Skeletal System Quiz 29 (60 MCQs)

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1. If cartilage remains in this "specific" area, then growth is still occurring; it is located at the end of long bone
2. Allow a wide range of motion:
3. Bone cells are called .....
4. The toes are important for ..... and .....
5. Shaft of the long bone
6. Functions to help you move
7. Which bone cells MAKE bone?
8. Where muscle attached to bone:
9. What is B on the skeleton in the front of the class?
10. Bones that begin as masses of cartilage later replaced by bone tissue.
11. What type of joint allows movement only in one direction
12. The ..... system protects the body and gives it structure.
13. Clavicles and scapula stabilize the rib cage and connect the shoulder to the arms.
14. An uncommon type of cancer that begins when cells in a bone start to grow out of control
15. Is a point of contact between two bones that allow movement and flexibility of the body.
16. Which of the following is a combining form that means arm?
17. Name the type of fracture based on the description:Occurs at an angle that is not 90 degrees
18. What is NOT a type of muscle tissue?
19. Flat bones are best for what?
20. The larger bone of the lower leg that bears the majority of the weight.
21. The skeletal system is ..... of bones that give shape and form to our body and enables movement.
22. What is the function of chlorophyll?
23. These are your bones that form the framework of your body.
24. Amphiarthroses are freely moveable joints.
25. What classification of bones are metatarsals?
26. What are Invertebrates?
27. The average ADULT human has ..... bones.
28. The carpometacarpal joints of the thumbs are considered what kind of joint?
29. Tissue that binds cells and organs of the body together
30. Another name for a simple fracture is:
31. The cranium is a common name for the-
32. Which term refers to structures that are found on the same side of the body?
33. The hinge joint helps your ..... move.
34. The hollow cavity in the middle of a long bone is the:
35. The ball-and-socket-joint allows for only one type of movement.
36. What part of your skeleton is the skull?
37. What part of a long bone is where major growth occurs?
38. The ends of the bones where there is spaces, highly vascular also called cancellous bone
39. Which disease causes a build up of uric acid crystals in the joints (usually the big toe)?
40. What is the role of cartilage in bone formation?
41. What term is used to describe the tough, elastic cushioning tissue found at the ends of long bones?
42. Where in the body would you find involuntary (smooth) muscle?
43. The skull is made up of ..... bones.
44. ..... is a slightly movable such as the attachment of the ribs to the thoracic vertebrae
45. Combining form that means "bone marrow" or "spinal cord"
46. The most common arthritis that occurs as a result of aging.
47. A synovial joint provides
48. What cell is responsible for building up the bone?
49. How many key bones are found in the head?
50. Sacrum, coxal bones, coccyx
51. The direction toward the head is called:
52. Ewing sarcoma can be seen with:
53. Which joint moves back and forth like a door opening?
54. Lumbar or lower back
55. Shoulder blade; connects humerus and clavicle
56. True/False:The phalanges are the ankles and wrists
57. What is at the end of a bone, that cushions the bones?
58. When your muscles shorten, they are
59. T/F:Range of motion will decrease if the body is sedentary
60. What are the four types of bones in the human body?