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Skeletal System

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Femur

d)

Scapula

2.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Ribs

b)

Cranium

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

3.
What are the 2 types of skeletons?
a)
spongy bone and compact bone
b)
marrow and blood vessels
c)
axial and appendicular
4.
The ability of the human body to regulate itself is called...
a)
organs
b)
tissues
c)
homeostasis
d)
organism
5.

The joint with a rounded end of bone fitting snug within another bone.

a)

ball and socket joint

b)

hinge joint

c)

pivot joint

d)

gliding joint

6.

The joint that moves in one direction, like a door

a)

ball and socket joint

b)

hinge joint

c)

pivot joint

d)

gliding joint

7.

The joint in which bones slip over other bones, allowing free movement.

a)

ball and socket joint

b)

hinge joint

c)

pivot joint

d)

gliding joint

8.

How many bones are in an adult body?

a)

106

b)

206

c)

306

d)

406

9.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Femur

b)

Cranium

c)

Ribs

d)

Skull

10.

What is the place where two bones meet?

a)

bones

b)

tendons

c)

ligament

d)

joint

11.

What do the bones make?

a)

veins

b)

cartilage

c)

red blood cells

d)

bone marrow

12.

What is the largest and strongest bone in the body?

a)

skull

b)

vertebrae

c)

femur

d)

ribs

13.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Scapula

d)

Clavicle

14.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Scapula

c)

Clavicle

d)

Mandible

15.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Mandible)

b)

Clavicle

c)

Mandible

d)

Scapula

16.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

17.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

Femur

d)

Humerus

18.

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

19.

From ankle to toe, what is the order of bones?

a)

Tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges

b)

Phalanges, metatarsals, tarsals

c)

Metatarsals, phalanges, tarsals

d)

Tarsals, phalanges, metatarsals

20.

The scientific name for the skull is the _____________.

a)

Cranium

b)

Zygomatic process

21.

The bones at the end of our fingers and toes are known as _______________.

a)

Tarsals

b)

The phalanges

22.

The vertebra is a gliding joint.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

The shoulder and hip are ball and socket joints.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The forearm bone closest to the thumb is the __________.

a)

Ulna

b)

Radius

25.

Babies have more bones than adults.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The carpals are your ankle bones.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The patella is commonly known as your knee cap.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Long bones are longer than they are wide.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Which of the following is NOT a function of bones?

a)

hematopoiesis

b)

storage

c)

maintenance of body temperature

d)

protection

30.

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

a)

pelvic girdles

b)

the skull

c)

rib cage

d)

vertebral column

31.

The ends of a long bone are called the

a)

diaphysis

b)

epiphyses

c)

periosteum

d)

endosteum

32.

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

a)

humerus

b)

tibia

c)

radius

d)

talus

33.

Bone forming cells:

a)

osteocytes

b)

osteoblasts

c)

osteoclasts

d)

osteomasts

34.

Bone destroying cells:

a)

osteocytes

b)

osteoblasts

c)

osteomasts

d)

osteoclasts

35.

Occurs when the bones of inactive people tend to lose mass:

a)

atrophy

b)

ossification

c)

shingles

d)

osteoarthritis

36.

Mature bone cells:

a)

osteoblasts

b)

osteomasts

c)

osteocytes

d)

osteoclasts

37.

Blood cell formation:

a)

ossification

b)

hemostasis

c)

hematopoiesis

d)

hemophilia

38.

Remnant of the growth plate:

a)

epiphyseal plate

b)

spongy bone

c)

epiphyseal line

d)

lacunae

39.

The long shaft of a bone:

a)

epiphyses

b)

diaphysis

c)

periosteum

d)

endosteum

40.

An example of a long bone is?

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Wrist Bone

c)

Thigh Bone

d)

Sternum

41.

What type of bone is the patella?

a)

Flat Bone

b)

Long Bone

c)

Irregular Bone

d)

Sesamoid Bone

42.

How many classifications of bones are there?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

6

d)

3

43.

The skull bones, hyoid bone and vertebral column bones are found in which skeleton

a)

Axial Skeleton

b)

Appendicular Skeleton

44.

How many pairs of ribs are in the thoracic cage?

a)

7

b)

2

c)

12

d)

10

45.
What type of bone is the scapula?
a)
long bone
b)
short bone
c)
flat bone
d)
sesamoid bone
46.
Which one of the following is an irregular bone?
a)
humerus
b)
tibia
c)
temporal
d)
vertebrae
47.
What is the name of the collar bone?
a)
Clavicle
b)
Scapular
c)
Sternum
d)
Xiphoid
48.
Name the bone located at number  8.
a)
Humerus
b)
Radius
c)
Fibula
d)
Tibia
49.

Name the bone located at number 12.

a)

Patella

b)

Clavicle

c)

Sternum

d)

Scapula

50.
Name the bone located at number 14.
a)
Femur
b)
Fibula
c)
Tibia
d)
Radius
51.
The ______________ is made up of arms, wrists, hands, fingers, legs, ankles, feet, and toes.
a)
Axial
b)
Appendicular
52.
Long bones of the feet
a)
metatarsals
b)
metacarpals
c)
tarsals
d)
carpals
53.
These 8 tiny bones make up the wrist.
a)
carpals
b)
tarsals
c)
metacarpals
d)
metatarsals
54.

This long bone helps protect the heart and lungs and is called the:

a)

scapula

b)

clavicle

c)

vertebrae

d)

sternum

55.

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

a)

humerus

b)

tibia

c)

radius

d)

talus

56.
What are functions of the skelton?
a)
protection
b)
Make blood cells
c)
movement
d)
all of them

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