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Human Anatomy Skeletal System Test Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What features are typical of bony tissue?

a)

Ameboid cells

b)

A matrix composed of mineral crystals

c)

Materials movement by diffusion

d)

Very active, requires a lot of energy

e)

A large number of cells

2.

TRUE or FALSE - bones are stable and in a constant state of change

a)
FALSE
b)
TRUE
3.

A floating bone is called ______

a)
sesamoid bone
b)
humerus bone
c)
floating bone
d)
fibula bone
4.

A joint that can move is called ______

a)
immovable joint
b)

articulation

c)
fixed joint
d)
stationary joint
5.

Hyaline cartilage is _____

a)

a type of articular connective tissue

b)
a type of nervous tissue
c)
a type of bone tissue
d)
a type of muscle tissue
6.

The principle element of bone matrix is _____

a)
calcium
b)
hemoglobin
c)
collagen
d)
keratin
7.

The mineral crystals that compose bone are know as _____

a)
calcium carbonate
b)
hydroxyapatite
c)
quartz
d)
silica
8.

The thin plates of bone found in spongy bone are _____

a)
osteons
b)
lamellae
c)
trabeculae
d)
haversian canals
9.

Osteocytes are found in spaces in compact bone named _____

a)
periosteum
b)
lacunae
c)
canaliculi
d)
haversian canals
10.

Hematopoiesis occurs in ______ marrow

a)
liver
b)

bone

c)

yellow

d)

red

11.

Fat storage occurs in _____ marrow

a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
blue
12.

Tiny channels which connect osteocytes with the blood vessels in the Haversian Canal are named ______

a)
canaliculi
b)
lamellae
c)
osteons
d)
lacunae
13.

Haversian Canals are connected to one another via ______

a)
Osteocytes
b)
Periosteum
c)
Lamellar bone
d)
Volkmann's canals
14.

Bones originating from cartilage are called ______ bones

a)
tendinous
b)

endochondrial

c)
muscular
d)
ligamentous
15.

A fancy name for a growth plate is an ________

a)

epiphyseal/epiphysis

b)
growth plate
c)
cartilage plate
d)
osteoblast plate
16.

The shaft of a long bone is called _______

a)
metaphysis
b)
epiphysis
c)
diaphysis
d)
periosteum
17.

The "knobs" at the end of a long bone are called _______

a)
periosteum
b)
epiphyses
c)
metaphyses
d)
diaphyses
18.

The membrane which forms the bone's outer surface is known as the ______

a)
endosteum
b)
periosteum
c)
epiphysis
d)
medullary cavity
19.

The hollow canal in the center of a mature long bone is called _____

a)

medullary canal

b)
hollow cavity
c)
bone cavity
d)
marrow cavity
20.

The bone forming cells are called ____

a)
osteocytes
b)
osteoblasts
c)
osteoclasts
d)
chondrocytes
21.

Bone maintaining cells are called ______

a)
osteoblasts
b)
osteoclasts
c)
chondrocytes
d)
osteocytes
22.

Bone destroying cells are called _____

a)
osteocytes
b)
osteoblasts
c)
osteoclasts
d)
osteophytes
23.

The three types of lamellae are........

a)

concentric

b)

periosteum

c)

irregular

d)

intertitial

e)

circumferential

24.

Label the parts of this bone