Skeletal System Quiz 55 (60 MCQs)

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1. Is it true that the skeleton divides into two regions?
2. There are ..... bones in the human body.
3. The scientific name for the skull is the .....
4. What is the largest and strongest bone of your face?
5. The thumb joint is an example of this type of joint
6. How many bones are in an adult skeleton?
7. The two unattached pairs of ribs
8. There are two types of Bone Marrow
9. The rings that surround the Central/Haversian Canal are
10. Which vitamin is needed for osteoblast and osteoclast activity?
11. The skeletal system works with this system to allow body movement.
12. How many bones do we have
13. The bony openings of the skull include the .....
14. Which of the following statements about cranial bones is NOT correct?
15. An external skeletal system that is made up of chitin and calcium carbonate
16. This is a disease that causes bone to become thin and weak
17. ..... cover the part of the bones in the joint to stop them wearing out as they rub over each other.
18. Broken bones can heal.
19. What is produced inside the bone marrow
20. What type of bone has a thin, flat shape and usually protects organs?
21. Development of bone
22. The sensory and ..... are the two types of nerves that make up the peripheral nervous system.
23. What is the name of the joint that allows rotating or rolling motion?
24. Select one answer for the 4 type of Joints
25. The lungs and heart are protected by the rib cage.
26. What works with the bones of your skeleton to make your body move?
27. The following are some ways of keeping our bones healthy and strong except.
28. Up to how much percent of your bones is made of minerals, including calcium.
29. What is the condition that causes a lateral (sideways) curvature of the spine?
30. Attach bones to bones
31. I am the five bones of the metacarpus, located between the wrist and the fingers.
32. Why is it important that tissues are composed of specialized cells?
33. The spine is made up of ring-shaped bones called .....
34. Where can you find an example of a gliding joint?
35. What are muscles that work together in pairs called?
36. Any other angled break (other than a right angle) that is NOT across the bones axis
37. Bones in the center of the body, such as the vertebrae, skull, and sternum are part of which skeleton?
38. What condition would you be diagnosed with if you had an S curved spine?
39. The canal in the middle of the osteon
40. These are the vertebrae the ribs are connected too.
41. The three major groups of joints include synarthroses, amphiarthroses, and .....
42. The root word tars/o means what?
43. There are how many bones in our body
44. Define Skeletal System
45. When skeletal muscle works in pairs at a joint, when one muscle contracts, the other .....
46. Which one is not a function of skin.
47. All bones in the skull are fixed except the lower jaw
48. The bones cells responsible for building bone tissue are called .....
49. ..... and ..... work together to perform movement of the body.
50. Which type of bone cell has the name that literally means "bone cell"
51. ..... contain synovial fluid and cushion against the rubbing of ligaments and tendons against bone.
52. There are 15 phalanges (finger bones in a human hand.
53. What does a newborn have that most adults do not have?
54. The upper arm has .....
55. The wrist and ankle are .....
56. Vertebrae would be an example of what type?
57. Red bone marrow produces the body's .....
58. Our Skeletal System is only about bones?
59. Diet, exercise and medications that slow the loss of mineral loss in bones is the treatment plan for .....
60. What kind of tissue is the surface of your skin?