flat

d)

Irregular

3.

Which bone category do the vertebrae fit into?

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Flat

d)

Irregular

4.

Which bone category do the tarsals and carpals fit into?

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Flat

d)

Irregular

5.

What bone category do the parietal bone and ribs fit into?

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Flat

d)

Irregular

6.

What is the END of a long bone called?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Marrow

d)

Periosteum

7.

The shaft of a long bone is made of...

a)

Spongy bone

b)

Periosteum

c)

Epiphysis

d)

Compact bone

8.

What is the periosteum of a long bone?

a)

bone marrow

b)

bone that is full of holes

c)

covering of the bone

d)

bone that is thick and dense

9.

What is a shallow depression or dip in a bone called?

a)

Tuberosity

b)

Crest

c)

Spine

d)

Fossa

10.

What is a large bump on a bone called?

a)

Tuberosity

b)

Crest

c)

Fossa

d)

Spine

11.

A narrow ridge on a bone is called a

a)

tuberosity

b)

crest

c)

fossa

d)

meatus

12.

A visible hole in the bone that allows blood vessels and nerves to go into and out of the bone is called a

a)

foramen

b)

spine

c)

meatus

d)

tuberosity

13.

A large hole in a bone is called a

a)

Fossa

b)

Tuberosity

c)

Meatus

d)

Foramen

14.

Immovable joints are called

a)

Synarthroses

b)

Amphiarthroses

c)

Diarthroses

d)

Backstreetoses

15.

Slightly movable joints are called..

a)

Synarthroses

b)

Amphiarthroses

c)

Diarthroses

d)

Pigothroses

16.

Freely movable joints are called

a)

Synarthroses

b)

Amphiarthroses

c)

Diarthroses

d)

Pinkothroses

17.

An example of a synarthrosis joint is

a)

vertebrae to vertebrae

b)

knee joint

c)

shoulder joint

d)

parietal bone to frontal bone

18.

An example of an amphiarthrosis joint is

a)

vertebrae to vertebrae

b)

knee joint

c)

shoulder joint

d)

parietal bone to frontal bone

19.

All of these are examples of diarthrosis joints except

a)

elbow joint

b)

vertebrae to vertebrae

c)

knee joint

d)

shoulder joint

20.

Synarthrosis joints are joined by

a)

cartilage

b)

synovial (fluid-filled) pouches

c)

fibrous tissue

d)

glue

21.

Bone cells are called osteocytes. They live in cavities called..

a)

Lamellae

b)

Lacunae

c)

Canaliculi

d)

Osteon

22.

What are the MICROSCOPIC canals that feed the bone cells called

a)

Canaliculi

b)

Lamellae

c)

Lacunae

d)

Central Haversian Canal

23.

Which special bone cells BUILD new bone?

a)

Osteobones

b)

Osteoclasts

c)

Osteoporosis

d)

Osteoblasts

24.

What is a hematoma?

a)

a large bump on a bone

b)

blood flowing from the bone

c)

a blood clot that forms on a bone break and later becomes bone

d)

the hollow part of the bone where blood is made

25.

What is the scientific term for your LOWER jaw?

a)

Mandible

b)

Maxilla

c)

Frontal bone

d)

Parietal bone

26.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Transverse

b)

Oblique

c)

Comminuted

d)

Greenstick

27.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Transverse

b)

Oblique

c)

Comminuted

d)

Greenstick

28.

What type of fracture?

a)

Transverse

b)

Oblique

c)

Comminuted

d)

Greenstick

29.

What is the name of the kneecap bone?

a)

Parietal

b)

Phalange

c)

Patella

d)

Femur

30.

What is the scientific name for the shoulder blade bones?

a)

Clavicle

b)

Scapula

c)

Sacrum

d)

Coxal