Skeletal System Quiz 157 (60 MCQs)

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1. What about cartilage makes it unique and also difficult to heal?
2. Crabs, prawns, and grasshoppers are ..... animals.
3. Which System does make famework of the body?
4. It is an abnormal curvature of the spine that may cause back pain. Early diagnosis of the ailment can help a person with scoliosis get treatment right away. It may be done using a cast applied from the chest to the waist to help correct the curvature of the spine.
5. For two years, a child is given a diet that lacked Vitamin D. What disorders would most likely develop?
6. Which part of the skeletal system protects the lungs?
7. The motion that is being performed in the picture is?
8. Arms, legs, and feet make your
9. What is endochondral ossification
10. Commonly known as your heel bone.
11. Bone cell responsible for building new bone
12. ..... hold the skeleton together and support movement.
13. Which of the following structures eliminate friction during movements?
14. What material acts as a cushion between your bones?
15. Freely movable joints; includes all synovial joints.
16. Any place where two or more bones meet.
17. The bones are .....
18. The hip joint is an example of which joint?
19. The outer covering of the long bones is:
20. What is the bone that supports the delicate organs like lungs
21. Part of medicine that specializes in the making of artifical body parts.
22. How many bones are in a normal adult human being?
23. Occurs when the bones of inactive people tend to lose mass:
24. What type of involuntary muscle controls many types of movement within the body such as digestion?
25. Name the green bones
26. Which type of fracture causes an open wound?
27. Also called scapulae
28. Lateral curve of the spine
29. The muscle of your upper arm is called the
30. This internal cartilage found between the diaphysis & epiphyses of long bones is responsible for growth regulation:
31. Physician that specializes in treating the bones, joints and muscles, including performing surgeries
32. Broken bone that does protrude through the skin-adds concern of infection
33. Congenital condition where the vertebra fails to fully form around the spinal cord.
34. The upper jawbone, tongue and cheekbones are the bones that make up the skeleton.....
35. ..... bind bone to bone.
36. What does the combining form ankly/o mean?
37. When one muscle is contracting its partner is .....
38. What type of bone is your femur?
39. Nerve cell that detect conditions in the body environment
40. Bone that provide strength and protection.
41. Upper jaw; holds the upper teeth; forms portions of the orbital, nasal and oral cavities.
42. Which type of tissue does NOT compose bone?
43. What is the function of ligaments in the skeletal system?
44. To protect internal organs is the function of ..... bones
45. The skeletal system works with the muscular system to give the body structure and help the body move.
46. Cartilagenous joints are connected by
47. The shoulder is an example of which synovial joint?
48. Bone of the lower leg that bears little to no weight.
49. ..... give the body shape and protect the organs insides.
50. The medullary cavity by the diaphysis of and adult bone would contain?
51. What do osteoclasts do?
52. The axial skeleton is composed of ..... ?
53. The bones of the lower limb are attached to the pelvic girdle, which consists of two hip bones.
54. Provides a living structure for the body.
55. Bone Structure from end to the entire bone
56. What are the basic bone shapes?
57. What is a greenstick fracture?
58. Movement in the sagittal plane that decreases the angle of a joint (bends the joint).
59. When your muscles are bending or contracting. they are .....
60. Longitudinal growth stops when ..... plates ossify.