Skeletal System Quiz 176 (60 MCQs)

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1. Flexing your arm muscle is an example of a voluntary muscle.
2. How many types of movable joint are there
3. In a child who is still growing taller, the ..... should be more active than other bone cells.
4. The spinal column consists of ..... vertebrae
5. Which one of the following bones is located in the head? a. Scapulab. Phalangesc. Tarsalsd. Cranium
6. What happens when there is a decrease in blood calcium?
7. This material is in our ears and nose and can bend without breaking.
8. Identify the bone at the front of the legbetween the knee and the feet.
9. Which of the following is the term used to describe an 'Exaggerated curve in the 'lumbar' region of the spine'?
10. True or False:CARTILAGE is NOT part of the skeletal system.
11. How may bones present in adult
12. Which of the options is NOT related with the most common causes of a MUSCLE CRAMP?
13. Which of the following forms of connective tissue join bone to bone?
14. What vital organ does the cranium protect?
15. What is the name of the injury where bones have been moved out of place?
16. This type of joint allows for rotation around a central point like your neck
17. ..... are the bones of the palm of the hand
18. Name of the bone that protects the brain.
19. Small flexible bands that hold the cartilage and bones in the joint together are called
20. The hyoid bone is located in?
21. The outermost layer of bone is known as the diaphysis.
22. What is the main function of bones in the human body?
23. Movement would occur without the skeletal system.
24. What is the scientific name of the ankles called?
25. The pelvic bone is called what
26. Which bone hold your head and upper body uprigth?
27. What is inflammation in joints known as?
28. The bones of our legs are .....
29. The ..... is the center of the skeleton.
30. Which pair of joints works in similar ways?
31. Symptoms:Shortened Limbs, average trunk/torso, enlarged head.
32. What are the characteristics of a short bone:
33. What type of bones would you find in your fingers and toes?
34. Do you have more bones or muscles in your body?
35. Carnivores animals have well developed:
36. How many bones are there in a baby?
37. How many vertebrae bones does the spinal column have?
38. What is the approximate number of bones in the human body?
39. What type of movement do your ball and socket joints make?
40. How many bones does the Axial Skeleton have?
41. Muscle attachments offer protection for vital organs like the .....
42. When a bone collapses, due to pressure (especially common in the vertebrae) what type of fracture occurs?
43. Which bone protects the spinal cord in the skeletal system?
44. Which type of muscle tissue has no striations, is involuntary, is typically found in hollow organs, and has a slow contraction time but has great endurance.
45. A ..... fracture is most often caused when someone falls, and they catch their fall with outreached arms.
46. Flat bones are found .....
47. What is an example of a Ball-and-Socket joint?
48. Explain how the fused bones in the avian skeletal system contribute to flight.
49. Where is the strongest muscle in your body?
50. The floating are not attached to ..... but they are attached to .....
51. It is important for us to sit or stand or do anything in a correct
52. What kind of joint is present in your elbow/knee?
53. Made up of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone. Thin. (Ex. skull and ribs)
54. Bones that are longer than they are wide (leg bones) are called:
55. How many cranial and facial bones are there in the skull?
56. Primary bone cell and most common type of bone cell
57. ..... bone is usually small and has many needle-like open spaces.
58. Which is not a major function (job) of the skeleton?
59. This part of the bone is porous and very light weight
60. A 76-year-old female was transported to the hospital following a fall. Upon examination, it was determined that she sustained a fracture to the head of her femur. The injury is most likely related to