Skeletal System Quiz 322 (20 MCQs)

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1. What type of bones are the phalanges?

Correct Answer: B) Long.

2. The main difference between the male and female skeleton is found in the ..... bone.

Correct Answer: C) Pelvic.

3. The skeletal system is a rigid structure that holds the body up and .....

Correct Answer: B) Protects internal organs.

4. Newborns are born with less bones because the bones haven't fused together yet.

Correct Answer: B) False.

5. The shaft of a long bone is called

Correct Answer: D) Diaphysis.

6. A group of organ together makes a .....

Correct Answer: A) Organ system.

7. What makes your bones move?

Correct Answer: B) Muscles.

8. This is where blood cells and platelets are made

Correct Answer: C) Bone Marrow.

9. The term for a painful, involuntary skeletal muscle contraction.

Correct Answer: B) Spasm.

10. What does exercise do to muscles?

Correct Answer: A) Strengthens them.

11. Abnormal condition

Correct Answer: B) -osis.

12. The two bones found in the forearm.

Correct Answer: B) Radius and ulna.

13. Which of the following statements about ribs is NOT true?

Correct Answer: B) Women have more ribs than men.

14. What type of joint allows for the most flexibility?

Correct Answer: B) Synovial joint.

15. How many carpal bones are there?

Correct Answer: D) 8.

16. One function of the skeletal system is to make red blood cells ..... is where red blood cells are made.

Correct Answer: C) Red marrow.

17. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of immovable joints?

Correct Answer: C) Contain a cavity filled with fluid.

18. Which of the following is NOT true about the pectoral girdle?

Correct Answer: C) Includes the humerus.

19. Formation of blood cells and occurs in the bone marrow

Correct Answer: B) Chemization.

20. The center of each osteon in compact bone contains the ..... which is where blood vessels are found.

Correct Answer: C) Central canal.