Skeletal System Quiz 201 (60 MCQs)

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1. What does the clavicle and scapula protect?
2. One job of our bones is to .....
3. The mechanism for blood calcium levels is a positive feedback loop.
4. What are tissues that connect muscles to bones?
5. Organisms with more than one cells like humans and animals
6. Bone remodeling occurs throughout life
7. Based on context clues, what does the word vital mean as it is used in the text?
8. Calcium leaving bones and traveling to the muscles is an example of what type of stimulus?
9. Your knee is attached to the other bones in your leg by .....
10. Which factor helps with calcium absorption?
11. Which of these is NOT a skeletal system disease?
12. Consists of bones of the upper and lower limbs and the bones that anchor the limbs to the axial skeleton
13. What does chondr/o mean?
14. What is bone formation called?
15. One function of the human endoskeleton is to
16. What is another name for your knee cap?
17. Your body is made up of how many types of bones?
18. The skeleton of the hand consists of the ....., the metacarpals, and the phalanges.
19. The following structures belong to which system? bones, joints, ligaments
20. The long bones are found in the?
21. Bone fractures can be treated by reduction and in some cases immobilization.
22. Ability of a muscle to be stretched:
23. ..... is important in joints because it acts as a shock absorber.
24. The sternum, ribs and thoracic vertebrae make up the .....
25. ..... is a long bony structure that provides support to the body
26. Which body system helps with the digestive system to get all the nutrients to all cells in the body?
27. ..... protects our knee joint from getting hurt or damaged
28. Our vertebrae are classified as this bone shape since it doesn't fit into any other category.
29. Definition:Collar Bone
30. Which type of joint is where one bone rotates while the other stays in place?
31. These type of bones have long longitudinal axes and expanded ends.
32. What is the muscular and elastic structures that attach one bone to another at the joints?
33. The two main minerals that make up bone are .....
34. There are ..... joints in the fingers and jaws.
35. There are the sources of calcium .....
36. Cartilage acts as a shock absorber and prevents friction
37. Which of these joint problems is caused by the cartilage between the bones breaking down?
38. Suffix that means abnormal condition.
39. Which of the following does NOT belong to your upper limb?
40. Which part of the skeletal system protects the spinal cord?
41. Examining interior of joint with an arthroscope, a fiberoptic camera; view of joint interior appears on monitor during procedure
42. Which muscle movement decreases the angles between bones?
43. The appearances of yarmulke sign in RNI image is refer to:
44. Example of ashort bone.
45. Degeneration of cartilage.
46. ..... is an inner framework of the body made of bones and cartilage
47. The thumb is an example of a ..... joint.
48. The backbone is made up of ..... small bones called vertebrae.
49. What is located on friction points, provide cushion and decreases stress?
50. Our backbone is made up of a stack of smaller bones called ..... which protect an important nerve called the ..... which runs from the brain to different part of the body
51. What is the definition of a diarthroses?
52. What types of tissue functions in allowing the spread of nerve impulses that communicate between different regions of the body?
53. Short bones are primarily responsible for:
54. During infancy and childhood, the single most important stimulus of epiphyseal plate activity is .....
55. If the calcium in your blood decreases below homeostasis levels, a gland in the brain will sense the decrease and send a chemical message to your bones. Your bones will release calcium into the blood, bringing blood calcium levels back up.
56. The tibia is the bigger bone of the lower leg.
57. What does compact bones contain inside?
58. Can bones get little cracks or get broken
59. A ..... is a place where bones come together.
60. A break in the bone