Skeletal System Quiz 140 (60 MCQs)

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1. Ribs are connected by flexible tissue that enables them expand.
2. Which of the following is responsible for new bone cell growth?
3. The ends of a long bone that enclose spongy bone and is covered by articular cartilage is the .....
4. The vastus lateralis, intermedius and medialis all have their origin on the
5. What do you drink to keep your bones strong?
6. Which type of bone marrow produces fat cells, cartilage, and bone?
7. The xiphoid process is located on the bottom tip of .....
8. The production of red and white blood cells in the bone marrow is called hematopoiesis.
9. What kind of bone cell responsible by initiating calcification process of bone?
10. An ..... is a type of bone cell that dissolves bone.
11. How does the skeletal system protect vital organs?
12. A muscle that extends at a joint.
13. How many cartilages are there in new born baby?
14. The term "medial" refers to a position on the body that is
15. TRUE or FALSE:Bones are living tissue.
16. Which of the following terms best matches the following function of the skeletal system: "The skeletal system provides protection for the body's internal organs."
17. From the limited (slightly) movable joints is (are) .....
18. What is the name of the knee cap?
19. The skull, also called the cranium, protects what organ?
20. In the top of the skull, bones are
21. An organism with a backbone. Fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, including humans, are all?
22. Cartilagenous joints, like in between vertebrae, are classified as this type of joint
23. A bone disease that is a result of too much calcium loss and not enough replacement is .....
24. ..... is/are examples of involuntary muscles,
25. The bones of the fingers and toes.
26. Which type of marrow produces red and white blood cells and platelets?
27. Mature male horse, used for breeding
28. A fractured bone is healed by both blood and bones cells. What type of stimulus is this?
29. Cartilaginous joints contain.....
30. How many muscles are there in the human muscular system?
31. Stores fat that can serve as an energy reserve.
32. ..... joint is found in elbows and knees
33. Adults have this many bones
34. What type of bone are your vertabraes?
35. Joints are areas where two or more bones join together
36. What is the name of the joint that allows little or no movement?
37. A bone fracture that fragments the bone
38. Tendons connect bones to .....
39. What another word for clavicle?
40. AJ, Michael, and Anabel are playing a trivia game. They come across a question:What is a vertebrae?
41. Finger and toe bones
42. This is the bones of the nasal cavity and lower eye orbits
43. What do you call a long bone in the upper arm?
44. A 64 y/o woman was brought in to the emergency room with a broken hip after falling. What is the most likely cause of her injury?
45. What is the main protein found in human bones?
46. Alia's doctor told her she had a skeletal disorder that has fluid-filled sac in her hips what is the disorder
47. Degenerative disorder causing abnormal spine structure
48. What connective tissue joins muscle to bone
49. The frame work of bones that gives support to our body is called the
50. Tough fibrous tissue that lines the outside of the bone
51. Cartilage tissue breaks down and disappears while bony tissue begins to form
52. Axial skeleton includes all except
53. Inflammation of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the sternum
54. These are the bones of the wrist.
55. Commonly occurs to vertebrates, have a framework of bones and cartilage, sometimes mineralized, that serves as a point of attachment for muscle. This would assist movement, give structure and support as well as protection.
56. All bones in the body is capable of moving.
57. What mineral makes bone strong?
58. These bones are found in the spinal column and some of the bones in the skull.
59. Small round bone that is embedded within a tendon, whose purpose is to reinforce and decrease stress on that tendon.
60. A center point that can be rotated