Skeletal System Quiz 109 (60 MCQs)

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1. The more mobility a joint has the weaker & less stable it is:
2. The inner layer of bone with the lattice structure
3. Which type of bone is complex shaped (like the vertebrae)?
4. Joint that only allows limited movement such as turning your head to the right and left
5. Which of the following is not one of the tissues we have discussed in class?
6. Turning the hand so that the palm faces downward.
7. The place where two bones meet is a
8. The skeletal and muscular systems can be considered as one system because together they move the body. The skeleton is the framework of the body to which the voluntary muscles are attached
9. What kind of joint gives you opposable thumbs?
10. Which of the following are not features of compact bone/
11. The tough, flexible strand of connective tissue that holds bones together is a .....
12. Attached to the sternum, it is only long bone in the human body that lies horizontally.
13. What are the joints in the skeletal system?
14. ..... join allows movement in several direction.
15. Sutures of the skull are what type of joint?
16. What part of the bone allows blood vessels and nerve endings to enter into the bone through tiny openings and move through canals?
17. 8) The bones of the legs consist of what 3 bones?
18. How many bones to babies have?
19. An example of an injury to the axial skeleton is
20. Deep layer of the skin composed of the papillary and reticular layers
21. Which of the following is the main function of the skeletal system?
22. The middle section of the sternum is known as the .....
23. Arms, legs, pelvis, fingers, toes-
24. Bone marrow is located .....
25. The olecranon process is found on the:
26. Mature female pig
27. Breaks down bone to remove damaged or old cells, and release minerals into the blood stream
28. What is your thigh bone called?
29. Which type of joint is found in our elbows and fingers
30. Another name for the knee cap is the:
31. A condition leading to softening or brittle bones. Treatment can involve hormone replacement and increase calcium and Vitamin D in diet.
32. What mineral compound makes up about 1/3 of your bone matrix?
33. A tough fibrous tissue which connects one bone to another
34. True or False:Your bones make red blood cells
35. The scientific name for the skull is called the
36. What are the two main minerals that make up the majority of bone tissue?
37. Which material in the bone make new blood cells to keep you healthy?
38. This attaches your bone to bone
39. What you use to chew your food
40. Bone does not break through the skin
41. What type of bone marrow acts as a storage site for fat?
42. Joints allow movement and ..... of the body.
43. Which bone articulates with the femur anteriorly?
44. When the ligaments in a joint are stretched or twisted and cause swelling it is called a .....
45. What foods contain Calcium that helps our bones?
46. Spongy bone is made up of trabeculae found along lines of stress. Its purpose is:
47. X is the only bone that do not connected with other bones. What is X?
48. T/F:The speed with which a fractured bone heals is dependent, in part, on how closely the fractured parts lie in relation to one another.
49. There are ..... pair of true ribs, whereas there are ..... pair of floating ribs.
50. How does Upper Limb helps
51. What do your bones contain?
52. To absorb calcium, your body needs
53. Tuberculosis-Calcium deficiency in elderly women.2.Osteoporosis-A bacteria attacks the bone.3.Kyphosis-A bad posture where the person often hunches.4.Polio-A virus that causes paralysis in children. The correct answer between the disease and the causes are numbers .....
54. What is an involuntary muscle
55. Adults have ..... bones in their body
56. The ribcage is formed by ..... pairs of thin ..... bones
57. Why is skeletal system important?
58. Who/what has a hydrostatic skeleton?
59. Most insects and crustaceans have a .....
60. Which of the following means "the framework of bones that forms the structure of the body and protects internal organs?"