Skeletal System Quiz 161 (20 MCQs)

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1. The extracellular matrix between bone cells is made up of what organic molecules?

Correct Answer: A) Collagen.

2. Carpals and tarsals

Correct Answer: A) Short bones.

3. A vertebrae is an example of a(n) ..... bone.

Correct Answer: D) Irregular.

4. Which of the following structural joints is indicated by the arrow in the image?

Correct Answer: C) Saddle.

5. What type of joints allow for circular motion?

Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket joints.

6. Bones can help produce what kind of cells?

Correct Answer: A) Blood cells.

7. The ..... is very dense and rigid.

Correct Answer: B) Compact bone.

8. The function(s) of the skeletal system is/are

Correct Answer: D) All answers are correct.

9. ..... ossification is where cartilage in the shaft becomes bone

Correct Answer: A) Primary.

10. Which part of the skeleton system has 80 bones

Correct Answer: A) Axial.

11. The upper portion of the jaw is

Correct Answer: A) Maxilla.

12. The ends of long bones are known as .....

Correct Answer: B) Epiphyses.

13. Sire

Correct Answer: B) Male parent.

14. Which mineral makes up our bones?

Correct Answer: A) Calcium.

15. A thin layer of tissue that provides a smooth, low friction surface at the end of a long bone:

Correct Answer: B) Hyaline cartilage.

16. The ..... is used to diagnose broken bones (mostly hard tissue).

Correct Answer: C) Basic Xray.

17. Which of the following tissue types makes blood?

Correct Answer: C) Marrow.

18. Which type of bone has an irregular collagen organization?

Correct Answer: A) Woven.

19. What connect muscles to bones?

Correct Answer: C) Tendons.

20. What serves as the anchoring point for the tongue?

Correct Answer: B) Hyoid.