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Skeletal System Med Term

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Spondyl/o means:
a)
vertebrae
b)
bone
c)
crooked
d)
broken
2.
The root word for "crooked, bent or stiff" is:
a)
scoli/o
b)
synovi/o
c)
spondyl/o
d)
ankyl/o
3.
The prefix "a-" or "an-" means:
a)
without, lack of
b)
away from
c)
toward
d)
cuved, bent
4.
Synovial membrane or fluid is the meaning for:
a)
scoli/o
b)
lord/o
c)
synovi/o
d)
synopsi/o
5.
The root word for "rib" is:
a)
chondr/o
b)
cost/o
c)
arthr/o
d)
ankyl/o
6.
The suffix "-desis" means:
a)
loosening, setting free
b)
bind, tie together
c)
crooked, bent
d)
without, lack of
7.

PED/O

a)

PATELLA

b)

FOOT

c)

PELVIS

d)

PHALANGES

8.

ORTH/O

a)

BONE

b)

JOINT

c)

STRAIGHT

9.

TEN/O

a)

10

b)

THORACIC

c)

TENDON

d)

TIBIA

10.

ARTHR/O

a)

STRAIGHT

b)

JOINT

c)

BONE

11.

OSTE/O

a)

BONE

b)

STRAIGHT

c)

CELL

12.

-ALGIA

a)

PAIN

b)

INFLAMMATION

c)

SOFT

d)

RECORD

13.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

14.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Scapula

d)

Clavicle

15.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Scapula

c)

Clavicle

d)

Mandible

16.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Mandible)

b)

Clavicle

c)

Mandible

d)

Scapula

17.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

18.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

19.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Humerus

20.
The human skeleton can be subdivided into two parts, what part is made up of the skull, sternum, vertebral column and rib cage?
a)
appendicular
b)
axial
21.
What type of bone is the scapula?
a)
long bone
b)
short bone
c)
flat bone
d)
sesamoid bone
22.
What type of bone is the femur?
a)
Long bone
b)
Short bone
c)
Flat bone
d)
Irregular bone
23.
Which one of the following is an irregular bone?
a)
humerus
b)
tibia
c)
temporal
d)
vertebrae
24.

True or False:

Babies have more bones than adults.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

burs

a)

sac

b)

cartilage

c)

bone marrow

d)

arounf

26.

carpo

a)

wrist

b)

ankle

c)

foot

d)

hand

27.

meta

a)

upon

b)

beyond

c)

before

d)

behind

28.

peri

a)

inside

b)

around

c)

outside

d)

side

29.

myelo

a)

bone marrow

b)

muscle

c)

red

d)

white

30.

endo

a)

within/inside

b)

outside

c)

upon

d)

around

31.

Name this joint

a)

gliding

b)

saddle

c)

ball and socket

d)

condyloid

32.
Name this joint 
a)
gliding
b)
saddle
c)
hinge
d)
ball and socket
33.
The knee joint is
a)
Hinge
b)
Gliding
c)
Ball and socket
d)
Pivot
34.
attaches bone to bone
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
c)
cartiliage
d)
bones
35.
attaches muscle to bone 
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
c)
cartilage
d)
bone
36.
Where are blood cells made? 
a)
Yellow marrow 
b)
Red marrow
c)
Spongy Bone 
d)
Periosteum
37.
what type of bone is the femur
a)
Long bone
b)
Short bone
c)
Flat bone
d)
Irregular bone
38.
The site of bone growth on a long bone is called
a)
Epiphyseal plate
b)
diaphysis
c)
periosteum
d)
meduary cavity
39.
The shaft of the long bone. 
a)
epphysis
b)
diaphysis
c)
epiphyseal line
d)
growth plate
40.

Long bones have a _____ that makes up most of bone's length and is composed of compact bone

a)

epiphyseal plate

b)

yellow marrow

c)

diaphysis

d)

articular cartilage

41.

Which of the following bones is NOT part of the axial skeleton?

a)

clavicle

b)

frontal

c)

vertebrae

d)

sternum

42.

The only freely moveable bone in the skull is the ______.

a)

frontal

b)

maxilla

c)

occipital

d)

mandible

43.

How many vertebrae are in the neck?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

7

d)

12

44.

How many vertebrae are in the thoracic region?

a)

12

b)

20

c)

10

d)

7