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Skeletal System Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Yellow bone marrow is made primarily of _________.

a)

fatty tissue

b)

blood cells

c)

fibrous tissue

d)

epithelial tissue

2.

What is true about the normal curvatures of the spine?

a)

they provide strength and support

b)

they are NOT present at birth

c)

the consist of two concave and two convex

d)

all of the above

3.

which of these bones are NOT part of the axial skeleton

a)

ilium, ethmoid, palatine

b)

vomer, occipital, sacrum

c)

vomer, sphenoid, ilium

d)

ulna, clavical, scapula

4.

Which bone is the strongest of the appendicular skeleton?

a)

femur

b)

ilium

c)

humerous

d)

tibia

5.

The epiphyses are separated from the diaphyses by a layer of cartilage, osteoblasts deposit calcium, and the periosteum is present in the skeleton of __________

a)

a 80 year old male

b)

a 40 year old male

c)

a menopausal woman

d)

a growing child

6.

How many pairs of ribs attached to the sternum are there?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

9

d)

12

7.

How many pairs of floating ribs is in a human skeleton?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

8.

Which of these bones it NOT a cranial bone?

a)

sphenoid

b)

parietal

c)

palatine

d)

temporal

9.

The collar bone is the most common broken bone in young children. What is the technical name for the collar bone?

a)

scapula

b)

sphenoid

c)

clavicle

d)

humerous

10.

The normal number of pairs of human ribs.

a)

8

b)

10

c)

14

d)

12

11.

what is the name of the membranes present at birth that cover the openings between sutures in the skull?

a)

fontanels

b)

bursa

c)

fossas

d)

conchae

12.

How many regions make up the human spine?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

13.

The ulna has broken through the skin. What kind of fracture is this?

a)

simple

b)

compound

c)

serious

d)

complicated

14.

What term describes a fracture that occurs perpendicular to the length of the bone?

a)

opaque

b)

oblique

c)

transverse

d)

linear

15.

Muscles are attached to bones by

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

cartilage

d)

nerves

16.

Bones are attached to other bones by ________'

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

discs

d)

cartilage

17.

Flexing your chin to your chest is __________.

a)

flexion

b)

extension

c)

pronation

d)

abduction

18.

A fracture that twists a bone but does not break it is a ._____ fracture

a)

greenstick

b)

subluxation

c)

compound

d)

transverse

19.

The name of the lubricating and cushioning structure found between joints.

a)

bursa

b)

suture

c)

tendon

d)

ligament

20.

Cartilage between vertebrae is called

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

discs

d)

ribs

21.

The hip is an example of a ___________ joint.

a)

hinge

b)

gliding

c)

ball and socket

d)

saddle

22.

The knee is a ________ joint.

a)

hinge

b)

gliding

c)

ball and socket

d)

saddle

23.

A female pelvis shape can be described as broader, shallower, and more basin like that that of a male.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Spongy bone contains

a)

red bone marrow

b)

synovial fluid

c)

Haversian canals

d)

chondrocytes

25.

The acromian process is found in the

a)

elbow

b)

knee

c)

shoulder

d)

mouth

26.

The olecranon process can be found in the

a)

elbow

b)

shoulder

c)

knee

d)

mouth

27.

What is the another name for a bone cell?

a)

osteocyte

b)

chondrocyte

c)

erythrocyte

d)

leukocyte

28.

Sutures are also known as

a)

synarthroses

b)

diarthroses

c)

ox coxa

d)

calcaneus

29.

Haversian system if found in _________.

a)

compact bone

b)

spongy bone

c)

cartilage

d)

red bone marrow

30.

The calcaneus bone is a part of the

a)

carpals

b)

tarsals

c)

metalcarpals

d)

metatrasals

31.

What is the name of the connective tissue holding the cranial bones together

a)

suture

b)

vertebral paste

c)

callus

d)

osteons

32.

an infection of the temporal bone is called

a)

mastoiditis

b)

tintinitus

c)

temporalitis

d)

suturitis

33.

which of these conditions is not a condition affecting joints?

a)

arthritis

b)

subluxation

c)

osteoporosis

d)

rheumatoid arthritis

34.

Another name for osteitis deformans

a)

Paget disease

b)

osteoporosis

c)

Osteomalacia

d)

Osteomyelitis

35.

In children this disease is also called rickets

a)

osteomalacia

b)

osteoporosis

c)

Paget disease

d)

lyme disese

36.

The chest contains which segments of the spine?

a)

cervical

b)

thoracic

c)

lumbar

d)

sacral

37.

The bridge that forms between broken bones.

a)

bridge

b)

osteoformus

c)

callus

d)

synovial fluid

38.

hand bones are metacarpals

a)

true

b)

false

39.

The stirrup is also known as the stapes.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

fibrosacoma occurs in bone marrow

a)

true

b)

false

41.

Adduction is bringing towards the midline of the body.

a)

true

b)

false

42.

the development of cervical curvature allow a baby to hold up her head.

a)

true

b)

false

43.

An adult human skeleton has more bones than an embryonic human skeleton.

a)

true

b)

false

44.

An example of a sesamoid bone is the patella.

a)

true

b)

false

45.

kyphosis means hunchback

a)

true

b)

false

46.

the periosteum covers the ends of bones

a)

true

b)

false

47.

A bone that forms the cheek bone is the temporal bone.

a)

true

b)

false

48.

The number of bones in the human body.

a)

200

b)

202

c)

204

d)

206

49.

another name for an internal skeleton

a)

endoskeleton

b)

exoskeleton

c)

interior skeleton

d)

flexible skeleton

50.

bone reabsorbing cells

a)

osteoblasts

b)

osteoclasts

c)

osteons

d)

osteoitis

51.

the name of the inferior end of the sternum

a)

xyphoid process

b)

foraman

c)

hyoid

d)

sinus

52.

what runs through the vertebral foramen

a)

spinal cord

b)

tendons

c)

hyoid

d)

fossa

53.

the name of an air filled cavity in a bone

a)

hole

b)

foramen

c)

fossa

d)

sinus

54.

the type of joint in the thumb

a)

saddle

b)

hinge

c)

gliding

d)

ball and socket

55.

type of joint in the vertebrae

a)

ball and socket

b)

gliding

c)

ellipsoidal

d)

condyloid

56.

type of joint between the radius and the carpals

a)

condyloid

b)

gliding

c)

elllipsoidal

d)

saddle

57.

this condition is caused by a build up of uric acid

a)

gout

b)

rheumatoid arthritis

c)

lyme disease

d)

scoliosis

58.

another name for your shinbone

a)

femur

b)

fibula

c)

tibia

d)

tarsal

59.

this joint moves during childbirth

a)

diaphysis

b)

symphysis pubis

c)

scoliosis

d)

ilium

60.

the medullary cavity is found in the

a)

diaphysis

b)

epiphysis

c)

Haversian canal

d)

periosteum

61.

which of these is NOT a function of bone

a)

protection

b)

support

c)

mineral storage

d)

movement

e)

hormone secretion

62.

Another name for the lateral malleolus

a)

fibula

b)

tibia

c)

femur

d)

tarsals

63.

hormone therapy or supplements of vitamins C and D may be used to treat?

a)

osteoporosis

b)

osteomalacia

c)

osteomyelitis

d)

paget disease

64.

the vertebrae found in the neck

a)

thoracic

b)

sacral

c)

cervical

d)

lumbar

65.

when a bone is out of position in a joint

a)

dislocation

b)

sprain

c)

strain

d)

fracture