Skeletal System Quiz 211 (60 MCQs)

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1. Mature bone cells in compact bones
2. Which of the following is not an irregular bone?
3. Which of these is not an irregular bone?
4. Which function of the skeleton is missing? Shape, Support, Movement, Mineral Storage, Production of blood,
5. The term hemopoiesis means
6. Bones in the sole of the feet.
7. When used in ANATOMY, the word "articulate" (verb) means .....
8. The official name for the kneecap is the .....
9. The basic structural unit of compact bone; long cylinders that act as tiny weight-bearing pillars in the bone
10. Name the type of joint which helps a cricket bowler for bowling the ball.
11. The growth plate is also known as
12. Our fingers and toes are known as .....
13. The pelvis supports balance. Which number is the pelvis?
14. ..... is the double layered structure that encloses a joint.
15. Which is not considered a type of bone
16. Which type of bones are the limbs like arms and legs classified as?
17. What tissue acts as a cushion on the ends of bones?
18. The thigh bone, longest bone in the body is .....
19. Found at end of epiphysis and functions to reduce friction
20. These bones protect the spinal cord.
21. Which body system gives our body structure and protects the major organs?
22. Where are your tibia and fibula found?
23. Which type of joint twists?
24. ..... is the location of a union of bone or cartilage
25. Name the most flexible bone in the body?
26. Bone category that protect elicate organs in the body that consists of 80 bones including skull, backbone, breastbone, and ribs
27. What are bones in your ankle called?
28. This is the bone of the base of the cranium; holds together the frontal, occipital, and the ethmoid bones.
29. What type of doctor deals with broken bones
30. Bones united by cartilage with no joint cavity present
31. The hinge joint which is found in the elbow, knees, fingers and toes allow what kind of movement?
32. The Appendicular Skeleton is made up of all of the following EXCEPT!!!
33. Classify the following bones in the human body. Femur and Humerus
34. What disease is caused when bursae wear out in the joints?
35. This hormone stimulates osteoblasts
36. Muscles can only move in ..... direction.
37. The ..... system helps you move, protects your organs, gives support to the body, and makes red blood cells.
38. Which bones form the shoulder girdle?
39. Your skeletal system is made of your.....
40. ..... helps in the formation of bones nad teeth.
41. What happens when babies' bones fuse together?
42. After a having a dislocated shoulder the doctor orders six weeks of physical therapy. This will impact which function of the skeletal system?
43. Abnormal stiffness of a joint or fusion of bones at a joint.
44. Choose long bones .....
45. Crooked, bent, stiff
46. The larger, and more medial bone in the lower leg
47. Which is a cell that builds new bone?
48. Allows little movement. Ex. joints of the bones in your skull.
49. Where are your metacarpals located?
50. Spinal cord is responsible for the transfer of information between the brain and the rest of the body
51. Hey Benjamin, Mia, and Luna! Can you guess which bone in your forearm is attached to the humerus on the thumb side? It's a fun fact to know!
52. What type of bone is the phyalanges?
53. What is the connective tissue layer that lines the outside of bone?
54. Costo-means ribs
55. It is the central framework of the human body
56. What do the rib cage and other bones provide for vital organs?
57. What is stronger?
58. All the bones that make up your limbs are referred to as-
59. The suture that connect the two parietal bones together is the ..... suture, whereas the suture that connects the parietal bones to the occipital bone is the ..... suture.
60. From how many bones the vertebrae is made?