Name: ____________________________________________ Period: __________ Date: _____________
Skeletal System Review
Part I: Label the bones on the following diagrams.
Part II: Anatomical Position Review
1. List the following from most inferior to most superior.
Patella, Clavicle, Lumbar, Femur, Tarsals, Fibula
2. List the following from distal to most proximal.
Carpals, Radius, Clavicle, Metacarpals, Humerus, Phalanges
3. List the following from most proximal to most distal.
Tarsals, Metatarsals, Tibia, Femur, Patella, Phalanges
Part III: Matching Word Parts
Word Bank:
Gastrectomy
Hypertension
Subdermal
Cardiogram
Epidermal
Arthritis
Hysterectomy
Gastritis
1. Inflammation of the joints:
____________________________
2. High Blood Pressure:
____________________________
3. Removal of the uterus:
____________________________
4. Above the skin:
___________________________
5. Recording of the heart:
___________________________
6. Inflammation of the stomach: __________________________
7. Below the skin:
___________________________
8. Removal of the stomach:
___________________________
Part IV: Fracture Review
Match the fracture type with the picture shown.
Transverse
1.
4.
Spiral
Greenstick
Compression
2.
3.
5.
6. What kind of fracture is most common in children? Why?
7. What is the difference between a simple and a compound fracture?
8. Describe what a transverse compound fracture would look like.
Comminuted
Part V: Bone Formation
1. What is the difference between a fetal skeleton and an adult skeleton?
2. How do long bones grow?
3. A newborn baby has a soft spot on the top of its head. Over the next few months, the soft spot
gradually hardens. What explains this?
4. Jana is 17 years old and 172 cm tall. She plays basketball and hopes to grow at least 4 cm more before
she turns 18 and goes to college. Jana recently injured her leg, and her doctor took an X-ray of it. Based
on the X-ray, the doctor determined that Jana had reached skeletal maturity. How much taller is Jana
likely to grow? Explain your answer.
5. What is ossification?