Skeletal System Quiz 179 (60 MCQs)

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1. Carpals and tarsals are examples of ..... bones.
2. Diffusion is .....
3. Now you have ..... bones.
4. The babies bones are around .....
5. A ..... allows one bone to slide over another
6. The ..... is composed of twelve pairs of ribs and the .....
7. C1, articulates with the head
8. What is the structure of a long bone?
9. The two pair of ribs joined only to the vertebral column are known as:
10. What is the role of the bone marrow in a bone?
11. Smooth, slippery, thick layer of tissue is called
12. What is one main job of cartilage?
13. The upper arm has a single bone called
14. Where is the bone marrow found
15. Daily exercise is a good way to keep our bones healthy.
16. What is the purpose of the lacunae?
17. Which of these is correct?
18. There are ..... number of bones in the spine
19. The connective tissue that connects bones to bones is called .....
20. The skull, the vertebral column, and the rib cage make up what part of the skeleton?
21. Bones are a "storage tank" for this mineral
22. Castrated male swine
23. The radioulnar joint is an example of a
24. A twisting motion of the foot that turns the sole outward is called:
25. Blood in a joint
26. Joints allows limited movement and found at the part where a bone of the head meets the neck bone.
27. Which of the following is an excellent source of vitamin C?
28. What happens as you grow and change
29. Calcium phosphate
30. These bones are smooth and hard .....
31. Hardest substance in human body
32. Balanced forces means a net force of .....
33. What is the periosteum? (section 1)
34. It is made up of calcium phosphate which will convert into hydroxyapatite and is responsible for the hardness of the bones.
35. What type of fracture is shown in the image?
36. Movement toward the midline of the body
37. Flexible connective tissue found throughout the body
38. What type of lamellae is found in osteons?
39. The membrane that covers the entire bone is called
40. Your bones will stop growing by the time you're:
41. To support the weight of the body is the function of ..... bones
42. It is the thin membrane that covers the surface of the bone.
43. The bones of the head and trunk form the
44. Fiberous connective tissue covering on the surface of a bone
45. A scoliosis patient's spine is often shaped like:
46. What is NOT a function of bone tissue
47. What connects a muscle to a bone?
48. Give bones their tensile strength.
49. Which of the following is a joint found in the human body?
50. This cell would get stimulated by PTH when blood calcium levels are too low.
51. This bone disease makes the legs look like letter O or X.This bone disease can be prevented by .....
52. Detectives use bones to determine
53. Osteoclasts break bone down.
54. Large, multinucleated cells that can dissolve the bony matrix are called:
55. OUTER COVERING OF BONE THAT COVERS DIAPHYSIS AND IS LOCATION WHERE MUSCLES ATTACH
56. Which set of bones below belongs to the axial skeleton?
57. Bones in your arms and legs are short and stubby.
58. Loss of bone tissue?
59. A bone that has "popped" out of place is what type of injury?
60. Connect bones to other bones like tape