Skeletal System Quiz 131 (20 MCQs)

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1. Thick, smooth layer of tissue that covers the ends of bones

Correct Answer: D) Cartilage.

2. ..... are complex structures that undergo growth and development

Correct Answer: A) Bones.

3. What is the main support in the upper body?

Correct Answer: D) Backbone.

4. Name the main muscle in the chest

Correct Answer: A) Pectoralis major.

5. Ribs that are attached to the sternum with costal cartilage (1-7)

Correct Answer: A) True.

6. The following are examples of joint disease except:

Correct Answer: C) Osteoporosis.

7. What do osteoblasts do

Correct Answer: A) Produce new bone.

8. The joint at the ankle and wrist

Correct Answer: D) Gliding joint.

9. The flat skull bones are ..... in numbers?

Correct Answer: C) 22.

10. ..... bones of ribcage are joined to the vertebral column only

Correct Answer: B) 2 pair.

11. The hard, dense layer of bone

Correct Answer: B) Compact.

12. A baby's body has about at birth. These eventually fuse (grow together) to form the 206 bones that adults have

Correct Answer: A) 300 bones.

13. What are the functions of the human skeleton?

Correct Answer: E) All of the previous.

14. Forms the central axis of the body & protects critical organs

Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton.

15. True or False:Eating Fish is one way to keep your bones STRONG.

Correct Answer: A) True.

16. When blood calcium is too HIGH .....

Correct Answer: B) Calcitonin is released to deposit extra blood calcium into bones.

17. What is the definition of the skeleton?

Correct Answer: B) A framework of bones that supports the body of an animal.

18. A single unit of bone is called:

Correct Answer: A) Osteon.

19. What are examples of osteoblasts?

Correct Answer: A) During fetal development cells in fetal cartilage develop into osteoblast.

20. Your spinal cord is ptotected by

Correct Answer: B) Vertebrae.