Skeletal System Quiz 11 (60 MCQs)

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1. Ultrasounds are used to detect osteomyelitis (bone infection), soft tissue disorders, traumatic joint injuries, and surgical hardware placement.
2. Bones are held together by tough tissues called
3. This skull bone surrounds the ears.
4. Uric acid crystals built up in the big toe
5. Swelling due to excessive liquid in the tissues.
6. Where can you classify the femur bone?
7. Marrow that contains fat and blood vessels
8. Where is yellow bone marrow located
9. What is the disorder of the skeletal system that results in having very brittle, soft bones?
10. Sickle Cells are shaped like .....
11. In growing individuals, where would you find cartilage in the bone?
12. What type of joint is located in the knee and elbow?
13. A fracture in which the bone breaks the skin
14. What are mature bone cells called?
15. The outside layer of connective tissue that is present on long bones is:
16. The type of bone tissue that resists compressive forces, looks smooth & uniform.
17. It is also called as collarbone
18. Two bones from the elbow to the wrist are called .....
19. The process of bone tissue formation (osteogenesis)
20. The total number of bones in human body are:
21. A group of organs that work together to perform a major function is an organ
22. Which of the following IS considered part of the axial skeleton
23. What are the Tendons?
24. This keeps our bones from scratching against each other.
25. A process that grows out from a bone in order to allow for attachment is what classification of bone marking?
26. How many bones are there in adults
27. Which muscles are under our control
28. What is the big bone in the lower arm called?
29. Fractures heal when specialized cells form new bone. What is this type of cell called?
30. Joints that are immovable. Ex:sutures on your skull
31. What is the longest bone the human body have?
32. How do voluntary muscles move?
33. Magnesium assures what?
34. The bone building process is called?
35. The long shaft of a bone:
36. Does the skeletal system help the body move?
37. All are bone shapes EXCEPT .....
38. The bones along the axis, or central line, of the human body
39. What is the top section of vertebrae called?
40. Deltoid muscle action
41. The main shaft of a long bone is known as the
42. Functions of the Skeleton
43. Hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of bones in synovial joints
44. The main muscle of your scalp that allows you to raise your eyebrows and wrinkle your forehead.
45. Which term best describes a group of cells that are similar in composition and function together to perform a task?
46. The outer surface of the bone is protected by a tough, fibrous membrane called the-
47. Layers of bone matrix.
48. Ribs bones are categorized into .....
49. Without joints, we will
50. The inside of most bones contains a soft tissue is called .....
51. This nutrient is found in every cell and is the basic material in your blood.
52. The skeletal system has 4 main functions. What are they?
53. What does our skeletal system do for us?
54. What are the bones that protect your heart and lungs?
55. Babies are born with ..... less bones than they'll have as adults.
56. Shoulder bone or shoulder blade
57. How many bones are in the spine?
58. Approximately how many muscles are in our body
59. Organisms with endoskeletons have bones on .....
60. Prefix that means above.