WorksheetsSkeletal system intro quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which of the following are functions of the bones?
Support and Protection
Attachment to the muscles
Stores inorganic salts
All of the above
What is the number of bones that compose the adult skeleton?
205
206
208
200
Bone forming cells:
osteocytes
osteoblasts
osteoclasts
osteomasts
Bone destroying cells:
osteocytes
osteoblasts
osteomasts
osteoclasts
The two parts of our skeleton are
Axial and Proximal
Axial and Appendicular
Appendicular and Proximal
Upper and Lower
B
Bones
Adipose
Spongy Bone
Compact Bone
Articular Cartilage
C
Bones
Adipose
Spongy Bone
Compact Bone
Articular Cartilage
Typically longer than they are wide
Long Bone
Short Bone
Irregular Bone
Flat Bone
All of the bones of the limbs (except wrist, ankle, and kneecap bones) are...
Long Bone
Short Bone
Irregular Bone
Flat Bone
Thin, flattened, and usually curved
Long Bone
Short Bone
Irregular Bone
Flat Bone
Generally cube-shaped
Long Bone
Short Bone
Irregular Bone
Flat Bone
Do not fit into other bone classification categories
Long Bone
Short Bone
Irregular Bone
Flat Bone
The hardening and replacement of cartilage
ossification
ligaments
osteoperosis
Mature bone cells
osteoclasts
osteocytes
osteoblasts
another name for a soft spot is a
fontanel
diarthrosis
baby spot
epiphysis
the hollow cylinder like shaft of the bone is the:
epiphysis
medullary canal
diaphysis
endosteum
tough fibrous tissue that lines the outside of the bone
periosteum
endosteum
exoskeleton
forms red and white blood cells
spongey bone
red bone marrow
bones
periosteum
The bones grow from the diaphysis to the epiphysis
true
false
Which part of the bone helps to absorb shock where two bones meet?
fontanel
periosteum
yellow bone marrow
articular cartilage
