Skeletal System Quiz 165 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is another name for the growth plate?

Correct Answer: C) Epiphyseal plate.

2. The part of the bone that is hard and dense and contains minerals that give bones strength.

Correct Answer: B) Compact bone.

3. Tough elastic substance between two bone is

Correct Answer: A) Cartilage.

4. PART OF THE LONG BONE THAT CONTAINS THE YELLOW MARROW

Correct Answer: B) DIAPHYSIS.

5. Specialized cells make up .....

Correct Answer: A) Tissues.

6. Should you be able to see your market pig's hook bones while walking?

Correct Answer: B) No but they should be felt with slight palpitation of the animal.

7. T/F:Ossification is the process of developing new bone tissue

Correct Answer: A) True.

8. A connection between two or morebones that enable us to move easily is .....

Correct Answer: C) Joint.

9. Long bones have a medullary cavity which has a membranous lining called the .....

Correct Answer: A) Endosteum.

10. All the bones in the human body are called the .....

Correct Answer: B) Skeleton.

11. Joints are also called .....

Correct Answer: B) Articulations.

12. The direction toward the back of our body is called:

Correct Answer: D) Posterior.

13. How was your practice?

Correct Answer: A) Good.

14. True/False:Tendons are strong cords that connect muscle to bone

Correct Answer: A) True.

15. A thin layer of hyaline cartilage that covers the epiphysis where bones meet; provides cushioning.

Correct Answer: D) Articular cartilage.

16. How many holes are there in our skull?

Correct Answer: C) 7.

17. The type of ossification that features cartilage growth plates.

Correct Answer: B) Endochondral.

18. Living organisms that have their skeleton from the outside

Correct Answer: B) Exoskeleton.

19. The pectoral girdle, upper limb, pelvic girdle, and lower limb make up which division of the skeleton?

Correct Answer: B) Appendicular.

20. Extension at the elbow would be most useful when .....

Correct Answer: D) Making a chest pass in netball.