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HS20 - Unit 8 - Skeletal System Review

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of bones are found in the legs and arms?

a)

Flat bones

b)

Irregular bones

c)

Long bones

d)

Short bones

2.

What is the name of the soft connective tissue within bones?

a)

Ligaments

b)

Cartilage

c)

Osteocytes

d)

Tendons

3.

At what age does bone density start to decrease?

a)

18

b)

25

c)

35

d)

45

4.

What is the pelvic bone composed of?

a)

One single bone

b)

Two fused bones

c)

Three fused bones

d)

Four fused bones

5.

What are the growth plates in bones called?

a)

Ligaments

b)

Epiphyseal disks

c)

Tendons

d)

Sutures

6.

What connects bones that allow very little movement?

a)

Ligaments

b)

Cartilage

c)

Tendons

d)

Muscles

7.

What is the most common type of skeletal system malady?

a)

Osteoporosis

b)

Fracture

c)

Arthritis

d)

Osteomyelitis

8.

Which type of fracture involves a break with a wound?

a)

Closed fracture

b)

Greenstick fracture

c)

Open fracture

d)

Compression fracture

9.

What condition is characterized by the softening of bones due to lack of calcium?

a)

Osteomyelitis

b)

Arthritis

c)

Osteoporosis

d)

Scoliosis

10.

What is kyphosis?

a)

Side to side curvature of the spine

b)

Humpback curvature of the spine

c)

Sway back curvature of the spine

d)

Inflammation of the joints

11.

What is the process of repositioning a broken bone called?

a)

Surgery

b)

Imaging

c)

Repositioning

d)

Casting

12.

What is a Colles' fracture?

a)

Break of the radius at the wrist

b)

Break of the femur

c)

Break of the tibia

d)

Break of the humerus

13.

What is the main focus of imaging technology in this unit?

a)

MRI

b)

Ultrasound

c)

X-rays

d)

CT scan

14.

What is the main treatment for a sprain?

a)

Surgery

b)

RICE: Rest, ice, compression, elevation

c)

Antibiotics

d)

Calcium supplements

15.

What is the function of red bone marrow?

a)

Produces blood cells

b)

Protects organs

c)

Stores fat

d)

Connects muscles to bones

16.

Which mineral is most important for bone health?

a)

Iron

b)

Calcium

c)

Potassium

d)

Sodium

17.

What is the term for the inflammation of the bone and bone marrow?

a)

Arthritis

b)

Scoliosis

c)

Osteoporosis

d)

Osteomyelitis

18.

What is the primary function of yellow bone marrow?

a)

Produces blood cells

b)

Connects muscles to bones

c)

Stores fat

d)

Protects organs

19.

What is the term for the lateral curvature of the spine?

a)

Lordosis

b)

Scoliosis

c)

Kyphosis

d)

Osteoporosis

20.

Which vitamin is essential for calcium absorption in bones?

a)

Vitamin D

b)

Vitamin B

c)

Vitamin A

d)

Vitamin C

21.

What is the role of osteoblasts in bone health?

a)

Break down bone tissue

b)

Form new bone tissue

c)

Store calcium

d)

Connect muscles to bones

22.

Which part of the bone is responsible for growth in length?

a)

Epiphysis

b)

Diaphysis

c)

Periosteum

d)

Metaphysis

23.

What is the primary function of the periosteum?

a)

Protects the bone

b)

Facilitates bone growth and repair

c)

Stores fat

d)

Produces blood cells

24.

What is the primary function of ligaments?

a)

Produce blood cells

b)

Store calcium

c)

Connect bones to other bones

d)

Connect muscles to bones

25.

What is the term for the process of bone formation?

a)

Osteoporosis

b)

Arthritis

c)

Calcification

d)

Ossification

26.

Which type of joint allows for the most movement?

a)

Fixed joint

b)

Ball and socket joint

c)

Hinge joint

d)

Pivot joint

27.

What is the function of osteoclasts in bone health?

a)

Break down bone tissue

b)

Form new bone tissue

c)

Store calcium

d)

Connect muscles to bones

28.

What type of joint is found in the skull?

a)

Pivot joint

b)

Ball and socket joint

c)

Hinge joint

d)

Fixed joint

29.

What is the primary role of cartilage in joints?

a)

Connect bones to other bones

b)

Produce blood cells

c)

Provide cushioning and reduce friction

d)

Store fat

30.

What is the function of tendons in the musculoskeletal system?

a)

Store calcium

b)

Connect muscles to bones

c)

Produce blood cells

d)

Connect bones to other bones

31.

Which vitamin is essential for calcium absorption in bones?

a)

Vitamin C

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Vitamin B

d)

Vitamin A

32.

What is the term for the hollow space within the diaphysis of a long bone?

a)

Medullary cavity

b)

Epiphyseal plate

c)

Periosteum

d)

Articular cartilage

33.

Which type of joint is characterized by a fluid-filled cavity?

a)

Fixed joint

b)

Synovial joint

c)

Cartilaginous joint

d)

Fibrous joint

34.

What is the primary role of osteoclasts in bone health?

a)

Connect muscles to bones

b)

Store calcium

c)

Break down bone tissue

d)

Form new bone tissue

35.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Mandible)

b)

Clavicle

c)

Mandible

d)

Scapula

36.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

37.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

38.

What bone is highlighted (in the upper leg)?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Humerus

39.

What bone is highlighted? (hint: inside of your leg)

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

Femur

d)

Humerus

40.

What bone is highlighted? (hint: bone on the outside of leg)

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

Radius

d)

Ulna

41.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Scapula

d)

Clavicle

42.
What bones is represented in the  picture?
a)
Clavicle
b)
Scapula
c)
Sternum
d)
Carpals
43.
Name the bones.
a)
Tarsals
b)
Carpals
c)
Phalanges
d)
Mandible
44.
a)
metacarpals
b)
metatarsals
c)
carpals
d)
tarsals
45.
a)
pelvis
b)
tibia
c)
sternum
d)
sacrum
46.

Name the bone in red on the picture.

a)

Clavicle

b)

Patella

c)

Sternum

d)

Scapula

47.

How many bones are in the adult human body?

a)

260

b)

280

c)

208

d)

206

48.

Which of the following is not a function of bones?

a)

Protection

b)

Blood cell formation

c)

Storage

d)

Absorption

49.

Which of the following best describes the job of the skeletal system?

a)

Gives shape and support to the body.

b)

Sends messages from the stomach to the brain.

c)

Brings in and breaks down all nutrients for the body

d)

Sends electric pulses to the muscles to cause movement.

50.

Bones can grow back together if they get broken.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Bones are made of living cells.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

What kind of joint is a hip?

a)

Hinge

b)

Ball in Socket

c)

Gliding

d)

Pivot

53.

Dense bone tissue that have a continuous extracellular matrix with no gaps.

a)

Spongy Bone

b)

Endosteum

c)

Compact Bone

d)

Periosteum

54.

This part of the bone produces red blood cells.

a)

Compact Bone

b)

Spongy Bone

c)

Bone Marrow

d)

Periosteum

55.

Where are energy reserves stored in the skeletal system?

a)

Red marrow

b)

Yellow marrow

c)

Bone matrix

d)

Osteocytes

56.

What is the process by which cartilage hardens into bone?

a)

Osteogenesis

b)

Ossification

c)

Osteolysis

d)

Calcification

57.

Which type of bone cell is responsible for building bones?

a)

Osteocytes

b)

Osteoclasts

c)

Osteoblasts

d)

Osteons

58.

Largest bone in the body is the ___________.

a)
humerus
b)
tibia
c)
radius
d)
femur
59.

smallest bone in the body is the __________.

a)
femur
b)
humerus
c)
tibia
d)
stapes
60.

Babies are typically born with about _______ bones

a)
270
b)
150
c)
250
d)
300
61.

children are often born without the __________ bone

a)

tarsal

b)

ulna

c)

patella

d)

carpel

62.

The man in the picture has an increased curvature in his spine known as _______________.

a)

lordosis

b)

kyphosis

c)

scoliosis

d)

spinal stenosis

63.

Image #1 indicates a normal spine, what does image #2 indicate?

a)

lordosis

b)

kyphosis

c)

scoliosis

d)

spinal stenosis

64.
Which letter represents the Cervical Region of the spinal cord and vertebral column?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
65.
Which letter represents the Thoracic Region of the spinal cord and vertebral column?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
66.
Which letter represents the Lumbar Region of the spinal cord and vertebral column?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
67.

Which bone is 5 bones that fuse together and enclose the pelvic girdle?

a)
Sacrum
b)
Tibia
c)
Femur
d)
Coccyx
68.

These 4 bones fuse together and form what is commonly called the tailbone

a)
ilium
b)
coccyx
c)
pubis
d)
sacrum
69.

What is the process by which cartilage hardens into bone?

a)

Osteogenesis

b)

Ossification

c)

Osteolysis

d)

Calcification

70.

What type of bone is described as having an open network called trabeculae?

a)

Compact Bone

b)

Cancellous Bone

c)

Osteon Bone

d)

Marrow Bone

71.

What is the function of osteocytes in bone tissue?

a)

Build new bone

b)

Erode bone for mineral transport

c)

Control release of calcium from bone to blood

d)

Store energy reserves

72.

The solid base of the vertebral column that connects to the ilium.

a)

Sacrum

b)

Sternum

c)

Clavicle

d)

Radius

e)

Coccyx

73.

What type of fracture penetrates through the skin?

a)

Closed (simple)

b)

Open (compound)

c)

Greenstick

d)

Transverse

74.

What type of fracture is this? (Hint: it's across the bone.)

a)

Dorsal

b)

Linear

c)

Closed

d)

Transverse

75.

What is the name of the incomplete fracture usually seen in children?

a)

Linear

b)

Transverse

c)

Fibial

d)

Greenstick

76.

When a broken bone moves out of its original position, it is ___________.

a)

Closed

b)

Displaced

c)

Rearranged

d)

Opened

77.

If a fracture is comminuted, that means the bone is in _______ pieces.

a)

Multiple

b)

One

78.

What type of fracture DOESN'T penetrate through the skin?

a)

Open

b)

Closed

c)

Comminuted

d)

Oblique

79.

What condition in the bones makes the bones weak and is most commonly found in older people.

a)

Osteoporosis

b)

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)

c)

Scoliosis

d)

Craniosynostosis

80.

What is an abnormal left or right curvature of the spine?

a)

Osteoporosis

b)

Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI)

c)

Scoliosis

d)

Craniosynostosis

81.

What type of fracture does not break through the skin?

a)

Compound Fracture

b)

Simple Fracture

c)

Complete Fracture

d)

Incomplete Fracture

82.

What connects one bone to another bone?

a)

Ligament

b)

Tendon

c)

Joint

d)

Muscle

83.

Bones are living organs!

a)

True

b)

False

84.

What connects bone to bone?

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

muscles

d)

joints

85.

What is a place where two or more bones meet?

a)

joint

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

d)

cartilage

86.

Who has more bones in their body?

a)

Adult

b)

Infant

c)

Child

d)

Adolescent

87.

Which of the following is an example of a ball and socket joint?

a)

Shoulder

b)

Wrist

c)

Nick

d)

Elbow

88.

Which is an example of a fixed joint?

a)

skull

b)

ribs

c)

wrist

d)

elbow

89.

bone highlighted in green

a)

sphenoid

b)

occipital

c)

parietal

d)

ethmoid

90.

bone highlighted in green

a)

temporal

b)

parietal

c)

frontal

d)

occipital

91.

bone highlighted in green

a)

sphenoid

b)

parietal

c)

frontal

d)

ethmoid

92.

bone highlighted in green

a)

occipital

b)

frontal

c)

parietal

d)

ethmoid

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