Skeletal System Quiz 128 (20 MCQs)

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1. Where is your fixed joint located?

Correct Answer: A) Top of my skull.

2. Which organ is protected by the skull?

Correct Answer: D) Brain.

3. Osteocytes are located within tiny little chambers called ..... which are linked by .....

Correct Answer: B) Ponds / canals.

4. Answer for #4:

Correct Answer: D) Radius.

5. The heel bone is part of the ..... bones. (page 136)

Correct Answer: B) Tarsal.

6. Superficial skin layer composed of stratified squamous epithelium.

Correct Answer: C) Epidermis.

7. It is found inside the spongy bone where the red and white blood cells are produced.

Correct Answer: D) Bone Marrow.

8. These are hard, dense bones that provide strength, structure, and mobility. The thigh bone (femur).

Correct Answer: B) Long bone.

9. Where is fat stored in your bones?

Correct Answer: B) Yellow bone marrow.

10. Wrists and ankles are this type of joint

Correct Answer: C) Pivot or Sliding.

11. Disease occurs in children, it weakens and softens the bones due to vitamin D deficiency and lack of exposure to sunlight.

Correct Answer: A) Rickets.

12. Which bone protects the spinal cord?

Correct Answer: D) Spine.

13. Combining form that means joint.

Correct Answer: A) Arthr/o.

14. The wrist bones are an example of this joint

Correct Answer: A) Gliding.

15. Key

Correct Answer: A) Bar.

16. True or False:The lower part of the leg is made up of two bones.

Correct Answer: A) True.

17. ..... bones have long axes.

Correct Answer: B) Long.

18. How many bones do we have when we become adults?

Correct Answer: B) 206.

19. What is the long bone in the arm called?

Correct Answer: C) Humerus.

20. Arjun, Grace, and Nora are playing a trivia game. They come across a question:What does the thoracic cage protect?

Correct Answer: B) Vital organs.