Skeletal System Quiz 78 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the name of the canal which connects adjacent central canals?
2. What is the medical term for bent backwards?
3. Blood cells are made in the red bone marrow by a process called
4. Where are the smallest bones in our body located?
5. The facial bones consist of how many bones?
6. Hamstrings muscle action
7. The point which two bones come together is called a .....
8. Spongy bone is located
9. What is the hard part of the human skeleton?
10. The shoulder blade is a ..... bone.
11. A fracture in which the bone may be shattered into several pieces is what type of fracture?
12. A place in the body where two or more bones come together is called a:
13. Identify bone number 4.
14. The radius is the longest bone in the body.
15. All synovial joints are
16. Covers the actin and prevents the myosin head to attach to the actin (rope or strand shape).
17. Two structural joints with no cavity
18. Fibrocartilage (found in the knee) protects against stretch and pressure.
19. A common disease is ....., which causes bones to weaken and become brittle
20. The longest single bone in your body
21. Largest bone in the body
22. What is the function of the bones in the spine?
23. Your skeletal system helps store minerals, including calcium
24. Bones that are approximately equal in length, width, and thickness. (Ex. carpals)
25. Your shoulder and hip are examples of what type of joint?
26. Each movable joint has ..... sets of muscles
27. What type of joint allows the most movement to occur and is at the highest risk for injury?
28. Osteoblasts perform what function?
29. Tennis elbow is an example of .....
30. Bone tissue that ..... any visible open space it's called compact bone.
31. Bone tissue is called
32. What is the scientific name for the bones that run down the middle of your back?
33. What type of skeletons do humans have?
34. The picture shows superior view of thoracic vertebrae. What is amain function of structure labelled "D"
35. Match the Structures of a Typical Bone:B
36. Suture joints in the skull is known as what type of joint?
37. What bone protects your spin
38. Pentadactyl limbs are an evolutionary adaptation for tetrapod vertebrates, how many digits do these limbs have?
39. Castrated male horse
40. What happens at the epiphyseal plate
41. What type of joint would you find in your hands and feet?
42. Hollow region inside bone filled with yellow marrow
43. The bones that form the sides of the head in the ear region are the ..... bones.
44. What two bones are located in the lower arm?
45. How many bone types are there in the human body?
46. Muscles you CANNOT control (heart)
47. Projections that hold the epidermis and dermis together
48. The 5 bones of the palm are called:
49. The union of bone and cartilage is called a .....
50. Prevents bones from grinding together
51. Which of the following is/are components of appendicular skeleton?(1) vertebral column(2) limb bones(3) limb girdles
52. ..... = inflammation of the joints
53. What is the term for the process of blood cell formation?
54. Which of the following is FALSE about the picture?
55. Which is not a job of your skeletal system?
56. What is responsible for delivering oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the body?
57. Which type of cell breaks down bone tissue
58. Name these bones:
59. Cells that make up mature bone structure:
60. Which one of the following statements is accurate for the Appendicular Skeleton?