Skeletal System Test (Chapter 6)
1. The components of the skeletal system include:
A. Cartilage
B. Bone
C. Joints
D. All of the above
E. Only A & B
2. The functions of the skeletal system include:
A. Hematopoiesis
B. Protection
C. Mineral storage
D. All of the above
E. Only B & C
3. Which type of cartilage forms the external ear?
A. Hyaline
B. Elastic
C. Fibrocartilage
D. Articular cartilage
E. Costal cartilage
4. Which type of cartilage attaches the ribs to the sternum?
A. Respiratory cartilage
B. Elastic cartilage
C. Fibrocartilage
D. Articular cartilage
E. Costal cartilage
5. Intervertebral discs are formed with:
A. Hyaline cartilage
B. Elastic cartilage
C. Fibrocartilage
D. Articular cartilage
E. Costal cartilage
6. The type of cartilage that withstands heavy pressure and tensile forces is called:
A. Hyaline cartilage
B. Elastic cartilage
C. Fibrocartilage
D. Articular cartilage
E. Costal cartilage
7. The type of cartilage which covers the ends of long bones and moveable joints is called:
A. Hyaline cartilage
B. Elastic cartilage
C. Fibrocartilage
D. Articular cartilage
E. Costal cartilage
8. The patella is an example of which type of bone?
A. Long bone
B. Short bone
C. Sesamoid bone
D. Flat bone
E. Irregular bone
9. Most of the carpal bones are examples of which type of bone?
A. Long bone
B. Short bone
C. Sesamoid bone
D. Flat bone
E. Irregular bone
10. The femur is an example of which type of bone?
A. Long bone
B. Short bone
C. Sesamoid bone
D. Flat bone
E. Irregular bone
11. A cervical vertebra is an example of which type of bone?
A. Long bone
B. Short bone
C. Sesamoid bone
D. Flat bone
E. Irregular bone
12. The parietal bone of the cranium is an example of which type of bone?
A. Long bone
B. Short bone
C. Sesamoid bone
D. Flat bone
E. Irregular bone
13. The shaft of a long bone is also called the bone’s:
A. Diaphysis
B. Epiphysis
C. Medullary cavity
D. Epiphyseal plate
14. Which Greek word translates, “Dried up body”?
A. Diaphysis
B. Epiphysis
C. Bone
D. Skeleton
E. Corpse
15. “Bone” can be a type of:
A. Cell
B. Tissue
C. Organ
D. All of the above
E. Only A & C
16. The axial skeleton is made of 80 bones from the:
A. Skull (cranial and facial)
B. Vertebrae
C. Pelvis
D. All of the above
E. Only A & B
17. Red bone marrow can be found in the:
A. Epiphysis
B. Diaphysis
C. Medullary cavity
D. Epiphyseal plate
E. A & C
18. Diploe is found in which type of bone?
A. Lamellar
B. Flat
C. Long
D. Sesamoid
E. None of the above
19. Long bone growth occurs at the:
A. Epiphysis
B. Diaphysis
C. Medullary cavity
D. Epiphyseal plate
E. C & D
20. What is the white, double membrane structure which covers bone?
A. Sharpey’s fibers
B. Elastin fibers
C. Periosteon
D. Periosteum
E. None of the above
21. Which type of osseous cell dissolves bone?
A. Osteoblast
B. Osteoclast
C. Osteon
D. Osteocyte
22. Which type of osseous cell lays down new bone?
A. Osteoblast
B. Osteoclast
C. Osteon
D. Osteocyte
23. Where in or on the bone does bone remodeling occur?
A. Under the periosteum
B. On a bony callus
C. Between Sharpey’s fibers
D. All of the above
E. Only A & B
24. Which osseous cell releases the enzyme alkaline phosphatase during bone remodeling?
A. Osteoblast
B. Osteoclast
C. Osteon
D. Osteocyte
E. None of the above
25. Which bone would contain trabeculae?
A. Temporal bone of the cranium
B. Femur
C. Humorous
D. Patella
E. None of the above
True or False
26. Sharpey’s fibers hold lamellae together.
27. Osteocytes can be found in lacunae.
28. Lamellar bone can be found on the external surfaces of bone.
29. A lamella is a ring of bone in a Haversian system
30. Volkmann’s canal runs vertically in bone
31. Haversian canals run horizontally in bone
32. Canaliculi contain gap junctions between osteocytes
33. The mineral salts which bone is made from are called Hydroxyapatites
34. A tuberosity is a prominent narrow ridge
35. A trochanter can only be found on the femur
36. A foramen is a round or oval opening through a bone
37. A rounded articular projection is called a ramus
38. Parathyroid hormone increases osteoclast activity
39. Calcitonin increases osteoblast activity
40. Children often receive a greenstick fracture when falling
41. A closed fracture can break the epidermal layer
42. Hematoma formation is the first step in fracture healing
43. Depressed fractures usually occur in the cranial bones
44. A fossa is a narrow slit like opening
45. A meatus is a canal like passageway
46. Vertebrae usually receive compression fractures
47. Spiral fractures usually result due to twisting forces
48. The final step in fracture healing is bone remodeling
49. In a comminuted fracture the epiphysis separates from the diaphysis
50. The bone in the picture below is called cancellous