Skeletal System Quiz 363 (20 MCQs)

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1. What two bones make up the pectoral girdle?

Correct Answer: A) Clavicle and scapula.

2. ..... is a membrane that surrounds bones. It nourishes bones.

Correct Answer: B) Periosteum.

3. The root word for bent or hump is:

Correct Answer: C) Caf/o.

4. Which of the below types of muscles are involuntary? 1. Cardiac 2.Skeletal 3.Smooth

Correct Answer: D) 1 and 3.

5. The framework of bones is called .....

Correct Answer: C) Skeleton.

6. What is the outer layer of the skin called?

Correct Answer: B) Epidermis.

7. RBC's and WBC's are produced in the red bone marrow in the bones.

Correct Answer: D) Blood Cell Production.

8. Young Female Sheep

Correct Answer: A) Lamb.

9. The Appendicular skeleton is comprised of ..... bones.

Correct Answer: A) 126.

10. WHICH JOINT MOVES BACK AND FORTH LIKE A DOOR?

Correct Answer: B) HINGE.

11. What vitamin helps with calcium metabolism and is made by our skin?

Correct Answer: C) Vitamin D.

12. This is the ability of skeletal muscle wherein it recoils to its original resting length after it has been stretched

Correct Answer: D) Elasticity.

13. What are the different types of bones in the hand?

Correct Answer: C) Carpals, Phalanges, metacarpals.

14. Autoimmune inflammation of joints with swelling, stiffness, pain; results in joint deformities

Correct Answer: D) Rheumatoid arthritis.

15. Cells responsible for breaking bones down

Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts.

16. Definition:Thigh bone

Correct Answer: D) Femur.

17. Which of these statements are NOT true about bones?

Correct Answer: A) Bones are non-living tissues.

18. A living bone's surface is covered with a tough, tight-fitting membrane called ..... ?

Correct Answer: A) Periosteum.

19. The type of bone cells that is involved with bone reabsorption (resorption) is called an:

Correct Answer: C) Osteoclast.

20. Classify this bone:

Correct Answer: A) Irregular.