WorksheetsINTRO SKELETAL SYSTEM 2025
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Cartilage is decribed as
a)
Ridgid and inflexable
b)
Smooth, rubbery, flexible
c)
Hard and brittle
d)
Dense and calcified
2.
The axial skeleton includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
Arms
b)
Vetebral column
c)
Rib cage
d)
Skull
3.
What separates and cushions the vertebrae?
a)
Synovial fluid
b)
Ligaments
c)
Intervertebral disks
d)
Bone marrow
4.
Which fracture involves broken bone but no open wound?
a)
Open fracture
b)
Closed fracture
c)
Compound fracture
d)
Pathologic fracture
5.
A pathologic fracture typically results from
a)
Trauma
b)
Exercise
c)
Accident
d)
Weak bones
6.
What condition involves a slipper or ruptured spinal disk?
a)
Kyphosis
b)
Osteoporosis
c)
Herniated disk
d)
Scoliosis
7.
Which facial bone is moveable?
a)
Maxilla
b)
Zygomatic
c)
Nasal
d)
Mandible
8.
The collarbone is medically termed
a)
Clavicle
b)
Radius
c)
Humerus
d)
Scapula
9.
Which is the larger and longer bone of the forarm?
a)
Humerus
b)
Ulna
c)
Scapula
d)
Radius
10.
Lordosis is best described as
a)
Disk degeneration
b)
Outward curvature
c)
Forward curvature
d)
Sideways survature
11.
Which of the following blood cells fight infection?
a)
Platelets
b)
Leukocytes
c)
Thrombocytes
d)
Erythrocytes
12.
Red bone marrow is involved in
a)
Blood cell formation
b)
Hormone production
c)
Energy storage
d)
Joint lubrication
13.
What are fontanelles?
a)
Neck vertebrae
b)
Soft spots in a newborn's skull
c)
Cartilage cells
d)
Ear bones
14.
What does the prefix "arthr/o" refer to?
a)
Bone
b)
Muscle
c)
Joint
d)
Cartilage
15.
Craniotomy refers to:
a)
Surgical removal of the skull
b)
Skull inflammation
c)
Incision into the skull
d)
Skull fracture
16.
The largest bones in the skull are
a)
OptTemporal
b)
Occipital
c)
Parietal
d)
Temporal
17.
One major function of the skeletal system
a)
Transmit nerve impulses
b)
Circulate blood
c)
Protect internal organs
d)
Produce enzymes
18.
Osteomyelitis is the inflammation of:
a)
Bone marrow
b)
Bone and skin
c)
Bone and cartilage
d)
Muscle and tendon
19.
The appendicular skeleton includes
a)
Spine and pelvis
b)
Skull and verebrae
c)
Legs and arms
d)
Ribs and sternum
20.
The breastbone is called the
a)
Scapula
b)
Ulna
c)
Clavicle
d)
Sternum
21.
The thoracic cavity contains all the following EXCEPT
a)
Ribs
b)
Sternum
c)
Kidneys
d)
Heart
22.
Which bone is the largest in the human body?
a)
Pelvis
b)
Tibia
c)
Femur
d)
Humerus
23.
The neck region of the spine is composed of
a)
Cervical vertebrae
b)
Lumbar vertebrae
c)
Sacral vertebrae
d)
Thoracic vertebrae
24.
Rheumatoid srthritis is an
a)
Autoimmune disease
b)
Infectious disease
c)
Traumatic injury
d)
Bacterial disorder
25.
An abnormal outward curve of the thoracic spine is called.
a)
Lordosis
b)
Kyphosis
c)
scoliosis
d)
Herniation
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