Skeletal System Quiz 159 (60 MCQs)

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1. What do we call the meat in the center of the bone that allows veins and arteries to pass blood through?
2. The type of bone that surrounds vital organs
3. A ..... is a blunt force injury that occurs to the soft tissues.
4. A resistance exercise that the muscle cells contract without using oxygen.
5. ..... are connected to each other by cartilage and muscles.
6. Connecting and stabilizing are two important functions of the ACL
7. What is the name of the disease in which bones become weak and soft?
8. What do we call muscles that can be consciously controlled?
9. Triceps brachii muscle action
10. Smooth muscles are striated (striped)
11. How many named muscles are in your body?
12. The scapula is commonly known as your shoulder blade.
13. What might happen if you didn't run a fever when you got sick?
14. What is the job of an osteocyte?
15. Which word is a synonym for the word ancient?
16. What is located at number 11?
17. The blood cells are manufactured in .....
18. T/F:Osteoclasts and osteoblasts remodel bone throughout life. Osteoclasts cause resorption of bone tissue, and osteoblasts replace bone tissue.
19. Which bone is the heaviest, biggest, and strongest?
20. What type of cells are responsible for breaking down bone tissue?
21. During this phase of bone healing the blood vessels in and around the bone are torn and bleeding occurs
22. A gliding joint is also called a ..... joint
23. Where might you find involuntary muscles?
24. What is the fluid in your knee joint called?
25. It describes loss of muscle strength and muscle mass. It is related to aging. Lack of exercise and poor nutrition can increase the rate of muscle loss.
26. What is the bowl-shaped structure to which your legs are attached?
27. Mature male bovine
28. Name the type of fracture based on the description:one fragment driven into the other usually by compression
29. The type of joint found between the bones of our vertebral column
30. The bone that joins all of the bones of the cranium together is the .....
31. Are bones heavy or light?
32. Which type of inflammatory condition is known as an inflammatory or degenerative disease of joints with over 100 different types?
33. What bones protect your heart and chest?
34. The ..... consists of dense connective tissue, richly supplied with nerve fibres and blood vessels.
35. Which main joint is found in the arm and legs?
36. What protects heart and lungs?
37. What is NOT a job of the skeleton
38. Pectorial girdle, pelvic girdle, upper and lower limbs form the ..... skeleton.
39. When a bone has insufficient blood supply and dies it is:
40. Which of these cavities contains the brain?
41. Identify the pathology that can shown the bone erosion as their appearances.
42. Who has more bones in their body? An adult or a child?
43. Inflammation of the joints that results in twisted gnarled fingers is:
44. In which cavity are the lungs located?
45. Most of the joints of the human body
46. True or False:All bones are made of the same materials.
47. Your skeletal systems give you your shape.
48. Cranium is made up of ..... bones
49. Our bones work together with our ..... to help us move
50. Fixed joints in the skull or cranium are called .....
51. Our skeleton is considered an
52. An injury to a ligament that is caused by stretching a joint too far.
53. What can help protect strong bones?
54. When a bone slips out of place, this is called .....
55. Compact bones are .....
56. Where does a bone grow in width?
57. This is a condition in which bones become weak and break easily.
58. Cranium is the name of the .....
59. Flexibility of a joint can be improved by:
60. What is located at number 8?