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The Skeletal System Review

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bones are surrounded by ______ deposits.

a)

Iron

b)

Calcium

c)

Sodium

d)

Potassium

2.

The vertebrae is an example of an ______ bone.

a)

Irregular

b)

Long

c)

Flat

d)

Short

3.

Bones are classified by their ______.

a)

Color

b)

Shape

c)

Size

d)

Weight

4.

Spongy bone is also known as ______.

a)

Cortical bone

b)

Cancellous bone

c)

Osteon bone

d)

Trabecular bone

5.

What is the structure of spongy bone?

a)

Solid mass

b)

Lattice of trabeculae

c)

Hollow tubes

d)

Dense fibers

6.

The central canals are connected by ______ canals.

a)

Haversian

b)

Osteon

c)

Volkmann's

d)

Lamellae

7.

Which structure in the bone contains osteocytes?

a)

Lamellae

b)

Haversian canal

c)

Lacunae

d)

Volkmann's canal

8.

Which cells line the Haversian canals?

a)

A) Osteocytes

b)

B) Osteoclasts & osteoblasts

c)

C) Chondrocytes

d)

D) Fibroblasts

9.

Osteoblasts produce ______.

a)

Nutrients

b)

New bone

c)

Wastes

d)

Canaliculi

10.

Which cells are connected by canaliculi?

a)

Osteocytes

b)

Osteoclasts

c)

Osteoblasts

d)

Chondrocytes

11.

Secondary ossification occurs during which stages?

a)

Infancy and childhood

b)

Childhood and adolescence

c)

Adolescence and adulthood

d)

Fetal development and infancy.

12.

What are the cartilage cells at the epiphyseal plate called?

a)

Osteoblasts

b)

Chondrocytes

c)

Osteoclasts

d)

Marrow

13.

As the matrix around chondrocytes calcifies, these cells are then known as ______.

a)

Osteoclasts

b)

Marrow

c)

Osteoblasts

d)

Medullary cells

14.

This type of bone is porous, allowing blood vessels to move through it and containing bone marrow.

a)

Compact Bone

b)

Spongy bone

15.

The hardest, most dense part of the bone tissue is the

a)

periosteum

b)

spongy bone

c)

osteoblast

d)

compact bone

16.

Which structure in this image is the osteon?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

The tough layer of connective tissue surrounding the bone and allowing for attachment to tendons and ligaments is called what?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Epiphyseal Plate

d)

Periosteum

18.

This tissue cushions where two bones meet

a)

Tendon

b)

Cartilage

c)

Ligament

d)

Yellow marrow

19.

Match the following.

a)

Forearm and thigh bones.

1.

Long

b)

The kneecap (patella).

2.

sesamoid

c)

Vertebra and many facial bones.

3.

Irregular

d)

Ribs, scapulae, and some cranial bones.

4.

flat

e)

carpals & metacarpals

5.

short

20.

The highlighted portions of this image are known as the ________ and considered what type of bone?

a)

Phalanges; short bone

b)

Carpals; long bone

c)

Tarsals; short bone

d)

Metacarpals; irregular bones

21.

The highlighted bone in the image is the __________ and is considered what type of bone classification?

a)

Humerus; long bone

b)

Radius; short bone

c)

Tibia; irregular bone

d)

Femur; long bone

22.

Label the bones with their correct shape by dragging onto the image.