Skeletal System Quiz 330 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following 2 joints classifications allows more movement?

Correct Answer: A) Cartilaginous.

2. Hinge joint

Correct Answer: A) Can be found in the elbow and knee. Forward and back motions only.

3. A muscle which is controlled by an individual

Correct Answer: D) Voluntary muscle.

4. Contraction and shortening of muscles:

Correct Answer: C) Isometric.

5. Which type of fracture happens when the bone is fractured into two places, leaving a "floating" piece of bone?

Correct Answer: B) Segmental Fracture.

6. Cardiac muscle cells are

Correct Answer: C) Located in the walls of the heart and appear striated.

7. Total number of bones in the feet.

Correct Answer: D) 52.

8. What bone disease causes your bones to become too big and weak for your body and usually affects the legs, skull, pelvis, and spine.

Correct Answer: B) Paget's Disease of Bone.

9. The part of a bone that makes blood cells

Correct Answer: A) Red marrow.

10. A bacterial infection from an open wound that is can cause a muscular problem often called "Lock Jaw" is

Correct Answer: A) Tetanus.

11. The ..... bone in the horse is equal to the knee bone in Humans.

Correct Answer: B) Patella.

12. The muscle that helps your heart to pump is your ..... muscle.

Correct Answer: A) Cardiac.

13. These cells are responsible for making new cells, they divide every 1 to 2 days.

Correct Answer: B) Stem Cells.

14. Which type of bones provide a large surface area for muscle attachment?

Correct Answer: A) Flat Bones.

15. Extension that is greater than 180 degrees and is beyond anatomical position?

Correct Answer: C) Hyperextension.

16. Small holes in bones making them weak and brittle

Correct Answer: C) Osteoporosis.

17. Made up of all the bones in your body.

Correct Answer: B) Skeleton.

18. Which system gives your body shape?

Correct Answer: B) Skeletal.

19. An example of an invertebrate is

Correct Answer: C) A jellyfish.

20. What term means cutting into the skull?

Correct Answer: C) Craniotomy.