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Skeletal System Final Test

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a type of tissue within the skeletal system?

a)

Bone

b)

Cartilage

c)

Ligaments

d)

All of the choices are correct

2.

Select all of the following roots which are most associated with the skeletal system.

a)

Arth/o

b)

End/o

c)

My/o

d)

Oste/o

3.

Match the following bone cell types to their description.

a)

Osteoblasts

1.

Create bone matrix by synthesizing and mineralizing osteoid

b)

Osteocytes

2.

Mature, inactive osteoblasts are incorporated into mature bone

c)

Osteoclasts

3.

Break down old or damaged bone

4.

True or False. Osteocytes create bone matrix by synthesizing and mineralizing osteoid. T or F

a)

False

b)

True

5.

Select all of the following prefixes which mean “joined” or “together”.

a)

A-

b)

Inter-

c)

Sub-

d)

Sym-

e)

Syn-

6.

__________ refers to low bone mass or density.

a)

Osteoblast

b)

Scoliosis

c)

Osteopenia

d)

Osteoplasty

7.

Select all of the following morphemes which combine to create the medical term meaning sideways curvature of the spine.

a)

-osis

b)

-lysis

c)

Nucle/o

d)

-desis

e)

Scoli

8.

Select all of the following morphemes which combine to create the medical term meaning an abnormal condition of stiffening of a joint.

a)

Ankyl

b)

Acr/o

c)

-itis

d)

-osis

e)

-desis

9.

Using the word bank, categorize the bones into the correct division of the skeletal system.

Categorize the following

Skull

Vertebral Vertebral column

Sternum

Ribs

Clavicle

Scapula

Humerus

Tibia

Axial Skeleton
Appendicular Skeleton
10.

Match the following terms with their definitions

a)

Proximal

1.

Closer to the trunk of the body

b)

Distal

2.

Further from the trunk of the body

c)

Superior

3.

Above

d)

Inferior

4.

Below

e)

Lateral

5.

Away from the midline of the body