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HAP3.1: Skeletal System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The function of the axial skeleton is movement.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which of the following is part of the appendicular skeleton?

a)

ribs

b)

skull

c)

vertebrae

d)

feet

3.

What is hematopoeisis?

a)

formed elements

b)

blood cell formation

c)

erythrocyte formation

d)

developing RBCs

4.
Hematopoiesis occurs where?
a)
white bone marrow
b)
stem cells
c)
red bone marrow
d)
blood vessels
5.

What is the place where two bones meet?

a)

bones

b)

tendons

c)

ligament

d)

joint

6.

What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

joint

d)

bones

7.

What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

joint

d)

cartilage

8.
The adult skeletal system is composed of how many bones?
a)
216
b)
371
c)
206
d)
199
9.

Cells that dissolve the bony matrix.

a)

Osteoclasts

b)

Osteoblasts

c)

Canaliculi

d)

Lamellae

10.

"Baby" cells that can build calcified bone matrix.

a)

Osteoblasts

b)

Osteoclasts

c)

Canaliculi

d)

Lamellae

11.

Bones are classified according to their _____.

a)

age

b)

shapes

c)

length

12.

____ bones have long axes.

a)

short

b)

long

c)

irregular

d)

flat

13.

These are __ bones

a)

short

b)

long

c)

irregular

d)

flat

14.

Which bone shape are vertebrae?

a)

long

b)

short

c)

irregular

d)

flat

15.

Bones that have plate-like structures

a)

flat

b)

irregular

c)

long

d)

short

16.
What are functions of the skeleton?
a)
Protection
b)
Blood cell production
c)
Movement
d)
All of these
17.
The primary mineral stored by compact bone is
a)
Calcium
b)
Selenium
c)
Zinc
d)
Magnesium
18.

Which of these is a short bone?

a)

Femur (thigh bone)

b)

Patella (knee cap)

c)

Scapula (shoulder blade)

d)

Ulna (forearm bone)

19.

Lowers blood calcium levels by causing the building of more bone tissue.

a)

parathyroid hormone

b)

calcitonin

c)

red bone marrow

d)

yellow bone marrow

20.

Increases blood calcium level by stimulating the breakdown of bone tissue.

a)

Parathyroid hormone

b)

Calcitonin

c)

Hematopoiesis

d)

Red bone marrow