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Skeletal Bones TEST (Part 2)

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of bones are typically found embedded in tendons?

a)

Long bones

b)

Short bones

c)

Flat bones

d)

Sesamoid bones

2.

What is the primary function of flat bones?

a)

Enable movement

b)

Protect internal organs

c)

Support tendons

d)

Aid in bearing weight

3.

Which type of bone has two epiphyses and a hollow medullary cavity?

a)

Long bones

b)

Short bones

c)

Flat bones

d)

Irregular bones

4.

What type of bones are the clavicles classified as?

a)

Long bones

b)

Short bones

c)

Flat bones

d)

Irregular bones

5.

The carpals are an example of which type of bone?

a)

Long bones

b)

Short bones

c)

Flat bones

d)

Sesamoid bones

6.

The mandible is an example of which type of bone?

a)

Flat

b)

Long

c)

Irregular

d)

Sesamoid

7.

Which bones are considered part of the appendicular skeleton?

a)

Skull & vertebrae

b)

Limbs & girdles

c)

Sternum & pelvis

d)

Facial & cranial bones

8.

Which type of skull bones provide openings for food and air to enter?

a)

Cranial bones

b)

Facial bones

c)

Temporal bones

d)

Parietal bones

9.

Which type of skull bones provide a protective casing for the brain?

a)

Facial bones

b)

Maxillae & mandible

c)

Appendicular bones

d)

Cranial bones

10.

How many cranial bones are in the skull total (counting each bone separately)?

a)

5

b)

8

c)

10

d)

12

11.

Which cranial bones occur in pairs?

a)

Ethmoid & sphenoid

b)

Temporal & parietal

c)

Mandible & vomer

d)

Frontal & occipital

12.

What is the common name for the zygomatic bone?

a)

Cheekbone

b)

Jawbone

c)

Nose bridge

d)

Eye socket

13.

Which cranial bone is shaped like a butterfly?

a)

Palatine bone

b)

Ethmoid bone

c)

Sphenoid bone

d)

Temporal bone

14.

Which cranial bone makes up the top and side walls of the cranium?

a)

Frontal bone

b)

Temporal bones

c)

Parietal bones

d)

Occipital bone

15.

Which cranial bone is a deep bone that makes up a significant portion of the nasal cavity?

a)

Vomer bone

b)

Ethmoid bone

c)

Maxilla

d)

Sphenoid bone

16.

Which facial bone is originally two separate bones, but fuse by age 1?

a)

Vomer bone

b)

Nasal bone

c)

Palatine bone

d)

Mandible

17.

Which nasal bone/bones form the posterior and inferior portion of the nasal septum?

a)

Palatine bone

b)

Ethmoid bone

c)

Vomer bone

d)

Zygomatic bones

18.

The temporal bone and mandible meet at the ____________.

a)

Mastoid process

b)

Temporomandibular joint

c)

Orbit

d)

Occipital condyles

19.

What is the name of the second cervical vertebrae?

a)

Atlas

b)

Dens

c)

Axis

d)

Sacrum

20.

Which vertebra allows the head to rotate from side to side (to say "no")?

a)

Atlas

b)

Axis

c)

Thoracic

d)

Sacral

21.

What is the primary purpose of the rib cage?

a)

To attach the upper limbs to the body

b)

To provide support to the heavy skull

c)

To assist with mobility of the shoulder joint

d)

To protect internal organs

22.

What is the cartilage that connects the ribs to the sternum?

a)

Costal cartilage

b)

Fibrocartilage

c)

Articular cartilage

d)

Intervertebral cartilage

23.

Does the scapula attach to the vertebral column?

a)

Yes; it stabilizes the shoulder joint by attaching to the spine

b)

Yes; it is bound by the scapular ligament to the vertebral column

c)

No; it is not attached directly so that there is maximum mobility of the shoulder joint

d)

No; it is connected directly to the ribcage, not the vertebral column

24.

What is the name of the hip bone part that you sit on?

a)

Ilium

b)

Ischium

c)

Pubis

d)

Sacrum

25.

The pectoral girdle is more _____________ than the pelvic girdle.

a)

Stable

b)

Fragile

c)

Strong

d)

Flexible

26.

Which bone holds the hip bones together posteriorly?

a)

Coccyx

b)

Lumbar vertebrae

c)

Sacrum

d)

Pubis

27.

Which bone does your humerus NOT form a joint with?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Scapula

d)

Clavicle

28.

Vertebrae are considered _____ bones, whereas ankle bones are considered _______

a)

irregular; short

b)

compact; spongy

c)

short; irregular

d)

short; flat

29.
The pink areas are the 
a)
appendicular skeleton
b)
axial skeleton
c)
blushing skeleton
30.

This blue portion of this image represents the __________ skeleton.

a)

Appendicular skeleton

b)

Axial skeleton

31.

How many cervical vertebrae are there in the human body?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

12

d)

10

32.

Which section of the vertebrae is highlighted?

a)

cervical

b)

thoracic

c)

lumbar

d)

sacrum

33.

Which section of the vertebrae is highlighted?

a)

thoracic

b)

cervical

c)

lumbar

d)

sacral

34.

Which section of the vertebrae is highlighted?

a)

cervical

b)

thoracic

c)

lumbar

d)

sacrum

35.

Bone #7 is...

a)

Hyoid Bone

b)

Occipital Bone

c)

Temporal Bone

d)

Zygomatic Bone

36.

Bone #6 is...

a)

Frontal Bone

b)

Parietal Bone

c)

Sphenoid Bone

d)

Occipital Bone

37.

Identify the bone.

a)

vement

b)

vomer

c)

vimer

d)

vumer

38.

Identify the bone.

a)

palpatine bone

b)

palatine bone

c)

papillary bone

d)

pupillary bone

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