Skeletal System Quiz 187 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which mineral is essential for maintaining bone mass?

Correct Answer: C) "Calcium".

2. Bones of the skeletal system are important because they .....

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

3. How do we move our bones?

Correct Answer: C) With our muscles.

4. The shaft of the bone is also called the

Correct Answer: B) Diaphysis.

5. Answer for #1:

Correct Answer: A) Cranium.

6. Long bones have a ..... that makes up most of bone's length and is composed of compact bone

Correct Answer: C) Diaphysis.

7. About as long as they are wide also called cube bones

Correct Answer: D) SHORT BONES.

8. True or false:The inside portion of the bone that makes blood is called spongy bone.

Correct Answer: B) False.

9. Which of the following movements is indicated in the image?

Correct Answer: A) Dorsiflexion.

10. The correct functions of the skeletal system are .....

Correct Answer: C) To function as passive locomotor and to give shape of the body.

11. The three muscle tissues help maintain homeostasis, which answer is not an example of homeostasis within the muscular system?

Correct Answer: C) Allows the body to shiver and sweat.

12. Cells that form new bone that come from the bone marrow.

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts.

13. This type of cell dissolves and reshapes bone.

Correct Answer: B) Osteoclast.

14. This joint helps you turn you head from side to side or shake "yes" and "no" .

Correct Answer: C) Pivot.

15. Most bones are made up ..... layers

Correct Answer: A) 3.

16. Odont-

Correct Answer: A) Tooth.

17. Involuntary muscles of the digestive system

Correct Answer: A) Smooth muscles.

18. Bones house the bone marrow that makes red blood cells, white bloodcells, and platelets.

Correct Answer: B) Red.

19. What condition occurs when osteoclasts are breaking down more bone tissue at a rate greater than it's formation?

Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis.

20. If a student breaks their hip, which type of joint was injured?

Correct Answer: D) Ball and Socket.