Skeletal System Quiz 351 (20 MCQs)

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1. What helps your bones to bend .....

Correct Answer: B) Joint.

2. Multinucleated cells that break down the calcified matrix of bone.

Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts.

3. Build and construct bones by calcifying bone as it forms

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts.

4. How many bones we have?

Correct Answer: A) 206.

5. Holes in compact bone that carry blood vessels from the periosteum.

Correct Answer: C) Perforating canals.

6. Where are the ulna and radius located in the human body?

Correct Answer: B) Wrist.

7. When calcium is needed by the body, ..... causes it to be taken out of bone matrix and put into the bloodstream.

Correct Answer: B) PTH.

8. Yellow bone marrow has a high ..... content that gives it it's color.

Correct Answer: B) Fat.

9. A sprain can occur by

Correct Answer: C) Twisting a joint while running.

10. The lower arm has two bones called ..... and .....

Correct Answer: A) Radius, ulna.

11. How many organ systems are there in the human body?

Correct Answer: C) 11.

12. Where is the femur?

Correct Answer: D) Leg.

13. Tarsus

Correct Answer: B) Ankle.

14. What other system does the skeletal system work with?

Correct Answer: D) Muscular.

15. This type of joint allows for one bone to slide over another bone

Correct Answer: C) Gliding joint.

16. The connective tissue that connects muscles to bones is called .....

Correct Answer: C) Tendon.

17. Antagonist muscles in the squat pose would be?

Correct Answer: A) Hamstrings.

18. What are the types of muscles?

Correct Answer: B) Cardiac, Skeletal and smooth.

19. Surgical repair of muscle

Correct Answer: A) Myoplasty.

20. The bones in red are .....

Correct Answer: A) Pipes.