Skeletal System Quiz 96 (60 MCQs)

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1. Where does primary ossification occur?
2. Some of the bones in the skull have the same name like the regions of the brain:frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal.
3. When your body bends down to do squats you are probably using what type of joint?
4. Type of diarthrodial joint that allows for the rotation of one bone around another, such as the neck.
5. What type of cells create the cartilage that first reconnects two bones after they break?
6. This bone disease makes the bone lose its density.It is caused by calcium deficiency.It is usually suffered by the elderly women.The bone disease is called .....
7. What are the two main parts of the skeleton?
8. Where are ligaments found in the body?
9. What is our mandible?
10. The joints between the various carpal and tarsal bones are examples of ..... joints
11. How many bones do babies have at birth?
12. Excessive anterior curvature of the lumbar vertebral column region; also called swayback.
13. Helps in movement of bones, where two bones meet
14. Which food would be best to make your bones strong?
15. These cells build bones
16. What is soft connective tissue that attach bones at the joints?
17. What doctor teats Osteoporosis?
18. What type of bone is your sternum?
19. Read this sentence from Skeletons Inside and Out. It supports the body's weight and gives it shape. What does the word supports mean in this sentence?
20. Which bone is located at the base of the skull and connects to the spine?
21. TRUE OR FALSE:The five functions of your skeletal system are:(1) store minerals and fat(2) protect organs (3) allow movement (4) make blood cells(5) shape the body
22. True or False:Bones in a human body are living and growing.
23. Name the bone highlighted.
24. Anatomy is the study of the functions of the body and its parts
25. In an osteon, the concentric rings around the haversian canal that hold the lacunae are referred to as .....
26. The skull is made of ..... bones
27. ..... joints are located in the stifle.
28. The joint at the top of our skull is the .....
29. The appendicular skeletal system consist of the
30. Which system of the body provides protection for vital organs?
31. Hematopoiesis takes place in the ..... of ..... bone tissue
32. Which one is NOT a function of the human bones?
33. A rib is an example of
34. True or False:The first seven pairs of ribs are known as false ribs
35. Joints are which type of bone?
36. The humerus is part of what section of the human body?
37. My metacarpals (wrist bones) are identified as?
38. The abbreviation OA means:
39. Types of bone tissues are
40. Bone that forms from the membranelike layers of primitive connective tissue
41. What is the term for an area where two or more bones join together?
42. What are ligaments?
43. Which of these is an irregular bone(s)?
44. The joint that allows the head to move up, down and sideways
45. What is the name of the flat bone located at the front of the chest?
46. Repeated movements can cause ligaments and tendons in the wrist to swell, resulting in .....
47. The pivot joint helps your ..... move.
48. This disease results in weak bones due to the lack of calcium being stored in the bones and is commonly caused by a vitamin D deficiency.
49. A hand has 27 bones and a foot has 26 bones.
50. Your stomach digesting food
51. What is the name of the important group of bones that protects your skull?
52. Cells that break down bone are called
53. The place in the skeleton where 2 or more bones connect is .....
54. What type of bone marrow produces blood?
55. An internal skeleton that is comprised of bone andcartilage
56. Hematopoiesis is
57. What is the main function of irregular bones?
58. A strong flexible tissue that cushions an area where two bones meet.
59. Irregular bones (like the vertebrae) have
60. ..... produces the red blood cells, most white blood cells and blood platelets.