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A&P Test 1 - Intro: Directions, Skeletal

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The bones that compose the spinal cord and provide support for the body are called

a)

vertebrae.

b)

phalanges.

c)

long bones.

d)

scapulas.

2.

Osteoporosis is a condition in which

a)

the bones lose mass and become prone to fracture.

b)

a ligament is torn.

c)

the bones become infected.

d)

the joints become stiff and painful.

3.

What is the difference between anatomy and physiology?

4 lines
4.

What is the only horizontal plane in the body?

a)

sagittal

b)

midsagittal

c)

frontal

d)

transverse

5.

What are the body planes and how do they divide the body? Know the medical directional terms.

4 lines
6.

How many bones are in the body?

a)

203

b)

194

c)

198

d)

206

7.

Where can the medullary cavity be found?

a)

Long bones

b)

Flat bones

c)

Irregular bones

d)

Short bones

8.

What is the difference between the appendicular and axial skeleton?

4 lines
9.

Medical term for collarbone?

a)

Mandible

b)

Clavicle

c)

Cuboid

d)

Cranium

10.

Medical term for breastbone?

a)

Scapula

b)

Vertebrae

c)

Clavicle

d)

Sternum

11.

Carpals are found in the?

a)

Wrist

b)

Ankles

12.

Tarsals are found in the?

a)

Ankles

b)

Wrists

13.

What is not one of the 3 main types of joints?

a)

Synovial

b)

Amphiarthrosis

c)

Dirathosis

d)

Synarthrosis

14.

What is the difference between a dislocation and a fracture?

4 lines
15.

There are more than how many muscles in the human body?

a)

800

b)

700

c)

600

d)

900

16.

What is the difference between excitability and extensibility?

4 lines
17.

What type of muscle tissue is voluntary?

a)

Cardiac

b)

Visceral

c)

Skeletal

18.

What is the difference between a tendon and a ligament?

4 lines
19.

Bringing your arm closer the midline of the body is called:

a)

abduction

b)

adduction

c)

flexion

d)

extension

20.

Moving your arm in a circle is an example of:

a)

Rotation

b)

Pronation

c)

Flexion

d)

Circumduction

21.

The outward movement of a jumping jack is an example of:

a)

Abduction

b)

Adduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

22.

Pronation and supination of the forearm is an example of:

a)

Flexion

b)

Circumduction

c)

Rotation

d)

Extension

23.

Walking on your toes is an example of:

a)

Plantarflexion

b)

Dorsiflexion

c)

Inversion

d)

Eversion

24.

Decreasing a joint angle is the definition of:

a)

extension

b)

flexion

c)

rotation

d)

adduction

25.

Increasing a joint angle is an example of:

a)

Flexion

b)

Adduction

c)

Abduction

d)

Extension

26.

Where are red blood cells formed?

a)

Medullary Canal

b)

Foramina

c)

Spongy Bone

d)

Diaphysis