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Unit 3 The Skeletal System Review

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Short Bones

a)

act as a lever to aid in movement

b)

provide support and stability with little movement

c)

have a large surface area for attaching to muscles

d)

have a highly specialized shape and structure

2.

Long Bones

a)

act as a lever to aid in movement

b)

provide support and stability with little movement

c)

have a large surface area for attaching to muscles

d)

have a highly specialized shape and structure

3.

Flat Bones

a)

act as a lever to aid in movement

b)

provide support and stability with little movement

c)

have a large surface area for attaching to muscles

d)

have a highly specialized shape and structure

4.

Irregular Bones

a)

act as a lever to aid in movement

b)

provide support and stability with little movement

c)

have a large surface area for attaching to muscles

d)

have a highly specialized shape and structure

5.

Compact Bones

a)

dense bone in which the bony matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance and inorganic salts

b)

consists of plates and bars of bone adjacent to small, irregular cavities that contain red bone marrow

c)

long cylinders that act as tiny weight-bearing pillars in the bone

d)

runs through the middle of each osteon and contains small blood vessels for nourishment and nerve fibers for signaling

6.

Spongy Bones

a)

dense bone in which the bony matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance and inorganic salts

b)

consists of plates and bars of bone adjacent to small, irregular cavities that contain red bone marrow

c)

long cylinders that act as tiny weight-bearing pillars in the bone

d)

runs through the middle of each osteon and contains small blood vessels for nourishment and nerve fibers for signaling

7.
_________ is a function of the skeletal system that is completed by joints, ligaments, and tendons.
a)
Protection
b)
Storage
c)
Synthesis
d)
Movement
8.
Which one of the following is an irregular bone?
a)
humerus
b)
tibia
c)
temporal
d)
vertebrae
9.
What type of bone is the femur?
a)
Long bone
b)
Short bone
c)
Flat bone
d)
Irregular bone
10.

The shaft of a long bone is called the...

a)

diaphysis

b)

epiphysis

c)

periosteum

d)

spongy bone

11.

How many thoracic vertebrae does a human have?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

12

d)

14

12.

Radius

a)

appendicular

b)

axial

13.

Temporal bone

a)

apendicular

b)

axial

14.

Sacrum

a)

appendicular

b)

axial

15.

The joints that allow the most movement are called

a)

Fixed

b)

Fibrous

c)

Cartilaginous

d)

Synovial

16.
Hip and shoulder have examples of this type of joint
a)
ball and socket
b)
condyloid
c)
hinge
d)
gliding
17.
Name this joint
a)
gliding
b)
saddle
c)
condyloid
d)
pivot
18.

What is the relationship between osteoclasts and osteoblasts?

a)

Osteoblasts build bones, and osteoclasts clean up excess bones. They keep each other in balance.

b)

Osteoblasts blow up your skeleton. Osteoclasts put bones into casts. Death is inevitable.

c)

Osteoblasts rule the skeletal system with an iron fist. Osteoclast seek to usurp the power of the mighty calcium lords. There is a war. One day it will end.

d)

Everything changed when the osteoclasts attacked. Now it's up to the last osteoblast to save the day.

19.

How many pairs of true ribs do you have?

a)

3

b)

7

c)

2

d)

12

20.

Which letter is pointing to metacarpals?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

21.

Identify bone 1 (green)

a)

Parietal

b)

Temporal

c)

Occipital

d)

Mandibular

22.
Structure #7 is the 
a)
medullary cavity
b)
periosteum
c)
epiphysis
d)
diaphysis
23.

Which is not a function of the skeletal system ?

a)

shape and support

b)

movement

c)

storage of minerals

d)

gas exchange

24.
The site of of bone growth on a long bone is called
a)
epiphyseal plate
b)
diaphysis
c)
periosteum
d)
medullary cavity
25.
What bones is represented in the  picture?
a)
Clavicle
b)
Scapula
c)
Sternum
d)
Carpals
26.
The shaft of the bone is also called the
a)
epiphysis
b)
diaphysis
c)
endosteum
d)
periosteum
27.
What is structure 8?
a)
trabecular bone
b)
periosteum
c)
yellow marrow
d)
medullary cavity
28.
The ends of the long bone are anatomically referred to as the: 
a)
Epiphyseal plate 
b)
Medulary Cavity 
c)
Periosteum 
d)
Epiphysis 
29.
The shiny white substance at #8 is the 
a)
articular cartilage
b)
periosteum
c)
yellow marrow
d)
diaphysis
30.

Immature bone cells New bone matrix – osteoid

a)

Osteogenic cells

b)

Osteoblasts

c)

Osteocytes

d)

Osteoclasts

31.
A mature bone cell is called a _________.
a)
osteon
b)
osteocyte
c)
osteoclast
d)
osteoblast
32.

This type of bone cell helps to break down old bone.

a)

Osteocytes

b)

Osteoblasts

c)

Osteoclasts

d)

Osteogenic

cells

33.

This type of bone cell becomes an

osteocyte.

a)

Osteocytes

b)

Osteoblasts

c)

Osteoclasts

d)

Osteogenic

cells

34.

What type of movement does a hinge joint allow?

a)

Movement around a single axis

b)

Movement in all directions

c)

Sliding movement

d)

No movement

35.

Which joint type offers the widest range of movement?

a)

Hinge joint

b)

Pivot joint

c)

Ball and socket joint

d)

Saddle joint

36.
Immovable joints are
a)

hinge joints

b)

synovial joints

c)

suture joints

37.
The bones of a joint are held together by
a)
tendons
b)
bursas
c)
epiphyses
d)
ligaments
38.
This type of joint allows the your first two vertebrate to rotate as in shaking your head no
a)
condyloid
b)
gliding
c)
pivot
d)
saddle
39.
Carpals and tarsals (flat bones) are examples of this type of joint
a)
condyloid
b)
gliding
c)
hinge
d)
saddle
40.
Name this joint
a)
gliding
b)
saddle
c)
condyloid
d)
pivot
41.
Fibrous joints are?
a)
freely moveable
b)
partially moveable
c)
immovable
42.

What is the 2nd/ or middle part of the hand?

a)

Metacarpals

b)

Phalanges

c)

Carpals

43.

What is the wrists, 1st part of the hand

a)

Metacarpals

b)

Phalanges

c)

Carpals

44.

What is the middle part of the foot?

a)

Metatarsals

b)

Phalanges

c)

Tarsals

45.

What is another word for breastbone

a)

Ulna

b)

Scapula

c)

Sacrum

d)

Sternum

46.

What is this called

a)

Pelvis

b)

Femur

c)

Clavicle

d)

Fibula

47.

What is this

a)

Sacrum

b)

Humerus

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

48.

what is this

a)

Humerus

b)

Sacrum

c)

Scapula

d)

Patella

49.

what is this

a)

Humerus

b)

Ulna

c)

Radius

d)

Clavicle

50.

What is this?

a)

Sacrum

b)

Radius

c)

Ulna

d)

Humerus

51.

what is this

a)

Scapula

b)

Pelvis

c)

Sacrum

d)

Sternum

52.

what is this?

a)

Fibula

b)

Tibia

c)

Patella

d)

Femur

53.
Movement away from the mid-line is called _____________.
a)
abduction
b)
adduction
c)
internal rotation
d)
external rotation
54.
Turning the hand so that the palm is upward or facing anteriorly (in anatomical position).
a)
supination
b)
pronation
c)
flexion
d)
dorsiflexion
55.
Which of the following best describes extension?
a)
The straightening of a joint where the angle of movement increases
b)
The bending of a joint where bones get closer together
c)
The rotation of a joint or spinning of one bone on another
d)
The lateral movement away from the midline
56.
Pointing your toe
a)
dorsiflexion
b)
plantar flexion
c)
flexion
d)
extension
57.
Identify the joint action being performed.
a)
Inversion
b)
Eversion
c)
Plantarflexion
d)
Dorsiflexion

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