Skeletal System Quiz 150 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which type of skeleton protect our vital (important) organ?
2. The part of skeleton along the midline of the body.
3. Which of the following will reduce pressure and stress on the vertebral column and muscles?
4. This is a disease found mostly in the elderly.
5. The ends of the long bones.
6. The prefix osteo means
7. Why do adults have less number of bones when compared to babies even though their bodies are bigger?
8. When the body is divided into front and back halves, the front half of the body is the
9. Which type of break results in at least one end of bone tearing through the skin?
10. True or False:The sternum is a part of the axial skeleton.
11. Which one is NOT a function
12. A surgical procedure that creates space within the spinal canal by removing part of the vertebra
13. The main function of the arches of the foot are to act as shock absorbers:
14. Where two bone surfaces meet.
15. Any place where two or more bones meet is called a
16. This wraps the fascicles
17. For a lever to be a first class lever the fulcrum needs to be .....
18. List the 4 levels of organization from least basic to most complex
19. What is the condition called when a bone breaks?
20. Bones with roughly equal lengths and widths, such as the wrists (carpals) or the ankles (tarsals)
21. Which bone is the radius?
22. The ..... look like a bunch of grapes and are where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes places.
23. The major part of the skeletal system that includes the skull, vertebral column, sternum, and ribs
24. Skull protects our .....
25. How many main parts of skeletal system
26. What protects the vertebrae?
27. What are two ways to keep your bones strong and healthy?
28. Which phrase best describes the inorganic part of bone tissue?
29. Which type of bone cells are responsible for dissolving old bone matrix?
30. Joints that allow slight movement
31. ..... are the cells responsible for production of new bone.
32. How many bones baby got?
33. It is a long, flat bone at the middle of the chest attached to cagelike curved bones.
34. How many bones make up the adult human body?
35. The sternum belongs to
36. Define this major function Protection
37. Which of these is a sign of sarcopenia?
38. The thumb is an example of which type of joint?
39. What is the term for the group of bones that form the ankle and heel?
40. The ends of bones a covered with a smooth, slippery thick layer of tissue called ..... ? This can be found in your nose and ears.
41. The lumbar and sacral vertebrae in birds are not flexible
42. ..... cushions the ends of bone and forms flexible parts like your nose and ears.
43. Pivot joints are found in
44. What is a mom cattle called?
45. The biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus all have their origin on the
46. The bones in the extremities (limbs) and the bones that attach the limbs to the axial skeleton (girdles) are collectively known as the ..... skeleton
47. The skeletal system is divided into two systems:
48. What is a fibrous joint?
49. One type of skeletal disorder has characteristics:Short limbs, particularly the upper portion of the legs and arms.A trunk of average size.What is the type of disorder depend on the characteristics above?
50. You smooth muscle helps you .....
51. Bone in your leg above the knee.It is the longest and strongest bones in the human body.
52. The framework of bones is called the ..... system.
53. Type of bone cell that is critical in the regeneration of bone through bone remodeling
54. Which is the one that allows our leg to move back and forth in one direction?
55. Bones that protect the spinal cord.
56. The disease fibrodysplasia ossificans progressivais when
57. Elastic fibers that connect the ends of bones at movable joints are known as
58. Examples:Carpals (wrist bones) Tarsals (ankle bones), Patella
59. I act as a protective cage for the heart, lungs, and liver. There are 12 pairs of ribs.
60. Which other body systems works with the skeleton to produce movement?