Skeletal System Quiz 25 (60 MCQs)

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1. Where are the sweat glands and nerves located?
2. ..... is necessary for the bones to be strong.
3. The collection of bones that protects our heart and lungs is known as the .....
4. What is the joint found in the hands, wrists, and ankles?
5. Fill in the blanks-a) The muscles which are under our control are called ..... muscles.b) ..... is also known as un-striped muscles.c) ..... muscles are only present in heart.
6. These stimulate the breakdown of bones.
7. The bone that protects the spinal cord is called .....
8. What structure is at the center of the osteon and houses blood vessels?
9. True or False the skull protects the brain?
10. Definition of Synovial Joints
11. Tissue that connects bone to muscle.
12. Which of the following contains an immovable joint
13. The main structural protein in the extracellular matrix of bone that is responsible for its flexibility.
14. Which of the following is a suffix that means softening?
15. What are spongy bones?
16. Bone forming cells
17. The formal name for your skull is .....
18. Ulna and Radius are present in the .....
19. What are these bones called?
20. Which is an example of a gliding joint
21. The Axial skeleton is comprised of ..... bones
22. The layer directl below the bone's outer membrane is called
23. What is another name for the kneecap?
24. Yellow Bone Marrow function is to store
25. X-rays CANNOT easily pass through which of the following?
26. Together with skeletal muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints, the bones form the ..... machinery of human body.
27. The following are the bones that make up the axial skeleton, EXCEPT ONE:
28. Bones that from our skull will protect the .....
29. Abnormal involuntary movements of the extremities, trunk, or jaw.
30. What is the longest, strongest, and heaviest bone in the human body?
31. The jellylike material in bone that makes blood cells is called .....
32. The shoulder girdle, the pelvic girdle and the bones of the upper and lower limbs make up the ..... skeleton.
33. ..... is a disease in which joints become irritated or in flamed, such as when cartilage in joints is damaged or wears away
34. Infants are born without their skull bones fused. The spaces between their bones are called:
35. What is the skeletal system's main job?
36. A fracture the causes the bones to break into many pieces is a:
37. Which level of organization would human body systems be categorized as?
38. Which bone articulate with the lower end of the tibia to form the ankle joint?
39. Which function of bone is completed by the red bone marrow?
40. What is the role of cartilage?
41. The cells that produce bone cells are called
42. The adult skeleton has (a) bones.
43. What part of the skeletal system cushions other bones and also forms some structures of the body?
44. What is the soft tissue inside a bone?
45. It is the formation of blood cellular components.
46. What is found on the inside of bones?
47. Any place where two bones come close together is known as
48. The longest bone in our body
49. ..... are freely movable joints in which the bones are held together at the joints by ligaments
50. What type of joint is located in your elbow?
51. How is cartilage helpful?
52. Which are examples of Ball & Socket joints?
53. What type of bone is the patella?
54. Condition that causes brittle and porous bones
55. Fracture caused by diseased or weakened bone
56. What happens after you break a bone?
57. What joint is found in the metacarpals?
58. Define Cartilage
59. What dose the skeletal system include?
60. Half of the human bones in our body are located in which two areas?