Skeletal System Quiz 319 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which is not a type of fracture

Correct Answer: B) Bursitis.

2. Another name for shoulder blades is

Correct Answer: D) Scapula.

3. Tallest mammals in the world?

Correct Answer: C) Giraffes.

4. What is the depression that is located at the base of the skull that allows the spinal cord to connect to the brain called?

Correct Answer: C) A large hole.

5. Nerve endings in the skin are known as

Correct Answer: B) Sense receptors.

6. All of the following bones are in the appendicular skeleton except

Correct Answer: E) Sacred.

7. What types of joints do not allow for movement?

Correct Answer: A) Immovable.

8. Our heart is divided into ..... sections.

Correct Answer: B) 2.

9. The wrist is made up of bones called the

Correct Answer: C) Carpals.

10. Jawbone is the only movable part in the Skull

Correct Answer: A) True.

11. Which combining form means movement?

Correct Answer: A) Move/o.

12. ..... is an organism's ability to maintain a stable internal environment.

Correct Answer: A) Homeostasis.

13. Flexible tissue that makes up ears, nose, and costal part of ribs

Correct Answer: C) Cartilage.

14. The top part of the sternum is

Correct Answer: C) Handle.

15. The inside hollow part of a long bone where marrow is stored is called the

Correct Answer: C) Medullary Cavity.

16. Muscle cells initiate nerve impulses

Correct Answer: B) False.

17. Which of these connect bone to bone?

Correct Answer: A) Ligament.

18. ..... is a fibrous connective tissue found in joints, the larynx, and the outer ear.

Correct Answer: A) Cartilage.

19. Downside to MRI

Correct Answer: A) Very expensive.

20. If you move your arm away from your body, out to your side, what type of motion are you doing?

Correct Answer: C) Abduction.