Name: _____________________________________
Date: ________________________________
Human Bio 11
The Skeletal System Review Questions
1. When does bone formation begin? When does it end?
2. What is the scientific name for bone formation?
3. What part of the bone has small holes filled with blood vessels?
4. What is the purpose of the periosteum?
5. List the four types of bones and give an example of each one. Be specific with the proper bone name.
6. List the five functions of bones.
7. List the five types of bone joints and give an example of each one.
8. Are ligaments part of the skeletal system?
9. Is cartilage part of the skeletal system?
10. What are the two divisions of the skeletal system?
11. Compare the designs of the upper and lower limbs.
12. What bones make up the cranium?
13. What is the only moving bone in the skull? Use the proper bone name.
14. Which bones help define your facial features? Use the proper bone name.
15. Which two bones make up the forearm? Which side is each on?
16. What is the function of the pelvic girdle?
17. Which region in the vertebral column bears most of the body’s weight?
18. What is the purpose of the fibula?
19. Why is it called the funny bone?
20. What is the longest bone in the human body?
21. Complete each sentence by circling the correct word:
(a) The ulna is medial / lateral to the radius
(b) The femur is superior / inferior to the pelvic girdle.
(c) The occipital bone is on the anterior / posterior side of the body.
(d) The maxilla is superior / inferior to the mandible.
(e) The tarsals are proximal / distal to the metatarsarls.
(f) When my metacarpals face upwards, my hands are supinated / pronated.
Name: _____________________________________
Date: ________________________________
Human Bio 11
The Skeletal System Review Questions
1. When does bone formation begin? When does it end?
2. What is the scientific name for bone formation?
3. What part of the bone has small holes filled with blood vessels?
4. What is the purpose of the periosteum?
5. List the four types of bones and give an example of each one. Be specific with the proper bone name.
6. List the five functions of bones.
7. List the five types of bone joints and give an example of each one.
8. Are ligaments part of the skeletal system?
9. Is cartilage part of the skeletal system?
10. What are the two divisions of the skeletal system?
11. Compare the designs of the upper and lower limbs.
12. What bones make up the cranium?
13. What is the only moving bone in the skull? Use the proper bone name.
14. Which bones help define your facial features? Use the proper bone name.
15. Which two bones make up the forearm? Which side is each on?
16. What is the function of the pelvic girdle?
17. Which region in the vertebral column bears most of the body’s weight?
18. What is the purpose of the fibula?
19. Why is it called the funny bone?
20. What is the longest bone in the human body?
21. Complete each sentence by circling the correct word:
(a) The ulna is medial / lateral to the radius
(b) The femur is superior / inferior to the pelvic girdle.
(c) The occipital bone is on the anterior / posterior side of the body.
(d) The maxilla is superior / inferior to the mandible.
(e) The tarsals are proximal / distal to the metatarsarls.
(f) When my metacarpals face upwards, my hands are supinated / pronated.