Skeletal System Quiz 217 (60 MCQs)

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1. Internal Part of the Skeleton
2. The digestive system uses these types of muscles to aid in digestion?
3. Which type of bone cells are responsible for "reabsorption bone" ?
4. Which bone is located in your ear?
5. Of the 3 types of muscle, which is found in hollow organs such as the stomach, intestines, and bladder.
6. Bone remodeling is a process when old, brittle bone tissue is removed or resorbed and replace by new tissue.
7. What are the types of shapes?
8. They attach our bones to muscles so we can move around. What are they?
9. Chemical composition of INORGANIC bone is?
10. What is the term for the end of a long bone?
11. True or FalseChildren are born with 300+ bones that later fuse together.
12. This layer lies directly beneath the compact bone:
13. Bone remodeling is a process by both osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
14. Human being have..... bones
15. Supports mouth parts for chewing
16. During a biology class, Liam, Olivia, and David were discussing bone cells. They were trying to figure out which type of bone cell is the most common and found in chambers called lacunae. Can you help them?
17. The functional unit that makes up compact bone is called the
18. The appendicular skeleton forms the skeleton of the upper and lower limbs.
19. What dense connective tissue is found in joints and prevents bones from wearing against one another?
20. Osteocytes are enclosed in tiny chambers called
21. Which type of muscle is striped and attached to bones?
22. Isaac injured his bicep playing football. The doctor told him that a rupture resulted in a detached bicep muscle. What structure most likely ruptured?
23. The upper arm bone is what bone?
24. ..... is defined as bone formation in nonosseous tissues (usually muscles and other soft tissue areas).
25. When the pelvis is wider than the shoulders after age 10, the skeleton belongs to a
26. The ..... protects your brain
27. Bones are filled with jelly like substances called
28. Which statement is FALSE about spongy bone? Which statement is FALSE about spongy bone?
29. The 4 main types of movable joints?
30. Which kind of muscle can move our bones?
31. Does it take more muscles to smile or frown?
32. Avery, Benjamin, and Kai are having a debate about the humerus. What type of bone is the humerus an example of?
33. Flat triangular bones that connect to the upper arms.
34. Which cells are responsible for making bone in the skeletal system?
35. Where two or more bones connect.
36. Bones of equal length, width & height are classified as .....
37. True or false:Bones are living things.
38. Which type of muscle is found in internal organs, such as the digestive system
39. How many bones are there in the human spinal column
40. Which body system provides support for the body?
41. More cube shaped; as wide as they are long
42. 99% of this mineral is stored in the skeletal system
43. The adult skeletal system is composed of how many bones?
44. Which of the following are cartilaginous joints?
45. An organ that can contract, relax and provide the force to move your body parts
46. The small 26 bones that make up the backbone are the .....
47. What is step 3 of bone repair?
48. Which type of bone is primarily composed of spongy, cancellous tissue and includes bones such as the vertebrae?
49. What is the correct name of the heel bone?
50. Which of the following is a sesamoid bone?
51. Shinbone (bigger lower leg bone)
52. What is the word for the definition Slipping?
53. The bones lengthen in youth at this point of the bone.
54. Look at this picture carefully. Name the bone on number 5!
55. Chondromalacia patellae is a condition in which the dorsal (back) surface of the patella is exposed and grinds against the femur and tibia. What structure has deteriorated to make this happen?
56. These joints do not allow any movement
57. The sternum is ..... to the ribs
58. What is the purpose of intervertebral discs that separate spinal vertebrae?
59. Why are the spaces in between your rib cage and the slight bend of your spine important?
60. What is the name of the membrane that covers bones?