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Skeletal System Quiz

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many bones are in an adult body?

a)

600

b)

206

c)

300

d)

210

2.

Which is not a function of the skeletal system?

a)

shape and support

b)

movement

c)

protection

d)

gas exchange

3.

What makes up the vertebral column?

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

vertebrae

d)

cartilage

4.

What is the function of marrow?

a)

To make protein

b)

To make red blood cells and store fat.

c)

reduce friction

d)

to hold bones together

5.

Name the condition in which the bones become weak and break easily.

a)

Osteoarthritis

b)

Rheumatoid arthritis

c)

osteoporosis

d)

arthritis

6.

Lower Jaw bone

a)

Tarsals

b)

Humerus

c)

Mandible

d)

Clavicle

7.

What cranial bone is this?

a)

Frontal Bone

b)

Occipital Bone

c)

Sphenoid Bone

d)

Temporal Bone

8.

What cranial bone is this?

a)

Frontal Bone

b)

Zygomatic Bone

c)

Occipital Bone

d)

Maxillary Bone

9.

Kneecap

a)

Patella

b)

Tarsals

c)

Scapula

d)

Carpals

10.

What cranial bone is this?

a)

Occipital Bone

b)

Temporal Bone

c)

Frontal Bone

d)

Sphenoid Bone

11.

Bones of the hand

a)

Metacarpals

b)

Carpals

c)

Metatarsals

d)

Tarsals

12.

What cranial bone is this?

a)

Calcaneous

b)

Occipital Bone

c)

Zygomatic Bone

d)

Maxillary Bone

13.

What cranial bone is this?

a)

Calcaneous

b)

Occipital Bone

c)

Zygomatic Bone

d)

Maxillary Bone

14.

Shinbone (bigger lower leg bone)

a)

Coccyx

b)

Pelvis

c)

Tibia

d)

Tarsals

15.

Medial bone of the forearm (off the pinky)

a)

Ribs

b)

Humerus

c)

Fibula

d)

Ulna

16.

Ankle Bones

a)

Metatarsals

b)

Tarsals

c)

Carpals

d)

Metacarpals

17.

Smaller lower leg bone

a)

Fibula

b)

Femur

c)

Tibia

d)

Humerus

18.

Collarbone

a)

Mandible

b)

Clavicle

c)

Tarsals

d)

Calcaneus

19.

Upper leg bone

a)

Humerus

b)

Sternum

c)

Mandible

d)

Femur

20.

Heel bone

a)

Calcaneus

b)

Tarsals

c)

Clavicle

d)

Metatarsals

21.

Tailbone

a)

Clavicle

b)

Pelvis

c)

Tibia

d)

Coccyx

22.

The bones in the chest that protect the heart and lungs.

a)

Radius

b)

Clavicle

c)

Tibia

d)

Ribs

23.

Upper jaw bone

a)

Maxillary Bone

b)

Zygomatic Bone

c)

Phalanges

d)

Occipital Bone

24.

Hip bone

a)

Pelvis

b)

Tibia

c)

Calcaneous

d)

Coccyx

25.

Breastbone

a)

Humerus

b)

Tarsals

c)

Ribs

d)

Sternum

26.

Shoulder Blades

a)

Humerus

b)

Radius

c)

Scapula

d)

Sternum

27.
long, short, irregular are all ? 
a)
types of bone
b)
functions of the bone
c)
bones
d)
types of bone tissue 
28.
What is the cushioning between your joints
a)
Tendons
b)
Ligaments
c)
Cartilage
d)
Strain
29.
A Broken Bone is also known as a
a)
Dislocation
b)
Fracture
c)
Osteoporosis
d)
Sprain
30.
Having brittle and porous bones is known as
a)
Osteoarthritis
b)
Osteoporosis
c)
Strain
d)
Dislocation
31.

Which of the below is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

a)

blood cell production

b)

support

c)

vitamin D synthesis

d)

protection

e)

mineral homeostasis

32.

What part of a long bone is where major growth occurs?

a)

epiphysis

b)

metaphysis

c)

diaphysis

d)

articular cartilage

33.

Where in the long bone would you expect to find bone marrow?

a)

at the articular cartilage regions

b)

on the periosteum

c)

in the medullary cavity

d)

bone marrow is NOT found in long bones

34.

Our bones have specialty ingredients that give them rigidity and hardness. Which of the below is most responsible for this?

a)

calcium phosphate

b)

potassium

c)

sodium

d)

collagen

35.

This bone cell could be compared to a construction worker because his job is to "build the bone matrix".

a)

osteocyte

b)

osteoblast

c)

osteoprogenitor

d)

osteoclast

36.

Which of the below would best represent the job of an osteoclast?

a)

a chef making a new recipe

b)

a manager directing their team

c)

a teacher instructing their students

d)

a toddler breaking their Lego kit

37.

What type of bone is our tibia, humerus, and phalanges?

a)

short

b)

long

c)

flat

d)

irregular

38.

What type of bone makes up our vertebral column?

a)

short

b)

long

c)

flat

d)

irregular

39.

Which of the below best classifies this bone fracture?

a)

hairline

b)

stress

c)

partial

d)

complete

40.

Examine the x-ray. How would you best classify this fracture?

a)

Hairline/Stress

b)

Compound

c)

Complete

d)

Open, displaced

41.

Which of the below would NOT be considered a part of the axial skeleton?

a)

skull

b)

pelvis

c)

vertebrae

d)

rib cage

42.

What does "bone remodeling" refer to?

a)

the exchange of bone material for muscle mass

b)

how without gravity we lose bone mass

c)

how spongy bone and compact bone house our bone marrow

d)

the constant breaking down and building back of our bone matrix

43.

The axial skeleton is composed of......?

a)

vertebrae, arms, legs

b)

shoulders, forelimbs, and pelvis

c)

head, pelvis, legs

d)

head, vertebrae, ribs

44.

What type of bone are the ribs?

a)

Flat

b)

Irregular

c)

Long

d)

Short

45.

An incomplete bone break can cause which of the following?

a)

Greenstick

b)

Complete

c)

Transverse

d)

Oblique

46.

Bones can break for many reasons. What conditions lead to bone problems?

a)

excessive weight

b)

chronic illness

c)

poor nutrition

d)

none of these

47.

A spiral break is caused by what type of trauma?

a)

direct pressure at the diaphysis

b)

direct pressure at the epiphysis

c)

twisting at the ends of the bone

d)

bending of the bone

48.

What is osteogenesis?

a)

bone tissue formation

b)

hardening of bone from cartilage over time

c)

locations where muscles and ligaments attach

d)

locations where joints are formed

49.

Which is the hard bone on the outside of the layer?

a)

spongy bone

b)

bone marrow

c)

compact bone

50.

Which is a thick jelly in the center of the bone; it creates blood cells?

a)

bone marrow

b)

spongy bone

c)

compact bone

51.

Which is the softer bone in the middle layer?

a)

bone marrow

b)

spongy bone

c)

compact bone

52.

Your bones are alive because they grow and change along with us.

a)

True

b)

False

53.
Where is the only jointless bone in your body?
a)
Throat
b)
Stomach
c)
Lungs
d)
Heart
54.
Which one is one of the five distinct features of the skeletal system 
a)
our body has 206 bones 
b)
calcium is important for bone health
Calcium is an important
c)
30% oh body weight
d)
provides moisture to body
55.
Skeletal system provides _____________ for the body
a)
minerals 
b)
structure and support 
c)
circulation 
d)
nervous system paths 
56.
What is the humerus an example of?
a)
metacarpels 
b)
long bones 
c)
irregular bones 
d)
spongy bones 
57.
What is an example of an irregular bone?
a)
ulna 
b)
invertebrae
c)
clavicle 
d)
tibia 
58.
What is the difference between true ribs and false ribs 
a)
size
b)
placement 
c)
weight 
d)
attachment to sternum
59.
Which bone in the forearm is attached to the humerus on the thumb side? 
a)
ulna 
b)
radios 
c)
radius 
d)
scapula 
60.
Where is spongy bone is located?
a)
middle ear
b)
within the bone
c)
nose 
d)
feet 
61.

The main purposes of the skeletal system are...

a)

Shape

b)

Breathing

c)

Movement

d)

Protection

62.

What is the largest and strongest bone in your body?

a)

Femur

b)

Stapes

c)

Ribs

d)

Spine

63.
The shaft of the bone is also called the
a)
epiphysis
b)
diaphysis
c)
endosteum
d)
periosteum
64.
The hardest, most dense part of the bone tissue is the
a)
periosteum
b)
spongy bone
c)
osteoblast
d)
compact bone
65.
What are functions of the skeleton?
a)
Protection
b)
Blood cell production
c)
Movement
d)
All of these
66.
Which of these is a long bone?
a)
Femur
b)
Patella
c)
Scapula
d)
Carpal
67.
Which of these is a flat bone?
a)
Vertebra
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Frontal
68.
This type of bone is porous, allowing blood vessels to move through it and containing bone marrow.
a)
Compact Bone
b)
Spongy or Cancellous Bone
69.
Which of the following is filled with yellow marrrow? 
a)
medulary cavity
b)
spongy bone
c)
periosteum
d)
compact bone
70.
This lines the medullary cavity
a)
Periosteum 
b)
Endosteum 
c)
Diaphysis 
d)
Osteoblasts 
71.
The bone indicated by #1 is the 
a)
parietal bone
b)
temporal bone
c)
ethmoid bone
d)
occipital bone
72.
The bone indicated by #4 is the 
a)
frontal bone
b)
nasal bone
c)
ethmoid bone
d)
temporal bone
73.
The suture indicated by #14 is the 
a)
coronal suture
b)
sagittal suture
c)
lamdoid suture
d)
squamous suture
74.

Which bone is highlighted?

a)

Clavicle

b)

Sacrum

c)

Tibia

d)

Mandible

75.

Which bone is this?

a)

humerus

b)

ribs

c)

tibia

d)

radius

76.

Which bone is this?

a)

femur

b)

backbone/spine

c)

radius

d)

tibia

77.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Scapula

d)

Clavicle

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