Skeletal System Quiz 239 (20 MCQs)

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1. Definition:Spine

Correct Answer: C) Vertebrae.

2. True or False:Yellow marrow consists mostly of fat and serves as an energy reserve.

Correct Answer: A) True.

3. The knees are ..... to the head.

Correct Answer: D) Inferior.

4. What is the word for the definition Surgical fixation of a bone or joint?

Correct Answer: D) -hiss.

5. The medullary cavity contains:

Correct Answer: A) Yellow marrow.

6. A place where bones articulate is called a ..... and the type where they are freely movable is called .....

Correct Answer: C) Joint; diarthrotic.

7. Muscles are attached to the bones by strong fibres called

Correct Answer: B) Tendons.

8. I am the bone cell that 'builds new bone' by laying down a calcium 'matrix'.

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblast.

9. During ossification .....

Correct Answer: A) Hyaline cartilage turns into bone.

10. What is the longest bone in the body?

Correct Answer: C) Femur.

11. The inside of some bones is soft and spongy [ What is it called? ]

Correct Answer: C) Bone Marrow.

12. The sternum is a .....

Correct Answer: C) Flat Bone.

13. Is sprains one of the skeletal disorder

Correct Answer: A) Yes.

14. Moving a part away from the midline of the body.

Correct Answer: C) Abduction.

15. Ribs are examples of which classification of bones?

Correct Answer: C) Flat.

16. Where would you find the ischium?

Correct Answer: C) Pelvic region.

17. A newborn baby has an S-shaped spinal curvature known as a primary curvature.

Correct Answer: B) False.

18. -physis

Correct Answer: C) Growth.

19. In reference to the eyes the nose is

Correct Answer: A) Inferior.

20. Skull comprises of 22 bones out of which 8 are found in the face region and 14 are found in the face region

Correct Answer: B) False.