Chapter 2: Skeletal System
Clinical Kinesiology for Physical Therapist Assistants, 3rd ed.
Name
For each question, choose the BEST answer.
1.
Which is not a function of the human skeleton?
A.
Protection
B.
Providing a rigid structure for movement
C.
Manufacturing blood cells
D.
Storing amino acids
2.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
part of the skeleton includes the head, thorax, and trunk?
Axial
Appendicular
Sesamoids
Pelvis
3.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
type of tissue is not an element of bones?
Osseous
Vascular
Nervous
Respiratory
4.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
does the organic material of bone provide?
Hardness
Elasticity
Strength
None of the above
5.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
type of bone makes up the hard, dense outer shell of bone?
Cartilaginous
Cancellous
Spongy
Compact
6.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
type of bone makes up most of the articular ends of bone?
Compact
Cancellous
Cuboid
Appendicular
7.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
part of the bone changes from being cartilaginous to osseous?
Diaphysis
Medullary canal
Epiphysis
Metaphysis
8.
What portion of the bone contains marrow and provides passage for
nutrient arteries?
A.
Endosteum
B.
Epiphyseal plate
C.
Metaphysis
D.
Medullary canal
9.
Where does bone resorption occur?
A.
Epiphysis
B.
Metaphysis
C.
Periosteum
D.
Endosteum
10.
What is the thin, fibrous membrane covering all of the bone except
articular surfaces?
A.
Hyaline cartilage
B.
Medullary canal
C.
Periosteum
D.
Metaphysis
11.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
type of bone is the humerus?
Short
Flat
Irregular
Long
12.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
type of bones are the vertebrae?
Short
Flat
Irregular
Long
13.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
type of bone is the scapula?
Short
Flat
Irregular
Long
Sesamoid
14.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
is the widest part of the shaft near the near the growth plate?
Epiphysis
Diaphysis
Metaphysis
Periosteum
15.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
type of bones usually articulate with more than one bone?
Short
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
16.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
type of bone develops within a tendon to protect it from extra wear?
Short
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
17.
Which is NOT a characteristic of the periosteum?
A.
Contains nerve
B.
Includes the hyaline cartilage
C.
Provides point of attachment for tendons
D.
Provides point of attachment for ligaments
18.
Which bone marking describes a very large prominence for muscle
attachment?
A.
Trochanter
B.
Facet
C.
Condyle
D.
Tubercle
19.
Bones are considered organs.
A.
True
B.
False
20.
Bone is one third nonliving and two thirds living material.
A.
True
B.
False
21.
The diaphysis is made up mostly of compact bone.
A.
True
B.
False
22.
Sesamoid bones maintain the same angle of pull as tendons.
A.
True
B.
False
23.
A sinus is a bony marking that is an air-filled cavity within a bone.
A.
True
B.
False
24.
An epicondyle is a sharp ridge or border on a bone for attachment of
tendons, ligaments, and other connective tissue.
A.
True
B.
False