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Skeletal 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one of the functions of the skeletal system related to support?

a)

Bearing the weight of the body

b)

Producing hormones

c)

Digesting food

d)

Pumping blood

2.

Which function of the skeletal system involves encasing essential organs and protecting the heart and lungs from injury?

a)

Support

b)

Protection

c)

Storage

d)

Manufacturing

3.

Joints provide movement for bones. This is an example of which function of the skeletal system?

a)

Movement

b)

Support

c)

Protection

d)

Blood cell production

4.

The storage of minerals to be released into the bloodstream and storage of fat in yellow bone marrow are examples of which function of the skeletal system?

a)

Storage

b)

Movement

c)

Protection

d)

Support

5.

The production of red and white blood cells from red bone marrow is called ________.

a)

hematopoiesis

b)

erythrocytosis

c)

leukocytosis

d)

thrombopoiesis

6.

The skeletal system is responsible for producing red and white blood cells.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

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

a)

A) Femur

b)

B) Scapula

c)

C) Vertebrae

d)

D) Patella

8.

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

a)

A) Femur

b)

B) Wrist

c)

C) Patella

d)

D) Scapula

9.

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

a)

Femur

b)

Scapula

c)

Vertebrae

d)

Patella

10.

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

a)

Patella

b)

Femur

c)

Scapula

d)

Vertebrae

11.

What are the two basic regions of a long bone?

a)

Diaphysis and Epiphyses

b)

Epiphyseal plate and Articular cartilage

c)

Shaft and Cartilage

d)

Growth plate and Joint

12.

Fill in the blank: The shaft or long part of a long bone is called the _______.

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Epiphysis

c)

Metaphysis

d)

Periosteum

13.

Which part of the long bone is found at the ends of the bone?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Epiphyses

c)

Articular cartilage

d)

Epiphyseal plate

14.

What is the function of articular cartilage at the ends of the epiphyses?

a)

Provides strength

b)

Produces blood cells

c)

Provides smooth movement of joints and cushion from shock

d)

Stores fat

15.

Fill in the blank: The thin layer of internal cartilage between the diaphysis and epiphyses is called the _______.

a)

epiphyseal plate

b)

periosteum

c)

medullary cavity

d)

articular cartilage

16.

Which part of the long bone is responsible for growth in length during childhood and adolescence?

a)

Diaphysis

b)

Epiphyses

c)

Epiphyseal plate

d)

Articular cartilage

17.

In the diaphysis of the long bone, a hollow _______ cavity is found.

a)

medullary

b)

cartilaginous

c)

periosteal

d)

epiphyseal

18.

What type of bone marrow fills the medullary cavity in young people?

a)

Yellow bone marrow

b)

Red bone marrow

c)

White bone marrow

d)

Blue bone marrow

19.

As people age, the red bone marrow in the medullary cavity is replaced with fatty _______ bone marrow.

a)

yellow

b)

white

c)

spongy

d)

compact

20.

Identify the medullary cavity and yellow bone marrow in the given diagram of a long bone.

a)

The medullary cavity is the hollow area in the shaft of the bone, and the yellow bone marrow is shown as the yellow region inside the cavity.

b)

The medullary cavity is the outermost layer of the bone, and the yellow bone marrow is found in the spongy bone at the ends.

c)

The medullary cavity is the red region at the ends of the bone, and the yellow bone marrow is the thin lining inside the shaft.

d)

The medullary cavity is the dense outer layer, and the yellow bone marrow is the blue region in the diagram.