Skeletal System Quiz

Which of the following is NOT a part of the skeletal system?

Which subdivision of the skeleton includes the bones of the limbs?

What connects bones to other bones in the skeletal system?

Which of the following is a function of bones?

What do bones store?

What is the function of the rib cage?

Which type of bone tissue is dense, smooth, and homogeneous?

What is the texture of spongy bone?

How many bones does the adult skeleton have?

Which type of bone is NOT classified based on shape?

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

Which type of bone is generally cube-shaped and contains mostly spongy bone?

What are sesamoid bones?

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

Which type of bone is thin, flattened, and usually curved?

What is the structure of a flat bone?

What is the function of spongy bone in a flat bone?

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

What is the characteristic shape of irregular bones?

Which of the following bones does NOT fit into any other bone classification category?

Which part of the long bone makes up most of its length?

What is the outside covering of the diaphysis called?

What secures the periosteum to the underlying bone?

Which part of the long bone is composed mostly of spongy bone enclosed by a thin layer of compact bone?

What covers the external surface of the epiphysis and is made of hyaline cartilage?

Which type of long bone tissue decreases friction at joint surfaces?

Which part of a long bone is responsible for lengthwise growth?

Where is red marrow situated in adults?

Which type of marrow is found in the marrow cavity of adults?

What is red bone marrow contained in infants?

What is the primary component of yellow marrow?

Which of the following is a characteristic of an osteon (Haversian system)?

Where are osteocytes situated within an osteon?

What are the concentric rings called in an osteon?

Which of the following is the function of the central (Haversian) canal in a bone?

Where is the central (Haversian) canal located within an osteon?

What runs through the central (Haversian) canal in a bone?

What is the function of canaliculi in bone?

Which canal is perpendicular to the central canal and carries blood vessels and nerves?

Which type of cells are responsible for bone formation?

What makes the bone hard?

What is the process of bone formation called?

Which cells are responsible for bone formation?

What happens to the enclosed cartilage during the ossification process?

Which hormone is associated with osteoclasts in the ossification process?

Which regions in a long bone do not convert to bone by birth?

Where is new cartilage continuously formed in a long bone?

What replaces old cartilage in a long bone?

Which hormones control bone growth?

What happens to the epiphyseal plates during adolescence?

When does growth in bone length end?

Which factors contribute to bone remodeling throughout life?

What causes bones to lengthen until growth stops?

Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to bone remodeling?

Which hormone is released when blood calcium levels are low?

What is the function of osteoclasts?

What happens when blood calcium levels are high?

Which type of bone fracture requires surgery to secure the bones with pins or wires?

What is the process called when bones are manually coaxed into position by a physician's hands?

How are bone fractures treated?

During bone fracture repair, what is formed initially?

What replaces the fibrocartilage callus during bone fracture repair?

What occurs in response to mechanical stresses during bone fracture repair?

Which type of fracture occurs when excessive twisting forces are applied to a bone?

Which part of the body does the axial skeleton form?

Which type of fracture occurs when broken bone ends are forced into each other?

Which set of bones encloses the brain?

What is the function of the facial bones?

How are the bones joined in the skull?

Which bone protects the brain located at the front of the skull?

Which bones protect the brain located on the sides of the skull?

Which bones protect the brain located at the back of the skull?

Which bone is located at the back of the skull?

Which bones form a pair in the skull?

Which bone is NOT part of the skull?

Which bone is the only bone that does not articulate with another bone?

What is the function of the hyoid bone?

How many facial bones are paired?

Which of the following statements about the fetal skull is correct?

What happens to fontanels (spacious squishy looking part located at the sutures) within 24 months after birth?

How does the size of the fetal skull compare to the infant's total body length?

Which part of the body does the vertebral column extend from?

How many cervical vertebrae are there in the neck?

Which region of the body are the thoracic vertebrae associated with?

Which region of the body are the lumbar vertebrae associated with?

How many cervical vertebrae are there?

What provides axial support and extends from the skull to the pelvis?

Which part of the body does the vertebral column extend from?

How many single vertebral bones are there in the vertebral column?

Which region of the body is associated with the lumbar vertebrae?

Which part of the skeleton is composed of 126 bones?

What is the function of the pectoral girdle?

What is the function of the pelvic girdle?

Which part of the skeleton is composed of 126 bones?

What is the function of the pectoral girdle?

Which part of the body does the pelvic girdle belong to?

Which bones make up the pectoral (shoulder) girdle?

What is the function of the pectoral (shoulder) girdle?

How many bones make up the pectoral (shoulder) girdle ( light poorly reinforced allows upper limb a great deal of freedom)?

Which bone in the forearm articulates with the capitulum of the humerus?

Which bone in the forearm is the medial bone in anatomical position?

Which bone in the forearm has the coronoid process and olecranon for articulation with the humerus?

Which bones are found in the wrist?

How many bones are there in each finger?

How many bones are there in the thumb?

Which bones make up the wrist?

How many metacarpal bones are there in each hand?

How many bones are there in each finger?

Which of the following bones is part of the pelvic girdle?

Which bones make up the bony pelvis?

The weight of the upper body rest on what bones?

Which organs are protected by the pelvis?

Which part of the female pelvis is larger and more circular?

Which part of the female pelvis is more rounded due to a greater angle?

Which part of the female pelvis is shorter and less curved?

Which bone in the lower limb is the heaviest and strongest?

Where does the proximal end of the femur articulate?

Which bones in the lower leg articulate with the lateral and medial condyles of the femur?

Which bone in the lower leg has no role in forming the knee joint?

Which bone in the lower leg is larger and medially oriented?

Which bones in the lower leg articulate with the femur to form the knee joint?

Which bones form the sole of the foot?

Which bone is known as the heel bone?

How many bones form the toes?

Which of the following is a function of joints?

How are joints classified structurally?

Which type of joint is immovable?

Which type of joint is slightly movable?

Which type of joint is freely movable?

Which type of joint is generally immovable?

Which type of joint is freely movable?

Which type of joint is immovable or slightly movable?

Which type of joint is slightly movable?

Which type of joint is generally immovable?

Which joint is an example of a cartilaginous joint?

Which type of joint is characterized by a joint cavity and synovial fluid?

What are the four distinguishing features of synovial joints?

Which structure is NOT actually part of a synovial joint?

What is the function of bursae in a synovial joint?

What is the role of synovial fluid in a synovial joint?

Which type of synovial joint allows for movement in multiple directions, such as the thumb joint?

Which type of synovial joint allows for rotation, such as the joint between the atlas and axis vertebrae?

Which type of synovial joint allows for the greatest range of motion, such as the hip and shoulder joints?

Which group is more affected by osteoporosis?

What percentage of men over age 70 are affected by osteoporosis?

What happens to the bones in osteoporosis?

During fetal development, long bones are formed primarily of which type of tissue?

At birth, which type of bone models are converted to bone?

What is the function of fontanels in infants?

Which cells eat up trapped bacteria from neutrophils and dead neutrophils?

Which cells are responsible for eating up trapped bacteria from neutrophils and dead neutrophils?