Skeletal System Quiz 178 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is a exoskeleton?
2. Which of these planes is horizontal and divides the body into a top half and bottom half?
3. The thumb is an example of this joint that allows movement in all directions
4. Attached to the sternum, it is the only long bone in the human body that lieshorizontally.
5. Based on the identifying key. Which animals do not have feathers?
6. Sarcopenia is the loss of muscle mass and function
7. Articulation which is immovable. Examples include the sutures of the skull.
8. What is an exercise that would strengthen skeletal muscles?
9. Do your bones store fat cells?
10. How many carpal bones form the wrist?
11. Where would you find your ulna?
12. A long and flat bone in the centre of the chest
13. Which curvature of the spine makes the upper back appear hunched over?
14. A condition that affects the bone remodeling process
15. Which is not an example of involuntary muscle?
16. This muscle is a two headed muscle that is located on the upper arm between the shoulder and elbow
17. Muscles that you CAN control.
18. The tibia is the ..... bone in your .....
19. Bile is made in the ..... ?
20. The radius is ..... to the ulna.
21. Which of the following means "one of the bones that make up the backbone?"
22. The Skull is separated from the .....
23. What bones make up the shoulder girdle?
24. Where does digestion begin in the body?
25. What are the shoulder bones called?
26. ..... is the spongy inner layer of a bone.
27. What is the strongest bone in you body?
28. ..... form new bone and ..... break down bone tissue.
29. Why do we need our bones?
30. The bones that form the wrist are the:
31. Which part of the skeleton system has 126 bones
32. Smooth muscles are
33. What are sprains?
34. The hard outer coating of a bone.
35. What is your collar bone called
36. Red blood cells are made inside of our bones.
37. This bone is in the lower arm and connects the elbow to the wrist
38. An exaggerated anterior or inward curve of the lumbar spine is known as:
39. The hard layer of bone directly under the outer membrane is called
40. What is the area towards the end of our long bones that tell us we have STOPPED growing referred to as?
41. Bones in the foot where the toes attach
42. The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of bone is the:
43. True or False:All joints are movable.
44. Identify the involuntary muscle that is only found in the heart and is resistant to fatigue (does not get tired).
45. What is the central support of the human body?
46. What important minerals are stored in the bones?
47. There are 6 types of joints, which one of the following is NOT a type of joint?
48. What is the function of the cranium (skull)?
49. Which type of fracture occurs when the bone is protruding out of the skin?
50. Why might it be necessary to see a specialist for tarter and not for plaque?
51. Bones with a diaphysis and epiphysis are classified as
52. This muscle cannot be consciously controlled.
53. Which best describes how the muscular system impacts movement of the human body?
54. How many bones make up the average human skeleton?
55. Which of the following bones protect the lungs?
56. The cranium is the correct name for the?
57. Humans are made of many cells, or .....
58. Bringing appendage closer to the midline
59. True or false:There are 206 bones in the body, and more than half of these are in your hands and feet.
60. What part of skeletal muscle attaches to the bone that moves when a muscle contracts?