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Skeletal System Quiz 174 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which type of bone is the major bones in the arms and legs?
2. ..... joint is present in hips.
3. The thoracic vertebrae are ..... to the lumbar vertebrae.
4. Protect the eye; connects to maxilla, temporal bone, sphenoid bone and frontal bone; knows as the cheekbone.
5. What structure connects different osteons to eachother and houses blood vessels?
6. Swatting a fly off of your shoulder is what kind of movement?
7. All of these are bones that can be found in the human arm except?
8. How many bones make up the hands?
9. Branch of medicine that deals with the health and repair of the skeletal sytem.
10. The scientific name for "bone of the upper leg" is
11. Where do you have hinge joints?
12. The hard, dense bone that forms the outer surface of bones is
13. What condition in the bones makes the bones weak and is most commonly found in older people.
14. Which of the following is responsible for bone reabsorption or breakdown and is found at injury sites.
15. Muscles help the face to smile.
16. The extracellular matrix of bone is made of
17. What type of joint is your elbow?
18. Another name for your shoulder blade.
19. How many bones form the human skeleton?
20. This type of joint allows bones to move back and forth. Knees an elbows are examples
21. ..... joints are located in the neck.
22. A chronic musculoskeletal condition characterized by widespread pain, with tender points at specific sites on the body.
23. Cranial bones and Thoracic bones are considered .....
24. How many fused vertebrae are found in the sacrum?
25. Name "g" (yellow area)
26. The bone is called .....
27. How are bones classified?
28. The ends of epiphyses are covered with this layer, responsible for smooth movement of joints & cushion from shock:
29. Small channels that radiate through the matrix of bone.
30. What is the term used for 'bone growth'?
31. What classification of bone markings are holes or indentations that allow for passage of blood vessels and/or nerves?
32. All movement in the body is controlled by muscles. Some muscles work without us thinking, like our heart beating, while other muscles are controlled by our thoughts and allow us to do stuff and move around. All of our muscles together make up the body's muscular system.
33. What is a characteristic of osteoporosis?
34. What are the 3 main bones found in the leg?
35. The skeletal system supports the body and gives it shape.
36. The malleus, incus, and stapes are the bones of the middle ear.
37. Joint that allows back and forth motion as well as up and down movement such as your thumb
38. This is connected by a hinge joint
39. Cagelike curved bones which have 12 pairs, 10 of which are attached to the sternum
40. Scar tissue in the fascia around a muscle
41. Thick band of tissue that attaches bone to muscle
42. Attach our bones to our muscles
43. What system is made up of all of our bones?
44. I am an insect. I have an ..... skeleton.
45. Large bone; makes up the roof of the orbital and nasal cavities; "forehead" .
46. ..... is not a function of the skeleton
47. Osteoblast will transform into this bone cell
48. A test used to determine bone strength to determine osteoporosis
49. Q-There are ..... number of vertebrae in children.
50. Also called brittle bone disease, rare hereditary disease of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily.-arises from a genetic defect that causes abnormal or reduced production of the protein collagen, a major component of connective tissue.
51. A very thin membrane that covers many of the bones in your body. It serves as protection as well as a channel for the blood supply and nutrients for bone tissue.
52. Consist of a shaft with enlarged ends
53. Osteoblasts gain calcium during process calcification and cells turn into
54. How many bones are located in the human skeleton?
55. Where is compact bone tissue found?
56. The proximal and distal radioulnar joints (responsible for pronation and suppination) are an example this type of joint?
57. Which of the following bones is an example of a bone belonging to the the appendicular skeleton?
58. What is the large opening in the skull through which the spinal cord passes?
59. ..... is where two bones connect
60. Inflammation of bone and cartilage.
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