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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Skeletal System

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 18hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Femur

d)

Scapula

2.

What is the place where two bones meet?

a)

bones

b)

tendons

c)

ligament

d)

joint

3.

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

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

joint

d)

bones

4.

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

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

joint

d)

cartilage

5.
The adult skeletal system is composed of how many bones?
a)
216
b)
371
c)
206
d)
199
6.

The _________________ gives the body its shape and supports and protects the internal organs.

a)

nervous system

b)

skeletal system

c)

muscular system

d)

body system

7.

Tissue found in some bones that makes blood cells

a)

bone marrow

b)

joints

c)

tendons

d)

ligaments

8.

What do the bones make?

a)

veins

b)

cartilage

c)

red blood cells

d)

bone marrow

9.

What is the cranium?

a)

spine

b)

skull

c)

thigh

d)

arm

10.

What does the cranium protect?

a)

heart

b)

eyes

c)

brain

d)

lungs

11.

What is the largest and strongest bone in the body?

a)

skull

b)

vertebrae

c)

femur

d)

ribs

12.

What is a flexible connective tissue that is found in your nose and ears?

a)

cartilage

b)

joints

c)

ligaments

d)

cranium

13.

What connects bones together?

a)

ligaments

b)

joints

c)

tendons

d)

cartilage

14.

What connects bones to muscles?

a)

joints

b)

cartilage

c)

tendons

d)

ligaments

15.

What are the main functions of the skeleton?

a)

Protection

b)

Body Shape

c)

Movement

d)

All Of These

16.
What mineral are bones made of?
a)
Vitamin C
b)
Calcium
c)
Zinc
d)
Vitamin B
17.

Bones are living things.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

One of the main jobs of cartilage is to...

a)

Make Blood

b)

Make Marrow

c)

Cushion Bones

d)

Hold Fingers Together

19.
Bones that originate within sheetlike layers of connective tissue.
a)
partial bones
b)
chondritic bones
c)
intramembranous bones
d)
endochondral bones
20.
Bones that begin as masses of cartilage later replaced by bone tissue.
a)
intramembranous bones
b)
entraspecific bones
c)
ethmodial bones
d)
endochondral bones
21.
Bone forming cells are called...
a)
osteoblasts
b)
osteocytes
c)
osteoclasts
d)
osteons
22.
Most bones of the skeleton are formed by...
a)
endochondral ossification
b)
gender specific ossification
c)
intramembranous ossification
d)
hyaline ossification
23.
The process of replacing connective tissue to form an intramembranous bone.
a)
endochondrial ossification
b)
gender specific ossification
c)
intramembranous ossification
d)
hyaline ossification
24.
In long bones, bone tissue begins to replace hyaline cartilage in the center of the diaphysis or the...
a)
secondary ossification center
b)
primary ossification center
c)
medullary ossification center
d)
transverse ossification center
25.
The band of cartilage in the epiphysis where secondary ossification occurs.
a)
zone of ossification 
b)
ephiphyseal plate
c)
hyaline plate
d)
Z line
26.
Multinucleated cells that break down the calcified matrix of bone.
a)
osteoblasts
b)
osteoclasts
c)
osteons
d)
osteocytes
27.
Abnormal swings in blood sugar are less likely in individuals who exercise regularly in part due to the appearance of osteocalcin hormone.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
The effects of this female sex hormone is stronger than male counterpart resulting in females typically reaching their max heights earlier.
a)
testosterone 
b)
 calcitonin
c)
estrogen
d)
insulin 
29.
The bones of athletes are typically stronger and heavier than nonathletes due to the stress applied to the bones by muscles.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Spongy bone would primarily be found where in a bone?
a)
diaphysis
b)
epiphysis
c)
periosteum
d)
endosteum
31.
The hardest, most dense part of the bone tissue is the
a)
periosteum
b)
spongy bone
c)
osteoblast
d)
compact bone
32.
The shaft of the bone is also called the
a)
epiphysis
b)
diaphysis
c)
endosteum
d)
periosteum
33.
Structure #5 is the 
a)
medullary cavity
b)
periosteum
c)
epiphysis
d)
diaphysis
34.
The shiny white substance at #8 is the 
a)
articular cartilage
b)
periosteum
c)
yellow marrow
d)
diaphysis
35.
a)
Red Marrow
b)
Yellow Marrow
c)
Femur
d)
Compact bone
36.
Structure #7 is the 
a)
medullary cavity
b)
periosteum
c)
epiphysis
d)
diaphysis
37.
Where are blood cells made? 
a)
Yellow marrow 
b)
Red marrow
c)
Spongy Bone 
d)
Periosteum
38.
a)
Compact bone
b)
Spongy bone
c)
Diaphysis
d)
Epiphyseal line
39.
The epiphysis is 
a)
The shaft of a bone
b)
a bone cell
c)
the end of a long bone
d)
the covering of a bone
40.
The functional unit that makes up compact bone is called the
a)
Osteon
b)
Trabeculae
c)
Central Canal
d)
Osteocyte
41.
What part of an osteon is number 3 pointing to?
a)
Lamellae
b)
Central Canal
c)
Osteocyte
d)
Canaliculi
42.
What part of an osteon is number 4 pointing to?
a)
Lamellae
b)
Central Canal
c)
Osteocyte
d)
Canaliculi
43.
What is B pointing to?
a)
Osteocyte
b)
Canaliculi
c)
Lacunae
d)
Lamellae
44.
What is D pointing to?
a)
Osteocyte
b)
Canaliculi
c)
Lacunae
d)
Lamellae
45.
Bone formed by needlelike pieces of bone and lots of space are called
a)
Spongey bone
b)
Cartilage
c)
Compact bone
46.
Mature bone cells that live in tiny cavities within the bone are called?
a)
osteocytes
b)
osteoblasts
c)
osteoclasts
d)
osteons
47.
An osteocyte "lives" in __.
a)
lacunae
b)
lamellae
c)
Haversian canals
d)
Volkmann's canals
48.
Canaliculi are for 
a)
providing protection 
b)
housing osteocytes
c)
providing nourishment
d)
holding bone together
49.
Canaliculi are for 
a)
providing protection 
b)
housing osteocytes
c)
providing nourishment
d)
holding bone together
50.

Compact bone is made of

a)

trabeculae

b)

osteons

c)

canaliculi

d)

central canals

51.

Compact bone is made of

a)

trabeculae

b)

osteons

c)

canaliculi

d)

central canals

52.
a)
Maxilla
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Sphenoid
53.
a)
Sternum
b)
Sacrum
c)
Radius
d)
Cervical Vertebrae
54.
a)
Mandible
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Sphenoid
55.
a)
Clavical
b)
Sacrum
c)
Sternum
d)
Cervical Vertebrae
56.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Frontal
c)
Parietal
d)
Lacrimal
57.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Temporal
c)
Parietal
d)
Lacrimal
58.
a)
Lumbar Vertebrae
b)
Sacrum
c)
Thoracic Vertebrae
d)
Cervical Vertebrae
59.
a)
Lumbar Vertebrae
b)
Sacrum
c)
Thoracic Vertebrae
d)
Cervical Vertebrae
60.
a)
Lumbar Vertebrae
b)
Sacrum
c)
Thoracic Vertebrae
d)
Cervical Vertebrae
61.
a)
Fibula
b)
Tibia
c)
Radius
d)
Femur
62.
a)
Cranium
b)
Coccyx
c)
Clavicle
d)
Carpals
63.
a)
Tibia
b)
Femur
c)
Fibula
d)
Ulna
64.
a)
Radius
b)
Ulna
c)
Humerus
d)
Femur
65.
a)
Ulna
b)
Radius
c)
Humerus
d)
Tibia
66.
a)
Tarsals
b)
Metatarsals
c)
Phalanges
d)
Metacarpals
67.
a)
Tarsals
b)
Metatarsals
c)
Phalanges
d)
Metacarpals
68.
a)
Sacrum
b)
Coccyx
c)
Lumbar Vertebrae
d)
Pelvis
69.

Which is the highlighted bone?

a)

frontal

b)

parietal

c)

temporal

d)

occipital

70.

The highlighted bone is the

a)

nasal

b)

lacrimal

c)

vomer

d)

ethmoid

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