Skeletal System Quiz 298 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which type of joint connects our vertebrae (backbones)?

Correct Answer: B) Cartilaginous.

2. Where is the tiniest bone in your body?

Correct Answer: A) Ear.

3. Proteins called clotting factor produce a net of fibrin that traps blood cells and forms a clot.

Correct Answer: A) True.

4. How many bones are there in the human skeleton?

Correct Answer: C) 206.

5. Vitamin D is needed in order for calcium to be absorbed.

Correct Answer: A) True.

6. What is the difference between an open fracture and a closed fracture?

Correct Answer: C) Open = Skin is broken open.

7. Is an example of "cartilage" ?

Correct Answer: A) Nose and ear.

8. The shoulder is a .....

Correct Answer: A) Ball and socket joint.

9. Example of a Hinge joint

Correct Answer: C) Knee.

10. Why should we play and excercise

Correct Answer: B) It keeps them healthy.

11. Involuntary muscles are called..... muscles.

Correct Answer: A) Smooth.

12. Raising your hand in class is an example of:

Correct Answer: B) Abduction.

13. What bone cells produce more osteoblasts?

Correct Answer: C) Osteoprogenitor.

14. The scapula is what type of bone?

Correct Answer: A) Flat.

15. Tissue that is responsible for movement

Correct Answer: C) Muscular.

16. The bones in the movable joints are held together by strong connective tissues called .....

Correct Answer: A) Ligaments.

17. Which of the following is NOT a structure of the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: D) Tendons.

18. When cartilage has worn away and bones are grinding on bones

Correct Answer: C) Osteoarthritis.

19. Yellow marrow is?

Correct Answer: A) Stored triglycerides (fats) in the shaft of long bones.

20. The ..... and ..... protect the lungs.

Correct Answer: C) Ribs/sternum.