Skeletal System Quiz 114 (60 MCQs)

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1. When a bone is forcibly displaced from a joint:
2. Most rough football tackles result in:
3. Our teeth are bones
4. Bones are spongy on the inside making them less dense and lighter weight.
5. The largest bone in the body is the:
6. What is the study of the bones and other components of the skeletal system?
7. During a hiking trip, you slip and feel a sharp pain in your ankle. The medical guide suggests it might be an issue with the tissue that connects bones to other bones. What is this tissue called?
8. Which of the following receptors do opioid analgesics not act upon?
9. The scientific name for skull is .....
10. The hip bones form a ring called .....
11. Which type of skeleton includes the bones of the limbs and the girdles that connect them to the axial skeleton?
12. What percentage of bones are made from Calcium?
13. What is the cushion between the joints?
14. Which part of our skeletal system protects our brain?
15. The main function of the musculoskeletal system is to .....
16. Which of the following structures form part of the axial skeleton?
17. Shaking your head "no" is an illustration of using what type of joint in your neck?
18. Name the joints of the skeletal system?
19. Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle tissue?
20. The production of new bone during a child's development is accomplished by:
21. The Skull is weak.
22. How many bones are in the skeleton?
23. Mr. Swatter has a fly on his shoulder, the poor thing. He reaches his right hand over to his left shoulder to try and squish the fly. Which movement is occurring at his ELBOW joint?
24. ..... is hardest bone which forms the lower jaw
25. A disorder in bones which is caused by vitamin D deficiency and shaped X or O bones is called .....
26. A magnet can attract or repel another magnet from a distance.
27. Joints can move to any direction .....
28. Long bones are found in .....
29. What skeletal structure is located in the skull?
30. Which type of joint is in your neck?
31. The smooth, hard, white layer of bone is called .....
32. Bones that have platelike structures.
33. The root word orth/o means what
34. These bones don't have a specific shape and make up the bones of the face, vertebrae, and hips
35. True or False:Long bones normally protect a body's vital organs.
36. This is when you are able to control the movement like in skeletal muscles
37. Name the agonist during flexion of the elbow joint
38. This type of bone cell breaks down old or damaged bone:
39. What does peripheral mean?
40. This is the strongest bone in the skull.
41. When you flex your arm, your BICEPS are the flexors.
42. Medial bone of the lower leg
43. Bone on the pinkie side of the forearm.
44. Provides extremely limited movement
45. A group of cells that work together to perform the same functions.
46. Which is not a bone located in your arm?
47. The above fluid between joints acts as .....
48. The largest of the tarsal bones, the heel, is called the:
49. Periosteum is a membrane that surrounds bones.It ..... Bones
50. How many regions is the spine divided into?
51. What are the characteristics of long bones?
52. Which of these is a long term effect on the skeletal system?
53. What is the term used for broken bones?
54. The joints between pelvis and femur are called ..... joints.
55. Besides the brain, the skull also protects .....
56. Where is the humerus bone located?
57. Refers to a condition where the bone does not harden the way it should after forming
58. Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
59. When a bone is formed, renewed, and repaired.
60. There are about 50 bones in both hands.