Skeletal System Quiz 37 (60 MCQs)

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1. Tiny pasageways or canals that connect lacunae to each other and the central canal
2. Which of the following is not apart of the axial skeleton?
3. Which of these are involuntary muscles?
4. Prefix that means "within" or "into"
5. Which of the following is an example of a sesamoid bone?
6. In the second step of bone formation
7. What is #3 pointing to?
8. Your skeleton..... your organs from being damaged
9. Is a joint a connective tissue?
10. This is the scientific name for your skull.
11. Which bone is commonly known as the cheekbone?
12. AREA WHERE LENGTH OF BONE GROWTH OCCURS, FOUND IN EPIPHYSIS
13. Which bone is responsible for producing red blood cells?
14. Which part of your skeleton includes the pelvis, pectoral girdle, and limbs?
15. There are 210 bones in your body
16. Which part of a long bone has the most spongy bone?hint:this helps with shock absorption. ยฟQuรฉ parte de un hueso largo tiene el hueso mรกs esponjoso?pista:esto ayuda con la absorciรณn de impactos.
17. What fills the hollow of most bones?
18. Spongy bone begins to form in the secondary ossification center
19. Example of a irregular bone.
20. How many vertebrae's are there in Backbone?
21. A long term effect of exercise on the muscular system is
22. Movement of a limb toward the body midline is
23. What type of joint is located at the shoulder and hip?
24. The wrist and ankle joints are both examples of a:
25. ..... and ..... are minerals that help keep the bones strong.
26. Which of the following function of bones produce and store material?
27. The smallest bone in the body
28. A skeleton is made up of only bones-
29. The patella is classified as a ..... bone.
30. Why does damaged cartilage not repair itself easily?
31. Which part of the bone contains red bone marrow (for making Red Blood Cells)?
32. These bones connect your fingers (phalanges) with your wrist (carpals).
33. Simple Transverse
34. Where can you find an example of a hinge joint?
35. Which type of arthritis is the most common and a result of the normal aging process?
36. When you have a skeleton outside of the body it's called a .....
37. Each of the following are types of bones, EXCEPT
38. Our bones are covered with .....
39. The long portion of a long bone
40. This is also known as "brittle bones" disease.
41. This is muscle action that is not under your control like in smooth/cardiac muscles
42. True of False:all 3 types of the muscles are all in voluntary
43. A simple mechanical device that consists of a rod, a fulcrum, a weight, and a source of energy that is applied to some point on the rod; describes the interaction between a muscle and a bone
44. How many phalanges are there?
45. Which answer is not a specific function of the skeletal system?
46. Bones protect the soft parts of the body.
47. The muscles work on their own and we have no control over their moment are called
48. The upper portion of the sternum is called the .....
49. The difference between Compact and Spongy bone is .....
50. What function does compact bone tissue serve?
51. Which of the following is a function of the appendicular skeleton?
52. An osteocyte "lives" in .....
53. How do muscles move?
54. How many ribs do most people have?
55. Bones are held together by strong bands of tissue called .....
56. A tough band of tissue that connects bone to bone is called .....
57. The way in which we keep our body while sitting or standing
58. Which disease is caused when bones weaken and become brittle?
59. What types of bones are usually as long as they are wide, and are found in the wrists and ankles?
60. The skull is not just one big bone, it has ..... bones.