Bone Shapes & Long Bone Anatomy Quiz
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What bone shape are the metatarsals?
A. Flat
B. Long
C. Short
D. Irregular
What bone shape are the carpals?
A. Flat
B. Long
C. Short
D. Irregular
What bone shape is the frontal bone of the skull?
A. Flat
B. Long
C. Short
D. Irregular
What is the function of the periosteum?
A. Support and resist stress
B. Reduce the weight of the skeleton
C. Resist stress from multiple directions
D. Helps with repair & maintenance of bone
Where is yellow bone barrow found?
A. Spongy Bone
B. Medullary Cavity
C. Epiphyses
D. Compact Bone
What bone shape are the ribs?
A. Flat
B. Long
C. Short
D. Irregular
What bone shape are the vertebrae?
A. Flat
B. Long
C. Short
D. Irregular
What bone shape is the femur?
A. Flat
B. Long
C. Short
D. Irregular
What type of cartilage is found at the ends of long bones, between joints?
A. Fibrocartilage
B. Elastic cartilage
C. Hyaline cartilage
D. Periosteum
What are the expanded ends of a long bone called?
A. Diaphysis
B. Epiphyses
C. Spongy Bone
D. Compact Bone
What is the long shaft of a bone called?
A. Epiphysis
B. Medullary Cavity
C. Periosteum
D. Diaphysis
What bone shape are the pelvic bones?
A. Flat
B. Long
C. Short
D. Irregular
What bone shape is the sternum?
A. Flat
B. Long
C. Short
D. Irregular
What bone shape is the fibula?
A. Flat
B. Long
C. Short
D. Irregular
What bone shape is the radius?
A. Flat
B. Long
C. Short
D. Irregular
What is the function of red bone marrow?
A. Produce red blood cells
B. Store energy
C. Resist compression
D. Provide strength
What bone shape are the facial bones?
A. Flat
B. Sesamoid
C. Short
D. Irregular
What bone shape is the scapula?
A. Flat
B. Sesamoid
C. Short
D. Irregular
What bone shape is the sacrum?
A. Flat
B. Long
C. Short
D. Irregular
Which type of bone is hard, dense and composed of osteons?
A. Spongy Bone
B. Compact Bone
C. Yellow Bone Marrow
D. Periosteum
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