Skeletal System Quiz 85 (60 MCQs)

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1. Pertaining to under the rib
2. This bone looks like sponge. Most body cells are made here.
3. What is the function of short bones (such as your carpals or tarsals)?
4. Protects all organs
5. What type of joint is held together by cartilage?
6. The effects of a poor posture include I. bones becoming porous and lighterII. experiencing backaches and headachesIII. experiencing pain in the neck and shouldersIV. easily become fatigue
7. Which of these is NOT a bone in the leg?
8. Organs make up.....
9. If you have to play a game of head and shoulders, knees and toes, what are the SCIENTIFIC name of these bones in the correct order?
10. The biceps brachii are made up of the
11. Thin layer of hyaline cartilage located on the distal and proximal epiphysis of the bone.
12. Which system includes bones and joints?
13. Where are muscles located?
14. Inflammation of the joints of the spine.
15. What are the important functions of the skeletal system?
16. The agonist and antagonist work in ..... to create movement
17. Bone marrow or spinal cord
18. What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?
19. What type of connective tissue a connects one bone to another bone?
20. This bone is the LONGEST bone in our body. It makes up our upper leg.
21. A large support bone forming the heel
22. What would be the synovial joint where the femur and tibia articulate?
23. The yellow marrow or medullary cavity stores and creates adipose tissue
24. The partial displacement of a bone from a joint is a:
25. What best describes skin?
26. Where are smooth muscles?
27. The triangle shaped bones behind the ribs are called
28. Osteoporosis can be simulated in an experiment by
29. There are 3 STRUCTURAL joints. What are they?
30. Fibrous sac that acts as a cushion to ease movement in areas subject to friction, such as shoulders, elbow and knees.
31. The vertebral column has ..... bone segments called vertebrae.
32. A ..... is when an organ pushes through an area of weak muscle.
33. What is another name for your shoulder blade?
34. Injury to the epiphyseal disc of a long bone
35. Distal end moves while proximal end remains still
36. A femur is considered a .....
37. True/False:Bones have living cells in them.
38. This law states that bones will adapt to the loads under which they are placed.
39. Cardiac muscle.....
40. "Arthr/o" means:
41. Which of the following is the 'ring of bones'?
42. These are bone-building cells
43. This type of bone tissue is arranged in trabeculae and has a porous appearance.
44. What percentage of body weight is bone?
45. An osteon has blood supply.
46. The human ..... is a framework of the body.
47. The knee and elbow are examples of which type of joint?
48. Evelyn, Sophia, and Samuel are having a debate about the human body. They are stuck on one question:What is the difference between true ribs and false ribs? Can you help them out?
49. Small nearly flat surface on a vertebrae that articulates with another bone
50. The vertebra is what type of bone?
51. Which of the following terms does not match the meaning?
52. The body is divided into how many divisions?
53. Moving a part around an axis.
54. What are the two types if joints?
55. What happens when there is an increase in blood calcium?
56. What is you mandible
57. True or False? Giraffes and Humans have the same number of bones in their necks?
58. The finger bones are called what?
59. Skeletal System works in co ordination with .....
60. Longer than they are wide