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Skeletal System

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are functions of the bones?

a)

Support and Protection

b)

Attachment to the muscles

c)

Stores inorganic salts

d)

All of the above

2.

Long bones have a _____ that makes up most of bone's length and is composed of compact bone

a)

epiphyseal plate

b)

yellow marrow

c)

diaphysis

d)

articular cartilage

3.

Which of the following bones is NOT part of the axial skeleton?

a)

clavicle

b)

frontal

c)

vertebrae

d)

sternum

4.

The only freely moveable bone in the skull is the ______.

a)

frontal

b)

maxilla

c)

occipital

d)

mandible

5.

Which of the following statements about joints is NOT true?

a)

ball and socket joints allow the greatest range of motion

b)

fibrous joints allow no movement

c)

the only hinge joint is the elbow

d)

joints are also called articulations

6.

Which of the following statements about cranial bones is NOT correct?

a)

frontal bone makes the forehead

b)

parietal bones are larger than the occipital bone

c)

occipital bone is near the ear canal

d)

bones of the cranium are joined by fibrous joints

7.

Red bone marrow functions to

a)

produce fat

b)

produce blood cells

c)

store cells

d)

produce new bone cells

8.

Yellow marrow functions to ______.

a)

produce new bone cells

b)

store calcium

c)

store fat

d)

produce calcium

9.

How many vertebrae are in the neck?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

7

d)

12

10.

Which is the correct order of ribs from superior to inferior?

a)

floating, true, false

b)

true, false, floating

c)

true, floating, false

d)

false, floating, true

11.

Area that serves as storage for fat

a)

C

b)

B

c)

E

d)

D

12.

Spongy bone

a)

C

b)

B

c)

E

d)

D

13.

Periosteum

a)

C

b)

F

c)

E

d)

B

14.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
15.

Which of the following body systems work together for support, protection, and movement?

a)

respiratory and circulatory

b)

skeletal and muscular

c)

skeletal and respiratory

d)

digestive and respiratory

16.

Which of the following is NOT a function of bones?

a)

Protection

b)

Support

c)

Movement

d)

Blood movement

17.
Humans have ______ bones in their bodies, on average.
a)
106
b)
201
c)
206
18.

The ribs protect your...

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

all of the above

19.

There are 4 types of bone shapes, including:

a)

long, short, flat, irregular

b)

big, small, flat, irregular

c)

long, short, fat, irregular

20.

Your thigh bone (femur) is which type of bone?

a)

long

b)

flat

c)

small

d)

irregular

21.

Babies have more bones than adults.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

23.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Scapula

d)

Clavicle

24.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Scapula

c)

Clavicle

d)

Mandible

25.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Mandible)

b)

Clavicle

c)

Mandible

d)

Scapula

26.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Ribs

b)

Vertebrae

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

27.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

28.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Radius

c)

Pelvis

d)

Ribs

29.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

30.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

31.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Humerus

32.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Patella

b)

Pelvis

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

33.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Patella

b)

Pelvis

c)

Clavicle

d)

Mandible

34.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

Femur

d)

Humerus

35.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

Radius

d)

Ulna

36.

From wrist to fingertip, what is the order of bones?

a)

Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

b)

Phalanges, metacarpals, carpals

c)

Carpals, phalanges, metacarpals

d)

Metacarpals, carpals, phalanges

37.

From ankle to toe, what is the order of bones?

a)

Tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges

b)

Phalanges, metatarsals, tarsals

c)

Metatarsals, phalanges, tarsals

d)

Tarsals, phalanges, metatarsals

38.
a)
Occipital
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Sphenoid
39.
a)
Mandible
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Sphenoid
40.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Temporal
c)
Parietal
d)
Lacrimal
41.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Temporal
c)
Parietal
d)
Occipital 
42.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Frontal
c)
Parietal
d)
Lacrimal
43.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Temporal
c)
Parietal
d)
Lacrimal
44.
located on the sides of the head; houses the internal portion of the ear
a)
temporal bone 
b)
occipital bone 
c)
zygomatic bone 
d)
frontal bone 
45.
a)
Maxilla
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Sphenoid
46.
Identify bone 4.
a)
sphenoid
b)
zygomatic 
c)
nasal 
d)
parietal 
47.
a)
Lacrimial
b)
Sphenoid
c)
Maxilla
d)
Zygomatic
48.
Identify bone 10. 
a)
Nasal 
b)
Lacrimal 
c)
Vomer
d)
Inferior nasal conchae
49.
The carpal labeled E is...
a)
Scaphoid
b)
Radius
c)
Trapezium
d)
Capitate
50.
The Lunate is
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
51.
The bone that articulates with the 5th metacarpal is the Hamate which is labeled ____ on the diagram.
a)
E
b)
F
c)
G
d)
H
52.
The wrist is scientifically known as the..
a)
Carpals
b)
Metacarpals
c)
Tarsals
d)
Metatarsals
53.
What is #9?
a)
Capitate
b)
Lunate
c)
scaphoid
d)
pisiform
54.
What is #5?
a)
trapezoid
b)
metacarpal bones
c)
Trapezium
d)
hamate
55.
What is #12
a)
Hamate
b)
Pisiform
c)
Triquetrum
d)
Lunate
56.
Which is the Capitate
a)
5
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
57.
What is #1?
a)
distal phalanges
b)
middle phalanges
c)
Proximal phalanges
58.
What region is #2 (green section) pointing to?
a)
distal phalanges
b)
metacarpals
c)
carpals
d)
proximal phalanges
59.

The following is NOT one of the 3 Joint Classifications..

a)

Cartilaginous

b)

Cartilage

c)

Fibrous

d)

Synovial

60.

The joints that allow the most movement are called

a)

Fixed

b)

Fibrous

c)

Cartilaginous

d)

Synovial

61.

Examples of a Ball & Socket Joint are found in the

a)

Shoulder

b)

Knee

c)

Hip

d)

Ankle

62.

A hinge joint allows

a)

A wide range of movements

b)

Circumduction

c)

Rotation

d)

Movement in only one direction (ie. backwards & forwards)

63.

An example of a Saddle joint is in the

a)

Knee

b)

Hip

c)

Thumb

d)

Vertebral column

64.

Which of the following is part of a Synovial joint

a)

Synovial membrane

b)

Joint cavity

c)

Ligament

d)

Cartilage

65.

When kicking a football the knee

a)

Flexes

b)

Extends

c)

Abducts

d)

Adducts

66.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
67.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
68.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
69.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Extension
b)
Flexion
c)
Abduction
d)
Adduction
70.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Circumduction
b)
Lateral Rotation
c)
Medial Rotation
d)
Eversion
71.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Inversion
b)
Eversion
c)
Plantarflexion
d)
Dorsiflexion
72.
Hip and shoulder have examples of this type of joint
a)
ball and socket
b)
condyloid
c)
hinge
d)
gliding
73.
This type of joint allows the your first two vertebrate to rotate as in shaking your head no
a)
condyloid
b)
gliding
c)
pivot
d)
saddle
74.
Carpals and tarsals (flat bones) are examples of this type of joint
a)
condyloid
b)
gliding
c)
hinge
d)
saddle
75.
Fibrous joints are?
a)
freely moveable
b)
partially moveable
c)
immovable
76.
Bone breaks into many fragments.
a)
Shattered Fracture
b)
Traction Fracture 
c)
Comminuted Fracture
d)
The Magic School Bus
77.
Bone breaks incompletely, occurs most commonly during the infantile stages of life.
a)
Greenstick Fracture
b)
Stable Fracture
c)
Bluestick Fracture
d)
Comminuted Fracture 
78.
Tissue that connects bone to bone
a)
Ligament
b)
Tendon
c)
Cartilage
d)
Muscle
79.
What kind of fracture is shown in the picture?
a)
Open or compound
b)
Closed or simple
80.
What is an open fracture?
a)
A break with two or more fractures of the same bone
b)
A break of a bone joint
c)
One in which the two sides of the break do not touch each other
d)
One in which the sharp edges of the bone cut through the skin
81.

The diagram shows a fracture that has pierced through the skin. What type of fracture is this?

a)

Simple

b)

Compound

c)

Impacted

d)

Greenstick

82.
a)

Open

b)

Closed

c)

Trauma

d)

Stress

e)

Pathologic

83.
a)

Open

b)

Closed

c)

Trauma

d)

Stress

e)

Pathologic

84.

What type of fracture penetrates through the skin?

a)

Closed (simple)

b)

Open (compound)

c)

Greenstick

d)

Transverse

85.

What type of fracture is this? (Hint: it's across the bone.)

a)

Dorsal

b)

Linear

c)

Closed

d)

Transverse

86.

When a broken bone moves out of its original position, it is ___________.

a)

Closed

b)

Displaced

c)

Rearranged

d)

Opened

87.

A linear fracture is a break in the _______ direction as the bone.

a)

Perpendicular

b)

Opposite

c)

Same

d)

Negative

88.

_________ fractures are diagonal breaks in the bone.

a)

Incomplete

b)

Linear

c)

Closed

d)

Oblique

89.

If a fracture is comminuted, that means the bone is in _______ pieces.

a)

Multiple

b)

One

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