SKELETAL SYSTEM WORKSHEET
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
DR WEINER
Identify each of the following bones as long bone, short bone, flat bone, irregular bone
1.
Humerus_________________ 2. Sternum_________________ 3. Vertebra______________
4. Frontal____________________ 5. Carpel__________________ 6. Frontal_______________
7. phalanges__________________ 8. Parietal___________________
Identify the parts of a long bone using the following terms
Epiphysis, marrow cavity, diaphysis, epiphyseal plate, yellow marrow, red marrow
1.
Site of spongy bone in an adult bone______________________
2.
Site of compact bone in an adult bone__________________________
3.
Site of blood cell formation_________________________________
4.
Stores fat for bone cells_______________________________
5.
Site of longitudinal growth in a child’s bone_______________________
6.
Interior of bone that contains blood vessels_________________________
7.
Scientific name for bone shaft______________________________
Short Answer Questions
1.
What is the role of calcium and collagen in bone?
2.
What do osteoblasts and osteoclasts do?
3.
Explain how parathyroid hormone regulates blood calcium levels?
4.
Explain how a child’s bones grow. What happens at puberty?
5.
What are the functions of bone?
6.
What are the functions of joints and what is the role of synovial fluid in joins?

Label the following: femur, tibia, fibula, clavicle, scapula, radius, ulna, sternum, phalanges, carpels, metacarpels, tarsels, metatarsels, vertebrae, ribs, cranium
Which bones are in the axial skeleton?
Which bones are in the appendicular skeleton?