Skeletal System Quiz 265 (20 MCQs)

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1. Chondr/o is a combining form that means

Correct Answer: D) Cartilage.

2. How does yellow marrow function?

Correct Answer: A) It stores fat and acts as an energy reserve.

3. What type of fracture penetrates through the skin?

Correct Answer: B) Compound (open).

4. Upper jaw; holds the upper teeth.

Correct Answer: B) Maxilla.

5. Bones make?

Correct Answer: B) Blood Cells.

6. This occurs when the bone pops out of its socket.

Correct Answer: D) Dislocation.

7. This type of cell will wait at the end of the epiphyseal plate to break down the calcified matrix to allow other cells to produce bone tissue

Correct Answer: C) Osteoclasts.

8. The vertebrae of the spinal cord are

Correct Answer: D) Irregular bones.

9. How many bones are in the human hand?

Correct Answer: D) 27.

10. Name the type of joint pictured.

Correct Answer: A) Ball and socket.

11. The hindmost bone in the back of the skull is called:

Correct Answer: A) Occipital bone.

12. A softening of adult bones due to Vitamin D deficiency.

Correct Answer: A) Osteomalacia.

13. Spongy bone, function

Correct Answer: A) Lighter in weight, aiding in movement. Produces red and white blood cells in the marrow.

14. Which of the following statements about cartilage is true.

Correct Answer: B) Cartilage heals very slowly due to a lack of blood supply within the tissue.

15. Where is bone marrow found in bones?Also, what does the bone marrow do for the human body?

Correct Answer: A) In the centerReleases blood cells.

16. The substance inside of bones that make blood cells is called .....

Correct Answer: C) Bone marrow.

17. An abnormal rounding of the upper back is called .....

Correct Answer: A) Kyphosis.

18. Which system works closely with the bones to help us move?

Correct Answer: A) Muscular (muscles).

19. Your bones are very .....

Correct Answer: C) Strong.

20. Which of the following descriptions demonstrates the movement of supination?

Correct Answer: C) An outward rotation of the forearm.