Skeletal System Quiz 12 (20 MCQs)

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1. What joint would you find in your hips and shoulders?

Correct Answer: D) Ball and socket.

2. Bones are made up of bone tissue, blood vessels, and .....

Correct Answer: D) Nerves.

3. Red bone marrow is responsible for

Correct Answer: A) Hematopoiesis.

4. Mature bone cells are called .....

Correct Answer: C) Osteocytes.

5. The lacunae of osseous tissue contain:

Correct Answer: A) Osteocytes.

6. What is the term for the bones in the wrist?

Correct Answer: A) Carpals.

7. The scientific name for your finger and toe bones is called this.

Correct Answer: D) Phalanges.

8. Chewing involves the use of which movable skull bone?

Correct Answer: B) Mandible.

9. The scientific name for "top of the skull" is .....

Correct Answer: A) Cranium.

10. What is the function of skeleton to the human body?

Correct Answer: B) Protects the inner organs such as the brain, heart, and lungs.

11. Orth/o means

Correct Answer: B) Straighten.

12. Which of the following is considered to be an irregular bone?

Correct Answer: D) Vertebrae.

13. What is the function of cartilage in the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: A) To provide flexibility and smooth surfaces for movement.

14. Where is skeletal muscle found

Correct Answer: C) Attached to bones.

15. Diarthrotic joints are:

Correct Answer: C) Freely movable.

16. When you are finished growing you will have around how many bones in your skeleton?

Correct Answer: B) 206.

17. The biggest bone in the leg is called the .....

Correct Answer: A) Femur.

18. When a bodybuilder does a leg curl what muscle is the agonist

Correct Answer: C) Hamstring.

19. Fibrous joints, like skull sutures, are classified as this type of joint

Correct Answer: A) Synarthrotic.

20. The Skeletal System has 5 functions. Which of these DOESN'T apply.

Correct Answer: B) Exercise.