Skeletal System Quiz 236 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these connects muscles to bone?

Correct Answer: C) Tendons.

2. The shoulder and hip are examples of a ..... joint

Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket.

3. Definition:Protective bones

Correct Answer: C) Ribs.

4. When a baby is first born, what is located within the medullary cavity of its femur?

Correct Answer: A) Myeloid Tissue.

5. Which function of the skeleton is most relevant during a powerful tackle in rugby?

Correct Answer: A) Protection.

6. What are the 2 types of joints called?

Correct Answer: A) Moveable and Immovable.

7. What makes up the vertebral column?

Correct Answer: C) Vertebrae.

8. When a bone bends but is only partially broken it is called a ..... fracture.

Correct Answer: A) Greenstick.

9. ..... What part of the skeletal system consists of the skull, breastbone, ribs and vertebrae?

Correct Answer: C) Axial.

10. The skeletal system stores

Correct Answer: A) Calcium.

11. Hematopoiesis allows for the production of .....

Correct Answer: A) Blood cells.

12. Chir/o

Correct Answer: A) Hand.

13. The bone of the upper jaw is called:

Correct Answer: D) The jaws.

14. The phlanges are .....

Correct Answer: A) Long Bones.

15. Joint allows bones move to all directions.

Correct Answer: B) BALL-AND-SOCKET JOINT.

16. Which type of fracture happens when the break is diagonal across the bone?

Correct Answer: C) Oblique Fracture.

17. Where are the ball and socket joints found

Correct Answer: A) Shoulder hip.

18. Homeostasis of ..... levels is controlled by two hormones-calcitonin andparathyroid hormone (PTH).

Correct Answer: D) Calcium.

19. This is a condition where the body's immune system mistakes it's own healthy tissue as disease and attacks it.

Correct Answer: A) Autoimmune Disease.

20. Contractions are generated by

Correct Answer: C) Sliding of thin filaments past thick filaments.