Skeletal System Quiz 204 (60 MCQs)

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1. Holds bones together
2. Lightweight (less dense) bone filled with open spaces located at the ends of the long bones
3. An example of a flat bone is
4. A grown body should have ..... number of bones.
5. Platelets that are involved in clotting are example of
6. Two bones are joined at .....
7. A cross country runner has a shin splint on her right shin only. This describes:
8. The ..... are the bones of the fingers and toes.
9. Role played by a skeletal muscle acting to slow or stop a movement
10. Cavity in the bone shaft that contains yellow marrow
11. The ..... is a bony structure and protects our brain.
12. One of the bones that makes up the backbone.
13. During a rigorous basketball training session, Benjamin noticed that Noah was experiencing tiny, painful cracks in a bone. What type of fractures could these be a result of overuse?
14. The scientific name for "shoulder blade" is
15. The skin contains ..... that provide information about external conditions.
16. Pectoral girdles, arms, hands and wrists, pelvis, legs and feet all make up the ..... skeleton.
17. Which joint helps bones move in all directions?
18. Surgical correction of a broken bone
19. What is the term used to describe the reduction in the size of an organ?
20. The soft inner center of bone, contains blood vessels & fat cells is called .....
21. Forearm bone that lies on the little finger side.
22. Skeletal system constitute barely ..... % of the human body mass.
23. Which soft tissue protects the eneds of the bones to they don't rub against each other?
24. Which of the following is a bone-forming cell?
25. Which label is the femur?
26. Another name for the collar bone
27. A joint that is fixed and cannot move is called
28. A diarthosis joint is enclosed in a:
29. Synovial fluid is found in which join type
30. Most of the facial bones and vertebrae are considered what type of bones?
31. The following structures are found in the temporal bone except
32. The bones of our fingers and toes are known as .....
33. ..... Flat Bones
34. Are the tarsals part of the hand or foot?
35. The spine is made up of 26 .....
36. The last two pairs of ribs are called (page 128)
37. Which of the following skeletal system parts is connective tissue that keeps your bones attached to each other?
38. A common pathology associated with aging
39. Which jaw does enable you to talk and eat?
40. 7-Age and poor eating habits can make it more likely for people to develop osteoporosis.
41. Our Heart is made up of
42. Long bones are formed through
43. Breastbone is also called as the .....
44. When a muscle is in extension it is getting
45. What happens if a ligament is stretched too far or torn?
46. What do the muscular system and skeletal system have in common?
47. What body part helps us to hear?
48. Flat bones are found in the
49. How many 'floating ribs' do we have?
50. What are phalanges?
51. What part of the skeletal system has over half of the body's bones?
52. What is made inside bones?
53. The hard, outer portions of bones made of .....
54. Match the following with the best location skull
55. What is the total number of bones in the adult human body?
56. The presents of uric acid crystal deposits in the joint and pain in the big toe are symptoms of:
57. What is the main job of the stomach?
58. A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton by tendons and provides the force that moves the bones. Can be voluntary or involuntary.
59. Compact bone is the
60. What best describes the haversian canal?