Skeletal System Quiz 35 (60 MCQs)

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1. Who make new bones in the body?
2. It is the type of bone that consists of trabecular bones
3. Bones store various minerals such as
4. The solid base of the vertebral column that connects to the ilium.
5. Name the type of joint that has the most movement.
6. It has small holes called pores to store marrow:
7. Your shoulder bone is scientifically called what?
8. What is the function of the skull?
9. There are ..... joints in the shoulders and ankles.
10. The skull is made up of .....
11. The strongest bone in the body is
12. Why doesn't the fibula help transfer the weight of the upper body?
13. Yellow marrow produces
14. Abnormal increase in the forward curve of the lumbar spine.
15. Which one of these nutrients do bones need to grow
16. The knee is a ..... joint.
17. The long flat bone is called .....
18. Without bones, our body would have no
19. All bones are lined with .....
20. The eight bones of the wrist.
21. Raising your neck and trying to look straight up behind you is an example of
22. When you break a bone, you need a .....
23. Allows rotation and the widest range of motion among all joints
24. Where would you find a ball and socket joint?
25. This bone protects the spinal chord.
26. The bones of the skeletal system can be subdivided into two large groups, the ..... skeleton, and the ..... skeleton.
27. What type of bone tissue is always found deep to the other bone tissue?
28. How many adult bones do we have?
29. This girdle consists of the coxal bones (hips bones)
30. What is the function of a ligament?
31. How many bones does an infant (a young baby) have?
32. Any place where two or more bones come together is called a
33. Lubricates ends of bones
34. Type of muscle that attaches to bones, are voluntary
35. Which nutrients makes bones strong
36. Which skeletal section has the most bones?
37. ..... is a prefix that means within or into
38. Make up the human skeleton
39. Mass of bone tissue that forms at a fracture site during healing.
40. The joints in the skull are are fixed and are also called?
41. Vertebrae bones would be classified as .....
42. ..... are the tissue that connects bone to bone.
43. Their are ..... number of muscles in our body
44. What is the cause of rickets?
45. The joints that allow the most movement are called
46. Within the bone marrow, new blood cells are produced in a process called:
47. Part of the vertebral column that connects to the ilium of the coxal bone
48. What are Rheumatoid arthritis?
49. The hands, wrist, and feet are all ..... joints.
50. What is the name of the bone that protects the brain?
51. Freely movable joint
52. An involuntary muscle found in the wall of the heart
53. What is a rotting tooth called?
54. An autoimmune disease which causes inflammation, thickening of the synovial membrane and fused joints is called .....
55. The bone cells that are responsible for breaking down bone to release calcium are called .....
56. Where are the nerves?
57. A student exercises during PE class at school. Which two systems work together to allow movement of the body as the student exercises?
58. Hips and shoulderss are examples of a ..... joint.
59. Which of the following tissues is found in hollow organs?
60. What is the function of the perforating canals?