WorksheetsThe Skeletal System
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the outer most coating of a bone called?
spongy bone
periosteum
foramen
compact bone
Primary bone cell and most common type of bone cell
osteoclast
osteocyte
osteogenic cell
osteoblast
Bone stem cells
osteocytes
osteogenic cells
osteoblasts
osteoclasts
Bone cell responsible for forming or building new bone
osteoblast
osteoclast
osteocyte
Osteogenic cell
Bone cell responsible for cleaning, bone resorption, or breakdown
osteocyte
osteoclast
osteoblast
osteogenic cell
What purpose does yellow bone marrow serve?
make new blood cells
calcium production
energy and fat storage
protection
What purpose does red bone marrow serve?
produces red blood cells
protects the spongy bone
shock absorption
energy and fat storage
What vital mineral is stored in the bones?
vitamin a
vitamin b
calcium
magnesium
Which of the following is NOT an example of how the bones protect?
skull protecting the brain
carpals and metacarpals protecting the hand and wrist
vertebrae protecting the spinal cord
rib cage protecting the heart and lungs
All the bones that make up your limbs are referred to as -
the axial skeleton
action bones
false bones
the appendicular skeleton
Ends of long bones (filled with spongy bone)
epiphysis
diaphysis
medullary cavity
periosteum
Tubular shaft of long bone
epiphysis
diaphysis
compact bone
endosteum
the hard, dense layer of bone
periosteum
compact
spongy
bone marrow
thin cartilage - reduces friction and absorbs shock
elastic
articular
vertebral disc
endosteum
inner layer of bone with hollow spaces containing red marrow
compact
spongy
periosteum
medullary
hollow region inside bone filled with yellow marrow
articular cartilage
medullary cavity
spongy bone
nutrient foramen
delicate lining of the medullary cavity
endosteum
periosteum
compact bone
diaphysis
tiny holes in bone for blood vessels and nerves to enter
epiphysis
yellow marrow
nutrient foramen
medullary cavity
bone that is cylindrical in shape, being longer than it is wide.
long bone
short bone
flat bone
irregular bone
small, round bone that is shaped like a sesame seed
long bone
irregular bone
sesamoid bone
flat bone
thin, curved bone - serve as points of attachment for muscles and protect
short bone
flat bone
irregular bone
sesamoid bone
bone type that does not fit any other classification and has complex shape
sesamoid bone
long bone
flat bone
irregular bone
carpals in the wrist and tarsals in the ankles are the only examples of ______ bones
long
short
flat
irregular
cranial bones and the scapulae are examples of _____ bones
long
short
flat
irregular
The patella is the only ____ bone
flat
irregular
short
sesamoid
Which bone type provides leverage and move when the muscles contract
long
short
flat
irregular
Vertebrae and facial bones are considered to be which classification of bone?
short
irregular
flat
sesamoid
Name the marking based on the description: rounded surface
Head
Facet
Process
Condyle
Name the marking based on the description: hole through the bone
crest
foramen
tuberosity
sinus
Name the marking based on the description: opening into canal
meatus
sinus
fossa
head
Name the marking based on the description: prominence feature
facet
fovea
canal
process
Name the marking based on the description: rough surface
spine
tuberosity
fossa
articulation
Name the marking based on the description: air-filled space in a bone
sinus
sulcus
crest
protuberance
Name the type of fracture based on the description: Occurs straight across the long axis of the bone
oblique
transverse
greenstick
impacted
Name the type of fracture based on the description: Occurs at an angle that is not 90 degrees
transverse
open
spiral
oblique
Name the type of fracture based on the description: Bone segments are pulled apart as a result of a twisting motion
comminuted
transverse
spiral
greenstick
Name the type of fracture based on the description: Several breaks result in many small pieces between two large segments
greenstick
transverse
impacted
comminuted
Name the type of fracture based on the description: one fragment driven into the other usually by compression
impacted
greenstick
transverse
spiral
Name the type of fracture based on the description: partial fracture (1 side of bone is broken)
oblique
greenstick
transverse
comminuted
Which type of break results in at least one end of bone tearing through the skin?
open/compound
closed/simple
hairline fracture
stress fracture
