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Skeletal Quiz

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many bones does an adult human have?
a)
300
b)
306
c)
206
d)
602
2.
What is another name for your collar bone?
a)
scapula
b)
clavicle
c)
patella
d)
sternum
3.
What bones protect your heart and lungs?
a)
pelvis and spine
b)
brain and spine
c)
ribs and sternum
d)
ribs and pelvis
4.
What are the three jobs of your bones?
a)
movement, structure, joints
b)
movement, structure, protection
c)
structure, digestion and breathing
d)
movement, digestion and breathing
5.
What is the hard, outside layer of bone called?
a)
spongy
b)
marrow
c)
jelly
d)
compact
6.

In this picture, what bone is highlighted?

a)

Humerus

b)

Radius

c)

Ulna

d)

Mandible

7.

The bone(s) highlighted are called your_________________?

a)

Tarsals

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Femur

8.

The section of the leg in this picture highlighted is the what?

a)

Zygomatic

b)

Patella

c)

Cranium

d)

Phalanges

9.

In this picture, what bones are highlighted?

a)

Carpals

b)

Tarsals

c)

Phalanges

d)

Radius

10.

What is the section of the hand is highlighted?

a)

Phalanges

b)

Meta-Tarsals

c)

Meta-Carpals

d)

Cranium

11.

In this picture, what would you call the section colored in?

a)

Phalanges

b)

Carpals

c)

Tarsals

d)

Meta-Tarsals

12.

It makes up you lower jaw, what is the bone colored in this picture?

a)

Patella

b)

Cranium

c)

Zygomatic

d)

Mandible

13.

What are the bones colored in called?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Patella

14.

Another name for your skull, what would you call the darker section?

a)

Clavicle

b)

Cranium

c)

Mandible

d)

Zygomatic

15.

What would you call the bones inside these circles?

a)

Ribs

b)

Sternum

c)

Clavicle

d)

Mandible

16.

In this picture which of the two lower arm bones is highlighted?

a)

Ulna

b)

Radius

c)

Phalanges

d)

Humerus

17.

What is the name of the bone(s) highlighted?

a)

Humerus

b)

Carpals

c)

Ulna

d)

Radius

18.

Which bone(s) is being pointed to?

a)

ribs

b)

clavicle

c)

humerus

d)

vertebrae

19.

Bones are living tissue?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

What is the real name of the Shoulder Blade

a)

Clavicle

b)

Bone

c)

Scapula

d)

Vertebra

21.

What are the two divisions of the skeletal system?

a)

Axial/Appendicular

b)

Axe/Appendicular

c)

Axial/Pendicular

d)

Appendicular/Axe

22.
Which organ is responsible for creating blood cells?
a)
Heart
b)
Brain
c)
Bone
d)
Muscle
23.

This pictures includes 3 sections. What is the section in the center called?

a)

Humerus

b)

Phalanges

c)

Meta-Carpals

d)

Meta-Tarsals

24.

List them in order from Top to Bottom:

a)

Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, Coccyx

b)

Coccyx , Sacrum, Lumbar, Thoracic, Cervical

c)

, Sacrum, Lumbar, Thoracic, Coccyx , Cervical

25.

What does the color blue stand for?

a)

Frontal

b)

Partial

c)

Occiptal

d)

Mandible

26.

Which are the "True Ribs"?

a)

1-7

b)

8-12

c)

8-10

d)

5-12

27.

Where is the "Humerus"Found"

a)

arm

b)

forearm

c)

hand

28.

How many "Temporal" bones are located in the skull?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

1

29.

Muscles are attached to bone by?

a)

ligaments

b)

tendons

c)

cartilage

d)

muscles

30.
What is the connective tissue that cushions your bones and enables smooth movements of the skeletal system?
a)
ligament
b)
spongy bone
c)
muscle
d)
cartilage
31.
Which bone is part of your axial skeleton?
a)
Femur
b)
Vertrabrae
c)
Humerus
d)
Tibia
32.
What is true of all joints?
a)
They occur where two bones meet.
b)
They provide limited movement.
c)
They include a ligament.
d)
They provide a place for muscle to attach.
33.
Example:  Connects plates in skull
a)
Synovial
b)
Saddle
c)
Fibrous
d)
Cartilaginous
34.
Example:  Knee Joint
a)
Hinge
b)
Pivot
c)
Ball and Socket
d)
Saddle
35.
hip and shoulder are examples of this type of joint
a)
ball and socket
b)
fixed joint
c)
hinge
d)
gliding
36.
Connects bone to bone
a)
Tendons
b)
Ligaments
c)
Joints
d)
Sutures
37.

The Skeleton is a system of _______________

a)

Bones

b)

Levers

c)

Mechanics

d)

Movements

38.

found deep to cortical bone and serves as an internal support structure

a)

Inner Bone

b)

Spongy Bone

c)

Cartilage

d)

Tendons

39.

hard, dense bones that provide strength, structure, and mobility

a)

Long Bone

b)

Short Bone

c)

Irregular Bone

d)

Funny Bone

40.

designated as those bones that are as wide as they are long

a)

Short Bone

b)

Long Bone

c)

Irregular Bone

d)

Sesmoid Bone

41.

extensive protection or the provision of broad surfaces for muscular attachment

a)

Long Bone

b)

Sesmoid Bone

c)

Short Bone

d)

Flat Bone

42.

protects the nervous tissue

a)

Short Bone

b)

Long Bone

c)

Irregular bones

d)

Sesmoid Bones

43.

a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone

a)

Epiphyseal plate

b)

Grow Plate

c)

Long Plate

d)

Irregular Plate

44.

Where is the birthplace of mini golf?

a)

Georgia

b)

Arizona

c)

Flordia

d)

Mississippi

45.

Where is the birthplace of the Ferris wheel?

a)

Chicago

b)

New York City

c)

Las Vegas

d)

Massachusetts

46.
What bone makes up the hips and protects the internal organs in the abdomen?
a)
vertebra
b)
pelvis
c)
clavicle
d)
scapula
47.
What Are The Skeletal System's Two Minor Jobs?
a)
To Store Blood Cells and Make Calcium
b)
To Make Blood Cells and Store Calcium
c)
To Take Away The Body's Extra Blood Cells and Calcium
d)
To Help The Body Process and Digest Food With Calcium In It
48.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system? 
a)
maintain body shape
b)
help transmit impulses 
c)
protect organs
d)
provde levers for movement
49.

Is a bone a living organism?

a)

Yes

b)

No

50.

How many Cervical and where is it located?

a)

5 and in the ribs

b)

7 and the neck

c)

4 and lower body

51.

What is the number and location of Thoracic?

a)

12 in the ribs

b)

8 in the foot

c)

4 in the face

52.

Location and number of Lumbar

a)

6 in the back

b)

8 in the arms

c)

5 in the lower body

53.

What are the three types of ribs?

a)

True , False, Floating

b)

Fake, Real , Non- Existent

54.

The 2 sets of bones that make up the skull are the Sacrum and Coccyx

a)

True

b)

False

55.

The various shapes of bones are:Long, Short, Flat, Irregular, Sedamoid

a)

True

b)

False

56.

What are bone cells called?

a)

Pericardium

b)

Ephysis

c)

Osteocytes

57.

What are the two parts of the long bone?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Joint

c)

Articulations

d)

Epiphysis

58.
______________ are the type of bone cell that tears down bone during the building and remodeling process.
a)
osteocytes
b)
osteoblasts
c)
osteoclasts
d)
bone lining cells
59.
The jaw consists of the ___________.
a)
frontal and parietal bones
b)
mandible and maxillae
c)
palatine, zygomatic and nasal bones
d)
phalanges and carpals
60.
Which of the following is NOT in the appendicular skeleton?
a)
clavicle
b)
coxal bone
c)
metatarsals
d)
vertebrae
61.
The bones of the arm consist of the ______________.
a)
zygomatic and palatine
b)
clavicle and scapula
c)
carpals, metacarpals and phalanges
d)
humerus, ulna, and radius
62.
Which of the following is NOT a bone in the leg?
a)
femur
b)
tibia
c)
ulna
d)
fibula
63.
These joints are found in the knee and elbow.
a)
pivot
b)
ball and socket
c)
hinge
64.
The epiphyses are found at the ends of long bones.
a)
True
b)
False
65.
The vertebrae and hyoid bones are examples of
a)
long bones
b)
flat bones
c)
short bones
d)
irregular bones
66.
Which of the following is an example of a sesamoid bone?
a)
malleus
b)
patella
c)
incus
d)
stapes
67.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
a)
Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
b)
Traps, Forearm, & Abs
c)
Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
d)
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle
68.
How many Muscles are in the Skeletal System?
a)
500
b)
over 600
c)
300
d)
200
69.
Cardiac muscle is only found where? 
a)
Lungs
b)
Heart
c)
Kidney's 
d)
Liver
70.
Voluntary muscle is
a)
muscle that has to be told when to move
b)
muscle that moves automatically
c)
muscle that needs to be stretched regularly
d)
muscle that makes up the heart and stomach
71.
Which muscle type is found in your stomach, bladder, and intestines?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight