BIOD 151 Module 4 Exam Review
Skeletal System, Bones & Joints | Practice Test
Question 1. The adult human skeleton is composed of how many bones?
A. 206 ✓
B. 150
C. 300
Question 2. The axial skeleton includes which of the following bone groups?
A. Skull, vertebral column, and rib cage ✓
B. Upper and lower limbs
C. Pelvic and pectoral girdles only
Question 3. The appendicular skeleton includes which of the following?
A. The limbs and girdles ✓
B. The skull and vertebrae
C. The rib cage only
Question 4. Which bone classification describes bones such as the femur and
humerus?
A. Long bones ✓
B. Short bones
C. Flat bones
Question 5. Short bones, such as the carpals and tarsals, are characterized by:
A. Roughly equal length and width ✓
B. Elongated shafts
C. Thin, plate-like structure
Question 6. Flat bones, such as the sternum and cranial bones, primarily function
to:
A. Provide protection and broad surfaces for muscle attachment ✓
B. Enable fine motor movement
C. Store the majority of the body's calcium exclusively
Question 7. Irregular bones, such as vertebrae, are characterized by:
A. Complex shapes that don't fit other classifications ✓
B. Uniform cylindrical shafts
, C. Thin, curved surfaces only
Question 8. Sesamoid bones, such as the patella, develop within:
A. Tendons ✓
B. Ligaments exclusively
C. Cartilage plates only
Question 9. The diaphysis of a long bone refers to:
A. The shaft ✓
B. The rounded end
C. The membrane covering the bone
Question 10. The epiphysis of a long bone refers to:
A. The rounded end(s) of the bone ✓
B. The shaft
C. The marrow cavity
Question 11. The epiphyseal plate (growth plate) in a growing long bone is
composed of:
A. Hyaline cartilage ✓
B. Dense connective tissue
C. Compact bone
Question 12. Once bone growth is complete, the epiphyseal plate is replaced by
bone and becomes the:
A. Epiphyseal line ✓
B. Medullary cavity
C. Periosteum
Question 13. The medullary cavity of a long bone primarily contains:
A. Bone marrow ✓
B. Compact bone tissue
C. Articular cartilage
Question 14. Yellow bone marrow is composed primarily of:
A. Adipose (fat) tissue ✓
B. Hematopoietic tissue
C. Compact bone
Question 15. Red bone marrow is the primary site of:
A. Hematopoiesis (blood cell formation) ✓
, B. Fat storage
C. Calcium excretion
Question 16. The periosteum is best described as:
A. A dense connective tissue membrane covering the outer bone surface
✓
B. The cartilage covering joint surfaces
C. The innermost lining of the medullary cavity
Question 17. The periosteum functions to provide attachment points for which
structures?
A. Tendons and ligaments ✓
B. Only blood vessels
C. Only nerve endings
Question 18. The endosteum lines which structure within a bone?
A. The medullary cavity ✓
B. The outer bone surface
C. The epiphyseal plate exclusively
Question 19. Articular cartilage covers which part of a long bone?
A. The epiphyseal (joint) surfaces ✓
B. The diaphysis exclusively
C. The periosteum
Question 20. Articular cartilage is composed of which tissue type?
A. Hyaline cartilage ✓
B. Fibrocartilage
C. Elastic cartilage
Question 21. Compact bone tissue is organized into structural units called:
A. Osteons (Haversian systems) ✓
B. Trabeculae
C. Lamellae exclusively
Question 22. The central canal (Haversian canal) of an osteon contains:
A. Blood vessels and nerves ✓
B. Bone marrow
C. Cartilage
Question 23. Lamellae within an osteon refer to:
Skeletal System, Bones & Joints | Practice Test
Question 1. The adult human skeleton is composed of how many bones?
A. 206 ✓
B. 150
C. 300
Question 2. The axial skeleton includes which of the following bone groups?
A. Skull, vertebral column, and rib cage ✓
B. Upper and lower limbs
C. Pelvic and pectoral girdles only
Question 3. The appendicular skeleton includes which of the following?
A. The limbs and girdles ✓
B. The skull and vertebrae
C. The rib cage only
Question 4. Which bone classification describes bones such as the femur and
humerus?
A. Long bones ✓
B. Short bones
C. Flat bones
Question 5. Short bones, such as the carpals and tarsals, are characterized by:
A. Roughly equal length and width ✓
B. Elongated shafts
C. Thin, plate-like structure
Question 6. Flat bones, such as the sternum and cranial bones, primarily function
to:
A. Provide protection and broad surfaces for muscle attachment ✓
B. Enable fine motor movement
C. Store the majority of the body's calcium exclusively
Question 7. Irregular bones, such as vertebrae, are characterized by:
A. Complex shapes that don't fit other classifications ✓
B. Uniform cylindrical shafts
, C. Thin, curved surfaces only
Question 8. Sesamoid bones, such as the patella, develop within:
A. Tendons ✓
B. Ligaments exclusively
C. Cartilage plates only
Question 9. The diaphysis of a long bone refers to:
A. The shaft ✓
B. The rounded end
C. The membrane covering the bone
Question 10. The epiphysis of a long bone refers to:
A. The rounded end(s) of the bone ✓
B. The shaft
C. The marrow cavity
Question 11. The epiphyseal plate (growth plate) in a growing long bone is
composed of:
A. Hyaline cartilage ✓
B. Dense connective tissue
C. Compact bone
Question 12. Once bone growth is complete, the epiphyseal plate is replaced by
bone and becomes the:
A. Epiphyseal line ✓
B. Medullary cavity
C. Periosteum
Question 13. The medullary cavity of a long bone primarily contains:
A. Bone marrow ✓
B. Compact bone tissue
C. Articular cartilage
Question 14. Yellow bone marrow is composed primarily of:
A. Adipose (fat) tissue ✓
B. Hematopoietic tissue
C. Compact bone
Question 15. Red bone marrow is the primary site of:
A. Hematopoiesis (blood cell formation) ✓
, B. Fat storage
C. Calcium excretion
Question 16. The periosteum is best described as:
A. A dense connective tissue membrane covering the outer bone surface
✓
B. The cartilage covering joint surfaces
C. The innermost lining of the medullary cavity
Question 17. The periosteum functions to provide attachment points for which
structures?
A. Tendons and ligaments ✓
B. Only blood vessels
C. Only nerve endings
Question 18. The endosteum lines which structure within a bone?
A. The medullary cavity ✓
B. The outer bone surface
C. The epiphyseal plate exclusively
Question 19. Articular cartilage covers which part of a long bone?
A. The epiphyseal (joint) surfaces ✓
B. The diaphysis exclusively
C. The periosteum
Question 20. Articular cartilage is composed of which tissue type?
A. Hyaline cartilage ✓
B. Fibrocartilage
C. Elastic cartilage
Question 21. Compact bone tissue is organized into structural units called:
A. Osteons (Haversian systems) ✓
B. Trabeculae
C. Lamellae exclusively
Question 22. The central canal (Haversian canal) of an osteon contains:
A. Blood vessels and nerves ✓
B. Bone marrow
C. Cartilage
Question 23. Lamellae within an osteon refer to:
