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Skeletal System Quiz 166 (60 MCQs)

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1. The process of forming blood cells
2. What is the hard, outside layer of bone called?
3. Which is an inorganic substance in intercellular substance that is found in only a small amount?
4. One of the main functions of the skeleton is to make oxygen.
5. Of bone weight is due to bone cells, blood vessels, cartilage. What part of the bone makeup would this be?
6. Name the bone located in the center of the chest?
7. This organ is located in the head. It is responsible for controlling involuntaries movements like:coughing, breathing, etc .....
8. Example of Gliding Joints
9. Which term best describes the joints at the top of your skull?
10. The scientific name for "finger bone" is
11. What type of muscle is a smooth muscle?
12. When calcium levels are low in the blood, which of the following will happen:
13. Most insects and crustaceans have this type of skeleton
14. The arm is partially supported by the scapula. The scapula is part of the:
15. How does the skeletal system help maintain homeostasis?
16. The prefix intra-means what?
17. What is the anatomical term of motion/movement for straightening a limb?
18. Central portion of the long bone that contains the yellow marrow.
19. True or False. It is possible to be completely still?
20. Band-like elastic structures that surround joints to hold them together
21. Cells that make bone matrix
22. What are common bone injuries?
23. Extracellular matrix contains collagen and minerals; including calcium and phosphate.
24. Imagine you are an anatomy student and your professor asks you during a lecture, 'How many bones are there in the human body?' You remember studying that the correct number is not 210. How do you respond?
25. What is ossification?
26. Disorders in which the immune system overreacts and begins to attack itself.
27. Which of the following is filled with yellow marrow (adipose tissue)?
28. What produces sebum?
29. Which is NOT one of the bones main jobs?
30. Which joint is found in both the knee and the elbow
31. By the time you graduate high school, you will have ..... bones.
32. This filament gives flexibility to bones
33. Your body needs calcium to
34. Your brain is protected by your .....
35. Which of the following is not paired?
36. Skeletal system along with ..... helps in movement
37. Ligaments are made up of:
38. The long bones of the arms and legs make certain blood cells.
39. The suffix-penia means what?
40. The layer of cartilage responsible for the lengthwise growth of a bone is the .....
41. What type of bone is your knee cap?
42. Serving as the life support system of the bone, the ..... is the dense, fibrous sheath surrounding the diaphysis.
43. These types of bones are cube like in shape and provide support and stability.
44. ..... allow your bones to bend.
45. Which part of your body stores minerals?
46. The suffix "-desis" means:
47. A freely movable joint that allows bones to turn into any direction is a
48. What is the key to good body mechanics and protecting your spine?
49. TRUE OR FALSEGirdles Protects and gives shape
50. What is the word for the definition Singular noun ending
51. TOTAL HIP ARTHROPLASTY
52. What is one thing that does not prevent osteoporosis?
53. Spongy bone is mostly found in the appendicular skeleton
54. Why do we need bones in our body?
55. What is the name of the highlighted are? d
56. Which term means an inflammation of bone marrow and adjacent bones?
57. Side to side or lateral curvature of the spine
58. What is the definition of a ligament?
59. Percentage of ..... determines the color of our skin
60. Starting from the outside of the bone, which represents the correct order of bone tissue layers? (Not all the layers are listed.)
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