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Skeletal system

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

According to the classification of vertebrates, which name does our skeletal system receive?

a)

exoskeleton

b)

invertebrate

c)

endoskeleton

d)

Osteoskeleton

2.

The 5 functions of the skeletal system seen in class are: allow movement, provide support, protection, store minerals and__________.

a)

Provide ions to the cells

b)

Produce blood cells

c)

Keep magnesium for the bones

d)

Produce enzymes for digestion

3.

Specific part of the skeleton where the red blood cells are produced.

(a)  

4.

Which type of tissue (from the main 4) can we find in the skeletal system?

a)

Connective tissue

b)

Muscle tissie

c)

Epithelial tissue

d)

Nervous tissue

5.

According to the classification of the connective tissue, the bones have mainly 2:

a)

Cartilage and Cortical

b)

Bone marrow and blood

c)

Nervous and Adipose

d)

Cortical and cancellous

6.

The cancellous bone tissue is found in the inside of the bone and its main caracteristic is to be_____.

a)

Hard and smooth

b)

Soft and "spongy"

c)

Made of fibrous tissue

d)

white and weak

7.

_______ are the most abundant bone cells in bone, they mantain structure of bones and recycle calcium.

a)

Osteocytes

b)

Osteoblasts

c)

Osteoclasts

d)

Hematopoietic cells

8.

They are called the bone "cleaners" the can brake down bone to release Ca were is needed.

(a)  

9.

Type of bone cells called "builders" of bones, they pull calcium to the bone matrix and form new bone.

a)

Osteoclast

b)

Osteocytes

c)

Osteoblast

d)

Cancellous

10.

According to the bone function, the can be classified as; short, long,_____,_____ and_____

a)

Porous, cancellous and hard.

b)

Irregular, flat and sesamoid

c)

Flat, Synovial and Fibrous.

d)

Sesamoid, amphiarthrosis and diarthrosis

11.

According to the functional joint classification, the_______joints have free movement.

a)

cartilaginous

b)

synarthrosis

c)

amphiarthrosis

d)

diarthrosis

12.

We can find these type of joints in between the cranial bones.

a)

Synarthrosis

b)

Amphiarthrosis

c)

Diarthrosis

d)

Synovial

13.

According to the structure classification of joints we can find:

a)

Synovial, amphiarthrosis and fibrous.

b)

Fibrous, cartilaginous and synovial

14.

General functions of the joints or also known as articulations:

a)

Provide stability to the skeleton and allow flexibility and movement

b)

Provide a storage for calcium and allow movement

c)

Allow movement and connections with other body systems

d)

Provide flexibility and production of enzymes and hormones.

15.

Common autoimmune disease that affect popullation by causing joint inflamation, it can be classified into different types.

a)

osteoporosis

b)

arthritis

c)

sclerosis

d)

fibromyalgia