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Skeletal System

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are functions of the bones?

a)

Support and Protection

b)

Attachment to the muscles

c)

Stores inorganic salts

d)

All of the above

2.

Articular cartilage is found in what part of the long bone?

a)

inside of the medullary cavity

b)

on the outer surface of the diaphysis

c)

the outer surface of the epiphyses

d)

in the spaces of the spongy bone

3.
How many bones are there in the human body?
a)
208
b)
126
c)
206
d)
80
4.

Which bone is composed of trabeculae?

a)

spongy

b)

cartilage

c)

compact

d)

articulate

5.

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

a)

Periosteum

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Intramembranous

d)

Endosteum

6.

The spongy bone is composed of osteocytes

a)

False

b)

True

7.

Bone cells are known as

a)

Lacunae

b)

Osteocytes

c)

Collagen

d)

Osteon

8.

Osteogensis is known as

a)

Bone growth

b)

Bone development

c)

Bone-forming cells

9.

Secondary ossification centers appears in

a)

Epiphyses

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Epiphyseal plate

d)

Endosteum

10.

The function of Osteoclasts is

a)

To breakdown calcified matrix of bone

b)

Secrete acids that dissolve the inorganic component of calcified matrix

c)

Phagocytize components of the bony matrix

d)

All the above

11.

Which vitamin is necessary for proper absorption?

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin C

c)

Vitamin K

d)

Vitamin D

12.

The function of Red Marrow is to?

a)

Form red blood cells

b)

Formation of fats

c)

Formation of WBC

d)

Formation of platelets

13.

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

a)

Axial Skeleton

b)

Appendicular Skeleton

14.

How many pairs of ribs are in the thoracic cage?

a)

7

b)

2

c)

12

d)

10

15.

The functions are the skeletal system are

a)

To support the body, protect the organs, store calcium, and produce blood cells

b)

to regulate the composition of body fluids by removing metabolic wastes and retain the balance of water, salt, and other nutrients

c)

to regulate and maintain bodily functions by producing hormones and releasing them into the blood stream

d)

to enable the diffusion of oxygen into the bloodstream and the removal of carbon dioxide from the bloodstream

16.

Where is new blood cells created?

a)

In the scapula

b)

In bone marrow, located inside the bone

c)

In the patella

d)

In bone marrow, located inside the muscle tissue

17.

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

18.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted blue

a)

mandible

b)

humerus

c)

cranium

d)

femur

19.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted green

a)

fibula

b)

femur

c)

tibia

d)

phalanges

20.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted red that is the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow

a)

ribs

b)

phalanges

c)

patella

d)

humerus

21.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in green; cartilage surrounds this bone to act as a shock absorber

a)

femur

b)

mandible

c)

humerus

d)

patella

22.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in orange

a)

ribs

b)

mandible

c)

vertebrae

d)

humerus

23.

What bone makes up your fingers and your toes?

a)

phalanges

b)

tibia

c)

femur

d)

scapula

24.

What bone is also known as your shoulder blade?

a)

Sternum

b)

Scapula

c)

Thorax

d)

Vertebrae

25.

What bone is also known as your collar bone and links the sternum?

a)

scapula

b)

vertebrae

c)

humerus

d)

clavicle

26.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

27.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

28.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Humerus

29.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

Radius

d)

Ulna

30.

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

31.

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

32.

The shoulder and hip are ball and socket joints.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Babies have more bones than adults.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

The vertebra is an irregular bone.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

The term for blood cell formation

a)

osteocyte

b)

hematopoiesis

c)

osteogenesis

d)

osteoblast

36.

The shaft, or middle, of a bone is called the

a)

epiphysis

b)

osteocyte

c)

periosteum

d)

diaphysis

37.

The ends of a bone are called

a)

epiphyses

b)

diaphyses

c)

osteoblasts

d)

lacunae

38.

The periosteum is located

a)

inside the medullary cavity

b)

on the outside of the bone

c)

in chambers called lacunae

d)

in the lamellae

39.

Yellow bone marrow is located in the _________________ and contains ______________

a)

medullary cavity; fat

b)

medullary cavity; red blood cells

c)

epiphyses; fat

d)

epiphyses; osteocytes

40.

The lining of the medullary cavity is called the ______________

a)

epiphysis

b)

diaphysis

c)

endosteum

d)

periosteum

41.

Mature bone cells are called _________________

a)

osteoblasts

b)

osteoclasts

c)

osteocytes

d)

canaliculi

42.

The broad flat bones of the skull are _______________________ bones

a)

endochondral

b)

osteoclastic

c)

suture

d)

intramembranous

43.

The cells that produce bone cells are called

a)

osteocytes

b)

osteoclasts

c)

osteoblasts

d)

lacunae

44.

The cells that dissolve bone tissue in the resorption process are called

a)

Osteocytes

b)

Osteoclasts

c)

Osteoblasts

d)

Cartilaginous

45.

What is the red portion of the bone called?

a)

pubis

b)

ischium

c)

ilium

d)

coxal

46.

What is the purple part of the bone in the diagram called?

a)

acetabulum

b)

ischium

c)

pubis

d)

ilium

47.

What is the brown portion of the bone called?

a)

ilium

b)

ischium

c)

coxal

d)

pubis

48.

Male or female pelvis based on the characteristics of the pubic arch and pelvic inlet?

a)

Male

b)

Female

49.

Is this a Male or female pelvis based on the pelvic inlet or the pubic arch?

a)

Male

b)

Female

50.
The Five regions of the spine are:
a)
Vetebrae,Lumbar,
Thoracic
Sacrum,
Coccygeal
b)
Fascicle, Lumbar, Sacrum, Thoracic
c)
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, Coccygeal
d)
Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacrum, 
51.
The spine consists of how many bones?
a)
33 or 34
b)
25 or 27
c)
30
d)
twenty one
52.
Did you enjoy this quiz?
a)
YES!
b)
Maybe
c)
No
d)
Not really
53.
a)
Compression Fracture
b)
Compound Fracture
c)
Greenstick Fracture
d)
Comminuted Fracture
54.

The xray shows a fracture that has bones broken into more than two pieces. What type of fracture is this?

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Impacted

d)

Comminuted

55.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Hairline

b)

Greenstick

c)

Simple

56.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Greenstick

b)

Hairline

c)

Spiral

57.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Simple

b)

Open

c)

Closed

58.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Greenstick

b)

Comminuted

c)

Hairline

d)

Spiral

59.

What did you enjoy about this unit?

a)

Skeleton Lab

b)

3D Models

c)

Vertebrae Activity

d)

Notes

e)

Other

60.

What have you not turned in yet? Remember: everything is due tomorrow!

a)

Skeleton lLab

b)

3D model and Presentation

c)

Colorings

d)

Vertebrae Activity

e)

Skeleton Quiz

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