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Skeletal System Quiz

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of synovial joint is the thumb?

a)

hinge

b)

condyloid

c)

saddle

d)

ball and socket

2.

What type of synovial joint is the elbow?

a)

hinge

b)

ball and socket

c)

condyloid

d)

gliding

3.
Ligaments connect:
a)
Bone to bone
b)
Muscle to bone
c)
Joint to joint
d)
Bone to joint
4.
Which type of joint give you the largest range of motion?
a)
pivot
b)
ball-and-socket
c)
hinge
d)
gliding
5.

The middle shaft of a long bone is known as the:

a)

matrix

b)

epiphysis

c)

condyle

d)

diaphysis

6.

The tissue typically found in the epiphysis of long bones that forms blood cells is called:

a)

mesenchyme

b)

yellow marrow

c)

myeloid tissue

d)

lamellae

7.

Which bone is highlighted in the photo?

a)

Sternum

b)

Clavicle

c)

Mandible

d)

Scapula

8.

A mature bone cell that is trapped within bone matrix is called a(n):

a)

Osteoclast

b)

Osteocyte

c)

Osteoblast

d)

Fibroblast

9.

The Tibia is what type of bone?

a)

Short

b)

Flat

c)

Long

d)

Irregular

10.

The Atlas vertebrae is what type of bone?

a)

Short

b)

Flat

c)

Long

d)

Irregular

11.

An exaggerated thoracic curve in the spine is called:

a)

Lordosis

b)

Kyphosis

c)

Scoliosis

d)

Mardosis

12.

The exaggerated lateral bending of the spine is called:

a)

Lordosis

b)

Kyphosis

c)

Scoliosis

d)

Mardosis

13.

What type of fracture is "Incomplete?"

a)

Oblique

b)

Spiral

c)

Comminuted

d)

Greenstick

14.

What type of fracture is shown in the photo?

a)

Oblique

b)

Spiral

c)

Comminuted

d)

Transverse

15.

Which of the following is NOT part of the Appendicular skeleton?

a)

Femur

b)

Ulna

c)

Mandible

d)

Pelvis

16.

Which of the following stores energy in bone?

a)

Red marrow

b)

Osteoblasts

c)

Collagen

d)

Yellow marrow

17.

Synarthroses describes which of the following?

a)

Immovable joints

b)

Slightly movable joints

c)

Freely movable joints

d)

Synovial joints

18.

Diarthroses describes which of the following?

a)

Immovable joints

b)

Slightly movable joints

c)

Freely movable/Synovial joints

d)

None of the above

19.

The ends of a long bone are called the

a)

diaphysis

b)

epiphyses

c)

periosteum

d)

endosteum

20.

The cells that produce and secrete the matrix of bone are called:

a)

osteocytes

b)

osteoblasts

c)

osteoclasts

d)

osteomasts

21.

Cells that destroy and dissolve bone matrix are called:

a)

osteocytes

b)

osteoblasts

c)

osteomasts

d)

osteoclasts

22.

The process by which blood cells are formed is known as:

a)

ossification

b)

hemostasis

c)

hematopoiesis

d)

hemophilia

23.

This structure is the remnant of the growth (epiphyseal) plate:

a)

epiphyseal joint

b)

spongy bone

c)

epiphyseal line

d)

lacunae line

24.

Which type of bone tissue is composed of trabeculae?

a)

spongy

b)

cartilage

c)

compact

d)

articulate

25.

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

a)

Periosteum

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Intramembranous

d)

Endosteum

26.

In Endochondral ossification, the "Secondary Ossification center" appears in the:

a)

Epiphyses

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Epiphyseal plate

d)

Endosteum

27.

Which vitamin is necessary for proper absorption of Calcium and Phosphorus?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Vitamin K

d)

Vitamin D

28.

Microscopic channels branching out from lacunae of ossified bone that carry nutrients to osteocytes are known as:

a)

Volksman's canals

b)

Haverisan canals

c)

Canaliculi

d)

Osteons

29.

What bone is highlighted in the photo?

a)

Ulna

b)

Scapula

c)

Clavicle

d)

Mandible

30.

Which bone is NOT part of the Axial skeleton?

a)

sternum

b)

cranium

c)

pelvis

d)

ribs

31.

What are the two types of osseous tissue?

a)

cancellous and cortical bone

b)

cancellous and spongy bone

c)

dense and myeloid bone

d)

cortical and compact bone

32.

What bone is highlighted in the photo?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

33.

What bone is highlighted in the photo?

a)

Zyphoid

b)

Mandible

c)

Scapula

d)

Axis

34.

What type of bone is the Patella?

a)

Flat Bone

b)

Long Bone

c)

Irregular Bone

d)

Sesamoid Bone

35.

Which of the following would be classified as an "Irregular bone?"

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Carpal

c)

Sternum

d)

Humerus

36.

The term that refers to chronic inflammation of a joint is:

a)

osteoporosis

b)

fracture

c)

scoliosis

d)

arthritis

37.

The outer membrane covering of bone is called the:

a)

endosteum

b)

perimysium

c)

periosteum

d)

medullary cavity

38.
Rickets is caused by a deficiency of which vitamin?
a)
Vitamin A
b)
Vitamin C
c)
Vitamin D
d)
Vitamin E
39.

Which of the following structures is filled with yellow bone marrow (adipose tissue)?

a)

medullary cavity

b)

haversian canal

c)

periosteum

d)

compact bone

40.

All of the following are locations of synovial joints EXCEPT:

a)

Shoulder

b)

Knee

c)

Thumb

d)

Pubic symphysis

41.

This type of joint allows the first two vertebrate of the spine to rotate in the process of "shaking your head, NO:"

a)

condyloid

b)

gliding

c)

pivot

d)

saddle

42.

A condition in which inflammation occurs at the small, fluid filled sacs surrounding the joints:

a)

tendonitis

b)

osteoarthritis

c)

bursitis

d)

ruptured disc

43.

When exposed to severe strain, an intervertebral disk can rupture or protrude out of place causing pain, numbness and muscle spasms. What is this condition?

a)

comminuted disk

b)

spiral disk

c)

impacted disk

d)

herniated disk

44.

Bones that begin as masses of cartilage and are later replaced by bone tissue are called:

a)

intramembranous bones

b)

entraspecific bones

c)

ethmodial bones

d)

endochondral bones

45.

Slightly movable joints are known as:

a)

diarthroses

b)

amphiarthroses

c)

synarthroses

d)

synchondrosis

46.

"Diarthroses" is the medical term for the:

a)

Fibrous Joints

b)

Cartilaginous Joints

c)

Synovial Joints

d)

Suture Joints

47.

This joint type allows humans to "nod their head, YES:"

a)

Ball and Socket Joint

b)

Hinge Joint

c)

Saddle Joint

d)

Ellipsoid Joint

e)

Pivot Joint

48.

The single, circular unit that makes up compact bone is called a(n):

a)

Osteon

b)

Trabeculae

c)

Central Canal

d)

Osteocyte

49.

What can be found within a Haversian (central) canal?

a)

osteocytes

b)

lamella

c)

blood vessels and nerves

d)

red blood cells

50.

A bone surface marking that is a smooth and nearly flat surface:

a)

crest

b)

fossa

c)

facet

d)

condyle

51.

A bone surface marking that is a round or oval opening through a bone:

a)

foramen

b)

fissure

c)

sulcus

d)

fossa

52.

In infants, this is an area of the skull that has not yet fused; also known as a "soft spot:"

a)

ramus

b)

foramen

c)

fontanel

d)

meatus

53.

This is a type of immovable joint in the fully formed skull:

a)

fontanel

b)

suture

c)

notch

d)

tuberosity

54.

The surface marking that is highlighted in blue on these femur bones is called the:

a)

tuberosity

b)

sulcus

c)

trochanter

d)

tubercle

e)

condyle

55.

The formation of new blood vessels within a developing bone is called:

a)

hematopoiesis

b)

cytokinesis

c)

angiogenesis

d)

carcinogenesis

56.

All of the following are Endochondral bones EXCEPT:

a)

Metacarpals

b)

Radius

c)

Femur

d)

Mandible

57.

An exaggerated lumbar curve within the spine is known as:

a)

Scoliosis

b)

Lordosis

c)

Kyphosis

d)

Lumbago

58.

Which of the following describes a congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy when the spinal canal fails to close completely around the spinal cord?

a)

Turner's syndrome

b)

Spondylolisthesis

c)

Spina Bifida

d)

Herniated Disk

59.

The anatomical realignment of bone fragments post-fracture is called:

a)

cementation

b)

reduction

c)

refraction

d)

assimilation

60.

Which bones are most associated with a common "Syndesmosis" joint?

a)

Femur and Pelvis

b)

Scapula and Humerus

c)

Talus and Mandible

d)

Tibia and Fibula