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Skeletal and Bones

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 7hrs 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

Temporal Bone

b)

Parietal Bone

c)

Occipital Bone

2.

Which bone is labeled B?

a)

Scapula

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Radius

3.

The long bone that runs down the middle of your chest is the "breastbone," otherwise known as the ...

a)

ribs

b)

sternum

c)

hyoid bone

d)

scapula

4.
a)
parietal bone.
b)
occipital bone. 
c)
frontal bone.
d)
nasal bone.
5.

Phalanges are your ________________

a)

fingers.

b)

toes.

c)

both fingers and toes.

d)

fingers only.

6.

The mandible is also known as __________.

a)

the skull.

b)

the mouth.

c)

the jaw.

7.
a)
Mandible
b)
Temporal Bone
c)
Occipital Bone
d)
Nasal Bone
8.
The shin bone is the long, thick bone in the lower part of your leg. What is its scientific term?
a)
tibia.
b)
fibula.
c)
radius. 
d)
ulna. 
9.

The carpals are located in your ___________

a)

arms.

b)

head. 

c)

feet. 

d)

hands.

10.
Which bone is the ulna?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
a)
Maxilla
b)
Mandible
c)
Parietal Bone
d)
Temporal Bone
12.

All the small bones in your ankle are called _________.

a)

carpals.

b)

metacarpals.

c)

tarsals.

d)

metatarsals.

13.

The scientific name for the collarbone is ________________.

a)

clavicle.

b)

scapula.

c)

carpal.

14.

The radius is labeled with the letter ______.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.
a)
Maxilla 
b)
Mandible
c)
Occipital Bone
d)
Temporal Bone
16.

The scapula is your ________.

a)

shin bone.

b)

collar bone.

c)

shoulder blade.

17.

Your skull is made up of many bones that are fused together and is also known as the ___________________.

a)

head.

b)

cranium.

c)

thoracic region.

18.

Which bone is labeled with the letter A?

a)

Ulna

b)

Radius

c)

Humerus

d)

Scapula

19.
a)
Maxilla
b)
Mandible
c)
Nasal Bone
d)
Temporal Bone
20.

The long bones in your hand are called ____________.

a)

metatarsals.

b)

metacarpals.

c)

carpals.

d)

tarsals.

21.
a)

Temporal Bone

b)

Parietal Bone

c)

Frontal Bone

d)

Occipital Bone

22.

Your backbone, or spine, is made up of _______________

a)

vertebrae.

b)

spinal cord.

c)

the tibia and fibula.

d)

the ulna and the radius.

23.

The metatarsals are the long bones in your __________.

a)

hands.

b)

arms.

c)

legs.

d)

feet.

24.

Your kneecap is also called the ____________.

a)

long bone.

b)

patella.

c)

cranium.

25.
The cranium is made up of eight bones.
a)
True
b)
False
26.

The largest and strongest bone of the face, which forms the lower jaw, is the mandible.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The part of the skull that encloses the brain and is composed of several smaller bones.

a)

cranium

b)

humerus

c)

mandible

d)

femur

28.

What is the capital of France?

a)

Berlin

b)

Madrid

c)

Paris

d)

Rome

29.

The large, wedge-shaped vertebra at the inferior end of the spine.

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Sacrum

c)

Femur

d)

Tibia

30.

What is this bone?

a)

Ulna

b)

Radius

c)

Humerus

d)

Fibula

31.

What are the eight small bones that make up the wrist called?

a)

phalanges

b)

carpals

c)

tarsals

d)

fingers

32.

Which group of bones is shown here?

a)

Carpals

b)

Metacarpals

c)

Tarsals

d)

Metatarsals

33.

What are the bones in the fingers called?

a)

phalanges

b)

femurs

c)

carpals

d)

mandibles

34.

The bones in the toes are called:

a)

Phalanges

b)

Tarsals

c)

Metatarsals

d)

Carpals

35.

Which group of bones is shown here?

a)

Carpals

b)

Metacarpals

c)

Tarsals

d)

Metatarsals

36.

The long bones in the foot that are located between the toes and the tarsals.

a)

carpals

b)

metatarsals

c)

phalanges

d)

vertebrae

37.

Which bone in the arm is on the pinky side?

a)

radius

b)

femur

c)

ulna

d)

tibia

38.

Which bone of the arm is shown here (on the pinky side)?

a)

radius

b)

femur

c)

ulna

d)

tibia

39.

Your breastbone is known as:

a)

ribs

b)

sacrum

c)

clavicle

d)

sternum

40.

An elongated, slender, curved bone that lies horizontally at the root of the neck.

a)

clavicle

b)

sacrum

c)

vertebrae

d)

scapula

41.

Commonly referred to as the shoulder blade, it connects the humerus bone of the arm to the collarbone.

a)

scapula

b)

metatarsal

c)

sternum

d)

scarum

42.

What is the strongest and lowest bone in the human face?

a)

Cranium

b)

Humerus

c)

Mandible

d)

Zygomatic

43.

The 33 individual, interlocking bones that form the spinal column are called:

a)

clavicles

b)

ribs

c)

vertebrae

d)

phalanges

44.

Also known as the thoracic cage, it protects major organs.

a)

ribcage

b)

clavicles

c)

carpals

d)

metatarsals

45.

Identify the longest and strongest bone in the human body that extends from the hip to the knee.

a)

fibula

b)

tibia

c)

femur

d)

radius

46.

The caudal portion of the trunk of the body is:

a)

femur

b)

vertebrae

c)

radius

d)

pelvis

47.

The shin bone is the stronger of the two long bones in the lower leg.

a)

tibia

b)

radius

c)

fibula

d)

ulna

48.

Which bone is highlighted in red?

a)

Femur

b)

Ulna

c)

Tibia

d)

Fibula

49.

What is this bone?

a)

Tarsals

b)

Tibia

c)

Patella

d)

Femur

50.

Large bone that forms the roof of the orbital and nasal cavities; known as the "forehead".

a)

frontal 

b)

sphenoid 

c)

parietal 

d)

ethmoid 

51.
Thin bone forming the inner orbital cavity 
a)
lacrimal 
b)
zygomatic 
c)
sphenoid 
d)
ethmoid 
52.

Upper jaw; holds the upper teeth; forms parts of the orbital, nasal, and oral cavities.

a)

mandible

b)

maxillae

c)

zygomatic

d)

occipital

53.

Two bones, side by side, that form the bridge of the nose.

a)

sphenoid bones

b)

zygomatic bones

c)

lacrimal bones

d)

nasal bones

54.

Thin, flat bone that forms the back and lower portion of the nasal septum.

a)

ethmoid

b)

lacrimal

c)

inferior nasal conchae

d)

vomer

55.
a)
Frontal
b)
Sphenoid
c)
Zygomatic
d)
Maxilla
56.
a)
Parietal
b)
Maxilla
c)
Zygomatic
d)
Temporal
57.
a)
Maxilla
b)
Mandible
c)
Parietal
d)
Occipital
58.
a)
Maxilla 
b)
Orbital
c)
Superior orbital fissure
d)
Superior foramen orbital
59.
a)
Mandible 
b)
Vomer
c)
Inferior nasal conchae 
d)
Temporal bone
60.
a)
Zycomatic foramen
b)
Zygomattic arch
c)
Zygomatic process
d)
Zygomatic bone
61.
a)
Styloid process
b)
Mastoid process
c)
Occipital bone
d)
Lacrimal bone
62.
a)
Condylar suture
b)
Lacrimal bone
c)
Lambdoid Suture
d)
Lacriminal bone
63.

Protects the eye, connects to the maxilla, temporal bone, sphenoid bone, and frontal bone, and is known as the cheekbone.

a)

Zygomatic 

b)

Mandible 

c)

Nasal Bone 

d)

Lacrimal Bones 

64.
Thin bone forming the inner orbital cavity; smallest facial bone.
a)
lacrimal 
b)
zygomatic 
c)
sphenoid 
d)
ethmoid 
65.

Which of the following are functions of bones?

a)

Support and protection

b)

Attachment to muscles

c)

Storage of inorganic salts

d)

All of the above

66.

Which of the following is an example of a long bone?

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Wrist Bone

c)

Thigh Bone

d)

Sternum

67.

What type of bone is the patella?

a)

Flat Bone

b)

Long Bone

c)

Irregular Bone

d)

Sesamoid Bone

68.

At what age are nearly all bones completely ossified?

a)

25 years

b)

15 years

c)

5 years

d)

Birth

69.
How many bones are there in the human body?
a)
208
b)
126
c)
206
d)
80
70.

Where is articular cartilage found in a long bone?

a)

inside the medullary cavity

b)

on the outer surface of the diaphysis

c)

on the outer surface of the epiphyses

d)

in the spaces of the spongy bone

71.

Which bone is composed of trabeculae?

a)

spongy

b)

cartilage

c)

compact

d)

articulate

72.

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

a)

Periosteum

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Intramembranous

d)

Endosteum

73.

Spongy bone is composed of osteocytes.

a)

False

b)

True

74.

Bone cells are called

a)

Lacunae

b)

Osteocytes

c)

Collagen

d)

Osteon

75.

Osteogenesis is known as

a)

Bone growth

b)

Bone development

c)

Bone-forming cells

76.

Secondary ossification centers appear in

a)

Epiphyses

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Epiphyseal plate

d)

Endosteum

77.

The function of osteoclasts is:

a)

To break down the calcified matrix of bone

b)

Secrete acids that dissolve the inorganic component of the calcified matrix

c)

Phagocytize components of the bony matrix

d)

All of the above

78.

Which vitamin is necessary for proper absorption?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Vitamin K

d)

Vitamin D

79.

The absence of growth hormone in children can cause

a)

Pituitary gigantism

b)

Pituitary dwarfism

c)

Acromegaly

d)

Premature ossification

80.

How many pairs of ribs are in the thoracic cage?

a)

7

b)

2

c)

12

d)

10

81.

There is a large percentage of fat in ___________ marrow.

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

82.

A bone shaft fracture is a break in the ___________.

a)

Epiphysis

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Metaphysis

d)

Cartilage

83.

Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?

a)

Support

b)

Communication

c)

Hematopoiesis

d)

Mineral storage

84.

The small spaces in bone tissue that are holes in which osteocytes reside are called _______________.

a)

Trabeculae

b)

Volkmann's canals

c)

Haversian canals

d)

Lacunae

85.

Which type of tissue is the precursor of long bones in the embryo?

a)

Hyaline cartilage

b)

Fibrocartilage

c)

Elastic cartilage

d)

Dense fibrous connective tissue

e)

Elastic connective tissue

86.

A narrow slit-like opening in a bone is called a ___________.

a)

foramen

b)

fissure

c)

fossa

d)

facet

87.

Blood vessels and/or nerves are found in a round or oval hole called a __________________________.

a)

foramen

b)

fossa

c)

facet

d)

fissure

88.

A smooth, nearly flat articular surface is called a ___________.

a)

foramen

b)

facet

c)

fossa

d)

fissure

89.

A cavity within a bone.

a)

Groove

b)

Meatus

c)

Sinus

d)

Condyle

90.

Cells that dissolve the bony matrix.

a)

Osteoclasts

b)

Osteoblasts

c)

Canaliculi

d)

Lamellae

91.

Layers of the bone matrix.

a)

Osteoclast

b)

Osteoblast

c)

Canaliculi

d)

Lamellae

92.

Small channels that radiate through the bone matrix.

a)

Osteoblast

b)

Osteoclast

c)

Canaliculi

d)

Lamellae

93.

Cells that build bony matrix.

a)

Osteoblasts

b)

Osteoclasts

c)

Canaliculi

d)

Lamellae

94.

Which letter represents compact bone?

a)

f

b)

h

c)

d

d)

j

95.

Which letter indicates where yellow marrow is located?

a)

d

b)

f

c)

g

d)

e

96.

Which letter represents the epiphyseal plate?

a)

j

b)

d

c)

g

d)

f

97.

Which letter represents the periosteum?

a)

g

b)

e

c)

d

d)

c

98.

What is the epiphyseal plate also known as?

a)

dinner plate

b)

epicondrial plate

c)

hyaline plate

d)

growth plate

99.

An example of a flat bone.

a)

skull

b)

humerus

c)

carpals

d)

femur

100.

An example of a long bone.

a)

skull

b)

femur

c)

vertebrae

d)

humerus

e)

carpals

101.

Which of the following is an example of a short bone?

a)

carpals

b)

vertebrae

c)

skull

d)

patella

102.

An example of an irregular bone.

a)

skull

b)

femur

c)

vertebrae

d)

carpals

103.

True/False: Only long bones have a diaphysis and an epiphysis.

a)

True

b)

False