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Skeletal System Quiz

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of joint give you the largest range of motion?
a)
pivot
b)
ball-and-socket
c)
hinge
d)
gliding
2.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
3.
Tissue found in some bones that makes blood cells
a)
red marrow
b)
yellow marrow
c)
canaliculi
d)
lamellae
4.
What do the bones create?
a)
white blood cells
b)
platlets
c)
red blood cells
d)
flying turkeys
5.
The joints in your knees and elbows are most similar to:
a)
a clock
b)
a screw
c)
a wheel
d)
a door hinge
6.

The first vertebra is called the

a)

axial

b)

appendicular

c)

atlas

d)

axial

7.

The first 7 pairs of ribs are (a)   ribs

8.

The top part of the sternum is

a)

axis

b)

synovial

c)

manubrium

d)

xiphoid process

9.
Give me the two divisions of the skeletal system 
a)
Axial and appendicular
b)
appendice and axes
c)
Axiel and appropriate 
d)
angel and frosty 
10.
What is an example of an irregular bone?
a)

ulna 

b)

vertebrae

c)

clavicle 

d)

tibia 

11.
which skeletal section has the most bones?
a)
Axial 
b)
appendicular 
c)
foot 
d)
cranium 
12.
What is the longest bone in your body?
a)
Femur
b)
Phalanges
c)
Fibula
d)
Tibula
13.

The type of bone that is composed of small pieces of bone and lots of open space is (a)   bone.

14.

Tissue found in some bones that makes blood cells

a)

red marrow

b)

yellow marrow

c)

canaliculi

d)

lamellae

15.

Your ________________is an example of a saddle joint.

a)

Neck

b)

Elbow

c)

Wrist

d)

Knee

16.

The bone that has no articulation to another bone is the ____________bone.

a)

stapes

b)

incus

c)

hyoid

d)

sternum

17.

What is the function of a ligament?

a)

connect muscles to muscles

b)

connect muscles to bones

c)

connect muscles to bones

d)

connect bones to bones

18.

Tendons attach

a)

bone to muscle

b)

bone to ligaments

c)

bone to bone

d)

muscle to muscle

19.

The virtually useless last four fused vertebrae in the spinal column.

a)

Ilium

b)

Ischium

c)

Sacrum

d)

Coccyx

20.

Attached to the sternum, it is the only long bone in the human body that lies

horizontally.

a)

Humerus

b)

Ribs

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

21.

The pelvic and pectoral girdles are considered part of the ___________ skeleton.

a)

Axial

b)

Appendicular