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Unit 1: Anatomy and Physiology - The Skeletal System

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the bone labeled at the top of the head?

a)

Cranium

b)

Mandible

c)

Femur

d)

Scapula

2.

What is the name of the bone at the shoulder?

a)

Clavicle

b)

Femur

c)

Tibia

d)

Scapula

3.

What is the name of the boneat the center of the chest?

a)

Sternum

b)

Femur

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

4.

What is the name of the bone labeled at the upper arm?

a)

Humerus

b)

Femur

c)

Tibia

d)

Radius

5.

What is the name of the bone labeled at the forearm on the thumb side?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Femur

d)

Tibia

6.

What is the name of the bone labeled at the forearm on the little finger side?

a)

Ulna

b)

Radius

c)

Femur

d)

Tibia

7.

What is the name of the bone labeled at the thigh?

a)

Femur

b)

Humerus

c)

Tibia

d)

Radius

8.

What is the name of the bone labeled at the knee cap?

a)

Patella

b)

Femur

c)

Tibia

d)

Fibula

9.

What is the name of the bone labeled at the ankle?

a)

Tarsals

b)

Carpals

c)

Femur

d)

Patella

10.

What is the name of the bone labeled at the foot between the ankle and toes?

a)

Metatarsals

b)

Phalanges

c)

Tibia

d)

Calcaneus

11.

What is the name of the bones labeled at the toes and fingers?

a)

Phalanges

b)

Metatarsals

c)

Carpals

d)

Tarsals

12.

What is the name of the bone labeled above the ribs?

a)

Scapula

b)

Femur

c)

Tibia

d)

Clavicle

13.

What is the name of the bones labeled at the chest protecting the lungs?

a)

Ribs

b)

Femur

c)

Skull

d)

Pelvis

14.

What is the name of the bone labeled as the spine?

a)

Vertebral column

b)

Femur

c)

Humerus

d)

Clavicle

15.

What is the name of the bone labeled at the hip?

a)

Pelvis

b)

Femur

c)

Scapula

d)

Humerus

16.

What is the name of the bones labeled at the wrist?

a)

Carpals

b)

Tarsals

c)

Phalanges

d)

Metatarsals

17.

What is the name of the bones labeled at the palm of the hand?

a)

Metacarpals

b)

Phalanges

c)

Tarsals

d)

Clavicles

18.

What is the name of the bone labeled at the lower leg on the outside?

a)

Fibula

b)

Tibia

c)

Femur

d)

Humerus

19.

What is the name of the bone labeled at the lower leg on the inside?

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

Femur

d)

Patella

20.

The different types of bones in the human body are:

a)

Long, short, flat, and irregular bones

b)

Round, square, triangular, and oval bones

c)

Hard, soft, spongy, and compact bones

d)

Thick, thin, curved, and straight bones

21.

The main areas of the human skeleton are:

a)

Axial and appendicular

b)

Cranial and facial

c)

Upper and lower limbs

d)

Thoracic and pelvic

22.

The process of bone growth in the human body is known as:

a)

Ossification

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Respiration

d)

Fermentation

23.

What type of bone is the humerus?

a)

Long bone

b)

Short bone

c)

Flat bone

d)

Irregular bone

24.

What is an example of a short bone?

a)

Carpals, wrist bone

b)

Femur, thigh bone

c)

Humerus, arm bone

d)

Scapula, shoulder blade

25.

Which type of bone is the sternum?

a)

Flat bone

b)

Long bone

c)

Irregular bone

d)

Short bone

26.

The vertebra is an example of which type of bone?

a)

Irregular bone

b)

Long bone

c)

Short bone

d)

Flat bone

27.

The patella is classified as which type of bone?

a)

Sesamoid bone

b)

Long bone

c)

Short bone

d)

Irregular bone

28.

Long bones are mostly found in the __________ skeleton.

a)

appendicular

b)

axial

c)

cranial

d)

thoracic

29.

Long bones enable large movements which allow increased speed or range in which an object can be moved.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a long bone?

a)

Tibia

b)

Femur

c)

Scapula

d)

Humerus

31.

Which of the following is a characteristic of short bones?

a)

They are longer than they are wide

b)

They are as long as they are wide

c)

They are flat and thin

d)

They are hollow

32.

Short bones help increase _______ and reduce unwanted movement.

a)

stability

b)

flexibility

c)

length

d)

fragility

33.

Which of the following is NOT a function of short bones?

a)

Weight bearing

b)

Absorbing shock

c)

Producing hormones

d)

Increasing stability

34.

Short bones are mostly found in the _______ skeleton.

a)

appendicular

b)

axial

c)

cranial

d)

thoracic

35.

Refer to the diagram of the hand. Identify which of the following bones are labeled as 'Carpals'.

a)

Bones in the wrist region

b)

Bones in the fingers

c)

Bones in the palm

d)

Bones in the thumb

36.

General Information: Broad, flat and normally thin. What type of bone is being described?

a)

Flat bone

b)

Long bone

c)

Irregular bone

d)

Short bone

37.

Which type of bone protects vital organs to reduce injury?

a)

Flat bone

b)

Long bone

c)

Irregular bone

d)

Short bone

38.

General Information: Flat bones enable muscle attachment to create ________.

a)

movement

b)

heat

c)

sound

d)

light

39.

General Information: Flat bones produce ________ in adults.

a)

red blood cells

b)

bile

c)

insulin

d)

digestive enzymes

40.

General Information: Flat bones are mostly found in the ________ skeleton with a few in the ________ skeleton.

a)

appendicular, axial

b)

axial, appendicular

c)

cranial, facial

d)

vertebral, thoracic

41.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a flat bone?

a)

Skull

b)

Femur

c)

Sternum

d)

Scapula

42.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of irregular bones?

a)

Unusually shaped for unique purposes

b)

Ease joint movement

c)

Store fat

d)

Are anchor points for further muscle attachment

43.

Irregular bones are mostly found in the ______ skeleton.

a)

axial

b)

appendicular

c)

peripheral

d)

visceral

44.

The mandible is an example of an irregular bone.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Irregular bones have ______ functions.

a)

specific

b)

general

c)

limited

d)

unknown

46.

Which of the following statements about sesamoid bones is true?

a)

They are held within tendons and covered in cartilage

b)

They are found only in the axial skeleton

c)

They slow down movement

d)

They increase friction in joints

47.

Sesamoid bones reduce and resist ________.

a)

friction

b)

pressure

c)

rotation

d)

expansion

48.

Sesamoid bones ensure movement isn’t slowed down.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Where are sesamoid bones mostly found?

a)

In the appendicular skeleton

b)

In the axial skeleton

c)

In the cranial cavity

d)

In the vertebral column

50.

Which of the following is an example of a sesamoid bone?

a)

Femur

b)

Patella

c)

Tibia

d)

Humerus

51.

What is the name of the skeleton that includes the limbs?

a)

Appendicular Skeleton

b)

Axial Skeleton

c)

Cranial Skeleton

d)

Vertebral Skeleton

52.

What is the name of the skeleton that includes the skull, spine, and rib cage?

a)

Axial Skeleton

b)

Appendicular Skeleton

c)

Cranial Skeleton

d)

Peripheral Skeleton

53.

How many cervical vertebrae are there in the human spine?

a)

7

b)

5

c)

9

d)

12

54.

How many thoracic vertebrae are there in the human spine?

a)

12

b)

10

c)

7

d)

5

55.

How many lumbar vertebrae are there in the human spine?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

12

d)

4

56.

How many sacral vertebrae are there in the human spine?

a)

5

b)

3

c)

7

d)

2

57.

How many bones make up the coccyx in the human spine?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

5

d)

6

58.

Which of the following bones is part of the Appendicular Skeleton?

a)

Cranium

b)

Femur

c)

Sternum

d)

Ribs

59.

Which of the following bones is part of the Axial Skeleton?

a)

Scapula

b)

Tibia

c)

Vertebral Column

d)

Metacarpals

60.

The ________ is part of the Axial Skeleton.

a)

Cranium

b)

Femur

c)

Clavicle

d)

Patella