Skeletal System Quiz 315 (20 MCQs)

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1. The connection between the bones to enable movement is called the .....

Correct Answer: B) Joint.

2. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of synovial fluid?

Correct Answer: A) Conduct electrical charge.

3. The skull and vertebrae are a part of the ..... skeleton

Correct Answer: A) Axial.

4. What is meant by migration?

Correct Answer: A) Seasonal movement of animals to avoid cold weather of their origin country.

5. Which of these is not part of the axial skeleton?

Correct Answer: D) Radius.

6. Which of the following is not part of a synovial joint?

Correct Answer: D) Sutures.

7. This bone is commonly known as the shoulder blade.

Correct Answer: B) Scapula.

8. Costochondritis occurs where?

Correct Answer: A) Cartilage connecting ribs to sternum.

9. What is the contractile unit of the muscle?

Correct Answer: B) Sarcomere.

10. Bones that form inside of a tendon (patella) are called:

Correct Answer: E) Sesamoid Bones.

11. These joints are found in the hip and shoulder

Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket.

12. The final "go" signal for skeletal muscle contraction is .....

Correct Answer: C) An increase in intracellular calcium ion levels.

13. What do ligaments connect?

Correct Answer: B) Bones to other bones.

14. Layer that lines the outside of the bone

Correct Answer: A) Periosteum.

15. A unit of bone is referred to as a (an) .....

Correct Answer: C) Osteon.

16. Your thigh bone (femur) is which type of bone?

Correct Answer: A) Long.

17. What shape are short bones typically described as?

Correct Answer: C) Cube-shaped.

18. We feel pain?

Correct Answer: A) Yes.

19. Major bones of the body include .....

Correct Answer: D) The skull and vertebrae.

20. Individual bones are called .....

Correct Answer: A) Vertebra.