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Skeletal System

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sternum, ribs and thoracic vertebrae make up the ________

a)

skull

b)

appendages

c)

thoracic cage

d)

lumbar region

2.

Fred was running a race and fell down. He tried to break his fall and put his arms out and broke his arm. What type of fracture is this?

a)

open

b)

comminuted

c)

impacted

d)

spiral

3.

June is a 46 year old woman who is having pain, stiffness and swelling in her joints. What condition might she have?

a)

rickets

b)

arthritis

c)

fever

d)

scurvy

4.

What is the name of a mature bone cell?

a)

choanocyte

b)

bone

c)

epiphysis

d)

osteocyte

5.

Which of the following is NOT part of the axial skeleton?

a)

skull

b)

arm

c)

ribs

d)

spine

6.

Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?

a)

support

b)

protection

c)

storage of minerals and fats

d)

sensing

7.

What type of ribs do not attach to the sternum at all?

a)

floating

b)

false

c)

true

d)

none

8.

What type of fracture is common among older adults and happens in the bones of the vertebrae?

a)

impacted

b)

greenstick

c)

compression

d)

stress

9.

Which of the following bones is NOT part of the appendicular skeleton?

a)

femur

b)

humerus

c)

sternum

d)

carpals

10.

Which bone does not attach to any other bones of the skeleton?

a)

femur

b)

frontal

c)

hyoid

d)

ulna

11.

What type of joint is the shoulder?

a)

hinge

b)

ball and socket

c)

pivot

d)

immovable

12.

What type of joint is the knee?

a)

hinge

b)

pivot

c)

ball and socket

d)

saddle

13.

What is the name of the large flaring bone of the hip?

a)

ilium

b)

tarsal

c)

femur

d)

sternum

14.

How many pairs of false ribs do you have?

a)

8

b)

5

c)

2

d)

3

15.

Which of the following is NOT a synovial joint?

a)

fibrous

b)

hinge

c)

pivot

d)

ball and socket

16.

Which type of fracture occurs when the bone is protruding out of the skin?

a)

compound

b)

closed

c)

stress

d)

compression

17.

What type of marrow makes fat cells?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

yellow

d)

none of the above

18.

What are the 3 types of bones of the hand?

a)

carpals, tarsals, phalanges

b)

tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges

c)

carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

d)

tarsals, metacarpals, phalanges

19.

Sam has low vitamin D and his legs are starting to bow out. What condition might he have?

a)

Rickets

b)

Osteoarthritis

c)

Osteoporosis

d)

Rheumatoid arthritis

20.

What type of ribs attach directly to the sternum?

a)

true

b)

false

c)

floating

d)

none of the above

21.

What are the two bones of the lower leg?

a)

clavicle and scapula

b)

ulna and radius

c)

tibia and fibula

d)

ilium and ischium

22.

What type of bone is the sternum?

a)

long

b)

short

c)

flat

d)

irregular

23.

What type of bone is the femur?

a)

long

b)

short

c)

flat

d)

irregular

24.

What type of bone is the vertebrae?

a)

long

b)

short

c)

flat

d)

irregular

25.

What type of bone is the patella?

a)

long

b)

short

c)

flat

d)

irregular

26.

What type of bones are the tarsals and carpals?

a)

long

b)

short

c)

flat

d)

irregular

27.

What type of bone is thin, flattened and usually curved?

a)

long

b)

short

c)

flat

d)

irregular

28.

Bones that are usually cube shaped.

a)

long

b)

short

c)

flat

d)

irregular

29.

Bones of the skull are classified as ____.

a)

long

b)

short

c)

flat

d)

irregular

30.

Which type of bone is longer than they are wide. They have a shaft with heads at both ends.

a)

long

b)

short

c)

flat

d)

irregular