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Skeletal System: Bone and Joints

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a function of bone?

a)

blood cell formation

b)

support

c)

movement

d)

immunity

e)

movement

2.

Chondroblasts produce

a)

ligaments

b)

blood cells

c)

bone tissue

d)

cartilage matrix.

e)

synovial fluid

3.

Collagen and calcium hydroxyapatite are the primary constituents of:

a)

bone matrix.

b)

blood

c)

fibrous cartilage

d)

hyaline cartilage

e)

ligaments

4.

Osteogenesis imperfecta can be caused by abnormally formed

a)

hydroxyapatite

b)

proteoglycans

c)

collagen

d)

osteoblasts

e)

calcium

5.

Brittle bone disorder is another name for:

a)

scurvy

b)

osteomyelitis

c)

osteoporosis

d)

osteomalacia

e)

osteogenesis imperfecta

6.

The primary mineral in bone is:

a)

iron

b)

sodium

c)

potassium

d)

calcium

e)

oxygen

7.

Bone-forming cells.

a)

osteoblasts

b)

osteocytes

c)

osteoclasts

d)

chondorcytes

e)

chondroblasts

8.

Spongy bone tissue.

a)

contains interconnecting rods called trabeculae

b)

is very dense

c)

contains concentric lamellae

d)

is the primary component of bone

e)

has many spaces and lacks osteocytes

9.

What is the end of a long bone?

a)

endosteum

b)

growth plate

c)

Sharpey's fibers

d)

epiphysis

e)

medullary cavity

10.

Without red marrow, bones would not be able to ________.

a)

store phosphate

b)

store calcium

c)

make blood cells

d)

move like levers

11.

Most of the bones of the arms and hands are long bones; however, the bones in the wrist are categorized as ________.

a)

flat bones

b)

short bones

c)

sesamoid bones

d)

irregular bones

12.

The area of a bone where the nutrient foramen passes forms what kind of bone marking?

a)

a hole

b)

a facet

c)

a canal

d)

a fissure

13.

Which of the following is part of the axial skeleton?

a)

shoulder bones

b)

thigh bone

c)

foot bones

d)

vertebral column

14.

The lambdoid suture joins the parietal bone to the ________.

a)

frontal bone

b)

occipital bone

c)

other parietal bone

d)

temporal bone

15.

How many bones are there in the upper limbs combined?

a)

20

b)

30

c)

40

d)

60

16.

How many bones forming the braincase of the skull?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

14

d)

22

17.

Are highly movable joints.

a)

Fibrous joints

b)

Cartilaginous joints

c)

Synovial joints

d)

collagenous joints

18.

Turning your hand over to receive money is an example of what type of movement?an example of

a)

pronation

b)

abduction

c)

supination

d)

adduction

19.

The skeleton is made up of a total of how many bones?

(a)  

20.

A band of connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone is a(n)

a)

bursa

b)

aponeurosis

c)

epimysium

d)

tendon

e)

ligament