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Skeletal System (pt 2)_additional questions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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Match the following parts of an osteon (A-D)

a)

A

1.

canaliculi

b)

B

2.

lacuna (w/osteocyte)

c)

C

3.

lamella

d)

D

4.

central canal

2.

True or false? A sesamoid bone is a type of short bone that is completely embedded in ligaments.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which bone is unique because it does not articulate (connect) to any other bone?

a)

humerus

b)

femur

c)

hyoid

d)

mandible

4.
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Match the following parts of a long bone (1-5)

a)

1

1.

proximal epiphysis

b)

2

2.

diaphysis

c)

3

3.

distal epiphysis

d)

4

4.

medullary cavity

e)

5

5.

compact bone

5.
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Match the parts of a long bone (6-9)

a)

6

1.

periosteum

b)

7

2.

epiphyseal line

c)

8

3.

articular cartilage

d)

9

4.

spongy bone

6.

The hole in the skull that allows sound to pass through to the brain (the ear hole) is the

a)

acoustic foramen

b)

external acoustic meatus

c)

foramen magnum

d)

mental foramen

7.

The spinal cord leaves the skull through the ______________ (hole) in the ___________ (bone)

a)

mental foramen, mandible

b)

foramen magnum,

palatine

c)

foramen magnum,

occipital

d)

spinal foramen,

occipital

8.

The zygomatic arch is made up of which two bones/bone markings?

a)

ethmoid & sphenoid

b)

zygomatic process of temporal bone & zygomatic bone

c)

mandibular process & zygomatic bone

d)

zygomatic process of the temporal bone & sphenoid bone

9.

The foot has 3 arches, which pairing of arch name and keystone bone is INCORRECT?

a)

Lateral (longitudinal)- cuboid

b)

medial (longitudinal)-Talus

c)

Transverse-calcaneal

10.

The heel bone is called the

a)

talus

b)

calcaneous

c)

cuboid

d)

navicular

11.

The bones that takes most of the weight on the foot are the (choose 2)

a)

cuniforms

b)

navicular

c)

talus

d)

calcaneous

12.

Which coxal bone matches the description correctly?

a)

Ilium is the part you sit on

b)

Ischium is the part you sit on

c)

pubis is the flared part at the top (where hands go when put on hips)

d)

Ischium is the flared part at the top

13.

True or false? You are fully fused by the age of 18

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Calcium is need in the body for

a)

muscle contractions

b)

nerve impulses

c)

gland secretion

d)

all the other answers are true (all of the above)

15.

Which bone is the longest and strongest in the body?

a)

pelvis

b)

humerus

c)

femur

d)

tibia