Skeletal System Quiz 109 (20 MCQs)

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1. As you age this substance at the ends of bones loses water and increases friction

Correct Answer: C) Hyaline Cartilage.

2. This bone is the lower jaw bone and serves as the anchor bone for the lower set of teeth.

Correct Answer: D) Mandible.

3. How many bones in the human body?

Correct Answer: C) 206.

4. The hollow cylinder like shaft of the bone is the:

Correct Answer: C) Diaphysis.

5. Wrist bones

Correct Answer: B) Carpals.

6. I am a thin, transparent layer that covers the front of the eye, who am i?

Correct Answer: A) Cornea.

7. The skull protects our:

Correct Answer: C) Brain.

8. Ball and socket joints only allow flexion and extension

Correct Answer: B) False tagsSAP2.

9. The location of a union of bone or cartilage

Correct Answer: A) Joint.

10. Which of the following is NOT part of the appendicular skeletal system?

Correct Answer: D) Sternum.

11. Which best describes the purpose of the muscular system?

Correct Answer: D) The muscular system allows movement of bones and helps maintain posture.

12. True or False:Babies have more bones than adults.

Correct Answer: A) True.

13. The cheekbones are also called the malar bones or?

Correct Answer: D) Zygomatic bones.

14. Which term describes a decrease in an angle between two bones?

Correct Answer: A) Flexion.

15. The place where 2 or more bones meet is called

Correct Answer: A) Joints.

16. Match the following with the best location. Tibia

Correct Answer: C) Lower leg.

17. These bones are thin and flattened, often providing protection to vital organs.

Correct Answer: A) Flat.

18. The skull protects the .....

Correct Answer: A) Brain.

19. Name the agonist during flexion of the hip joint

Correct Answer: D) Hip flexor.

20. What is the flexible substance that covers the ends of bones for protection called?

Correct Answer: C) Cartilage.