Skeletal System Quiz 314 (20 MCQs)

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1. An internal skeleton that is comprised of bone andcartilage

Correct Answer: A) Endoskeleton.

2. Hematopoiesis is

Correct Answer: C) Blood cell production.

3. What is the main function of irregular bones?

Correct Answer: A) Protecting organs.

4. A strong flexible tissue that cushions an area where two bones meet.

Correct Answer: C) Cartilage.

5. Irregular bones (like the vertebrae) have

Correct Answer: A) Complex shapes.

6. ..... produces the red blood cells, most white blood cells and blood platelets.

Correct Answer: A) Red bone marrow.

7. Which type of muscle movement is controlled automatically by your brain without you having to think about it?

Correct Answer: A) Involuntary Movement.

8. Ligaments connect muscle to bone and tendons connect bone to bone.

Correct Answer: B) False.

9. How many bones house and protect the brain

Correct Answer: D) 8.

10. What are the cartilage?

Correct Answer: C) *This smooth and flexible substance covers the tips of your bones where they meet.

11. A fracture that breaks the bone all the way through in a ribbon pattern is called a(n) ..... fracture.

Correct Answer: D) Spiral.

12. Freely Moving Joints Ex. the knee

Correct Answer: D) Synovial Joints.

13. The "soft spots" on an infant's skull are called:

Correct Answer: A) Fontanels.

14. What has the most bones?

Correct Answer: A) Fingers and Toes.

15. What directions does a hinge joint move in?

Correct Answer: A) Forward and backward, upward and downward.

16. A special type of short bone, shaped like a sesame seed, that is embedded within tendons to provide support and stability with little movement

Correct Answer: C) Sesamoid bones.

17. Calcium is a mineral that people need to help with

Correct Answer: E) All of the above.

18. The smaller bone of the lower leg that is located on the lateral aspect of the lower leg.

Correct Answer: D) Fibula.

19. Immovable joints are found in

Correct Answer: B) Skull.

20. What two minerals do bones store?

Correct Answer: B) Calcium and Phosphorus.