Skeletal System Quiz 160 (20 MCQs)

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1. The patella is what type of bone

Correct Answer: C) Sesamoid.

2. Bones also help your body maintain homeostasis by storing

Correct Answer: B) Minerals.

3. Fracturing a bone is never good, which one is more serious for the health of the patient?

Correct Answer: B) Compound.

4. The inner layer of the skin

Correct Answer: A) Dermis.

5. True or False:Bones and muscles work together to help you move.

Correct Answer: A) TRUE.

6. What muscle attaches to the bone and produces movement?

Correct Answer: A) Skeletal muscle.

7. The thin layer that sends signals to the brain is called .....

Correct Answer: C) Blood vessels and nerves.

8. Tissues that can carry messages.

Correct Answer: A) Nervous.

9. It can be made from boards, sticks, cartons or magazines. It may be fastened to the injured part with strips of cloth or belts.

Correct Answer: D) Splint.

10. What is the hollow area at the center of long bones called?

Correct Answer: D) Medullary cavity.

11. Bones are living things.

Correct Answer: A) True.

12. What is the word for the definition Abnormal narrowing?

Correct Answer: A) -stenosis.

13. The part of the skeleton along the axis of the body is the .....

Correct Answer: D) Appendicular.

14. Which bone protects the heart and lungs?

Correct Answer: C) Femur.

15. Which of the following is not a classification of bone?

Correct Answer: C) Imbalanced Bone.

16. What bones does the axial skeleton consist of?

Correct Answer: B) Skull, spinal column, rib cage, and chest.

17. Bones are not vascular (do not contain blood vessels)

Correct Answer: B) False.

18. Bone Destroying cells are called?

Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts.

19. What is the Medical Abbreviation for the definition Rheumatoid arthritis?

Correct Answer: A) RA.

20. Tissue that covers your bones and reduces friction of bones

Correct Answer: C) Cartilage.