Skeletal System Quiz 202 (60 MCQs)

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1. The two main minerals stored in the bones are
2. The neck is an example of this joint:
3. What is located at number 3?
4. These are mature bone cells
5. Haversian and Volkmann canals
6. Cardiac muscles are striated (striped).
7. Allows two bones to rotate against each other, to turn your head from left to right
8. The ..... provides shape and support, enables the body to move, protects organs, produces blood cells, and stores minerals and other materials that the body needs.
9. What is the role of the bicuspid valve in the heart?
10. Where is yellow marrow in a long bone?
11. The human skeleton is made up of
12. Allow rotation, , .....
13. The Smallest bone is ....., which is present in our ears.
14. The ability for the body to maintain a stable internal environment is called
15. What are the two divisions that the human skeleton is divided into?
16. The stem cell of our bone
17. Bands of strong connective tissue hold bones together:
18. ..... cannot move.
19. If you stub your toe playing basketball, what bone is likely injured?
20. A break in bone that does not penetrate the skin
21. AXIAL SKELETON consists of
22. True or False:Ligaments connect bones to other bones.
23. A tendon attaches muscles to muscles
24. What type of bone is thin, flattened and usually curved?
25. Yellow marrow is made of
26. Allows sliding and twisting movement of bones
27. Inner space of the LONG bone containing bone marrow?
28. From the reading, an example of an immovable joint is what?
29. What is the connective tissue that links bone to bone?
30. What does the skeletal system protect?
31. What is the main difference between yellow marrow and red marrow in the medullary cavity?
32. True or False:There are 2 types of marrow:red & yellow.
33. Which ossification centers are located in the epiphyses?
34. The muscles that help with movement?
35. The ..... are the two bones that form the upper jaw.
36. The scientific name for "kneecap" is
37. A fiverlike protein, that makes bone so tough that they can stand stress and strain.
38. The lateral (thumb-side), shorter bone in the forearm is the
39. Most people have ..... ribs
40. Dense connective tissue that connects bone to muscle
41. An adult has .....
42. Which phrase best describes Cartilage?
43. You take a joint away from the mid-line of your body. What action is that?
44. What food or drink is important in making bones strong?
45. Only bone located in the thigh.
46. The upper potion of the skull that protects the brain is called .....
47. Which connecting tissue cushions bones?
48. ..... muscle directly allows for bone movement
49. The outer surface of bone is called the
50. The longest bone in your body is the
51. The name for the thinner of the two bones in the lower part of your leg.
52. What protects the bones from rubbing together?
53. The shaft of the bone is known as the diaphysis.
54. I am located near the base of the spine where the hind limbs/legs are attached. I am a bone that is separated in children and fused together in adults.
55. "Baby" cells that can build calcified bone matrix.
56. What is the green structure?
57. The femur and humerus are examples of this
58. The shoulder bones are called .....
59. Epiphyseal (growth) Plate
60. Which type of joint is found in our hips and shoulders