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Skeletal System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the subdivision of the bones that form the longitudinal axis of the body called?

a)

Axial Skeleton

b)

Appendicular Skeleton

c)

Skeletal System

d)

Bone System

2.

What is the name of the subdivision that includes the bones of the limb and girdles?

a)

Axial Skeleton

b)

Appendicular Skeleton

c)

Skeletal System

d)

Limb System

3.

Choose the correct three functions of the bone.

a)

Support

b)

Protection

c)

Secretion

d)

Movement

4.

How many bones is the adult skeleton composed of?

a)

200 Bones

b)

300 Bones

c)

217 Bones

d)

206 Bones

5.

What is the name of the bone tissue that is dense and looks smooth and homogeneous?

a)

Spongy Bone

b)

Compact Bone

c)

Hard Bone

d)

Irregular Bone

6.

What is the bone tissue that is composed of small needlelike pieces of bone and lots of open space?

a)

Long Bone

b)

Spongy Bone

c)

Compact Bone

d)

Irregular Bone

7.

These types of bone are typically longer than they are wide.

a)

Long Bones

b)

Flat Bones

c)

Smooth Bones

d)

Irregular Bones

8.

These bones are generally cube-shaped and contain mostly spongy bone.

a)

Irregular Bone

b)

Short Bone

c)

Long Bone

d)

Flat Bone

9.

These bones are thin, flattened, and usually curved.

a)

Short Bone

b)

Long Bone

c)

Flat Bone

d)

Irregular Bone

10.

The vertebrae and hip bones fall into this group of bone classification.

a)

Flat Bones

b)

Short Bones

c)

Long Bones

d)

Irregular Bones

11.

The______, or shaft, makes up most of the bone's length and is composed of compact bone.

a)

Appendicular

b)

Periosteum

c)

Diaphysis

d)

Osteocytes

12.

The diaphysis is covered and protected by a fibrous connective tissue membrane called the__________.

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Periosteum

c)

Osteocyte

d)

Synovial Fluid

13.

The_______ the ends of the long bone.

a)

Osteocytes

b)

Epiphyses

c)

Marrow

d)

Cavity

14.

The mature bone cells,_____, are found within the matrix in tiny cavities called lacunae.

a)

Smooth Bone

b)

Osteocytes

c)

Long Bone

d)

Canaliculi

15.

Tiny canals,______, radiate outward from the central canals to all lacunae.

a)

Canaliculi

b)

Osteocyte

c)

Osteon

d)

Matrix

16.

Blood vessels are ruptured when the bone breaks. As a result, a blood-filled swelling called a ______ forms.

a)

Blister

b)

Hematoma

c)

Osteon

d)

Fracture

17.

This type of bone forms the forehead.

a)

Frontal Bone

b)

Parietal Bone

c)

Temporal Bone

d)

Mastoid

18.

These bones form most of the superior and lateral walls of the cranium.

a)

Temporal Bones

b)

Mastoid Bone

c)

Frontal Bones

d)

Parietal Bones

19.

These bones lie inferior to the parietal bones; they join them at the squamous sutures.

a)

Parietal Bones

b)

Temporal Bones

c)

Frontal Bones

d)

Mastoid Bone

20.

Serving as the axial support of the body, the _________, or spine, extends from the skull, which it supports the pelvis, where it transmits the weight of the body to the lower limbs .

a)

Vertebral Column

b)

Thoracic Cage

c)

Pelvic Cage

d)

Temporal Bone

21.

This image shown is what type of abnormality in the spinal curvatures.

a)

Scoliosis

b)

Kyphosis

c)

Lordosis

d)

Atlas

22.

What type of spinal abnormality is shown in the image?

a)

Axis

b)

Kyphosis

c)

Scoliosis

d)

Lordosis

23.

How many pairs of ribs form the walls of the bony thorax?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

15

d)

20

24.

The Skeleton of the hand consists of the ______, _______,______.

a)

Carpals, Metacarpals, Axis

b)

Carpals, Atlas, Phalanges

c)

Carpals, Axis, Metacarpals

d)

Carpals, Metacarpals, Phalanges

25.

The clavicle is also knows as what________?

a)

Pectoral

b)

Clavicle

c)

Collarbone

d)

Girdle