Skeletal System Quiz 19 (60 MCQs)

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1. How many joint types do we have?
2. During inhalation, the rib cage .....
3. Which bone is referred to as the Shoulder Blade .....
4. Where is the smallest bone in the body
5. Bone that protects your brain.
6. What will happen if human did not have skeleton system?
7. Provide rigidity, shape and supports the weight of muscles and organs.
8. Also known as backbone, it protects the spinal cord and keeps us upright.
9. How many different bone types are there?
10. Who has 450 bones?
11. What part of bones produce blood cells?
12. A function of the skeletal system is (a)
13. This type of bone tissue is arranged in a lattice like form and has a porous appearance.
14. ..... produces the flat bones of the skull and most of the clavicle. Made from flat fibers that ossify.
15. How many muscles in the human body?
16. What do you call an organ system that protects the internal organ of the body?
17. Bones of the palm of the hand
18. Connects our bones?
19. If the bone doesn't have any visible open spaces it's called
20. Cerebellum is at the
21. In the knee, which joint is there?
22. Bone that forms from cartilage and it includes all bones except the mandibles, clavicles and the skull. This is the most common type of bone.
23. A strong but flexible material found in some parts of the body
24. Ligaments connect bones to other bones.
25. It is located between the teeth and the mandible or maxilla are called ..... and are also immovable?
26. How many bones is the skeletal system made up of?
27. What is the function of the pelvic girdle?
28. Which vitamin is necessary for proper absorption of calcium by the bones?
29. It is an Organ System that protects the internal organs of the body.
30. Soft connective tissue found in the spaces in bones
31. Spongy bones are made up of a framework called:
32. True or False, are there 206 bones in the human body?
33. The muscular system helps the skeletal system .....
34. Which one of the following bones is not part of the Axial Skeleton?
35. The root word tenden/o means what?
36. Which of the following best describes:Osteogenesis?
37. The joints in the leg and foot are examples of .....
38. Which structure(s) support the function of storage in the skeletal system?
39. Wrist bones (carpals) are what type of bones
40. Cartilage separating diaphysis from epiphysis
41. Only flexion and extension can occur at hinge joints.
42. What are the three different types of muscles?
43. Example of a cartilaginous joint
44. A fracture that happens at the end of the radius within one inch of connecting to the wrist bones
45. What is the name of the bone in the upper part of the leg?
46. Which type of fracture happens when the bone breaks into numerous fragments?
47. The intervertebral disks are attached to what part of the vertebrae?
48. ..... you would not be able to sit stand, walk or run
49. What is responsible for your skin color
50. Which bones protect the lungs, heart?
51. The bones that protect the internal organs, such as heart and lungs are called .....
52. The type of joint that allows back and forth movement
53. This disease weakens and softens the bones due to vitamin D deficiency and lack of exposure to sunlight.
54. How many bones do babies have
55. The skull is what type of joint?
56. Which body organ is responsible for the storage of our memories?
57. What are the 2 divisions of the skeleton?
58. The ..... or "Soft spots" in the cranium of an infant allow for enlargement of the skull as the brain grows.
59. Broken bone ends jam into each other
60. Tissue that connects bone to bone is called