Skeletal System Quiz 184 (60 MCQs)

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1. ..... is an inflammatory disease that damages joints and surrounding tissues.
2. What is an arthrocentesis?
3. How many pairs of ribs do you have?
4. Skull, ribs, & vertebrae make up the .....
5. What are examples of a hinge joint?
6. A living bone's surface is covered with a tough, tight-fitting membrane called the .....
7. The bones of the limbs are short
8. The joints of the bones of the skull and pelvis are classified as ..... join.
9. What are the ends of bone called?
10. What is not a function of cartilage?
11. Which prefix can be added to flex to make another word?
12. The bones of the skeletal system (a)
13. Calcium is ..... that keeps bones .....
14. Articular cartilage is found covering the ends of bones is which type of joints?
15. Look at this picture carefully. Name the bone on number 4!
16. Which of these is good for your bones?
17. Which bones are used to calculate height?
18. The ..... pelvis is wider, shallower, and lighter.
19. These hold two bones together to help create a joint
20. There are four types of joints that we talked about in class. They are pivot, gliding .....
21. Typically longer than they are wide
22. Part of the blood that helps to fight infection
23. Which are types of bone tissue?
24. What type of joint is found in the shoulder and hip?
25. The epidermis is made of
26. Students often have poor posture while sitting at their computers. Rounded shoulders head forward, and hunchback are symptoms that describe which condition?
27. This type of joint, found only in the neck, allows limited rotational movements.
28. The bones grow from the diaphysis to the epiphysis
29. To examine and surgically repair a joint with an arthroscope is called:
30. Which is the most complex?
31. Which of the following classification of bones are typically thin, and curved. The ribs, sternum, and scapular are examples of this type of bone.
32. Callum plays for the school team. When kicking a ball during extension which is the antagonist?
33. The chest is ..... and ..... to the shoulder.
34. A baby's ..... is made mostly of cartilage.
35. ..... supply bone cells with nutrients.
36. Our wrist has what type of joint movement?
37. Pivot joints.....
38. Where is the only jointless bone in your body?
39. The intercarpal joints of the wrist are considered what kind of synovial joint?
40. True ribs are.....
41. Define antagonistic pair
42. The bones of appendages and girdles that connect them with the axial skeleton and provide support and flexibility
43. A joint where a ball shaped bone is attached to a cup shaped bone
44. The root word for curved, swayback or bent is:
45. What is the process called when osteoblasts construct new bone tissue?
46. What is the name of the type of joint that allows bones to slide forward, backward and sideways?
47. What is the strong bone in the center of your chest that holds your ribs together?
48. Normal wear and tear of articular cartilage breaks it down so bone touches bone
49. Phalanges, humerus, and femur
50. All the muscles in our body make up the .....
51. This system creates red blood cells for our body.
52. Bones are made of a covering of ..... and .....
53. ..... bone is found in high-stress areas.
54. What type of joint do you have in your skull?
55. The adult skeleton is composed of more than 300 bones which are supported by cartilage and ligaments.
56. THE ELASTIC BAND OF TISSUES THAT JOIN TWO BONES ARE
57. David, Kai, and Priya are playing a game of 'Body Trivia'. They come across a question:Which organ connects muscle to bone to aid in movement?
58. Name the marking based on the description:hole through the bone
59. The human body is an ..... because our bones are inside our body.
60. What does Articular Cartilage do?