Skeletal System Quiz 88 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the smallest bone present in our body?
2. Another name for your hips.
3. Which of the following is NOT a classification terms for bones?
4. Choose the correct answer:Large lower arm bone
5. How many bones make up the human spine?
6. The joint in our hip is the .....
7. Thin regions of cartilage between vertebrae that provide cushioning
8. The muscles which are under our control, are called
9. In reference to the knee the toes are .....
10. Hemopoiesis occurs in .....
11. Which of the following can be found in areas of movement?
12. What is the name of the thin, connective tissue that holds blood vessels to organs?
13. This feedback system amplifies a change until a desired outcome is reached.
14. Synovial joints are all moveable
15. Joints that can only move back and forth in one direction
16. Extreme curvature of the upper vertebrae of the spine; hunchback .....
17. What are the bones in the main portion of the foot?
18. A fracture at the growth plate:
19. A joint is the meeting point of two bones held together by strong tissues called .....
20. How many bones make up the skeletal system?
21. The frog is cold blooded.
22. Vertebrae are..... bones.
23. You haven't been eating your vegetables or drinking milk. The calcium in your blood is therefore, quite low. What hormone will break down your bone to put calcium back into your blood?
24. How many bones are in the Pelvis?
25. The place where two bones meet is called a ..... They work with your muscles to help you move.
26. Mr. Duong was hiking and suddenly tripped, falling off a cliff. X-rays show Mr. Duong's femur had shattered fragments of bones. Identify the type of fracture described.
27. Which bones can be found in the upper leg?
28. What are the names of the bones found in the feet?
29. An example of a cartilaginous joint is the
30. A loss of normal bone density is called .....
31. The humerus is also known as the what bone?
32. A freely moving joint in which the movement is limited to gliding motions
33. In our body, new blood cells are produced in the .....
34. Smooth, slippery, thick layer of tissue at the ends of bones that provides cushion so the bones do not rub together
35. A fracture in which the ends penetrate the skin. Patient is at highest risk for infection
36. What is the collar bone?
37. This type of tissue covers the internal organs and also makes up the skin
38. Define Compact Bone
39. The joints in the skull is an example of ..... joint.
40. Joints which allow movement around 1 axis
41. Found at the middle of the chest
42. Which joint allows movement in ALL directions? An example would be the shoulder.
43. Your thumb is an example of a ..... joint.
44. Endochondral ossification occurs in the
45. Where in the skeleton might you find a short bone?
46. Tendons connect ..... to ..... whereas ligaments connect ..... to .....
47. Allows the bones to move in multiple directions
48. Bones in the legs
49. What is the term for the growth plate?
50. Osteocytes reside in chambers called ..... and communicate with each other through thin channels called .....
51. What is the anatomical name for the end of a long bone?
52. The ..... skeleton makes up all the bones of the arms & legs as well as the shoulder and pelvic girdles.
53. These type of muscles functions independently and is not not controlled by voluntary nerve activity
54. Which of the following bones is a sesamoid bone type?
55. Which is the moveable jawbone
56. The body parts with most bones are:
57. Your skull is a/an..... joint.
58. Function of osteoblasts
59. Skull protect our
60. What is the term for a stretched or torn ligament?