Skeletal System Quiz 216 (60 MCQs)

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1. Some bones make blood cells in the:
2. Which bone is the strongest bone in the skeleton?
3. In the lower legs there are two bones:
4. Which of the following means "a strong band of tissue that holds bones together?"
5. How many types of different bones shapes are there?
6. Which bone protects the brain and forms the head structure?
7. Because bones supply ..... to your nerves, muscles, and heart, a healthy skeletal system is important in maintain your body's homeostasis
8. Your diet must have phosphorus, Vitamin D and ..... for strong bones.
9. What type of bone contains red marrow?
10. True or False:Calcification is the deposition of calcium salts that harden.
11. Bones of the skeleton that are for movement are in the:
12. I am bones that are attached to and hang from the main part of a skeleton ..... What am I?
13. What type of bone is found embedded in muscle and tendon?
14. True or false:No movement would occur without the skeletal system.
15. Bones are hard, white and mainly composed of a mineral compound called
16. Involuntary muscle found in hollow organs that is responsible for moving substances around the body.
17. What is the medical term for the shaft of a long bone?
18. The temporal bone is a bone in the skull. To which skeleton does it belong?
19. ..... bones are thin, relatively large in surface area and generally curved to some extent.
20. Part of the bone where the blood cells are made
21. A person's foot is about what percentage of their height?
22. Your fingers and toes are
23. Adults have about .....
24. A Broken Bone is also known as a
25. Do ratites have a keel bone?
26. Which of the following best shows a pivot joint?
27. The area where bones meet is called a .....
28. Yellow bone marrow, function
29. What is the name of the thin membrane that wraps around a long bone?
30. Which of the following classification of bones are typically longer than wide? The humerus is example of this.
31. Which bone(s) play(s) a specialized role in audition (hearing)?
32. Disease of the bone caused by lack of exposure to the sun and lack of vitamin D; results in bending of the femur
33. Loss of bone mass begins at age
34. What muscles contracts concentrically to flex the arm at the elbow during a pull up?
35. If you are in pain you should take this kind of medicine
36. The ..... is formed by the bones of the head and face.
37. What is the proper name for the skull?
38. Calcitonin decreases activity in .....
39. Your feet are ..... to your knees.
40. Make new bone and help repair damage.
41. Which of the following means "to keep something safe from harm?"
42. Read this sentence from Movers and Shapers. Although bones are hard and rigid, they can grow and change their shape. What does the word rigid mean in this sentence?
43. What is the inner framework of bones and cartilage in vertebrates called?
44. The part in red also known as your collarbone .....
45. ..... is the muscular organ that separates the chest from the abdominal cavity.
46. A bone from the shoulder to the elbow is called .....
47. Little bones that make up your spine.
48. The smallest bone in your body is inside your ear. Which is the biggest bone?
49. Your ankles and wrists are which type of joint?
50. Canal that carries blood vessels and nerve through the ceneter of osteons .....
51. The branch of science that deals with the structure (morphology) of body parts-their forms and organization.
52. Prominent projection of a bone
53. C1, and allows the head to nod. Holds up the head.
54. Most people have ..... pairs of ribs
55. Select an example of long bones
56. What happens when water flows through a dam?
57. The dense, hard portion of bone that gives bones their strength
58. The heart is which muscle?
59. The ribs connect to the sternum.
60. ..... is the collarbone found in front of the shoulder