Skeletal System Quiz 120 (20 MCQs)

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1. Bones protect the soft parts of the body.

Correct Answer: A) True.

2. -ectomy

Correct Answer: C) Surgical removal; excision.

3. The muscles work on their own and we have no control over their moment are called

Correct Answer: B) Involuntary muscles.

4. The upper portion of the sternum is called the .....

Correct Answer: D) Handle.

5. The difference between Compact and Spongy bone is .....

Correct Answer: A) Compact forms the outer shell while Spongy bone fills most of irregular bones.

6. What function does compact bone tissue serve?

Correct Answer: C) It provides strength.

7. Which of the following is a function of the appendicular skeleton?

Correct Answer: B) Allows for movement of the wrist and hand.

8. An osteocyte "lives" in .....

Correct Answer: A) Lacunae.

9. How do muscles move?

Correct Answer: B) By contraction.

10. How many ribs do most people have?

Correct Answer: D) 12.

11. Bones are held together by strong bands of tissue called .....

Correct Answer: B) Ligaments.

12. A tough band of tissue that connects bone to bone is called .....

Correct Answer: C) A ligament.

13. The way in which we keep our body while sitting or standing

Correct Answer: A) Posture.

14. Which disease is caused when bones weaken and become brittle?

Correct Answer: B) Osteoporosis.

15. What types of bones are usually as long as they are wide, and are found in the wrists and ankles?

Correct Answer: B) Short.

16. The skull is not just one big bone, it has ..... bones.

Correct Answer: C) 22.

17. What is the medical term for your jawbone?

Correct Answer: C) Mandible.

18. Where bones meet and allows movement

Correct Answer: C) Joint.

19. Which is one example of a flat bone?

Correct Answer: C) Pelvis.

20. This type of joint allows the your first two vertebrate to rotate as in shaking your head no

Correct Answer: C) Pivot.