Skeletal System Quiz 210 (60 MCQs)

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1. A(n) ..... is a place where two or more bones meet.
2. The scientific name for "lower jaw" is
3. Moving a limb away from midline
4. The firm, flexible connective tissue that provides structural support and reduces friction around joints.
5. Move away from midline
6. A tendon connects which of the following .....
7. What would your tarsals be called
8. Fibrous joints are?
9. Cause:Bacterial infection.
10. It attaches to the sternum.
11. Choose the correct answer:Collar bone
12. What is the primary organic component of bone?
13. Small, round bone that is shaped like a sesame seed
14. Nerves and blood vessels within osteons travel through hollow passageways called?
15. What material is found between the tibia and femur and acts as padding?
16. What type of muscle are voluntary that provides the force needed to move the bones?
17. Your backbone is called
18. Select an example of a short bone
19. Moves back and forth only
20. What is the section of vertebrae in the lower back called?
21. The muscle which causes movement is the .....
22. The type of muscle contraction where the muscle tenses but does not shorten.
23. Which part of the bone is responsible for making blood cells?
24. The epiphyses is the
25. Which region of the vertebral column receives the most stress by bearing most of the weight of the body?
26. What is the skeletal system NOT made up of?
27. Between your femur and tibia/fibula is what type of joint?
28. An increased amount of uric acid in the blood may cause:
29. The scientific name for "backbone" is
30. Which system Absorbs sunlight and turns it to Vitamin D
31. A tough but flexible tissue that acts as a buffer between the bones, preventing bones rubbing together and causing friction
32. What is the word for the definition joint?
33. These blood cells clot blood.
34. Which parts in the body never sleep
35. Consists of the bones of the appendages and the girdles, arms & legs and shoulders & pelvis
36. LEGS, ARMS, FINGERS, AND TOES
37. The axial skeleton includes which of the following bones?
38. The cranial bone containing the sella turcica, which protects the pituitary gland, is the .....
39. Which of the following means "one of the hard parts that make up the skeleton in vertebrates?"
40. What is on the outside of your lower leg?
41. Floating ribs have-pairs?
42. If you touch the middle of your chest you feel your breastbone, also known as
43. Red bone marrow functions to
44. The thumb and big toe are similar because
45. This is the outer surface of bone that covers the diaphysis and supports the attachments of tendons and ligaments.
46. How many bones are there in skeletal system
47. Bone cells are known as
48. Type of cancer where white blood cells are produced abnormally.
49. Inflammation of bone and bone marrow.
50. Which bone has fixed joints?
51. Which type of muscle is adapted to be highly resistant to fatigue?
52. Joint that can rotate in all directions found in shoulder and hips
53. Where is the red bone marrow found in the human body?
54. Is located on the back side of the ribcage and helps provide part of the shoulder joint and movement for the arms.
55. Bones that surround the spinal cord are classified as ..... bones.
56. The axial skeleton refers to the
57. Movement away from the mid-line of the body is called?
58. What gas does the Respiratory System release?
59. Yellow Bone Marrow is located in the
60. What type of muscle is a skeletal muscle?