Free Printable Bone Tissue Quiz

1.

Select all parts of the skeletal system.

a)

Bones

b)

Cartilage

c)

Tendons

d)

Peripheral Nerves

2.

Which of these is a function of the skeletal system?

a)

Mineral Storage

b)

Oxygen Transport

c)

Sensation

d)

Secretion

3.

Which if these is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

a)

Support

b)

Excretion of Waste

c)

Blood Cell Formation

d)

Protection of Soft Organs

4.

What part of bone is the hard outer layer?

a)

Compact

b)

Spongy

c)

Marrow

d)

Squamous

5.

What part of bone is less dense and has trabeculae?

a)

Compact

b)

Marrow

c)

Spongy

d)

Cuboidal

6.

What part of bone includes the soft tissue that produces blood cells?

a)

Compact

b)

Cuboidal

c)

Marrow

d)

Spongy

7.

What type of bones have a shaft with heads at both ends? Ex. Femur

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Flat

d)

Irregular

8.

What type of bones in the body include the carpals and are generally cube shaped?

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Flat

d)

Irregular

9.

Which type of bones include the occipital bone and are usually curved and are thin?

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Flat

d)

Irregular

10.

Vertebrae bones have an odd shape. These bones are classified as what?

a)

Irregular

b)

Long

c)

Short

d)

Spongy

11.

Which type of bone contains mostly compact bone?

a)

Spongy

b)

Irregular

c)

Short

d)

Long

12.

Which type of bone contains mostly spongy bone?

a)

Short

b)

Long

c)

Irregular

d)

Flat

13.

Which two types of bones contain a thin layer of compact bone with spongy bone in the middle?

a)

Irregular

b)

Long

c)

Flat

d)

Short

14.

What part of the long bone is the shaft that contains mostly compact bone and holds the medullary cavity?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Periosteum

d)

Articular Cartilage

15.

Which part of the long bone is found at the ends and is composed mostly of spongy bone with red marrow?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Periosteum

c)

Epiphysis

d)

Articular Cartilage

16.

What is the outside covering of the diaphysis called that is made out of connective tissue?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Periosteum

c)

Epiphysis

d)

Articular Cartilage

17.

What is NOT a part of the anatomy of a long bone?

a)

Arteries

b)

Periosteum

c)

Epiphysis

d)

Carpal

18.

What is the tissue called that covers the surface of the epiphysis and prevents friction?

a)

Articular Cartilage

b)

Medullary Cavity

c)

Diaphysis

d)

Epiphysis

19.

What is the prominent bone marrow in a developing infant?

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Brown

d)

Blonde

20.

In a developed adult, the medullary cavity contains what?

a)

Cartilage

b)

Yellow Marrow

c)

Red Marrow

d)

Bone

21.

All mature bone cells are referred to as what?

a)

Osteocyte

b)

Osteoblast

c)

Osteoclast

d)

Chondrocyte

22.

What type of bone cell absorbs calcium from the body to secrete bone matrix?

a)

Osteocyte

b)

Osteoblast

c)

Chondrocyte

d)

Osteoclast

23.

What type of bone cell breaks down bone matrix and releases calcium?

a)

Osteocyte

b)

Osteoblast

c)

Chondrocyte

d)

Osteoclast

24.

Which is true about interstitial growth?

a)

Increases bone width

b)

Happens along epiphyseal plates

c)

Bone is deposited on existing bone

d)

Result: Thicker bones

25.

All are parts of interstitial growth EXCEPT...

a)

Increases bone length

b)

Happens along epiphyseal plates

c)

Results in longer bones

d)

Happens along perichondrium

26.

Which option involves appositional growth?

a)

Increases bone length

b)

New bone is deposited on pre-existing bone

c)

New bone replaces cartilage

d)

Results in longer bones

27.

All of these involve appositional growth EXCEPT...

a)

Results in thicker bones

b)

Happens along perichondrium

c)

Happens when chondrocytes divide and are replaced by bone

d)

New bone is deposited on existing bone

28.

How often is the skeleton replaced?

a)

Every 10 years

b)

Every 5 years

c)

Every 20 years

d)

Every year

29.

What cells work together to control bone remodeling? Check both.

a)

Osteoblast

b)

Chondrocyte

c)

Chondroblast

d)

Osteoclast

30.

Bone strength is increased by what?

a)

Physical Stress

b)

Sedentary Lifestyle

c)

High Protein Diet

d)

Fractures

31.

What category of fracture does not break the skin?

a)

Open

b)

Compound

c)

Comminuted

d)

Simple

32.

What category of fracture breaks the skin?

a)

Closed

b)

Compound

c)

Simple

d)

Greenstick

33.

What type of fracture exhibits a break along the long axis of long bones?

a)

Transverse

b)

Epiphyseal

c)

Comminuted

d)

Displaced

34.

What type of fracture produces a new arrangement of bones?

a)

Transverse

b)

Greenstick

c)

Spiral

d)

Displaced

35.

What type of fracture results in a partial collapse of a bone?

a)

Displaced

b)

Compression

c)

Spiral

d)

Transverse

36.

What type of fracture results from a severe twisting motion?

a)

Spiral

b)

Displaced

c)

Comminuted

d)

Compression

37.

What type of fracture happens along the plate where chondrocytes are still being replaced by bone?

a)

Displaced

b)

Comminuted

c)

Epiphyseal

d)

Greenstick

38.

What type of fracture results in a bone being shattered into many pieces

a)

Comminuted

b)

Displaced

c)

Epiphyseal

d)

Transverse

39.

Which fracture is most common in children and results in one side of the bone being broken and the other bent?

a)

Spiral

b)

Displaced

c)

Greenstick

d)

Epiphyseal

40.

What is the first step of healing a fracture?

a)

Bony callus is formed

b)

Hematoma is formed

c)

Fibrocartilage callus is formed

d)

Bone is remodeled by osteoclasts/osteoblasts

41.

How are bone fractures treated? Choose two options.

a)

Immobilization

b)

Reduction

c)

Movement

d)

Bent Position

42.

What is the second step of fracture recovery?

a)

Bony callus is formed

b)

Fibrocartilage callus is formed

c)

Bone is remodeled by osteoclasts/osteoblasts

d)

Hematoma is formed

43.

What is the third step of fracture recovery?

a)

Bone is remodeled by osteoclasts/osteoblasts

b)

Fibrocartilage callus is formed

c)

Bony callus is formed

d)

Hematoma is formed

44.

What is the fourth and final step of fracture recovery?

a)

Fibrocartilage callus is formed

b)

Bony callus is formed

c)

Hematoma is formed

d)

Bone is remodeled by osteoclasts/osteoblasts

Bone Tissue Quiz

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