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Chapter 6,7&8 Skeletal System Exam Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which system is responsible for creating red blood cells?

a)

skeletal

b)

muscular

c)

respiratory

d)

nervous

2.

Which system of the human body provides protection to most of the major organs?

a)

skeletal system

b)

circulatory system

c)

respiratory system

d)

muscular system

3.

True ribs are attached only to the spinal cord.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

11

d)

14

5.
How many bones does the adult human body have?
a)
205
b)
204
c)
22
d)
206
6.

What is the axial skeleton made up of?

a)

skull, ribs, vertebrae

b)

Skull, ribs, vertebrae, clavicle

c)

Skull ribs, vertebrae, pelvis

d)

Skull, sternum, spine

7.

The feature on the occipital bone that holds the brain stem is call the

a)

meatus

b)

mastoid

c)

foramen magnum

d)

styloid process

8.

All of these bones are categorized as ....

a)

facial bones

b)

cranial bones

9.

softspots, often present in newborn's skull, gradually harden

a)

bursa

b)

ligament

c)

fontanelles

d)

tendon

10.

The smallest bones in the human body are found in the ...

a)

wrist

b)

ear

c)

ankle

d)

os coxae

11.

The man in the picture has an increased curvature in his spine known as _______________.

a)

lordosis

b)

kyphosis

c)

scoliosis

d)

spinal stenosis

12.

Image #1 indicates a normal spine, what does image #2 indicate?

a)

lordosis

b)

kyphosis

13.

How many curves do you have as a newborn human?

a)

2 kyphotic curves of the thoracic and sacral regions giving the spine a "C" shape

b)

4 curves

c)

2 lordotic curves of the cervical and lumbar regions giving the spine a "C" shape

14.

Which secondary curve vertebral region allows babies to lift and control their head?

a)

cervical

b)

thoracic

c)

lumbar

15.

Which secondary curve vertebral region allows babies to stand up and take their first steps?

a)

cervical

b)

thoracic

c)

lumbar

16.

WHAT IS #7

a)

TRANSVERSE FORAMEN

b)

BODY

c)

TRANSVERSE PROCESS

d)

SPINOUS PROCESS

e)

VERTEBRAL FORAMEN

17.

WHAT IS #4

a)

TRANSVERSE FORAMEN

b)

BODY

c)

TRANSVERSE PROCESS

d)

SPINOUS PROCESS

e)

VERTEBRAL FORAMEN

18.

WHAT IS #6

a)

TRANSVERSE FORAMEN

b)

BODY

c)

TRANSVERSE PROCESS

d)

SPINOUS PROCESS

e)

VERTEBRAL FORAMEN

19.

WHAT IS #8

a)

TRANSVERSE FORAMEN

b)

BODY

c)

TRANSVERSE PROCESS

d)

SPINOUS PROCESS

e)

VERTEBRAL FORAMEN

20.

WHAT THE LARGE WHOLE IN THE VERTEBRAE IN WHICH THE SPINAL CORD RUNS THROUGH?

a)

TRANSVERSE FORAMEN

b)

BODY

c)

TRANSVERSE PROCESS

d)

SPINOUS PROCESS

e)

VERTEBRAL FORAMEN

21.

What is the light yellow bone?

a)

Capitate

b)

Lunate

c)

Hamate

d)

Scaphoid

22.

What is the light green bone?

a)

Triquetrum

b)

Trapezium

c)

Trapezoid

d)

Pisiform

23.

What is the red bone?

a)

Pisiform

b)

Triquetrum

c)

Trapezoid

d)

Trapezium

24.

What is the gold bone?

a)

Trapezium

b)

Trapezoid

c)

Triquetrum

d)

Hamate

25.

What is the dark blue bone?

a)

Hamate

b)

Trapezium

c)

Triquetrum

d)

Trapezoid

26.

What is the pink bone?

a)

Scaphoid

b)

Lunate

c)

Triquetrum

d)

Trapezoid

27.

What is the turquoise bone?

a)

Lunate

b)

Capitate

c)

Trapezium

d)

Trapezoid

28.

What is the dark green bone?

a)

Trapezoid

b)

Trapezium

c)

Triquetrum

d)

Hamate

29.
What set of bones is this?
a)
Femur
b)
Skull
c)
Rib Cage
d)
Stirrup
30.

Bones of the thoracic cavity (rib cage) that are attached to vertebrae only (not attached to sternum or another rib by costal cartilage); lowest two pairs of ribs

a)

floating ribs

b)

false ribs

c)

true ribs

d)

loose ribs

31.

How many pairs of ribs are found in the typical human?

a)

12

b)

5

c)

10

d)

8

32.
How many pairs of true ribs are there? 
a)
12
b)
2
c)
5
d)
7
33.
Which bone does the sternal end of the clavicle attach to?
a)
Body
b)
Manubrium
c)
Xiphoid Process
d)
Vertebral Rib 1
34.

Your ribs articulate with the ____________ vertebrae.

a)

cervical

b)

thoracic

c)

lumbar

d)

sacral

35.

Is this a Male or female pelvis based on the pelvic inlet or the pubic arch?

a)

Male

b)

Female

36.

Male or female pelvis have thicker bones, smaller heart shaped canal, and the coccyx angled in?

a)

Male

b)

Female

37.

Male or female pelvis have thinner lighter bones, wider oval shaped canal, and the coccyx angled out?

a)

Male

b)

Female

38.

Is this a Male or female pelvis based on the pelvic inlet or the pubic arch?

a)

Male

b)

Female

39.

How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

11

d)

5

40.

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

a)

7

b)

12

c)

11

d)

5

41.

All of these bones are categorized as ....

a)

facial bones

b)

cranial bones