Skeletal System Quiz 124 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. The body's ..... joints allow for a wide range of motion

Correct Answer: C) Moveable.

2. The root word carp/o means what

Correct Answer: C) Wrist.

3. What is the correct term for the jaw?

Correct Answer: A) Mandible.

4. Your muscular system contains over..... muscles.

Correct Answer: D) 600.

5. FIXED JOINTS ARE FOUND IN THE CRANIUM.

Correct Answer: A) TRUE.

6. Cells that can build bony matrix.

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts.

7. Gouty arthritis is a painful condition caused by:

Correct Answer: B) Excessive blood levels of uric acid deposited as crystals in the soft tissue joints.

8. What are the different categories in a hand?

Correct Answer: C) Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges.

9. What is tightly packed tissue that increases strength?

Correct Answer: D) Compact bone.

10. How many bones are there in the adult human skeleton?

Correct Answer: C) 206.

11. Run sidewise just below neck

Correct Answer: A) Collarbone or clavicle.

12. A condition in the body's bones become weak and break easily

Correct Answer: C) Osteoporosis.

13. ..... hold bones together at joints.

Correct Answer: C) Ligaments.

14. Toward the midline of the body is called

Correct Answer: A) Medial.

15. What are long bones?

Correct Answer: B) Serve as support columns, help the animal in body support, locomotion and eating.

16. Which of the answers below is a type of joint?

Correct Answer: D) Both A&C.

17. What stimulates bone growth?

Correct Answer: C) Low blood calcium levels.

18. Skeletal muscle is also called ..... muscle.

Correct Answer: A) Voluntary.

19. The ....., or thigh bone, is the only bone in the thigh.

Correct Answer: B) Femur.

20. Bones, cartilage, bones, and tendons together make up your

Correct Answer: A) Skeletal System.