Skeletal System Quiz 59 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is hematopoiesis?
2. The bones around axis comes under?
3. Cells that synthesize the organic components of the bone matrix are called:
4. An example of a short bone within the human skeleton is:
5. The hollow center of a long bone, the ....., is filled with .....
6. Cartilage on the ends of the bone is the
7. Learning, memory, intelligence and logic are due to ..... which part of the brain?
8. What type of joint is at the top of the neck?
9. As long as the ..... is nourished and healthy, new nail plate cells will be created.
10. Which of the following terms best matches the following function of the skeletal system: "The bones of the skeletal system store and release fat as well as important minerals such as calcium and phosphorus."
11. What type of bone tissue is less organized and does not have osteons?
12. How many pairs of ribs are there in the rib cage?
13. Which characteristic of the spine makes walking more comfortable?
14. Degenerative arthritis is also known as:
15. Which choice describes the heart?
16. C2, acts as pivot point for C1
17. The common name for the zygomatic bone is
18. What type of bone are the ribs?
19. Bone tissue that has many open spaces is called ..... bone
20. ..... is mainly a storage area for fat cells and contains cells that form leukocytes, or white blood cells
21. How many bone does an infant have?
22. The bone marrow is where ..... is produced.
23. Where can hinge joints be found?
24. A ..... is a stretching or tearing of ligaments often caused by rapid changes in direction or collision.
25. Where in the body are the metacarpals found?
26. Match the example to the job:Your ribcage protects your lungs.
27. Which is thicker? Radius or Ulna?
28. Which type of bone is the vertebrae, carpal and tarsal?
29. This is the kneecap.
30. Blood cells are produced in .....
31. Long muscle fibres that run the length of the muscle belly, attaching to tendons at ends.
32. A unit of bone containing a haversian canal and matrix rings:
33. A spine deformity which makes the spine curve excessively at the lower backbone is called .....
34. What are the toe bones called?
35. When kicking a football the knee
36. The pelvic and pectoral girdles are part of the ..... skeleton.
37. Which of the following is a sign or symptom of a sprain
38. PRONATION indicates moving hand from anterior to posterior.
39. Stabilizes the ankle
40. The production of blood cells from cells from dividing stem a progenitor cells
41. The nerves ..... information and ..... it to the brain.
42. What type of muscle is/are voluntary?
43. The largest muscle in the body is the
44. Channels lying at right angles to the central canal, connecting blood and nerve supply of the periosteum to that of Haversian canals
45. Do bones release water into the bloodstream?
46. This type of connective tissue connects bone to bone
47. What type of cell makes new bone cells?
48. What type of bone marrow can be found in the medullary cavity?
49. What is the name of the system that includes the skeletal system?
50. The following bones are considered part of with the ..... clavicle, humerus, radius
51. Which is a mature bone cell?
52. Which is the hard bone on the outside of the layer?
53. What two bones make up the jaw?
54. Where is the only place you can find a saddle joint?
55. Infection of bone tissue. The condition is most commonly caused by the infectious organism Staphylococcus aureus, which reaches the bone via the bloodstream or by extension from a local injury; inflammation follows with destruction of the cancellous (porous) bone and marrow, loss of blood supply, and bone death.
56. This is a type of joint present in our hip
57. Within an osteon, the concentric circles of bone are called
58. Organs of the Skeletal System
59. The ends of a long bone, which are filled with spongy bone.
60. What do we call the softer bone tissue on the inside of the compact bone?