Skeletal System Quiz 145 (20 MCQs)

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1. The stomach is a .....

Correct Answer: A) Smooth muscle.

2. What ball and socket joint do you use when you throw a ball?

Correct Answer: A) Shoulders.

3. Where is the tibia located?

Correct Answer: C) Leg.

4. With a contusion, ..... ruptures at the injured site causing the tissue to turn black and blue.

Correct Answer: D) Blood vessels.

5. Which of the following bones are all located in the skull?

Correct Answer: B) Frontal, occipital, mandible.

6. Which type of bone tissue is a hard outer covering of most bones?

Correct Answer: C) Periosteum.

7. ..... bones are along the axis of the body which protect the internal organs

Correct Answer: A) Appendicular.

8. Spongy bone is located in the .....

Correct Answer: C) Epiphysis.

9. Muscle that can be consciously controlled

Correct Answer: A) Voluntary.

10. The epiphyseal plate remains between the two ossification centers and remains active until the end of puberty.

Correct Answer: D) Step 5 of Endochondral Ossification.

11. Muscles are made up of

Correct Answer: A) Long threads.

12. What's the "tail" of the spine called?

Correct Answer: C) Coccyx.

13. Which bone protects your heart?

Correct Answer: C) Rib cage.

14. Which bone cell is responsible for recycling bone tissue?

Correct Answer: C) Osteoclasts.

15. ..... are made in the marrow.

Correct Answer: B) Blood cells.

16. Red blood cells are created in compact bone tissue.

Correct Answer: B) False.

17. The joint found between the bones of the vertebral column

Correct Answer: B) Gliding joint.

18. Name the above body part.

Correct Answer: B) Backbone.

19. This is large and heavy in men to support their heavy weight, and shallow but wider for women to provide enough space for child-bearing.

Correct Answer: C) Pelvis.

20. B1 Bones can grow because they are made of cells.

Correct Answer: D) Cells.