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Osteology and Arthrology Mastery Quiz

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the tough, fibrous tissue that covers long bones?

a)

Periosteum

b)

Endosteum

c)

Shaft

d)

Medullary cavity

2.

Which of the following is NOT a type of joint found in the human body?

a)

Synovial

b)

Fibrous

c)

Cartilaginous

d)

Elastic

3.

What is the primary function of the skeletal system?

a)

To produce heat

b)

To regulate blood sugar levels

c)

To support and protect the body

d)

To facilitate digestion

4.

During bone development, what process describes the transformation of cartilage into bone?

a)

Ossification

b)

Calcification

c)

Mitosis

d)

Apoptosis

5.

Which joint allows for the widest range of motion?

a)

Fibrous joint

b)

Synovial joint

c)

Cartilaginous joint

6.

What is the term for the growth plate in long bones?

a)

Epiphysis

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Metaphysis

d)

Epiphyseal plate

7.

Parietal bone of the skull is classified under

a)

Irregular bone

b)

Flat bone

8.

Below is the example of long bones, except

a)

Radius

b)

Tibia

c)

Scaphoid

d)

Proximal phalange

9.

The following bone is classified under axial skeleton:

a)

Mandible

b)

Sternum

c)

Scapula

d)

Coccyx

10.

This is where the transition from cartilage to bone happens BEFORE birth

a)

primary ossification center

b)

secondary ossification center

c)

tertiary ossification center

d)

quaternary ossification center

11.

This is where the transformation of cartilage to bone happens AFTER birth

a)

primary ossification center

b)

secondary ossification center

c)

tertiary ossification center

d)

quaternary ossification center

12.
What are functions of the skeleton?
a)
Protection
b)
Blood cell production
c)
Movement
d)
All of these
13.
Which of these is a long bone?
a)
Femur
b)
Patella
c)
Scapula
d)
Carpal
14.
Which of these is an irregular bone(s)?
a)
Pelvis
b)
Humerus
c)
Phalanges
d)
Tarsals
15.
Which of these is a flat bone?
a)
Vertebra
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Frontal
16.
This type of bone is porous, allowing blood vessels to move through it and containing bone marrow.
a)
Compact Bone
b)
Spongy or Cancellous Bone
17.

Which of these is a short bone?

a)

Femur

b)

Patella

c)

Scapula

d)

Ulna

18.
Which of the following is filled with yellow marrrow? 
a)
medulary cavity
b)
spongy bone
c)
periosteum
d)
compact bone
19.
Where are blood cells made? 
a)
Yellow marrow 
b)
Red marrow
c)
Spongy Bone 
d)
Periosteum
20.
If cartilage remains in this "specific" area, then growth is still occurring; it is located at the end of long bone
a)
Epipyseal plate
b)
 Medulary Cavity 
c)
Diaphysis 
d)
Endosteum 
21.
This lines the medullary cavity
a)
Periosteum 
b)
Endosteum 
c)
Diaphysis 
d)
Osteoblasts 
22.

What is the function of sesamoid bones?

a)

Protect tendons from compressive forces

b)

Provide stability and support

c)

Leverage

d)

Points of attachment for muscles

23.

What is the shape of an irregular bone?

a)

Cylinder-like

b)

Cube-like

c)

Thin and curved

d)

Complex

24.

What is the largest sesamoid bone?

(a)  

25.

Which bones protect the spinal cord?

a)

Cranial bones

b)

Sternum

c)

Scapulae

d)

Vertebrae

26.

The joints that allow the most movement are called

a)

Fixed

b)

Fibrous

c)

Cartilaginous

d)

Synovial

27.
Hip and shoulder have examples of this type of joint
a)
ball and socket
b)
condyloid
c)
hinge
d)
gliding
28.
This type of joint allows the your first two vertebrate to rotate as in shaking your head no
a)
condyloid
b)
gliding
c)
pivot
d)
saddle
29.
Fibrous joints are?
a)
freely moveable
b)
partially moveable
c)
immovable
30.

Sesamoids are found in all of these locations except?

a)

Knee

b)

Beneath the 1st metatarsal

c)

Elbow

d)

Base of the thumb

31.

What type of bone is letter B?

a)

Irregular

b)

Long

c)

Flat

d)

Short

32.

What type of bone is letter D?

a)

Irregular

b)

Long

c)

Flat

d)

Short

33.

What type of bone is letter C?

a)

Irregular

b)

Long

c)

Flat

d)

Short