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Skeletal System Function

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
2.
What are the functions of the skeleton?
a)
A) protection
b)
b) Body shape 
c)
C) movement
d)
D) A,b and c
3.
a)
clavicle
b)
ribs
c)
humerus
d)
ulna
4.
a)
ulna
b)
radius
c)
humerus
d)
clavicle
5.
a)
tibia
b)
fibula
c)
radius
d)
calcaneus
6.
a)
ulna
b)
humerus
c)
radius 
d)
vertebrae
7.
a)
pelvis
b)
tibia
c)
sternum
d)
sacrum
8.
What bones is represented in the  picture?
a)
Clavicle
b)
Scapula
c)
Sternum
d)
Carpals
9.
Also known as the kneecap
a)
Patella
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Femur
10.
Also known as the shin bone
a)
Femur
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Metatarsals
11.

Bones are made up of

a)

calcium

b)

iron

c)

potassium

d)

oxygen

12.

Babies are born with more bones than adults because some of their bones haven't _____________ yet

a)

fused

b)

calcified

c)

ossified

d)

developed

13.
What are functions of the skeleton?
a)
Protection
b)
Blood cell production
c)
Movement
d)
All of these
14.

What are the 26 bones that make up your backbone called?

a)

carpals

b)

Tarsals

c)

phalanges

d)

vertebrae

15.
what type of bone is the femur
a)
Long bone
b)
Short bone
c)
Flat bone
d)
Irregular bone
16.
What type of bone is the scapula
a)
long bone
b)
short bone
c)
flat bone
d)
sesamoid bone
17.

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

18.

Bones are living things.

a)

True

b)

False

19.
The shaft of the bone is also called the
a)
epiphysis
b)
diaphysis
c)
endosteum
d)
periosteum
20.
The hardest, most dense part of the bone tissue is the
a)
periosteum
b)
spongy bone
c)
osteoblast
d)
compact bone
21.
Which of these is a long bone?
a)
Femur
b)
Patella
c)
Scapula
d)
Carpal
22.
The ends of the long bone are anatomically referred to as the: 
a)
Epiphyseal plate 
b)
Medulary Cavity 
c)
Periosteum 
d)
Epiphysis 
23.
Spongy bone would primarily be found where in a bone?
a)
diaphysis
b)
epiphysis
c)
periosteum
d)
endosteum
24.
What type of bone makes up the diaphysis?
a)
spongy bone
b)
compact bone
c)
rigid bone
d)
soft bone
25.

In which part of a bone are blood cells produced?

a)

Bone marrow

b)

Bronchioles

c)

Alveoli

d)
26.

Muscles are fastened to bones by tough cords called_________

a)

Tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

none of them

27.

What are the 4 types of bones?

a)

Flat, Long, Irregular, Short

b)

Flat, Irregular, Clumped, Long

c)

Irregular, Raised, Long, Flat

d)

Long, Flat, Irregular, Small

28.

The following picture represents a:

a)

Flat bone

b)

Long bone

c)

Short bone

d)

Irregular bone

29.

The following picture represents a:

a)

Flat bone

b)

Long bone

c)

Short bone

30.

The following picture represents a:

a)

Flat bone

b)

Short bone

c)

Irregular bone

d)

Long bone

31.

The tibia is what type of bone?

a)

Long Bone

b)

Short Bone

c)

Flat Bone

d)

Irregular Bone

e)

Sesamoid Bone

32.

The radius is what type of bone?

a)

Long Bone

b)

Short Bone

c)

Flat Bone

d)

Irregular Bone

e)

Sesamoid Bone

33.

The tarsals is what type of bone?

a)

Long Bone

b)

Short Bone

c)

Flat Bone

d)

Irregular Bone

e)

Sesamoid Bone

34.

The carpels is what type of bone?

a)

Long Bone

b)

Short Bone

c)

Flat Bone

d)

Irregular Bone

e)

Sesamoid Bone

35.

The frontal bone is what type of bone?

a)

Long Bone

b)

Short Bone

c)

Flat Bone

d)

Irregular Bone

e)

Sesamoid Bone

36.

The parietal bone is what type of bone?

a)

Long Bone

b)

Short Bone

c)

Flat Bone

d)

Irregular Bone

e)

Sesamoid Bone

37.

The sternum is what type of bone?

a)

Long Bone

b)

Short Bone

c)

Flat Bone

d)

Irregular Bone

e)

Sesamoid Bone

38.

The mandible is what type of bone?

a)

Long Bone

b)

Short Bone

c)

Flat Bone

d)

Irregular Bone

e)

Sesamoid Bone

39.

What does the letter A represent?

a)

Epiphysis

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Periosteum

d)

Articular Cartilage

40.

What does the letter B represent?

a)

Epiphysis

b)

Meduallary Canal

c)

Epiphyseal Plate

d)

Articular Cartilage

41.

What does the letter C represent?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Meduallary Canal

c)

Epiphyseal Plate

d)

Periosteum

42.

What does the letter D represent?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Articular Cartilage

d)

Periosteum

43.

What does the letter E represent?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Articular Cartilage

d)

Periosteum

44.

What does the letter F represent?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Articular Cartilage

d)

Periosteum

45.

The knee and elbow are examples of which type of joint?

a)

Hinge

b)

Ball and Socket

c)

Ellipsoid/Condyloid

d)

Pivot

e)

Saddle

46.

The shoulder and hit are examples of which type of joint?

a)

Hinge

b)

Ball and Socket

c)

Ellipsoid/Condyloid

d)

Pivot

e)

Saddle

47.

The wrist is an example of which type of joint?

a)

Hinge

b)

Ball and Socket

c)

Ellipsoid/Condyloid

d)

Pivot

e)

Saddle

48.

The thumb is an example of which type of joint?

a)

Hinge

b)

Ball and Socket

c)

Ellipsoid/Condyloid

d)

Pivot

e)

Saddle

49.

The neck is an example of which type of joint?

a)

Hinge

b)

Ball and Socket

c)

Ellipsoid/Condyloid

d)

Pivot

e)

Saddle

50.

Bones that are longer than they are wide (leg bones) are called:

a)

Long Bones

b)

Short Bones

c)

Irregular Bones

d)

Flat Bones

e)

Sesamoid Bones

51.

Bones that not round (shoulder blade) are called:

a)

Long Bones

b)

Short Bones

c)

Irregular Bones

d)

Flat Bones

e)

Sesamoid Bones

52.

Bones that have more than one shape (vertebrae) are called:

a)

Long Bones

b)

Short Bones

c)

Irregular Bones

d)

Flat Bones

e)

Sesamoid Bones

53.

Bones that small and cube shaped (wrist bones) are called:

a)

Long Bones

b)

Short Bones

c)

Irregular Bones

d)

Flat Bones

e)

Sesamoid Bones

54.

Which label identifies the central canal of an osteon?

a)

E

b)

A

c)

G

d)

F

55.

Which label identifies the periosteum?

a)

A

b)

G

c)

F

d)

E

56.

Which bone cells MAKE bone?

a)

osteocytes

b)

osteoblasts

c)

osteoclasts

57.

Which bone cells DISSOLVE bone?

a)

osteocytes

b)

osteoblasts

c)

osteoclasts

58.

These allow no movement between bones, they are interlocked and held together by connective tissue.

a)

Slightly moveable joints

b)

Immovable joints

c)

Ball and Socket Joint

d)

Gliding Joint

59.

These permit a small amount of movement, bones are further apart than immovable joints

a)

Ball and Socket

b)

Condyloid Joint

c)

Slightly Movable Joint

d)

Hinge Joint

60.

Most joints in the body, the ends of the bones are covered with a layer of cartilage that provides a smooth surface.

a)

Immovable

b)

Slightly Movable

c)

Fixed

d)

Freely Moveable

61.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Compound

b)

Comminuted

c)

Simple

d)

Spiral

62.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Compound

b)

Comminuted

c)

Simple

d)

Spiral

63.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Hairline

b)

Greenstick

c)

Comminuted

d)

Simple

64.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Hairline

b)

Greenstick

c)

Comminuted

d)

Simple

65.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Compound

b)

Hairline

c)

Simple

d)

Spiral

66.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Comminuted

b)

Open

c)

Closed

d)

Spiral

67.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Comminuted

b)

Open

c)

Closed

d)

Spiral

68.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Greenstick

b)

Comminuted

c)

Hairline

d)

Spiral

69.

What type of fracture is this?

a)

Greenstick

b)

Comminuted

c)

Hairline

d)

Spiral

70.

_________ is released when your blood is LOW in calcium

a)

calcitonin

b)

PTH

c)

parathyroid

d)

thyroid

71.

What is calcium needed for in the blood?

a)

muscle cell contraction

b)

nerve cells impulses

c)

blood clotting

d)

Build bones

72.

The immune system attacks the joints

a)

Fibrodysplasia

b)

Vitamin D deficiency

c)

Osteoarthritis

d)

Rheumatoid arthritis

73.

This is an autoimmune disorder that causes painful, stiff joints that become deformed:

a)

arthritis

b)

osteoarthritis

c)

rheumatoid arthritis

d)

whiplash

74.
Deposits of uric acid in the joints which forms crystals in the joints. 
a)
Osteoarthritis
b)
Osteoporosis
c)
Gouty Arthritis
d)
Rheumatoid Arthritis
75.

What disease is caused when bursae wear out in the joints?

a)

Gout

b)

Rheumatoid arthritis

c)

Osteoarthritis

d)

Fibrodysplasia

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