Skeletal System Quiz 49 (60 MCQs)

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1. In long bones, bone tissue begins to replace hyaline cartilage in the center of the diaphysis or the .....
2. Your shoulder joint is an example of a ball and socket
3. Are the following 5 parts of the axial or appendicular skeleton?Skull, hyoid, vertebral column, thoracic cage, middle ear bones
4. Specialized bone cells that that build new bone are .....
5. With prolonged lack of use, muscles will ....., which is progressive wasting away of muscle tissue.
6. Skull sutures are an example of what kind of joint?
7. This classification of rib has a direct connection between the rib and the sternum via cartilage
8. ..... = excessive bone loss
9. Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction and rotation all occur at a ball and socket joint?
10. Which stores fat?
11. Which is the Circulatory System?
12. Which of the following is considered as the center of the skeletal system?
13. Which is your shoulderblade?
14. ..... muscles make up organs such as your stomach, your diaphragm and your esophagus.
15. 45% of cells are
16. Cardiac muscle makes up the
17. An elderly patient with osteoporosis may often break a bone, in this case we can categorize the fractures as
18. A chromebook is an example of a ..... joint.
19. Your skeleton has many functions. Which one of these is NOT a function of the bones?
20. What is osteoporosis?
21. True/False:You have more bones as an adult than you do as a baby.
22. "Adult" bone cells; perform day-to-day functions
23. Arms (at the shoulder) and legs (at the hip) have this type of joint
24. How do the ossicles assist in audition?
25. The ..... helps to hold up the head and the whole body.
26. A group of similar cells performing a specific function
27. Kicking a football is accomplished by:.
28. It consist of the skull, the rib cage, and the vertebral column.
29. A jelly-like substance inside of bones where new cells are created
30. A special type of short bone is the kneecap or patella it is classified as a
31. What are the 2 main divisions of the skeletal system?
32. Which fracture is common in older people due to osteoporosis?
33. Where is spongy bone located?
34. The hollow tube in long bones.
35. Match the example to the job:85% of your phosphorus is stored in your bones.
36. The functional unit of compact bone is the
37. Which skeleton is more likely to get a fracture?
38. In which part ball and socket joint is found?
39. What three bones make up the wrist?
40. Back and forth movement (ex. knee or elbow)
41. Bones that form the framework of your body
42. Whole wheat bread and pasta are examples of .....
43. Identify the bone highlighted in red
44. Support the teeth and gums enabling us to bite and chew our food.
45. What structures attach muscles to bones?
46. Which statement about smooth muscles is TRUE?
47. There are ..... types of muscles in our body
48. What bone is located on the forearm and on the thumb side?
49. What does the cartilage between bones do?
50. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of muscles?
51. Osteoclast develop from:
52. Choose the correct answer:Wrist Bone
53. This is a curvature in the bone.
54. Wedge bone, temporal bone and sphincter are bones that make up the skeleton.....
55. Talking about ossification, where is the secondary site of bone growth?
56. Where does cartilage found in our body?
57. What is the main symptom of 'gout'?
58. What is the job of the ligaments?
59. Bone marrow is a soft connective tissue that produces .....
60. Storage within the body means what?