Skeletal System Quiz 79 (60 MCQs)

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1. Osteoprogenitor cells divide and differentiate into.....
2. What is the technical name for the skull?
3. "Bones in the joint are shaped so that movement is only possible in one direction" defines which joint?
4. End of one bone fits into cup like structure of another bone (ex. shoulder or hips)
5. Membrane that lines the outside of long bones and promotes growth.
6. Vertebrae bones fall into the category of
7. True or False:Muscles can respond to signals from the brain.
8. When skeletal muscles contract or relax they move
9. Where two or more bones in the body come together:
10. Wall of diaphysis, solid, and strong
11. List the correct order of the layers of skin starting from the outside.
12. I am the inner, larger bone of the forearm.
13. There are 3 functional joints. What are they?
14. What part of the skeletal system acts like a shield for our heart and lungs?
15. What do our joints do
16. What is the contraction phase of a hearbeat called?
17. A buildup of uric crystals cause this disease
18. The ribs would be classified as:
19. Blood cells are produced from
20. Center part of the skeleton consisting on rib cage, skull, vertebral column.
21. A ..... occurs when a joint comes apart and stays apart with the bone ends no longer in contact.
22. How many bones make up the coxa?
23. Your bones are alive because they grow and change along with us.
24. Major functions of the skeletal system are
25. It is a small tubular structure of the skin that produce sweat found in the dermis and goes out of the skin pores.
26. A moveable joint that has a capsule with fluid.
27. Cartilage is found at the end of bones and act as a shock absorber.
28. How many cells come from the bone marrow per second?
29. What is the largest tendon in the body?
30. Which muscles do you use to throw a ball?
31. Which of the following is part of the Hand?
32. What organelle in a plant cell acts similar to the bones in the skeletal system?
33. What is a bone fracture called when the bone doesn't completely break?
34. What type of blood cells supply bone cells with nutrients?
35. Tough, tight-fitting membrane covering surface of bone
36. The bones in the body gives our body its shape and support it.
37. Which of the following structures are spaces in the body where 2 or more bones connect?
38. The upper arm bone
39. The back bone is made up of ..... small ring like bones.
40. Ligaments attach bone to-
41. How many muscles do we have?
42. Ulna and radius are lower limbs
43. To the son/daughter
44. Which of these is the type of joint found in the knee?
45. Which of the following best describes:Synchondroses
46. What type of joint produces a rotational movement?
47. Name "a" (the end of the bone)
48. What is the name of the thick myofilaments?
49. Another name for the hip bone is?
50. You have more bones as an adult than when you are a baby.
51. Which is the bone from which the upper is made?
52. The main function of the skeleton is to
53. Viewing inside of a joint
54. The tail bone is also known as
55. Collagen is a protein that gives flexibility.
56. ..... is the process of organisms remaining internally balanced even when conditions change.
57. A tendon connects muscle to muscle
58. The metacarpal bones are located on the
59. Which set of bones is in your back and holds up your body?
60. Which condition represents homeostasis?