Skeletal System Questions

Question 1

fibrous connective tissue that connects bone to bone

Answer 1

ligament

Question 2

type of bone that contains osteons consisting of concentric layers of matrix and osteocytes in lacunae

Answer 2

compact bone

Question 3

cavity or hollow space in cranial and facial bones

Answer 3

sinus

Question 4

membranous regions located between certain cranial bones in the skull of an infant or fetus

Answer 4

frontanel

Question 5

mature bone cell located within the lacunae of bone

Answer 5

osteocyte

Question 6

spongy bone contains

Answer 6

red bone marrow, where blood cells are formed

Question 7

which of these associations is mismatched
a. slightly movable joint-vertebrae  
b. hinge joint - hip
synovial joint - elbow
d. immovable joint-sutures in cranium

Answer 7

hinge joint-hip

Question 8

the bone cell responsible for breaking down tissue is the___ whereas the bone cell that produces new bone tissue is the

Answer 8

osteoclast, osteoblast

Question 9

all blood cells- red, white, and platelets are produced by which of the following

Answer 9

red bone marrow

Question 10

this bone is the only movable bone of the skull

Answer 10

mandible.

Question 11

which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system: production of blood cells, storage of minerals, involved in movement, storage of fat, production of body heat

Answer 11

production of body heat

Question 12

when you bend you arm the bump seen as your elbow is part of the

Answer 12

ulna

Question 13

the bump seen on the outside of the ankle is part of the

Answer 13

fibula

Question 14

which of the following is not a bone of the appendicular skeleton: the scapula, a metatarsal bone, a rib, the patella

Answer 14

a rib

Question 15

the clavicle articulates with the

Answer 15

sternum and scapula

Question 16

the vertebrae that articulate with the ribs are the

Answer 16

thoracic vertebrae

Question 17

phalanges

Answer 17

bones in both the fingers and the toes

Question 18

bones store

Answer 18

minerals and fat

Question 19

most bones develop through

Answer 19

endochondral ossification

Question 20

ball and socket joints

Answer 20

movement in all planes

Question 21

flexion

Answer 21

closing the angle at a joint

Question 22

bursa

Answer 22

fluid filled sac

Question 23

meniscus

Answer 23

made of cartilage

Question 24

adduction

Answer 24

movement toward the body