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Bone Basic Test Review

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two types of tissue make up your skeleton?

a)

Cartilage & epithelium

b)

Bone & cartilage

c)

Bone & muscle

d)

Muscle & cartilage

2.

What is your skeleton primarily made of before it becomes bone?

a)

Skeletal muscle

b)

Fibrous tissue

c)

Hyaline cartilage

d)

Marrow

3.

Does bone have a matrix? If so, what is it called?

a)

No, bone lacks a matrix

b)

Yes, called osteon

c)

Yes, called osteoid

d)

Yes, called periosteum

e)

Yes, called marrow

4.

How many bones are in the adult human skeleton?

a)

200

b)

206

c)

216

d)

270

5.

Which of the following bones is part of the appendicular skeleton?

a)

Skull

b)

Vertebral column

c)

Scapula

d)

Ribs

6.

Which of the following bones is part of the axial skeleton?

a)

Humerus

b)

Pelvis

c)

Phalanges

d)

Sternum

7.

The bones that attach limbs to the trunk are part of the:

a)

Appendicular skeleton

b)

Axial skeleton

c)

Sagittal skeleton

d)

Cartilaginous skeleton

8.

Which bone is part of the appendicular skeleton?

a)

Mandible

b)

Pelvis

c)

Lumbar vertebrae

d)

Sternum

9.

Which type of bone is primarily found in the arms and legs and is longer than wide?

a)

Short bone

b)

Flat bone

c)

Long bone

d)

Irregular bone

10.

Which type of bone is typically cube-shaped and found in areas like the wrist and ankle?

a)

Flat bone

b)

Irregular bone

c)

Short bone

d)

Sesamoid bone

11.

Which type of bone includes examples like the ribs, sternum, and some skull bones, and provides protection for underlying structures?

a)

Flat bone

b)

Long bone

c)

Short bone

d)

Irregular bone

12.

Which of the following is an example of an irregular bone?

a)

Femur

b)

Radius

c)

Vertebrae

d)

Sternum

13.

Which type of bone is embedded within a tendon and improves the leverage of muscles?

a)

Long bone

b)

Short bone

c)

Flat bone

d)

Sesamoid bone

14.

Which type of bone has a long diaphysis and two epiphyses?

a)

Long bone

b)

Short bone

c)

Flat bone

d)

Irregular bone

e)

All types of bones!

15.

Which type of bone cell breaks down bone matrix during bone remodeling?

a)

Osteoblasts

b)

Osteocytes

c)

Osteoclasts

d)

Chondrocytes

16.

Osteogenic cells are responsible for producing which of the following?

a)

Osteoblasts

b)

Chondrocytes

c)

Adipocytes

d)

Fibroblasts

17.

Which bone cell type is buried within the bone matrix?

a)

Osteoclast

b)

Osteocyte

c)

Osteoblast

d)

Chondroblast

18.

What role do osteoblasts play in bone development?

a)

Break down bone

b)

Reabsorb calcium

c)

Building and forming new bone matrix

d)

Forming new blood vessels

19.

Where are osteoclasts located in the bone?

a)

Only in spongy bone

b)

Along the periosteum and endosteum

c)

In the yellow marrow

d)

In the epiphyseal plate

20.

During bone remodeling, which two types of bone cells work together to renew and maintain bone tissue?

a)

Osteoblasts and osteoclasts

b)

Osteocytes and osteoblasts

c)

Osteoclasts and osteocytes

d)

Osteogenic cells and osteoblasts

21.

Which type of bone cell is considered a “mature” bone cell?

a)

Osteogenic cells

b)

Osteocytes

c)

Osteoblasts

d)

Chondrocytes

22.

What structure forms around the cartilage model first as ossification begins?

a)

Perichondrium

b)

Periosteum

c)

Medullary cavity

d)

Epiphyseal plate

23.

What is the final result of endochondral ossification?

a)

Formation of new cartilage

b)

Remodeling of bone

c)

Transformation of cartilage to mature bone tissue

d)

Formation of new blood vessels

24.

Where is the secondary ossification center located in a long bone?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Epiphyses

c)

Periosteum

d)

Medullary cavity

25.

Which of the following is the final step in the fracture repair process?

a)

Hard callus formation

b)

Hematoma formation

c)

Soft callus formation

d)

Bone remodeling

26.

What term refers to the cartilaginous tissue that forms around a broken bone in the first week of healing?

a)

Hematoma

b)

Perichondrium

c)

Soft callus

d)

Bone callus

27.

Which cells are responsible for removing dead bone tissue during fracture repair?

a)

Osteoclasts

b)

Osteocytes

c)

Osteoblasts

d)

Chondrocytes

28.

True or False: Blood vessels do not regrow in a bone after a fracture.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

The medical term for setting broken bone ends back in alignment is called:

a)

Reduction

b)

Fracture

c)

Dislocation

d)

Subluxation

30.

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. You may use some structures more than once. Type of bone found in the epiphyses.

a)

Spongy bone

b)

Compact bone

c)

Cartilage

d)

Bone marrow

31.

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. You may use some structures more than once. Name literally means “inside-bone”.

a)

Endosteum

b)

Periosteum

c)

Diaphysis

d)

Epiphysis

32.

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. You may use some structures more than once. Type of bone that makes up the diaphysis and outside of the bone.

a)

Compact bone

b)

Spongy bone

c)

Cartilage

d)

Bone marrow

33.

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. You may use some structures more than once. Made of hyaline cartilage that ossifies and regrows repeatedly as you grow in height; ossify permanently between ages 18 and 25.

a)

Epiphyseal plate

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Periosteum

d)

Medullary cavity

34.

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. You may use some structures more than once. Hollow space inside the diaphysis.

a)

Medullary cavity

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Periosteum

d)

Compact bone

35.

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. You may use some structures more than once. Adipose tissue found within the medullary cavity.

a)

Yellow marrow

b)

Red marrow

c)

Periosteum

d)

Compact bone

36.

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. You may use some structures more than once. Shaft of the bone.

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Metaphysis

d)

Periosteum

37.

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. You may use some structures more than once. Protects the ends of our bones from friction & shock as joints move and we put weight on them.

a)

Articular cartilage

b)

Periosteum

c)

Medullary cavity

d)

Epiphyseal plate

38.

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. You may use some structures more than once. Found inside the spongy bone tissue at the ends of our bones.

a)

Red marrow

b)

Yellow marrow

c)

Periosteum

d)

Compact bone

39.

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. You may use some structures more than once. A connective tissue membrane that covers the outside of the bones.

a)

Periosteum

b)

Endosteum

c)

Medullary Cavity

d)

Epiphysis

40.

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. You may use some structures more than once. Full of bone-growing cells (osteoblasts) that allow our bones to grow in width.

a)

Periosteum

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Diaphysis

d)

Medullary Cavity

41.

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. You may use some structures more than once. A connective tissue membrane that lines the medullary cavity.

a)

Endosteum

b)

Periosteum

c)

Epiphysis

d)

Diaphysis

42.

Write the structure of a long bone that matches each description. You may use some structures more than once. Full of stem cells that produce red blood cells, some white blood cells, and platelets.

a)

Red marrow

b)

Yellow marrow

c)

Periosteum

d)

Compact bone

43.

Write the type of fracture that matches each description. You may use some fracture types more than once. The bone doesn't break the skin.

a)

Closed fracture

b)

Open fracture

c)

Greenstick fracture

d)

Comminuted fracture

44.

Write the type of fracture that matches each description. You may use some fracture types more than once. A fracture that goes all the way through the bone.

a)

Complete fracture

b)

Incomplete fracture

c)

Greenstick fracture

d)

Comminuted fracture

45.

Write the type of fracture that matches each description. You may use some fracture types more than once. Tons of fragments of bone due to intense force.

a)

Comminuted fracture

b)

Greenstick fracture

c)

Transverse fracture

d)

Oblique fracture

46.

Write the type of fracture that matches each description. You may use some fracture types more than once. A fracture that doesn't break the whole way through a bone.

a)

Incomplete fracture

b)

Complete fracture

c)

Compound fracture

d)

Greenstick fracture

47.

Write the type of fracture that matches each description. You may use some fracture types more than once. Only in infants and toddlers.

a)

Greenstick fracture

b)

Comminuted fracture

c)

Spiral fracture

d)

Transverse fracture

48.

Write the type of fracture that matches each description. You may use some fracture types more than once. Occurs in a straight line across the bone.

a)

Transverse fracture

b)

Oblique fracture

c)

Comminuted fracture

d)

Greenstick fracture

49.

Write the type of fracture that matches each description. You may use some fracture types more than once. A fracture that breaks the skin.

a)

Open fracture

b)

Closed fracture

c)

Greenstick fracture

d)

Comminuted fracture

50.

Write the type of fracture that matches each description. You may use some fracture types more than once. A partial fracture that causes a bone to bend.

a)

Buckle fracture

b)

Greenstick fracture

c)

Comminuted fracture

d)

Transverse fracture

51.

Write the type of fracture that matches each description. You may use some fracture types more than once. When the bones are broken, but still aligned.

a)

Non-displaced fracture

b)

Displaced fracture

c)

Comminuted fracture

d)

Greenstick fracture

52.

Write the type of fracture that matches each description. You may use some fracture types more than once. When the bones are no longer aligned (needs to be set).

a)

Displaced fracture

b)

Greenstick fracture

c)

Comminuted fracture

d)

Simple fracture

53.

Write the type of fracture that matches each description. You may use some fracture types more than once. A fracture that occurs at a diagonal across the bone.

a)

Oblique fracture

b)

Transverse fracture

c)

Comminuted fracture

d)

Greenstick fracture

54.

Osteoblasts are located on the periosteum and epiphyseal plates because:

a)

They are responsible for bone formation and growth.

b)

They help in the breakdown of bone tissue.

c)

They store minerals and fat.

d)

They are involved in the immune response.

55.

How are osteogenic cells, osteocytes, and osteoblasts related as far as the creation of each cell goes?

a)

Osteogenic cells differentiate into osteoblasts, which then become osteocytes.

b)

Osteocytes transform into osteoblasts, which then become osteogenic cells.

c)

Osteoblasts are the precursors to osteogenic cells, which then become osteocytes.

d)

Osteogenic cells and osteocytes are unrelated to osteoblasts.

56.

Bone remodeling is necessary because:

a)

It helps in the growth and development of bones.

b)

It maintains the balance of calcium in the body.

c)

It repairs micro-damages in the bone structure.

d)

All of the above.

57.

What are two reasons that bone remodeling is necessary at the end of fracture repair?

a)

To restore the original shape and strength of the bone

b)

To remove excess bone tissue

c)

To increase bone density

d)

To prevent future fractures

58.

What are the 4 steps in fracture repair?

a)

Hematoma formation, fibrocartilaginous callus formation, bony callus formation, bone remodeling

b)

Inflammation, proliferation, maturation, remodeling

c)

Hematoma formation, inflammation, proliferation, maturation

d)

Inflammation, hematoma formation, bone remodeling, bony callus formation

59.

Match each bone or description to the type of bone it fits under.

a)

Flat bone

1.

Sternum, ribs

b)

Short bone

2.

Wrist and ankle bones

c)

Irregular bone

3.

Vertebrae

d)

Long bone

4.

Femur, finger bones, humerus

e)

Sesamoid bone

5.

Patella