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Animal Skeletal System Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of a tendon?

a)

Connect bones to bones

b)

Connect muscles to bones

c)

Connect muscles to ligaments

d)

Bind the cells in compact bone closer together

2.

The hollow space in the middle of long bones is called

a)

Medullary Cavity

b)

Periosteum

3.

Long bones are formed through

a)

membranous bone formation

b)

endochondral bone formation

4.

Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?

a)

Bone is where most blood cells are made.

b)

Bone serves as a storehouse for various minerals

c)

Bone is a dry and non-living supporting structure.

d)

Bone protects and supports the body and its organs

5.

What is the skeletal system?

a)

All the bones in the body

b)

All the muscles and tendons

c)

All the body's organs, both soft and hard tissue

d)

All the bones in the body and the tissues that connect them

6.

Which function of the skeletal system would be especially important if you were in a car accident?

a)

Storage of minerals

b)

Protection of organs

c)

Facilitation of movement

d)

Fat storage

7.

Without red marrow, bones would not be able to ________.

a)

store phosphate

b)

store calcium

c)

make blood cells

d)

move joints

8.

What is found at the end of long bones to reduce friction and absorb shock?

a)

red marrow

b)

yellow marrow

c)

cartilage

d)

spongy bone

9.

Most of the bones of the arms and hands are long bones; however, the bones in the wrist are categorized as ________.

a)

flat bones

b)

short bones

c)

sesamoid bones

d)

irregular bones

10.

Bones that surround the spinal cord are classified as ________ bones.

a)

irregular

b)

sesamoid

c)

flat

d)

short

11.

The diaphysis contains ________.

a)

spongy bone

b)

red marrow

c)

epiphyseal plate

d)

fat storage

12.

The fibrous membrane covering the outer surface of the bone is the ________.

a)

endosteum

b)

epiphysis

c)

periosteum

d)

diaphysis

13.

In endochondral ossification, what happens to the chondrocytes? (cartilage cells)

a)

They develop into osteocytes (bone cells)

b)

They form the periosteum

c)

They develop into tendons

d)

They develop into ligaments

14.

Which of the following bones is (are) formed by intramembranous ossification?

a)

metatarsals

b)

femur

c)

ribs

d)

flat bones of the cranium

15.

Bones grow in length due to activity in the ________.

a)

medullary cavity

b)

periosteum

c)

epiphyseal plate

d)

endosteum

16.

The axial skeleton includes

a)

scapula, humerus, radius

b)

pelvis, femur, tibia

c)

carpal bones

d)

Skull, vertebrae, ribs

17.

What is the function of the skeletal system?

a)

support

b)

movement

c)

mineral storage

d)

all of the above

18.

A(n) ___________ is a place where two or more bones meet.

a)

Ligament

b)

Articulation

c)

Artery

d)

Tendon

19.

The shaft of a long bone is called

a)

epiphysis

b)

diaphysis

c)

periosteum

d)

endosteum

20.

Which of these is a hinge joint?

a)

shoulder

b)

hip

c)

knee

d)

wrist

21.

What sort of joint is the hip joint?

a)

Rotating

b)

Ball and Socket

c)

Gliding

d)

Hinge

22.

What bone shape are carpal bones?

a)

Long

b)

Irregular

c)

Short

d)

Flat

23.

What bone shape is the humerus?

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Sesamoid

d)

Irregular

24.

What bone shape are the thoracic vertebrae?

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Irregular

d)

Sesamoid

25.

What bone is highlighted in the color purple (#2)?

a)

Maxilla

b)

Nasal

c)

Incisive

d)

Frontal

26.

What bone is highlighted in the color blue (#5)?

a)

Zygomatic

b)

Temporal

c)

Maxilla

d)

Palatine

27.

What bone is highlighted in the color teal (#7)?

a)

Mandible

b)

Incisive

c)

Parietal

d)

Temporal

28.

What bone is highlighted in the color green (#8)?

a)

Lacrimal

b)

Temporal

c)

Frontal

d)

Parietal

29.

What bone is highlighted in the color pink (#11)?

a)

Occipital

b)

Parietal

c)

Frontal

d)

Temporal

30.

What type of joint is shown in the picture?

a)

Ball and Socket

b)

Pivot

c)

Gliding

d)

Hinge

31.

What joint is affected in dogs with hip dysplasia?

a)

Pivot

b)

Hinge

c)

Ball and Socket

d)

Gliding

32.

What type of joint is affected by a torn ACL injury?

a)

Gliding

b)

Ball and Socket

c)

Pivot

d)

Hinge

33.

What part of a long bone is letter A pointing to?

a)

Tendon

b)

Cartilage

c)

Ligament

d)

Endosteum

34.

What part of the long bone is the letter B pointing to?

a)

Yellow Marrow

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Epiphyseal Line

d)

Periosteum

35.

What part of the long bone is the letter C pointing to?

a)

Compact Bone

b)

Spongy Bone

c)

Flat Bone

d)

Short Bone

36.

What of the long bone is the letter E pointing to that contains the yellow marrow?

a)

Spongy Bone

b)

Periosteum

c)

Epiphysis

d)

Medullary Cavity

37.

Letter F is pointing to a part of a long bone that is involved in the storage of fats.

a)

Red Marrow

b)

Yellow Marrow

c)

Artery

d)

Spongy Bone

38.

Letter G- dense fibrous membrane covering the surfaces of bones. that contains nerve fibers that cause pain when the tissue is damaged.

a)

Endosteum

b)

Cartilage

c)

Periosteum

d)

Medullary Cavity

39.

What tissue connects bone to bone?

a)

Ligaments

b)

Tendons

c)

Cartilage

d)

Periosteum

40.

What minerals are stored in the skeletal system?

a)

calcium and phosphorus

b)

calcium and magnesium

c)

Sodium and Potassium

d)

Iron and Zinc

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