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Bones and the Skeletal System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the function of red bone marrow?

a)

To store energy as fat

b)

To produce blood cells

c)

To regulate blood calcium levels

d)

To protect against glucose intolerance

2.

Which type of bone is cube-shaped?

a)

Long bones

b)

Flat bones

c)

Short bones

d)

Irregular bones

3.

What is the function of yellow bone marrow?

a)

To store energy as fat

b)

To produce blood cells

c)

To regulate blood calcium levels

d)

To protect against glucose intolerance

4.

Which type of bone is found in the femur and humerus?

a)

Long bones

b)

Flat bones

c)

Short bones

d)

Irregular bones

5.

What is the function of compact bone?

a)

To provide support and scaffolding

b)

To store energy as fat

c)

To produce blood cells

d)

To regulate blood calcium levels

6.

What bone is in red?

a)

carpals

b)

humerus

c)

radius

d)

ulna

7.

What bone is shown in red?

a)

clavicle

b)

humerus

c)

scapula

d)

ulna

8.

What bone is shown in red?

a)

pelvis

b)

ribs

c)

sternum

d)

vertebrae

9.

What bone is shown in red?

a)

femur

b)

fibula

c)

patella

d)

tibia

10.

What bones are shown in red?

a)

carpals

b)

metacarpals

c)

metatarsals

d)

tarsals

11.

What bones are shown in green?

a)

carpals

b)

metacarpals

c)

metatarsals

d)

tarsals

12.

Identify 1:

a)

Proximal Epiphysis

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Distal Epiphysis

d)

Epiphyseal Line

13.

Identify 2

a)

Proximal Epiphysis

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Distal Epiphysis

d)

Epiphyseal Line

14.

Identify 5

a)

Spongy Bone

b)

Compact Bone

c)

Articular Cartilage

d)

Epiphyseal Line

15.

Identify 9

a)

Medullary Cavity

b)

Compact Bone

c)

Yellow Marrow

d)

Periosteum

16.

Identify the structures circled in yellow.

a)

osteons

b)

medullary cavity

c)

central Haversian canal

d)

perforating Volkmann's canal

e)

osteocyte in lacuna

17.
Mature bone cells that live in tiny cavities within the bone are called?
a)
osteocytes
b)
osteoblasts
c)
osteoclasts
d)
osteons
18.
An osteocyte "lives" in __.
a)
lacunae
b)
lamellae
c)
Haversian canals
d)
Volkmann's canals
19.

What type of bone tissue is pictured here?

a)

compact bone tissue

b)

spongy bone tissue

20.

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