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Skeletal System Quiz Basic

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many joint types do we have?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

10

2.

How many vertebrae are in our cervical curve?

a)

7

b)

12

c)

5

d)

6

3.

How many vertebrae are in our thoracic curve?

a)

7

b)

12

c)

5

d)

6

4.

How many vertebrae are in our lumbar curve?

a)

7

b)

12

c)

5

d)

6

5.

How many curves do we have in our spine?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

This joint type allows slight movement.

a)

amphiarthrosis

b)

diarthrosis

c)

synarthrosis

d)

osteoporosis

7.

Which joint allows free movement?

a)

amphiarthrosis

b)

diarthrosis

c)

synarthrosis

d)

osteoporosis

8.

Which joint type allows no movement?

a)

amphiarthrosis

b)

diarthrosis

c)

synarthrosis

d)

osteoporosis

9.

How many bones do we have in our body?

a)

156

b)

365

c)

206

d)

106

10.

How many bone shapes does the skeletal system have?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

11.

Which is NOT a bone shape in the skeletal system?

a)

long

b)

circular

c)

short

d)

flat

12.
a)
mandible
b)
skull
c)
scapula
d)
spine
13.
a)
rib
b)
spine
c)
scapula
d)
clavicle
14.
a)
clavicle
b)
ribs
c)
humerus
d)
ulna
15.
a)
ulna
b)
radius
c)
humerus
d)
clavicle
16.
a)
tibia
b)
femur
c)
fibula
d)
pelvis
17.
a)
metatarsals
b)
carpals
c)
tarsals
d)
metacarpals
18.
a)
tibia
b)
fibula
c)
radius
d)
calcaneus
19.
a)
metacarpals
b)
phelanges
c)
tarsals
d)
metatarsals
20.
a)
cranium
b)
ribs
c)
mandible
d)
vertebrae
21.
a)
ulna
b)
humerus
c)
radius 
d)
vertebrae
22.
a)
vertebrae
b)
tibia
c)
pelvis
d)
femur
23.
What is the name of the flat bone that makes up the shoulder blade?
a)
scapula
b)
stapes
c)
sternum
d)
cranium
24.
What bones make up the wrist?
a)
tarsals
b)
carpals
c)
phalanges
d)
ribs
25.
What is the scientific term for the fingers and the toes?
a)
extensors
b)
flexors
c)
phalanges
d)
metacarpals
26.
a)
metacarpals
b)
metatarsals
c)
tarsals
d)
carpals
27.
a)
pelvis
b)
tibia
c)
sternum
d)
sacrum
28.
What bones is represented in the  picture?
a)
Clavicle
b)
Scapula
c)
Sternum
d)
Carpals
29.
Also known as the kneecap
a)
Patella
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Femur
30.
Also known as the shin bone
a)
Femur
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Metatarsals
31.

True or False: Skeletal bones provide shape, support, protection and movement to your body.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

What two minerals are bones primarily made up of?

a)

Carbon and Nitrogen

b)

Calcium and Phosphorus

c)

Gold and Silver

33.

Red bone marrow produces...

a)

Fat

b)

Energy

c)

Blood Cells

34.

A condition where your bones can become weak and break easily is called...

a)

Old age

b)

Osteoporosis

c)

Arthritis

d)

Scoliosis

35.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Femur

b)

Cranium

c)

Ribs

d)

Skull

36.

What is the place where two bones meet?

a)

bones

b)

tendons

c)

ligament

d)

joint

37.

The functions are the skeletal system are

a)

To support the body, protect the organs, store calcium, and produce blood cells

b)

to regulate the composition of body fluids by removing metabolic wastes and retain the balance of water, salt, and other nutrients

c)

to regulate and maintain bodily functions by producing hormones and releasing them into the blood stream

d)

to enable the diffusion of oxygen into the bloodstream and the removal of carbon dioxide from the bloodstream

38.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted red that is the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow

a)

ribs

b)

phalanges

c)

patella

d)

humerus

39.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in green; cartilage surrounds this bone to act as a shock absorber

a)

femur

b)

mandible

c)

humerus

d)

patella

40.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in orange

a)

ribs

b)

mandible

c)

vertebrae

d)

humerus

41.

What bone makes up your fingers and your toes?

a)

phalanges

b)

tibia

c)

femur

d)

scapula

42.

What bone is also known as your collar bone and links the sternum?

a)

scapula

b)

vertebrae

c)

humerus

d)

clavicle

43.

Our wrist has what type of joint movement?

a)

diarthrosis

b)

synarthrosis

c)

amphiarthrosis

d)

osteoporosis

44.

Our skull has what type of joint movement?

a)

diarthrosis

b)

synarthrosis

c)

osteoporosis

d)

amphiarthrosis

45.

Which has amphiarthrotic movement?

a)

vertebrae

b)

skull

c)

elbow

d)

knee

46.
Name the position in the picture
a)
Left/Right Lateral Recumbent  Position
b)
Knee-Chest
c)
Fowler Position
d)
Anatomical Position
47.
Name the position in the picture
a)
Left/Right Lateral Recumbent  Position
b)
Knee-Chest
c)
Prone Position
d)
Anatomical Position
48.
Name the position in the picture.
a)
Trendelenburg Position
b)
Anatomical Position
c)
Lithotomy Position
d)
Sims
49.
Name the position in the picture
a)
Lithotomy Position
b)
Supine Position
c)
Labor Position
d)
Dorsal Recumbent
50.
Name the position in the picture
a)
Left/Right Lateral Recumbent  Position
b)
Knee-Chest
c)
Fowler Position
d)
Anatomical Position
51.
Name the position in the picture
a)
Decubitus Position
b)
Knee-Chest
c)
Fowler Position
d)
Anatomical Position