WorksheetsSkeletal System Practice Test
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?
Support of the body
Movement and anchor of muscles
Hormone production
Mineral Storage
What is the name of the "soft spot" on an infant's head?
Frontal
Fontanel
Ossification
Osteocyte
The disphysis is the
end of the long bone
slope of the irregular bone
shaft of the long bone
point where two bones meet
Spongy bone is
bone that fulls in the spaces next to the sinses to improve acoustics
where less strength is needed and some of the hard bone dissolves
the tough fibrous tissue that surrounds the outside of the bone
the bone that is used in joints that needs more spring and elasticity
The name of the tough fibrous covering on the outside of the bone is
osteocyte
osteoclast
periosteum
epiphysis
Which of the following bones are long bones?
skull and ribs
vertebrae in spinal column
carpals and tarsals
femur and humerus
Ball and socket joints, hinge joints, pivot joints, and gliding joints are all
synarthroses joints
patella joints
ampiarthroses joints
diarthroses joints
This is the act of bring two bones closer together to decrease the angle
flexion
extension
abduction
adduction
The most common injury to a bone is
bruising
sprains
fractures
osteoporosis
This is the movement of an extremity away from the midline of the body
flexion
extension
abduction
adduction
In this type of fracture, the bone is broken but the ends of the bone do not pierce the skin
closed or simple
open or compound
ostemyelitis
osteoporosis
What are the two main bones of the lower arm?
clavicle and ulna
radius and ulna
sternum and ribs
humerus and radius
