This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 209 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 209 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to the sliding filament theory, a muscle fiber contracts when myosin filaments pull actin filaments closer together and thus shorten sarcomeres within a fiber. When all the sarcomeres in a muscle fiber shorten, the fiber contracts. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What is #15? A) Patella. B) Tibia. C) Humerus. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patella. 3. The end of the long bone is the: A) Diaphysis. B) Endosteum. C) Epiphysis. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphysis. 4. The nurse is caring for a patient with a fractured left leg. Which of the following findings during a neurovascular assessment of the lower extremities would the nurse recognize as a priority to report to the health care provider? A) Strong bilateral left leg post tibial pulse. B) Right foot capillary refill less than 2 seconds. C) Bilateral dorsal flexion. D) Pallor of the left leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pallor of the left leg. 5. We move our arms sideward, backward, forward and round, these movements are because our upper arm bone is joined to our shoulder bone called a ..... A) Gliding joints. B) Pivot joints. C) Hinge joints. D) Ball-and-socket joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ball-and-socket joint. 6. One of the main functions is to support the softer tissues, provide points of attachment for skeletal muscles, and provide protection for many of the body's internal organs. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Excision of cartilage A) Carpectomy. B) Costectomy. C) Chondroplasty. D) Chondrectomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chondrectomy. 8. Which cranial bones are paired? A) Frontal. B) Ethmoid. C) Parietal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parietal. 9. What does the term 'porosis' mean? A) Deficiency. B) Inflammation. C) Softening. D) Abnormal condition of small holes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abnormal condition of small holes. 10. What type of joint is the shoulder? A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Pivot. D) Immovable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket. 11. Bone that is dense and looks smooth and homogeneous? A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. C) Long bone. D) Flat bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact bone. 12. How many bones are in a horse's body? A) 206. B) 321. C) 244. D) 205. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 205. 13. Which of the following is an example of a hinge joint? A) Bones in your skull. B) Bending your knee. C) Turning your head. D) Moving your shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bending your knee. 14. ..... is a cavity in the diaphysis that is filled with yellow marrow A) Endosteum. B) Medullary canal. C) Periosteum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medullary canal. 15. What is the function of sesamoid bones? A) Increase mechanical advantage of tendon. B) Store minerals. C) Support movement. D) Protect internal organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase mechanical advantage of tendon. 16. What allows bones to move in many directions? A) The joints. B) The nerves. C) The tissue. D) The muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The joints. 17. What is the word for the definition curve? A) Lord/o. B) DJD. C) Fx. D) Orth/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord/o. 18. Tibialis anterior muscle action A) Hip extension and knee flexion. B) Dorsiflexion. C) Plantar flexion. D) Shoulder abduction, extension and flexsion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dorsiflexion. 19. Which of the following organs in NOT in the skeletal system? A) Skeletal muscle. B) Bones. C) Cartilage. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal muscle. 20. What is a frog? A) Bird. B) Mammal. C) Reptile. D) Amphibian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amphibian. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesSkeletal System Quiz 1Skeletal System Quiz 2Skeletal System Quiz 3Skeletal System Quiz 4Skeletal System Quiz 5Skeletal System Quiz 6Skeletal System Quiz 7Skeletal System Quiz 8Skeletal System Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books