Skeletal System Quiz 54 (60 MCQs)

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1. ..... are muscles that move limbs towards the midline of the body.
2. Which of the following structures passes through the foramen rotundum?
3. The smallest bone in your body is found in your .....
4. This disease causes a lose of bone tissue mainly in elderly people.
5. Protects the spinal cord
6. A patient lying on their back (supine) would be lying on which side of their body?
7. This is an emergency treatment given to an injured person before before medical help becomes available.
8. How many types/groups of bones are there?
9. This is the only bone in your upper arm
10. Commonly known as a chronic autoimmune disorder in which the joints and some organs are attacked, joints become swollen, painful and immobile.
11. The vertebrae are part of the:
12. The main organs are bones.
13. Bone of the heel.
14. Where are immovable joints found?
15. Bones of the thoracic cavity that are attached to vertebrae only (not attached to sternum or another rib by costal cartilage); lowest two false ribs
16. The ulna-radius are the lower arm bones.
17. The depressions in osteons where osteocytes are found.
18. The cartilage is a tissue that connects the bones together.
19. The movable joints in the neck and the knee are .....
20. Which of the following correctly describes how the skeletal and muscular systems work together
21. Red bone marrow's function is
22. What are the boney structures which make up Cancellous bone called?
23. What is a muscle?
24. When a muscle contracts, it ..... a bone
25. Choose the correct answer:Chest bone-middle of chest
26. An immovable joint
27. Match the following with the best location zygomatic
28. Makes up the dense outer layer of bone.
29. To bind, tie together
30. The main ORGAN responsible for breathing is:
31. A bone doctor is called an ..... doctor.
32. During this stage of development, the bones may become less dense and break easily.
33. Temporal bones are joined with the parietal bones at the ..... sutures:
34. Which is a bone cell?
35. What part of your spinal column do your ribs attach to?
36. Covers the external surface of the epiphyses and decreases friction at joint surfaces
37. Which bone cell is responsible for forming new bone?
38. Which classification of joint would relate to the knee, hip and shoulder joints?
39. Which type of joint allows the most movement?
40. The knobby end of a long bone is called a .....
41. What is A labeling?
42. Medical term that means removal of a rib.
43. In the skull 14 bones form the .....
44. This type of bone growth starts with a mass of undifferentiated connective tissue near blood vessels.
45. Which is not a function of your bones?
46. The hyoid bone is an example of what type of bone?
47. The appendicular skeleton includes all of the following EXCEPT
48. ..... help in the growth and repair of the body
49. Freely mobile joints.
50. The vetebral column protects which part of the body?
51. What type of diseases are bone marrow transplants used to treat
52. Match the joint type to the amount of movement:Synarthrotic
53. Spongy bone contains:
54. Step 1 of bone repair is
55. Forms blood cells and stores fat.
56. Which of the following bones is part of the lower limb?
57. This mineral is essential for building strong bones and teeth
58. What is the correct term for:cost
59. What term is given to the point where 2 or more bones meet?
60. What does the prefix 'Phalang(o)-' mean?