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Skeletal System Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
attaches bone to bone
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
c)
cartilage
d)
bone
2.
attaches muscle to bone 
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
c)
cartilage
d)
bone
3.
how many bones are in the human body?
a)
200
b)
206
c)
205
d)
204
4.
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
5.
What type of bone is the femur?
a)
Long bone
b)
Short bone
c)
Flat bone
d)
Irregular bone
6.
Which one of the following is an irregular bone?
a)
humerus
b)
tibia
c)
temporal
d)
vertebrae
7.
One function of the skeletal system is _______ especially in regards to the vital organs, such as the brain, heart, and lungs.
a)
Protection
b)
Storage
c)
Synthesis
d)
Movement
8.
_________ is a function of the skeletal system that is completed by joints, ligaments, and tendons.
a)
Protection
b)
Storage
c)
Synthesis
d)
Movement
9.
What are functions of the skelton?
a)
protection
b)
Make blood cells
c)
movement
d)
all of them
10.
Where are blood cells made? 
a)
Yellow marrow 
b)
Red marrow
c)
Spongy Bone 
d)
Periosteum
11.
Calcium, fat, and other nutrients are ______ in the _______ marrow of long bones.
a)
synthesized/yellow
b)
synthesized/red
c)
stored/yellow
d)
stored/red
12.
Blood cells are ______ in the _______ marrow of long bones.
a)
Stored/yellow
b)
Synthesized/yellow
c)
Stored/red
d)
Synthesized/red
13.

Bone formed by needlelike pieces of bone and lots of space are called

a)

Spongy bone

b)

Cartilage

c)

Compact bone

14.
The shaft of the bone
a)
diaphysis
b)
epiphysis
c)
medullary cavity
d)
matrix
15.

Consists of bones of the upper and lower limbs and the bones that anchor the limbs to the axial skeleton

a)

axial skeleton

b)

thoracic vertebrae

c)

appendicular skeleton

d)

carpals

16.
What are the three jobs of your bones?
a)
movement, structure, joints
b)
movement, structure, protection
c)
structure, digestion and breathing
d)
movement, digestion and breathing
17.

The bone cells that maintain bone tissue are

a)

osteocytes

b)

osteon

c)

osteoclasts

d)

osteoblasts

18.
What type of joint is the hip?
a)
Hinge
b)
Ball and Socket
c)
Gliding
d)
Ellipsoid
19.
Where is Red Bone Marrow found?
a)
Compact Bone
b)
Periosteum
c)
Spongy Bone
d)
Cavity
20.
What is the hard layer of bone?
a)
Spongy Bone
b)
Compact Bone
c)
Salty Bone
d)
Periosteum
21.
What bone is shown for #4?
a)
Cranium
b)
Scapula
c)
Sacrum
d)
Sternum
22.

Which joint is found in the skull?

a)

Pivot Joints

b)

Gliding Joints

c)

Immovable Joints

d)

Hinge Joints

23.
Osteo means _____.
a)
bone
b)
pores
c)
skin
d)
tissue
24.
Long, short, flat and irregular are all ? 
a)
types of bone
b)
functions of the bone
c)
types of muscle
d)
types of bone tissue 
25.
The femur and tibia join together to form a joint.  This type of joint is called
a  ____________________ joint.
a)
ball & socket
b)
hinge
c)
pivot
d)
gliding
26.
The common name for the clavicle is
_________________________.
a)
shoulder
b)
sternum
c)
collar bone
d)
neck
27.
a)
Humerus
b)
Ulna
c)
Radius
d)
Clavicle
28.
Also known as the shin bone
a)
Femur
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Metatarsals
29.

Example of a flat bone.

a)

trapazoid

b)

humerous

c)

vertebrae

d)

patella

e)

sternum

30.

The spaces of the trabeculae are filled with what material?

a)

red marrow

b)

yellow marrow

c)

insterstiatial fluid

d)

synovial fluid

31.

All of these joints are synovial except...

a)

saddle joints

b)

gliding joints

c)

cartilaginous joints

d)

hinge joints

32.

What structure does "A" represent?

a)

central Haversian canal

b)

osteon

c)

osteocyte

d)

canaliculi

33.

Which types of joints are immovable or only slightly moveable?

a)

synovial and cartilaginous

b)

synovial and fibrous

c)

cartilaginous and fibrous

d)

fibrous and irregular

34.
The primary mineral stored by compact bone is
a)
Calcium
b)
Selenium
c)
Zinc
d)
Magnesium
35.
The ends of the long bone are anatomically referred to as the: 
a)
Epiphyseal plate 
b)
Medulary Cavity 
c)
Periosteum 
d)
Epiphysis 
36.

Covers the external surface of the epiphyses and decreases friction at joint surfaces

a)

Periosteum

b)

Red Bone Marrow

c)

Medullary Cavity

d)

Articular Cartilage

e)

Epiphyseal plate

37.

Typically longer than they are wide

a)

Long Bone

b)

Short Bone

c)

Irregular Bone

d)

Flat Bone

38.

Thin, flattened, and usually curved

a)

Long Bone

b)

Short Bone

c)

Irregular Bone

d)

Flat Bone

39.

Made of two thin layers of compact bone sandwiching a layer of spongy bone between them

a)

Long Bone

b)

Short Bone

c)

Irregular Bone

d)

Flat Bone

40.
Mature bone cells that live in tiny cavities within the bone are called?
a)
osteocytes
b)
osteoblasts
c)
osteoclasts
d)
osteons