Skeletal System Quiz 250 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following would NOT be true if a body had no skeleton

Correct Answer: D) No cells.

2. Which body system stores calcium, supports and protect other organs and makes blood cells for the body?

Correct Answer: D) Skeletal.

3. A disease of the skeletal system that is characterized by weak, brittle, and deteriorated bones is .....

Correct Answer: C) Osteoporosis.

4. A butterfly has how many eyes?

Correct Answer: B) 12.

5. Includes all of the cranial bones except the mandible

Correct Answer: A) Skull.

6. The wrist and hand has how many bones?

Correct Answer: A) 27.

7. Which of the following is not an example of a fibrous joint?

Correct Answer: A) Symphyses.

8. The connection between two bones is called .....

Correct Answer: A) A joint.

9. Which of the following means "the framework of bones that the head and face are part of?"

Correct Answer: D) Skull.

10. What is #16?

Correct Answer: B) Femur.

11. Where do you find immovable joints?

Correct Answer: B) Cranium.

12. The ..... is the breastbone

Correct Answer: B) Sternum.

13. Broken bone in which the appendage gets twisted and breaks .....

Correct Answer: A) Spiral Fracture.

14. What type of joint is the knee?

Correct Answer: B) Hinge.

15. Last one ..... hard dense bones that provide strength structures and mobility

Correct Answer: D) Long bone structures.

16. Tough, Flexible connective tissue

Correct Answer: C) Cartilage.

17. The type of bone cell that is responsible for producing new bone tissue is a(n):

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblast.

18. What is an injury where a ligament is stretched too far in a joint?

Correct Answer: C) Sprain.

19. One who studies and and practices

Correct Answer: C) -ologist.

20. What is another word for tail bone

Correct Answer: D) Coccyx.