Skeletal System Quiz 279 (20 MCQs)

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1. When a bone breaks, the bone cells don't reproduce and come together and heal.

Correct Answer: A) False.

2. The ..... is a set of bones in your chest that protects your heart & lungs.

Correct Answer: B) Ribcage.

3. Anterior

Correct Answer: A) Front.

4. True or False does the skeletal system make blood cells?

Correct Answer: A) True.

5. Which major bone of the skeletal system supports the entire body?

Correct Answer: B) Vertebrae.

6. What is periosteum?

Correct Answer: A) A thin membrane on the outside of your bones.

7. Identify the bone:

Correct Answer: A) Maxilla.

8. Joint present in the neck

Correct Answer: C) Pivot joint.

9. A break of any kind in a bone is

Correct Answer: C) Fracture.

10. What is the function of the long bones?

Correct Answer: D) To provide strength, structure, and mobility.

11. Carpals in the wrist and tarsals in the ankles are the only examples of ..... bones

Correct Answer: B) Short.

12. What hard substance is found in babies before bones grow?

Correct Answer: D) Cartilage.

13. Osteorrhaphy is a surgical ..... of bones.

Correct Answer: A) Suturing.

14. The function of a bony process is to provide a .....

Correct Answer: B) Place of attachment for tendons and ligaments.

15. ..... means "in front of" or "the front surface of." It usually refers to the front side of the body.

Correct Answer: B) Anterior.

16. What is the job of the clavicle bone?

Correct Answer: B) Helps to attach upper arms to trunk.

17. What is an example of a bone that provides protection?

Correct Answer: A) Skull.

18. Bending your knees while you run

Correct Answer: C) Third Class Lever.

19. What are the three main components of connective tissue?

Correct Answer: A) Matrix, fibers, cells.

20. The animals without backbones are called .....

Correct Answer: A) Invertebrates.