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Skeletal System: Parts, Cellular Composition and Diseases

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many bones does the adult human body have?

a)

203

b)

206

c)

209

d)

300

2.

The human vertebrae are classified as which type of bone?

a)

Flat

b)

Long

c)

Irregular

d)

Short

3.

Tendons hold muscle to bone.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What bone is the longest and strongest bone in the human body?

a)

Cranium

b)

Femur

c)

Tibia

d)

Radius

5.

The ribs, sternum and scapulae are all what type of bone?

a)

Long

b)

Flat

c)

Short

d)

Irregular

6.

Ligaments hold bone to bone.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following bones listed are examples of long bones? There are three.

a)

Ribs

b)

Ulna

c)

Mandible

d)

Phalanges

e)

Metacarpals

8.

Which of the following bones listed are examples of short bones? There are two.

a)

Femur

b)

Carpals

c)

Radius

d)

Tarsals

e)

Cranium

9.

How many bones make up the human spine?

a)

36

b)

33

c)

20

d)

25

10.

The “sternum” is a very important bone that protects the?

a)

Brain

b)

Lungs

c)

Heart

d)

Liver

11.

What are the two main cell types of bone?

a)

Osteoblasts

b)

Osteocytes

c)

Osteoclasts

d)

Osteogenic cell

12.

It involves in the formation of bone.

a)

Osteoblasts

b)

Osteoclasts

c)

Osteocytes

d)

Osteogenic cell

13.

It is associated with a reduction in bone mass.

a)

Osteoblasts

b)

Osteoclasts

c)

Osteocytes

d)

Osteogenic cell

14.

Teeth are part of the skeletal system.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Teeth is a bone.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

It is characterized by

stiffness, inflammation, and pain.

a)

Wound

b)

Arthritis

c)

Toothache

d)

Headache

17.

It is a condition marked by bone resorption.

a)

Curvature of spine

b)

Osteoporosis

c)

Arthritis

d)

Bone fracture

18.

What is the condition of a hunchback?

a)

Kyphosis

b)

Hyperkyphosis

c)

Extreme hyperkyphosis

d)

Lordosis

19.

The normal concave structure of the lumbar region is called?

a)

Lumbar hyperlordosis

b)

Lordosis

c)

Kyphosis

d)

Hyperkyphosis

20.

When the spine is overly

arched it is called?

a)

Lordosis

b)

Lumbar hyperlordosis

c)

Kyphosis

d)

Hyperkyphosis