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Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 22mins
How sections make up the skeletal system?
2
4
5
3
Which is a function of the skeletal system?
Protection
excretion
Support
secretion
________ are Small and round; embedded in tendons
Sesamoid
Flat
Long
Irregular
The formation of blood cells is called
resorption
ossification
hematopoiesis
deposition
What happens during endochondral ossification?
cartilage dies, osteoblasts move in and turn into bone tissue
connective tissue froms osteoblasts that form bone tissue
flat bones form from sheet of connective tissue
bones grow at the epiphyseal plate
Which cells direct the remodeling of bone?
osteocytes
red marrow
osteoblasts
osteoclasts
Which is needed to make collagen that prevent bones from being fragile and thin?
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
thyroid hormone
Bone building cells are called
adipocytes
chondrocytes
osteoblasts
osteoclasts
The job of osteoclasts is
to tear down and recycle bone
to invade cartilage and replace it with bone
to build bone tissue
to become osteocytes
The units that make up compact bone are called
periosteum
Haversian canals
trabeculae
osteons
Intramembranous ossification results in
long bone
flat bone
short bone
flexible bone
In compact bone, osteocytes are housed in
canaliculi
perforating canals
lacunae
trabeculae
Which will NOT build bone tissue?
sunlight
exercise
growth hormone
parathyroid hormone
Calcitonin decreases calcium in the blood while Parathyroid hormone works antagonistically. What is the function of PTH (Parathyroid Hormone)?
To increase the amount of calcium in the blood so that it is available for the bones
To decrease the amount of calcium in the blood so that it is available for the bones
To break down bones to release calcium into the blood
To build up bones
Movement AWAY from the mid-line is called _____________.
abduction
adduction
opposition
pronation
We are composed of one skeleton that can be divided into two major regions, the axial and appendicular skeleton. Identify the structures that make up the axial skeleton,
talus, calcaneus, navicular, cuboid, and cuneiform
limbs and girdles
skull, vertebrae, ribs and sternum
hands, arms and shoulder girdle
All synovial joints are
amphiarthrosis
synarthrosis
diarthrosis
synchondrosis
Examples of a ball and socket joint are
Elbow and knee
intercarpal and intertarsal
Hip and shoulder
C1 and C2 vertibrae
Examples of a saddle joint are
Carpo-metacarpal joint at base of thumb
Joints at the hip
Joint at the atlas and axis
Joint at the end of the clavicle
Example of a condyloid joint is
Elbow and knee
Hip and shoulder
Joint between right and left pubis bone
Joint between phalanges of the fingers and the metacarpal bones
The elbow is an example of what kind of joint?
Gliding
Ball and socket
Condylar
Hinge
The phalanges are examples of what kind of joint?
Pivot
Condyloid
Ball and socket
Hinge
The clear slippery fluid that lubricates a synovial joint and helps keep the bones from rubbing together is
Articular cartilage
Synovial fluid
Pleural fluid
Joint fluid
The type of joint that allows your first tow cervical vertibrae to rotate as in shaking your head is
Condyloid
Pivot
Gliding
Hinge
Which action turns the foot medially?
Inversion
Eversion
Dorsiflexion
Plantar flexion
Which action moves the superior part of the foot towards the shin?
Inversion
Eversion
Dorsiflexion
Plantar flexion
Which action points the toes away from the shin?
Inversion
Eversion
Dorsiflexion
Plantar flexion
Which action bends a joint, or decreases the angle between bones?
Circumduction
Rotation
Extension
Flexion
The triceps brachii straightens the forearm to increase the angle between the humerus and ulna. This is an example of
Circumduction
Rotation
Extension
Flexion
Which action rotates the forearm medially so that the palm faces posteriorly?
Supination
Pronation
Adduction
Abduction
The pectoralis major draws the humerus towards the body's midline. This is an example of
Supination
Pronation
Adduction
Abduction
