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Skeletal System

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name for the cavity inside the diaphysis of a long bone?

a)

Epiphyseal Plate

b)

Medullary Cavity

c)

Periosteum

d)

Haversian Canal

2.

Where do you find compact bone in a long bone?

a)

Around the outside, especially along the diaphysis

b)

In the interior of the bone

c)

In the Epiphyses

3.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the spinal column?

a)

Allows for muscle attachment

b)

Protects the spinal cord and allows nerves to branch out

c)

Holds the head and trunk up

d)

Encases and protects the brain

4.

Where is yellow marrow (fat tissue) located in a long bone? Select all that apply.

a)

In the epiphyses

b)

In the medullary cavity

c)

In the diaphysis

d)

Inside lamellae

5.

What do you find at the end of long bones that helps joints glide smoothly?

a)

Compact Bone

b)

Cartilage

c)

Blood Vessels

d)

Periosteum

6.

Remodeling is the term for removal and addition of bone. Which cells remove bone tissue?

a)

Osteocyte

b)

Osteoblast

c)

Osteoclast

7.

What is the name of the thin membrane that wraps around a long bone?

a)

Medullary cavity

b)

Periosteum

c)

Haversian Canal

d)

Spongy Bone

8.
The term ossification refers to...?
a)
the formation of bone
b)
a lack of calcium in the bones
c)
a lack of phosphorus in the bones
d)
how bones align with each other
9.
Which set of bones below belongs to the axial skeleton?
a)
Femur, patella, tibia
b)
Clavicle, scapula, humerus
c)
Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges
d)
Skull, ribs, vertebrae
10.
What is the name of bone J?
a)
Scapula
b)
Humerus
c)
Clavicle
d)
Ulna
11.
What is the name of bone K?
a)
Clavicle
b)
Sternum
c)
Scapula
d)
Humerus
12.
What is the name of bone H?
a)
Clavicle
b)
Scapula
c)
Sternum
d)
Radius
13.
What is the name of bone G?
a)
Humerus
b)
Radius
c)
Ulna
d)
Femur
14.
What is the name of bone F?
a)
Humerus
b)
Radius
c)
Ulna
d)
Femur
15.
What is the name of bone N?
a)
Femur
b)
Humerus
c)
Tibia
d)
Fibula
16.
What is the name of bone S?
a)
Illium
b)
Ischium
c)
Pubis
d)
Patella
17.
What is the name of bone O?
a)
Radius
b)
Ulna
c)
Tibia
d)
Fibula
18.
What is the name of bone P?
a)
Radius
b)
Ulna
c)
Tibia
d)
Fibula
19.
. Which of the following are functions of the skeletal system?
a)
   Protect softer tissues and organs
b)
 Provide points of attachment for muscles
c)
     House blood-producing cells
d)
 All of the above
20.
Bones are classified according to their 
a)
size
b)
shape
c)
location
d)
color
21.
The vertebra of the backbone is considered a(n)_______ bone
a)
long
b)
short
c)
irregular
d)
flat
22.
The femur of the thigh is considered a(n)________ bone
a)
long
b)
short
c)
irregular
d)
flat
23.
A special type of short bone is the kneecap or patella it is classified as a
a)
long
b)
short
c)

sesamoid

d)
irregular
24.
The skeletal system can be divided into what two systems? 
a)
Maxillary and cuboid 
b)
axial and appendicular
c)
integument and myocytic
d)
long and short
25.
At each end of a long bone is an expanded portion called an 
a)
epiphysis
b)
diaphysis
c)
endosteum
d)
osteon
26.

The term for blood cell formation

a)

osteocyte

b)

hematopoiesis

c)

osteogenesis

d)

osteoblast

27.

The ends of a bone are called

a)

epiphyses

b)

diaphyses

c)

osteoblasts

d)

lacunae

28.

Mature bone cells are called _________________

a)

osteoblasts

b)

osteoclasts

c)

osteocytes

d)

canaliculi

29.

The cells that produce bone cells are called

a)

osteocytes

b)

osteoclasts

c)

osteoblasts

d)

lacunae

30.

What is the name of the membrane that lines the medullary cavity?

a)

Periosteum

b)

Endosteum

c)

Articular cartilage

d)

Yellow marrow

31.

Which description best characterizes the process of endochondral ossification?

a)

Calcium is laid down in the bone matrix

b)

Blood cells are forming in the marrow

c)

Fibrous membranes produce bones

d)

Bones form in a cartilage model

32.

What is the function of the epiphyseal plate?

a)

Stores bone marrow

b)

Lengthens long bones

c)

Cushions the ends of long bones

d)

Stores minerals

33.

Which of the following pairs correctly matches a bone classification with an example?

a)

Long bone: carpels

b)

Flat bone: rib

c)

Short bone: ulna

d)

Irregular bone: sternum

34.

If the body is in the anatomical position, which of the following bones is the medial bone of the forearm?

a)

Humerus

b)

Scapula

c)

Radius

d)

Ulna

35.

What bone structure is indicated by the arrow in the picture?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Articular cartilage

c)

Medullary cavity

d)

Epiphyseal plate

36.

Identify the bone.

a)

mandible

b)

maxilla

c)

lacrimal

d)

zygomatic

37.

Identify the following structure.

a)

mental foramen

b)

mandible foramen

c)

mynta foramen

d)

foramen lacerum

38.

Identify the bone.

a)

maxillary

b)

mandible

c)

zygomic

d)

zygomatic

39.

Which cranial bone forms the forehead and the upper part of the eye sockets?

a)

occipital bone

b)

frontal bone

c)

parietal bone

d)

temporal bone

40.
What bone is this?
a)
Temporal
b)
Parietal
c)
Frontal
d)
Occipital
41.
What bone is this?
a)
Parietal
b)
Ethmoid
c)
Sphenoid
d)
Frontal

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