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WorksheetsSkeletal System
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
What is the name of the subdivision of the bones that form the longitudinal axis of the body called?
Axial Skeleton
Appendicular Skeleton
Skeletal System
Bone System
What is the name of the subdivision that includes the bones of the limb and girdles?
Axial Skeleton
Appendicular Skeleton
Skeletal System
Limb System
Choose the correct three functions of the bone.
Support
Protection
Secretion
Movement
How many bones is the adult skeleton composed of?
200 Bones
300 Bones
217 Bones
206 Bones
What is the name of the bone tissue that is dense and looks smooth and homogeneous?
Spongy Bone
Compact Bone
Hard Bone
Irregular Bone
What is the bone tissue that is composed of small needlelike pieces of bone and lots of open space?
Long Bone
Spongy Bone
Compact Bone
Irregular Bone
These types of bone are typically longer than they are wide.
Long Bones
Flat Bones
Smooth Bones
Irregular Bones
These bones are generally cube-shaped and contain mostly spongy bone.
Irregular Bone
Short Bone
Long Bone
Flat Bone
These bones are thin, flattened, and usually curved.
Short Bone
Long Bone
Flat Bone
Irregular Bone
The vertebrae and hip bones fall into this group of bone classification.
Flat Bones
Short Bones
Long Bones
Irregular Bones
The______, or shaft, makes up most of the bone's length and is composed of compact bone.
Appendicular
Periosteum
Diaphysis
Osteocytes
The diaphysis is covered and protected by a fibrous connective tissue membrane called the__________.
Diaphysis
Periosteum
Osteocyte
Synovial Fluid
The_______ the ends of the long bone.
Osteocytes
Epiphyses
Marrow
Cavity
The mature bone cells,_____, are found within the matrix in tiny cavities called lacunae.
Smooth Bone
Osteocytes
Long Bone
Canaliculi
Tiny canals,______, radiate outward from the central canals to all lacunae.
Canaliculi
Osteocyte
Osteon
Matrix
Blood vessels are ruptured when the bone breaks. As a result, a blood-filled swelling called a ______ forms.
Blister
Hematoma
Osteon
Fracture
This type of bone forms the forehead.
Frontal Bone
Parietal Bone
Temporal Bone
Mastoid
These bones form most of the superior and lateral walls of the cranium.
Temporal Bones
Mastoid Bone
Frontal Bones
Parietal Bones
These bones lie inferior to the parietal bones; they join them at the squamous sutures.
Parietal Bones
Temporal Bones
Frontal Bones
Mastoid Bone
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 .
Vertebral Column
Thoracic Cage
Pelvic Cage
Temporal Bone
This image shown is what type of abnormality in the spinal curvatures.
Scoliosis
Kyphosis
Lordosis
Atlas
What type of spinal abnormality is shown in the image?
Axis
Kyphosis
Scoliosis
Lordosis
How many pairs of ribs form the walls of the bony thorax?
12
14
15
20
The Skeleton of the hand consists of the ______, _______,______.
Carpals, Metacarpals, Axis
Carpals, Atlas, Phalanges
Carpals, Axis, Metacarpals
Carpals, Metacarpals, Phalanges
The clavicle is also knows as what________?
Pectoral
Clavicle
Collarbone
Girdle
