Skeletal System Quiz 174 (20 MCQs)

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1. To bind, tie together

Correct Answer: A) -hiss.

2. The main ORGAN responsible for breathing is:

Correct Answer: B) The Lungs.

3. A bone doctor is called an ..... doctor.

Correct Answer: A) Orthopaedic.

4. During this stage of development, the bones may become less dense and break easily.

Correct Answer: D) Adulthood.

5. Temporal bones are joined with the parietal bones at the ..... sutures:

Correct Answer: C) Squamous.

6. Which is a bone cell?

Correct Answer: A) Osteocyte.

7. What part of your spinal column do your ribs attach to?

Correct Answer: C) Thoracic.

8. Covers the external surface of the epiphyses and decreases friction at joint surfaces

Correct Answer: D) Articular Cartilage.

9. Which bone cell is responsible for forming new bone?

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblast.

10. Which classification of joint would relate to the knee, hip and shoulder joints?

Correct Answer: A) Synovial.

11. Which type of joint allows the most movement?

Correct Answer: D) Synovial joint.

12. The knobby end of a long bone is called a .....

Correct Answer: A) Ephiphysis.

13. What is A labeling?

Correct Answer: A) Epiphyseal Line.

14. Medical term that means removal of a rib.

Correct Answer: D) Costectomy.

15. In the skull 14 bones form the .....

Correct Answer: A) Face.

16. This type of bone growth starts with a mass of undifferentiated connective tissue near blood vessels.

Correct Answer: B) Intramembranous.

17. Which is not a function of your bones?

Correct Answer: E) Muscle contraction.

18. The hyoid bone is an example of what type of bone?

Correct Answer: D) Sesamoid bone.

19. The appendicular skeleton includes all of the following EXCEPT

Correct Answer: D) Spine.

20. ..... help in the growth and repair of the body

Correct Answer: D) Protein.