Skeletal System Quiz 34 (60 MCQs)

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1. The bone that protects the brain and shapes the face is called .....
2. How many bones does a healthy adult skeleton typically have?
3. What is the job of your bone marrow?
4. Skeletal muscles always work in .....
5. In addition to hemoglobin, the other primary chromophore in the skin is:
6. These are the cells that build up bone matter.
7. True or False. Bone repair is when bones do not heal after being broken.
8. Which of the following are only found in cancellous bone?
9. What makes up your skeleton?
10. The Appendicular region of the body covers 126 bones connected to axial. What major regions does it cover?
11. This type of muscle is tissue that makes up the heart; involuntary contractions push blood out of the heart and pumps through the body; long, thin, and branched
12. What is the name of the strong, flexible connective tissue that lines the surfaces of joints?
13. Where fat is stored
14. This type of joint allows for the widest range of motion
15. What is the highlighted portion?
16. Produces red blood cells
17. The formation of blood:
18. Oxygen + haemoglobin =?
19. This is a systemic disease affecting connective tissue.
20. As you age this substance at the ends of bones loses water and increases friction
21. This bone is the lower jaw bone and serves as the anchor bone for the lower set of teeth.
22. How many bones in the human body?
23. The hollow cylinder like shaft of the bone is the:
24. I am a thin, transparent layer that covers the front of the eye, who am i?
25. The skull protects our:
26. Ball and socket joints only allow flexion and extension
27. The location of a union of bone or cartilage
28. Which of the following is NOT part of the appendicular skeletal system?
29. Which best describes the purpose of the muscular system?
30. True or False:Babies have more bones than adults.
31. The cheekbones are also called the malar bones or?
32. Which term describes a decrease in an angle between two bones?
33. Match the following with the best location. Tibia
34. These bones are thin and flattened, often providing protection to vital organs.
35. Name the agonist during flexion of the hip joint
36. What is the flexible substance that covers the ends of bones for protection called?
37. What type of bone are the ribs, skull, and scapula?
38. The ..... skeleton includes 80 bones divided into the skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage regions.
39. Which type of joint allows for the greatest range of motion?
40. Location where two bones meet
41. How do we call the bones that are in your toes and fingers?
42. The following are parts of the skeletal system, EXCEPT
43. The skull protects the
44. Around how many bones in the human body
45. Where can you find an example of a pivot joint?
46. We learned that our bones have ..... jobs.
47. Which bones of the body can produce the most movement
48. Which tissue type is avascular and receives nutrients through diffusion?
49. What is another name for the "Breastbone" ?
50. Which is NOT a type of bone cell?
51. The hard structure that you feel when you touch or press your head is known as .....
52. Longest bone in human body
53. All joints are movable
54. Which of the following are good ways to take care of your bones?
55. How many bones does each hand has from the wrist, palm and fingers?
56. Which of the following phrases is an abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column often seen in the thoracic region?
57. Which of the following occurs in the spongy bone of the epiphysis?
58. What runs through the middle of the vertebral column?
59. Bones in the arms and legs are examples of
60. The bone marrow is the another name for the spine