Skeletal System Quiz 22 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which is the process where the body works to keep its internal environment constant (balanced)?

Correct Answer: C) Homeostasis.

2. This type of fracture occurs when the bone breaks in multiple locations?

Correct Answer: C) Comminuted.

3. Examples:Femur Shoulder

Correct Answer: A) Long Bone.

4. Type of joint that is immovable, called sutures

Correct Answer: A) Synarthrotic.

5. True or False:LIGAMENTS are also part of the skeletal system.

Correct Answer: A) True.

6. How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

Correct Answer: C) 12.

7. How many bones are there in a adults human body?

Correct Answer: D) 206.

8. The muscles of your esophagus are

Correct Answer: A) Smooth.

9. Muscles present in our heart are known as

Correct Answer: A) Cardiac muscles.

10. Epiphyses is the cartilage at the end of what types of bones?

Correct Answer: C) Long bones.

11. What is cerebellum?

Correct Answer: A) The lower part of the brain.

12. The three major bones of the leg(hindlimb) are:

Correct Answer: C) Tibia, Fibula, Femur.

13. What is a ligament?

Correct Answer: A) Aa band of tissue that holds a joint together.

14. The bone that connects all your ribs

Correct Answer: B) Sternum.

15. How many vertebrae are in our cervical curve?

Correct Answer: A) 7.

16. What part of the body has the highest number of bones?

Correct Answer: D) Hands.

17. Which is the most simpliest?

Correct Answer: A) Cells.

18. What does ligaments hold together?

Correct Answer: D) Bone to bone.

19. What are the functions of the Skeletal System?

Correct Answer: B) Support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell production.

20. ..... is the process in which bone matrix is broken down, while ..... is the process in which bone matrix is built/replaced.

Correct Answer: A) Resorption; deposition.