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Skeletal System Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Produces blood cells

b)

Provides structure

c)

Makes body move

d)

Protects internal organs

2.
Which of these is not part of the axial skeleton?
a)
Skull
b)
Ribs
c)
Radius
d)
Spine
3.
The soft inside part of the bone is
called__________________ .
a)
periosteum
b)
spongy 
c)
marrow
d)
cancellous
4.

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

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

joint

d)

cartilage

5.

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

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

joint

d)

cartilage

6.

What is the largest and strongest bone in the body?

a)

occipital

b)

vertebrae

c)

femur

d)

ribs

7.

Which of the following is NOT a bone area associated with the axial skeleton?

a)

pelvic girdles

b)

cranium

c)

thoracic cage

d)

vertebral column

8.

Which of the following is NOT a function of bones?

a)

hemopoiesis

b)

storage

c)

maintenance of body temperature

d)

protection

9.

The ends of a long bone are called the

a)

diaphysis

b)

epiphyses

c)

periosteum

d)

endosteum

10.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a long bone?

a)

humerus

b)

tibia

c)

radius

d)

talus

11.

Bone forming cells:

a)

osteocytes

b)

osteoblasts

c)

osteoclasts

d)

osteomasts

12.

Mature bone cells:

a)

osteoblasts

b)

osteomasts

c)

osteocytes

d)

osteoclasts

13.

Remnant of the growth plate:

a)

epiphyseal plate

b)

spongy bone

c)

epiphyseal line

d)

lacunae

14.

The long shaft of a bone:

a)

epiphyses

b)

diaphysis

c)

periosteum

d)

endosteum

15.

Which of the following is NOT a type of bone?

a)

short

b)

irregular

c)

fat

d)

flat

16.
What type of bone is the scapula?
a)
long bone
b)
short bone
c)
flat bone
d)
sesamoid bone
17.
What is the name of the collar bone?
a)
Clavicle
b)
Scapular
c)
Sternum
d)
Xiphoid
18.
Name the bone located at number  8.
a)
Humerus
b)
Radius
c)
Fibula
d)
Tibia
19.
Name the bone located at number 12.
a)
Patella
b)
Clavicle
c)
Sternum
d)
Scapula
20.
Name the bone located at number 16.
a)
Clavicle
b)
Humerus
c)
Radius
d)
Ulna
21.
Name the bone located at number 3.
a)
Scapula
b)
Humerus
c)
Sternum
d)
Clavicle
22.

The site of bone growth on a long bone is called

a)

epiphyseal plate

b)

diaphysis

c)

periosteum

d)

medullary cavity

23.

What type of bone is the patella?

a)

Flat Bone

b)

Long Bone

c)

Irregular Bone

d)

Sesamoid Bone

24.

Articular cartilage is found in what part of the long bone?

a)

inside of the medullary cavity

b)

on the outer surface of the diaphysis

c)

the outer surface of the epiphyses

d)

in the spaces of the spongy bone

25.

Which bone is composed of trabeculae?

a)

cancellous

b)

cartilage

c)

compact

d)

articulate

26.

What lines the medullary cavity and spaces of the spongy bone?

a)

periosteum

b)

epiphysis

c)

intramembranous

d)

endosteum

27.

Where in the body are the metacarpals found?

a)

Leg

b)

Feet

c)

Arm

d)

Hand

28.

Letter A is pointing to the...

a)

Sphenoid

b)

Temporal

c)

Occipital

d)

Maxilla

29.

Letter C labels the...

a)

maxilla

b)

mandible

c)

occipital

d)

temporal

30.

From wrist to fingertip, what is the order of bones?

a)

Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

b)

Phalanges, metacarpals, carpals

c)

Carpals, phalanges, metacarpals

d)

Metacarpals, carpals, phalanges

31.

Which bone is not a part of the Axial skeleton?

a)

sternum

b)

skull

c)

clavicle

d)

Ribs

32.
Structure #1 is the 
a)
osteon
b)
lamellae
c)
lacunae
d)
periosteum
33.

Which bone articulates with the sacrum inferiorly?

a)

lumber vertebra

b)

coccyx

c)

ilium

d)

ischium

34.

Which bone articulates with the femur anteriorly?

a)

tibia

b)

fibula

c)

coxa

d)

patella

35.

Which bone articulates with the temporal bone posteriorly?

a)

parietal

b)

occipital

c)

sphenoid

d)

zygomatic