Skeletal System Quiz 83 (60 MCQs)

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1. Which section of the vertebral column has 5 vertebrae?
2. Which type of skeleton division is the skull, vertebrae, and thorax a part of?
3. What area can a ball and socket joint be found?
4. What is the definition of ligament
5. Last two pairs of ribs
6. What is the soft flexible tissue that is all over your skeleton adding padding and protection between bones?
7. How many key bones are found in the arm?
8. Which muscles work in pairs to allow movement at the knee joint
9. The smallest bone in your body is inside your ear called as Stapes. Which is the biggest bone?
10. Where are non-movable joints are found
11. How does an X-ray work?
12. There are ..... lumbar vertebra; whereas there are ..... thoracic vertebra.
13. ..... is the bone which contains almost contains the whole weight of the body
14. The first layer of the skin is called .....
15. Irregular bones have a shape that does not conform to the other types and have various functions. An example is:
16. The frontal bone is
17. This joint has a convex surface that fits into a concave surface. An example is the elbow joint.
18. The electrical signal sent by the nervous system is called a .....
19. The organization of compact bone is centered around the .....
20. How many bones the baby have
21. Plantar-flexion is defined as
22. The skeleton of a child and adult is .....
23. Muscles that control our organs are called .....
24. How can you protect your bones?
25. Which of the following bones give shape to the upper body?
26. The tough strand of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone
27. The breastbone is called what?
28. It is a source of Vitamin D.
29. Arrange the following bones of hand in correct order?
30. What two color blood cells are formed by marrow?
31. An example of open reduction is:
32. Joints which allow movement around 2 axes
33. The sternum is also known as the breastbone. To which skeleton does it belong?
34. The ..... primary job is to allow movement and flexibility for the organism.
35. What do you call the hard outer layer of bone?
36. 12 pair of costae
37. What is the Medical Abbreviation for the definition Osteoarthritis
38. An example of an immovable joint is found in the .....
39. The smallest bone in your body is called the
40. Another name for the skull
41. How can you strengthen your bones
42. Runs through the middle of each osteon and contains small blood vessels for nourishing the bone and nerve fibers for signaling
43. What are the main parts of skeletal system?
44. Fibrous, superficial covering that protects diaphysis
45. Over one half of human bones are in the ..... and .....
46. What two bones did Mr. Myers break?
47. Spongy bone is relatively solid
48. This bone protects the brain.
49. Which of the following is an example of an immovable joint?
50. Bones can Fuse themselves back together when they break
51. Elbows and Knees are an example of what type of joint?
52. A place where 2 bones meet and allow for movement is called?
53. What does the term 'tomy' mean?
54. The temporal lobe is the auditory cortex which allows you to
55. An infection or inflammation of the bone
56. Which is the hardest substance in our body?
57. The name for the long bone in the upper part of your leg.
58. What is this condition that is characterized by a chronic inflammatory disease in which the immune system attacks the joints and sometimes other parts of the body?
59. TRUE OR FALSE. The name of your clavicle is called your Scapula,
60. Q3 What enables us to swing our arms from our shoulders?