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Skeletal System - Part 2

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following locations is most closely associated with the clavicle?


a)

skull

b)

middle of the back

c)

forearm

d)

shoulder girdle

2.

What are the two important minerals bones are made up of?

a)

Calcium

b)

Phosphorus

c)

Sulfates

d)

Graphite

3.

These bones are thin and flattened.

a)

Flat

b)

Long

c)

Short

d)

Irregular

4.

Spongy bone is found in the _____ of long bones.

a)

epiphyses

b)

diaphysis

c)

osteons

d)

bone marrow

5.

Where is the tibia bone located?

a)

upper arm

b)

upper leg

c)

lower leg

d)

forearm

6.

The following bones are considered part of with the _________.

clavicle, humerus, radius

a)

shoulder girdle

b)

upper arm

c)

axial skeleton

d)

appendicular skeleton

7.

Long bones have a _____ that makes up most of bone's length

a)

epiphyseal plate

b)

yellow marrow

c)

diaphysis

d)

articular cartilage

8.

Which of the following bones is INCORRECTLY matched with its type?

a)

ribs--irregular

b)

carpals--short

c)

ulna--long

d)

cranial bones--flat

9.

An example of a long bone is?

a)

The spine

b)

Metatarsal

c)

Sacrum

d)

Sternum

10.

Which structure is made up of trabeculae?

a)

spongy bone

b)

cartilage

c)

compact bone

d)

Osteons

11.

Mature bone cells are known as ________.

a)

Osteoclasts

b)

Osteocytes

c)

Osteoblasts

d)

Osteons

12.

Secondary ossification centers appears in

a)

Epiphyses

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Epiphyseal plate

d)

Endosteum

13.

Which bone is shaded?

a)

Humerus

b)

Ulna

c)

Fibula

d)

Radius

14.

Which bone is shaded?

a)

Scapula

b)

Clavicle

c)

Humerus

d)

Tibia

15.

Which bone is shaded?

a)

Clavicle

b)

Humerus

c)

Radius

d)

Ulna

16.

Which bones are shaded?

a)
metatarsals
b)
carpals
c)
tarsals
d)
metacarpals
17.

Which bone is shaded?

a)
tibia
b)
femur
c)
fibula
d)
humerus
18.

Which bones are shaded?

a)
phalanges
b)
carpals
c)

metacarpals

d)

metatarsals

19.

Which structure attaches bone to bone?

a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
c)
cartilage
d)
bone
20.

Which bones are shaded?

a)
carpals
b)
tarsals
c)
ribs
d)
ulnas
21.
Which one of the following is an irregular bone?
a)
humerus
b)
tibia
c)
temporal
d)
vertebrae
22.

Name the bone located at number 14.

a)
Humerus
b)
Radius
c)
Fibula
d)
Tibia
23.
The site of bone growth on a long bone is called
a)
Epiphyseal plate
b)
diaphysis
c)
periosteum
d)
meduary cavity
24.
The shaft of the long bone. 
a)

epiphysis

b)
diaphysis
c)
epiphyseal line
d)
growth plate
25.

Which of the following bones is the shoulder blade?

a)

scapula

b)

carpal

c)

clavicle

d)

fibula

26.

The anatomical name of the knee cap is the:

a)

fubila

b)

patella

c)

tarsals

d)

phalanges

27.

Blood cells produced from within the spongy bone are called ______.

a)
yellow marrow
b)
red marrow
c)
osteocytes
d)
osteon systems
28.
The process of bone formation from cartilage is called
a)
growth
b)
ossification
c)
fracture repair
d)
callus zone
29.
The outer covering of bone is called 
a)
spongy bone
b)
compact bone
c)
periosteum
d)
medullary cavity
30.

In adults, which of the following is filled with yellow marrow?

a)
medullary cavity
b)
spongy bone
c)
periosteum
d)
compact bone
31.
Spongy bone is located
a)
in the epiphysis
b)
in the diaphysis
c)
in the compact bone
d)
in haversian canals
32.

Which of the following would not be found in compact bone?

a)
osteocytes
b)
Haversian canals
c)
lamallae
d)
trabeculae
33.
The spaces of trabeculae are filled with 
a)
yellow marrow
b)
interstitial fluid
c)
red marrow
d)
Haversian systems
34.

Articular cartilage is found:

a)

at the ends of long bones

b)

between skull sutures

c)

surrounding the entire surface of long bones

d)

at the growth plate

35.

Hematopoeisis is

a)

bone formation

b)

bone break down

c)

blood cell production

d)

tissue production

36.

The bone cells that maintain bone tissue are

a)

osteocytes

b)

osteon

c)

osteoclasts

d)

osteoblasts

37.
attaches muscle to bone 
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
c)
cartilage
d)
bone
38.

your friend gets their upper ear pierced. What type of cartilage did they pierce?

a)

hyaline

b)

fibrous

c)

elastic

39.

A herniated disk is a rupture in this type of cartilage

a)

hyaline

b)

fibrous

c)

elastic

40.
What is the most common type of cartilage found in the human body?
a)
Elastic cartilage
b)
Fibrocartilage
c)
Hyaline cartilage
d)
Dense connective tissue
41.

What are osteoclasts?

a)

Bone forming cells

b)

Bone resorbing cells

c)

Mature bone cells

d)

Cartilage cells

42.

Which ossification center is located in the center of the diaphysis?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

43.

What happens when the primary ossification center meets the secondary ossification centers?

a)

The bone stops lengthening

b)

The bone grows excessively

c)

A fracture occurs

d)

Nothing - they continue the ossification process

44.

How does marrow change throughout a person's lifetime?

a)

Infants contain a lot of red marrow, and over time much of it gets converted to yellow marrow

b)

Infants contain a lot of yellow marrow, and over time much of it gets converted to red marrow

c)

A person always has more yellow than red marrow

d)

A person always has more red than yellow marrow

45.

What is found in the central canal of the osteon?

a)

osteocytes

b)

blood vessels

c)

osteons

d)

yellow marrow

46.
The functional unit that makes up compact bone is called the
a)
Osteon
b)
Trabeculae
c)
Central Canal
d)
Osteocyte
47.
What part of an osteon is number 4 pointing to?
a)
Lamellae
b)
Central Canal
c)
Osteocyte
d)
Canaliculi
48.
What is B pointing to?
a)
Osteocyte
b)
Canaliculi
c)
Lacunae
d)
Lamellae
49.

What is represented by letter B in the diagram? This structure forms concentric rings around the central canal.

a)

Lacunae

b)

Lamellae

c)

Canaliculi

d)

Osteon

50.

What can be found in the central canal of the haversian canal system?

a)

osteocytes

b)

lamella

c)

blood vessels and nerves

d)

red blood cells

51.

Lamellae + a Haversian Canal = __________

a)

Osteon

b)

Trabeculae

c)

Central Canal

d)

Osteocyte

52.
what are the rings around the haversian canal called?
a)
lacunae
b)
lamella
c)
osteocyte
d)
volkmann's canal
53.

Which part of the osteon contains the osteocytes?

a)

Lacunae

b)

Lamellae

c)

Canaliculi

d)

Central Canal

54.

Compact bone is made of

a)

trabeculae

b)

osteons

c)

canaliculi

d)

central canals

55.
What part of an osteon is number 3 pointing to?
a)
Lamellae
b)
Central Canal
c)
Osteocyte
d)
Canaliculi
56.
The functional unit that makes up compact bone is called the
a)
Osteon
b)
Trabeculae
c)
Central Canal
d)
Osteocyte
57.

Tiny, hairlike canals, that transport blood, nutrients and wastes, connecting lacunae to each other and to the Haversian canal

a)

Concentric Lamella

b)

Volkmann's Canal

c)

Lacunae

d)

Canaliculli

e)

Osteon

58.
The dense, hard and very strong bone that forms the protective outer layer of bones.
a)

periosteum

b)
endosteum
c)
long bone
d)
compact bone
59.
Tough and fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering of bone.
a)
periosteum
b)
compact bone
c)
spongy bone
d)
endsteum
60.

Which bone is NOT associated with the pelvic girdle?

a)

Sacrum

b)

illium

c)

ischium

d)

pubis

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