Skeletal System Practice Test
For #s 1 – 11, use the following words for the descriptions below:
epiphysis, diaphysis, foramen, lacunae, lamellae, joints, periosteum, ligaments, tendons, ossification,
Volkmann’s canals, canaliculi, osteocytes, osteon, medullary cavity
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Attach muscles to bones - TENDONS
Holds the pituitary gland
The place where two bones meet - JOINTS
Contains bone marrow – MEDULLARY CAVITY
The formation of new bone from cartilage - OSSIFICATION
Tiny cavities that house bone cells - LACUNAE
Mature bone cells - OSTEOCYTES
An opening through a bone - FORAMEN
The outside lining of bone - PERIOSTEUM
The shaft of a long bone - DIAPHYSIS
A passageway connecting neighboring bone cells in an osteon - CANALICULI
12) Name three specific bones that are part of the axial skeleton. RIBS, STERNUM, VERTEBRAE, SKULL
13) The foramen magnum is found in what bone? OCCIPITAL
14) What are the two types of osseus tissue? SPONGY/CANCELLOUS & COMPACT Which one
contains osteons? COMPACT BONE
15) Put the following vertebral regions in the correct order from superior (1) to inferior (5).
4: Sacral
3: Lumbar 1: Cervical
5: Coccyx
2: Thoracic
Naaaaaame THAT bone…
16) Cheek bone - ZYGOMATIC
17) Collar bone - CLAVICLE
18) Lower jaw bone - MANDIBLE
19) Anterior neck bone - HYOID
20) C1 vertebrae - ATLAS
21) Kneecap - PATELLA
22) Longest bone - FEMUR
23) Smallest bone - STIRRUP
24) Shoulder blade - SCAPULA
25) Breast bone - STERNUM
Be able to label the skeleton too! Study your joints assignment and notes! THAT MEANS STUDY!
26) Intervertebral discs are formed with what type of cartilage? C
a. Hyaline b. Articular
c. Fibrocartilage
d. Elastic
27) Most of the carpal bones are example of which type of bone? B
a. Flat
b. Short
c. Irregular
d. Long
28) Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system? E
a. Hematopoiesis (formation of blood cells)
c. Protection
b. Mineral Storage
d. Movement
e. All of the above are functions
29) The femur is an example of which type of bone? D
a. Flat
b. Short
c. Irregular
d. Long
30) True or false?
31) True or false?
vertebrae.
32) True or false?
33) True or false?
34) True or false?
The appendicular skeleton has less bones than the axial skeleton.
The lumbar section of the vertebral column contains the most and thinnest
A process is a round opening through a bone.
Haversian canals run horizontally in bone.
The thoracic vertebrae articulate with the 12 pairs of ribs.
35) A common bone disease often occurring in postmenopausal women and manifesting symptoms of
coarse, brittle, and fragile bones. OSTEOPOROSIS
36) A disease common in athletes where the periosteum becomes inflamed in the tibia causing
tenderness and soreness. PERIOSTITUS
37) A skeletal disease that causes a person’s spine to curve from side to side. SCOLIOSIS