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Skeletal System Quiz

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The adult skeletal system is composed of how many bones?
a)
216
b)
371
c)
206
d)
199
2.
What is the name of the collar bone?
a)
Clavicle
b)
Scapular
c)
Sternum
d)
Xiphoid
3.
What mineral are bones made of?
a)
Vitamin C
b)
Calcium
c)
Zinc
d)
Vitamin B
4.

Which bones protect our lungs and heart?

a)

Spine

b)

Skull

c)

Ribs

d)

Clavicle

5.

What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?

a)

ligament

b)

veins vessels

c)

patella

d)

string

6.

What are the bones in the fingers called?

a)

Phalanges

b)

Patellas

c)

Tarsals

d)

Vertebrae

7.

What is the skeletal system?

a)

the system of the body that is made up of bones, cartilage, ligaments and joints

b)

the system of the body that is made up of muscles and tendons

c)

the system of the body responsible for circulating blood

d)

the system of the body responsible for digesting food

8.

How many bones do babies have when they are born?

a)

600

b)

206

c)

300

9.

What are the functions of the skeletal system?

a)

Give you structure, protection and allow movement

b)

Circulate blood through the body

c)

Send messages throughout the body

10.

Why is the bone marrow so important to the body?

a)

It produces red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.

b)

It protects the bones.

c)

It cushions the bones.

11.

Which bone protects the spinal cord?

a)

ribcage

b)

skull

c)

pelvis

d)

spine

12.

Why do babies have more bones than adults?

a)

Babies have more bones because they need extra support.

b)

Babies have more bones because their bones haven't been fused, or grown, together yet.

c)

Babies have more bones because they do not have cartilage.

13.

Which connective tissue connects bones to bones?

a)

ligaments

b)

cartilage

c)

tendons

14.

Which connective tissue connects muscles to bones?

a)

ligaments

b)

cartilage

c)

tendons

15.

Which tissue is found on the end of each bone to protect them when they rub together? (Hint: It is also found in your ears and nose!)

a)

ligaments

b)

cartilage

c)

tendons

16.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
17.
Tissue found in some bones that makes blood cells
a)
red marrow
b)
yellow marrow
c)
canaliculi
d)
lamellae
18.
Which type of joint give you the largest range of motion?
a)
pivot
b)
ball-and-socket
c)
hinge
d)
gliding
19.
The joints in your knees and elbows are most similar to:
a)
a clock
b)
a screw
c)
a wheel
d)
a door hinge
20.
A Broken Bone is also known as a
a)
Dislocation
b)
Fracture
c)
Osteoporosis
d)
Sprain
21.
Having brittle and porous bones is known as
a)
Osteoarthritis
b)
Osteoporosis
c)
Strain
d)
Dislocation
22.

Shinbone (bigger lower leg bone)

a)

Coccyx

b)

Pelvis

c)

Tibia

d)

Tarsals

23.

Medial bone of the forearm (off the pinky)

a)

Radius

b)

Humerus

c)

Fibula

d)

Ulna

24.

Smaller lower leg bone

a)

Fibula

b)

Femur

c)

Tibia

d)

Humerus

25.

Tailbone

a)

Clavicle

b)

Pelvis

c)

Tibia

d)

Coccyx

26.

Hip bone

a)

Pelvis

b)

Tibia

c)

Calcaneous

d)

Coccyx

27.

Shoulder Blades

a)

Humerus

b)

Radius

c)

Scapula

d)

Sternum

28.

Which is the softer bone in the middle layer?

a)

bone marrow

b)

spongy bone

c)

compact bone

29.
What are the soft spots called in an infants head? 
a)
hyoid 
b)
cranium 
c)
fontanels 
d)
sutures 
30.
Give me the two divisions of the skeletal system 
a)
Axial and appendicular
b)
appendice and axes
c)
Axiel and appropriate 
d)
angel and frosty 
31.
What is the humerus an example of?
a)
metacarpels 
b)
long bones 
c)
irregular bones 
d)
spongy bones 
32.
What is the difference between true ribs and false ribs 
a)
size
b)
placement 
c)
weight 
d)
attachment to sternum
33.
What is considered the bone breaker 
a)
osteoclast 
b)
osteoblast 
c)
calcium 
d)
greenstick 
34.
What are the three types of joints?
a)
Fibrous, Cartilaginous, Synovial
b)
Fibrous, Synovial, Squishy
c)
Crunchy, Squishy, Hard
d)
I thought there was only one type of joint
35.
What are the major cells in the Skeletal System?
a)
osteoblasts, osteocytes, osteoclasts
b)
Rod, cone
c)
Red blood, White blood
36.
What is the longest bone in your body?
a)
Femur
b)
Phalanges
c)
Fibula
d)
Tibula
37.

Which bone is in your lower arm and on the thumb side?

a)

Ulna

b)

Carpal

c)

Radius

d)

Phalanges

38.

What bone protects your brain?

a)

Humerus

b)

Cranium

c)

Tibia

d)
39.

What did you break if the doc says you broke your Metacarpals?

a)

Your foot

b)

Your toes

c)

Your mom's favorite bowl

d)

Your hand

40.

Identify the bone highlighted in green.

a)

Zygomatic

b)

Patella

c)

Tibia

d)

Phalanges

41.

Identify the bone shown in green.

a)

clavicle

b)

scapula

c)

humerus

d)

patella

42.

Identify the bones highlighted in red.

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibia

c)

Patella

d)

Femur

43.
Name this bone.
a)
femur
b)
humerus
c)
tibia
44.

identify the skeletal bone in the picture that is highlighted green and blue; also known as the breastbone

a)

clavilce

b)

Sternum

c)

Rib Cage

d)

verterbrae

45.

The axial skeleton consists of bones in the ____, _____, and _____.

a)

skull, spinal column, chest

b)

skull, pelvic girdle, and chest

c)

pelvic girdle, pectoral girdle, and chest

d)

arms, legs, and girdles

46.

division of skeletal system highlighted in diagram

a)

axial

b)

appendicular

c)

apoplastic

d)

articular

47.

the skull bones and ribs are examples of

a)

long bones

b)

short bones

c)

flat bones

d)

irregular bones

48.

the vertebrae and coxal bones are examples of

a)

long bones

b)

short bones

c)

flat bones

d)

irregular bones

49.

thin membrane which covers the diaphysis

a)

epiphysis

b)

epiphyseal plate

c)

periosteum

d)

spongy bone

50.

region of bone which produces growth (#7 in diagram)

a)

epiphyseal plate

b)

articular cartilage

c)

red marrow

d)

diaphysis

51.

fat stored in the medullary cavity of long bones

a)

yellow marrow

b)

red marrow

c)

Sharpey's fibers

d)

periosteum

52.

What is does the picture show?

a)

An osteon

b)

A hair follicle

c)

Hyaline cartilage

d)

A flat bone

53.

The long shaft of a bone is known as the:

a)

epiphysis

b)

diaphysis

c)

medullary cavity

d)

vertebra

54.
Bone forming cells are called...
a)
osteoblasts
b)
osteocytes
c)
osteoclasts
d)
osteons
55.
During endochondral ossification
a)
hyaline cartilage turns into bone 
b)
fibrocartilage turns into bone
c)
elastic cartilage turns into bone
d)
bone differentiates into cartilage
56.
Classifying joints as synarthrotic, amphiarthrotic, or diarthrotic represents  
a)
location in the body
b)
the composition of the joint
c)
the number of bones that joint affects
d)
degree of movement possible at the joint
57.
Fluid-filled sacs containing synovial fluid are called  
a)
bursae
b)
menisci
c)
ligaments
d)
tendons
58.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Compound

b)

Comminuted

c)

Simple

d)

Spiral

59.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Compound

b)

Hairline

c)

Simple

d)

Spiral

60.

What is a complete horizontal break of a bone?

a)

Hairline Fracture

b)

Transverse Fracture

c)

Comminuted Fracure

d)

Terrible Fracture

61.
 a fracture in which the bone breaks diagonally. 
a)
Oblique Fracture
b)
Fracture
c)
Diagonal Fracture
d)
Horizontal Fracture 
62.
Bone breaks into many fragments.
a)
Shattered Fracture
b)
Traction Fracture 
c)
Comminuted Fracture
d)
The Magic School Bus
63.

Why is a fracture on the epiphyseal plate dangerous for children?

a)

It will never heal

b)

I will break easily again later

c)

It will stop the growth of the limb

d)

It will be extremely painful