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ANAT Unit 4 Skeletal System Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

axial skeleton

a)

name given to the pieces of the skeleton which are not part of the main trunk of the body

b)

the skeleton that makes up the main trunk of the body

c)

soft and bendy tissue which covers the ends of bone and provides cushioning between bones

d)

bones which protect organs and provide places for strong muscles to attach

2.

Match the following

a)

Cartilage

1.

Flexible connective tissue.

b)

Humerus

2.

The longest bone in the upper limbs.

c)

Sacrum

3.

The solid base of the vertebral column

3.

Cords of dense connective tissue connecting two bones together

a)
ligaments
b)
tendons
c)
muscles
d)
nerves
4.

The pelvic and pectoral girdles are considered part of the ​ (a)   skeleton. The ​ (b)   girdle is much sturdier and provides far less mobility than the other.

Choose from the below words
appendicular
Pelvic
rib
axial
5.

How many bones are in total in the human body

a)

300

b)

210

c)

206

d)

100

6.

Three main functions of the skeletal system?

a)

Take care of your body

Make blood

Protect organs

b)

Protect

Attack

Dissolve

c)

Protect Organs

Support body

Movement

d)

Movement

Protection

check body fluids level

7.

What an osteoblast main function?

a)

Responsible for bone formation

b)

mature bone cells

c)

Dissolve the bones tissue

d)

protect organs

8.

Osteocytes role is to ........

a)

protect organs

b)

maintian body fluids and clacium

c)

destroy bone tissue

d)

make red blood cells

9.

What is the name of the head of a long bone?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Endosteum

c)

Proximal epiphysis

d)

Distal epiphysis

10.

What is apart of the axial skeletal?

a)

Ribs,Sternum,Skull

b)

Tibia,Fibula, Phalanges

c)

Humerus,Tarsals, Metatarsal

d)

Clavicles,Cranium,Patella

11.
What type of bone is the scapula?
a)
long bone
b)
short bone
c)
flat bone
d)
sesamoid bone
12.
What type of bone is the femur?
a)
Long bone
b)
Short bone
c)
Flat bone
d)
Irregular bone
13.
Which one of the following is an irregular bone?
a)
humerus
b)
tibia
c)
temporal
d)
vertebrae
14.
One function of the skeletal system is _______ especially in regards to the vital organs, such as the brain, heart, and lungs.
a)
Protection
b)
Storage
c)
Synthesis
d)
Movement
15.
_________ is a function of the skeletal system that is completed by joints, ligaments, and tendons.
a)
Protection
b)
Storage
c)
Synthesis
d)
Movement
16.
What are functions of the skelton?
a)
protection
b)
Make blood cells
c)
movement
d)
all of them
17.
Where are blood cells made? 
a)
Yellow marrow 
b)
Red marrow
c)
Spongy Bone 
d)
Periosteum
18.
Calcium, fat, and other nutrients are ______ in the _______ marrow of long bones.
a)
synthesized/yellow
b)
synthesized/red
c)
stored/yellow
d)
stored/red
19.
Blood cells are ______ in the _______ marrow of long bones.
a)
Stored/yellow
b)
Synthesized/yellow
c)
Stored/red
d)
Synthesized/red
20.
The shaft of the long bone. 
a)
epphysis
b)
diaphysis
c)
epiphyseal line
d)
growth plate
21.
The site of bone growth on a long bone is called
a)
Epiphyseal plate
b)
diaphysis
c)
periosteum
d)
meduary cavity
22.
What is another name for the kneecap?
a)
Patella
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibia
d)
scapula
23.

From wrist to fingertip, what is the order of bones?

a)

Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

b)

Phalanges, metacarpals, carpals

c)

Carpals, phalanges, metacarpals

d)

Metacarpals, carpals, phalanges

24.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
25.

Which one is not a type of joint?

a)

Synovial Joint

b)

Inserted Joint

c)

Cartilaginous Joint

d)

Fibrous Joint

26.

Hinge joints...

a)

Allow movement in all direction

b)

Allow rotation around a point

c)

Allow movement in one axis

d)

Allow the body part to be removed

27.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture; has immovable (fused) joints

a)

ribs

b)

tibia

c)

femur

d)

cranium

28.
A ball and socket joint is located 
a)
in the wrist
b)
in the ankle
c)
in the hip
d)
in the foot
29.

Match the following types of bone cells.

a)

Osteoblasts

1.

immature cells which build the bone matrix

b)

Osteoclasts

2.

breaks done the bone matrix to release minerals we need

c)

Osteocytes

3.

mature bone cells that are surrounded by the bone matrix

30.

Match the following types of bones with the correct description.

a)

Long bones

1.

are longer than they are wide

b)

Short bones

2.

typically cube-like in shape

c)

Flat bones

3.

are typically bones that protect internal organs

d)

Irregular bones

4.

Complex shapes that may perform various functions

e)

Sesamoid bones

5.

bones that are entirely embedded in a tendon.

31.

Match the following types of bones with the correct examples.

a)

Long bones

1.

femur, humerus, ulna, radius, tibia, fibula

b)

Short bones

2.

carpals and tarsals

c)

Flat bones

3.

Frontal bone, parietal bone, occipital bone, sternum, ribs, ilium of the pelvis

d)

Irregular bones

4.

vertebral bones, facial bones

e)

Sesamoid bones

5.

patella

32.
In long bones, bone tissue begins to replace hyaline cartilage in the center of the diaphysis or the...
a)
secondary ossification center
b)
primary ossification center
c)
medullary ossification center
d)
transverse ossification center
33.
During endochondral ossification
a)
hyaline cartilage turns into bone 
b)
fibrocartilage turns into bone
c)
elastic cartilage turns into bone
d)
bone differentiates into cartilage
34.

Where does the primary ossification center occur in long bones?

a)

periosteum

b)

the epiphysis

c)

medullary cavity

d)

the diaphysis

35.

Where does the secondary ossification center occur in long bones?

a)

periosteum

b)

the epiphysis

c)

medullary cavity

d)

the diaphysis

36.

Membrane surrounding a bone is called

a)

endosteum

b)

periosteum

c)

pericardiam

d)

perichondrium

37.

Why is the yellow membrane of the spongy bone yellow?

a)

Because it stores fat

b)

Osteocytes are yellow in general

c)

Calcium is yellow

d)

Because trabeculae has no blood vessels

38.
Most bones of the skeleton are formed by...
a)
endochondral ossification
b)
gender specific ossification
c)
intramembranous ossification
d)
hyaline ossification
39.
Bones that begin as masses of cartilage later replaced by bone tissue.
a)
intramembranous bones
b)
entraspecific bones
c)
ethmodial bones
d)

long bones

40.

Reorder the following steps of endochondral ossification.

a)

hyaline cartilage model is formed

b)

perichondrium turns into the periosteum

c)

osteoblasts invade diaphysis to build bone tissue

d)

osteoblasts invade epiphyses to build bone tissue

e)

all cartilage is replaced by bone tissue except articular cartilage and epiphyseal plates

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
41.

You know when someone has stopped growing when you look at their long bones and see this.

a)

epiphyseal line

b)

epiphyseal growth plate

c)

epiphyseal plate

d)

medullary cavity