Pre-Test
(Bones of the Body)
Name: __________________________ Date: ___________
Schedule: _______________________
Instruction: Encircle the correct answer
1. Which long bone makes up the upper part of the arm?
a. Clavicle
b. Humerus
c. Radius
d. Femur
2. What is the proper name for the hip bone?
a. Coccyx
b. Tibia
c. Pelvis
d. Femur
3. What is the name of the jaw bone?
a. Mandible
b. Cranium
c. Chinus bone
d. Incus
4. How many bones are in the ADULT human body?
a. 206
b. 50
c. 415
d. 321
5. How many bones do you have at birth?
a. 450
b. 150
c. 99
d. 270
6. Which bone houses the brain?
a. Xiphoid
b. Fibula
c. Cranium
d. Sternum
7. What are the bones called that make up the fingers and toes?
a. Carpals
b. Metacarpals
c. Tarsals
d. Phalanges
8. What is another name for the collar bone?
a. Carpal
b. Scapula
c. Xiphoid process
d. Clavicle
9. Which long bone makes up the upper part of the leg?
a. Femur
b. Humerus
c. Tibia
d. Fibula
10. In the lower leg, which bone is the larger of the two main bones?
a. Tibia
b. Fibula
c. Tarsals
d. Metatarsals
11. In the lower leg, which bone is the smaller of the two main bones?
a. Tibia
b. Fibula
c. Tarsals
d. Metatarsals
12. Which of the following is NOT a bone in the ear?
a. Incus
b. Malleus
c. Scapula
d. Stapes
13. What are the small bones that make up the wrist area called?
a. Metacarpals
b. Metatarsals
c. Tarsals
d. Carpals
14. What are the small bones that extend beyond the small bones in the wrist, and
make up the lower portion of the hand?
a. Metacarpals
b. Metatarsals
c. Tarsals
d. Carpals
15. What are the small bones that make up the heel and ankle area of the foot?
a. Metacarpals
b. Metatarsals
c. Tarsals
d. Carpals
16. What are the small bones that extend beyond the ankle bones and connect to
the phalanges?
a. Metacarpals
b. Metatarsals
c. Tarsals
d. Carpals
17. What's another name for your toes?
a. Antecubitals
b. Carthoids
c. Manubriums
d. Phalanges
18. What is the name of your knee cap bone?
a. Patella
b. Femurus Extendus
c. Kneexoid
d. Clavicle
19. What is the name of your tail bone?
a. Lumbar vertebrae
b. Sacrum
c. Patella
d. Coccyx
20. What is the largest bone in the human body?
a. Femur
b. Humerus
c. Vertebrae
d. Tibia
21. The top portion of the sternum is called:
a. Manubrium
b. Xiphoid process
c. Incus
d. Carpal
22. The bottom portion of the sternum is called:
a. Manubrium
b. Xiphoid process
c. Incus
d. Carpal
23. The shoulder blade bone is called:
a. Vertebrae
b. Incus
c. Scapula
d. Carpal
24. The top bones of the vertebrae are called the:
a. Cervical Vertebrae
b. Lumbar Vertebrae
c. Thoracic Vertebrae
d. Cranial Vertebrae
25. The center bones of the vertebrae are called the:
a. Cervical Vertebrae
b. Lumbar Vertebrae
c. Thoracic Vertebrae
d. Cranial Vertebrae
26. The lower bones of the vertebrae, which make up the lower back area, are
called the:
a. Cervical Vertebrae
b. Lumbar Vertebrae
c. Thoracic Vertebrae
d. Cranial Vertebrae
27. The large, triangular bone that begins below the lumbar vertebrae and wedges
between the posterior of the pelvis is called the:
a. Coccyx
b. Pelvicular notch
c. Thoracic Vertebrae
d. Sacrum
28. Two bones make up the lower arm (forearm region). What are these two bones
called?
a. Tibia and Fibula
b. Radius and Ulna
c. Femur and Humerus
d. Carpal and Metacarpal
29. Which bone in the forearm region is on the "thumb" side?
a. Raduis
b. Ulna
c. Tibia
d. Fibula
30. Which bone in the forearm region is on the "pinky finger" side?
a. Raduis
b. Ulna
c. Tibia
d. Fibula
