Skeletal System Quiz 243 (20 MCQs)

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1. How long is an adult's small intestine?

Correct Answer: A) 22 feet.

2. The cartilage at the end of a long bone is known as

Correct Answer: A) Articular.

3. What is the first step in bone healing?

Correct Answer: B) A hematoma forms.

4. What are the four types of bones?

Correct Answer: C) Flat, short, long, Irregular.

5. Wrist and ankle

Correct Answer: D) Gliding joint.

6. Where are osteocytes located?

Correct Answer: C) In the lacuna.

7. What is the skeletal system made of?

Correct Answer: A) Bones.

8. How do the Skeletal system works?

Correct Answer: D) For protection, movement, production of red blood cells and giving body shape.

9. What part of the body contains a pivot joint?

Correct Answer: C) Neck.

10. A chronic autoimmune disease of joints:

Correct Answer: B) Rheumatoid arthritis.

11. The union of the manubrium and body of the sternum is an important clinical landmark of the chest and is called the .....

Correct Answer: A) Sternal angle.

12. A place where two or more bones meet is called a

Correct Answer: A) Joint.

13. What does the term 'scope' mean?

Correct Answer: C) Instrument for viewing.

14. The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are found where in the body?

Correct Answer: C) Ear.

15. Calcitonin decreases calcium in the blood while Parathyroid hormone works antagonistically. What is the function of PTH (Parathyroid Hormone)?

Correct Answer: A) To increase the amount of calcium in the blood so that it is available for the bones.

16. Your skeleton is divided into two parts

Correct Answer: A) Appendicular and axial skeleton.

17. How many bones are in our body?

Correct Answer: B) 206.

18. What is the largest bone of your face?

Correct Answer: A) Mandible.

19. Which type of joint is found in the knee and elbow?

Correct Answer: B) Hinge joint.

20. What is the second stage of bone growth and repair?

Correct Answer: B) Bone Generation.