Skeletal System Quiz 372 (20 MCQs)

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1. The backbone protects .....

Correct Answer: D) Spinal Chord.

2. A group of cells that work together to perform the same functions.

Correct Answer: A) Tissue.

3. Which is not a bone located in your arm?

Correct Answer: C) Femur.

4. The above fluid between joints acts as .....

Correct Answer: C) Lubricant.

5. The largest of the tarsal bones, the heel, is called the:

Correct Answer: B) Calcaneus.

6. Periosteum is a membrane that surrounds bones.It ..... Bones

Correct Answer: C) Nourisnes.

7. How many regions is the spine divided into?

Correct Answer: A) Five.

8. What are the characteristics of long bones?

Correct Answer: D) Longer than they are wide.

9. About how many bones does a baby have?

Correct Answer: A) 300.

10. Which of these is a long term effect on the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: D) Increased bone density.

11. Hematopoiesis occurs where?

Correct Answer: C) Red bone marrow.

12. Bone stem cells

Correct Answer: B) Osteogenic cells.

13. What is the term used for broken bones?

Correct Answer: C) Fracture.

14. The joints between pelvis and femur are called ..... joints.

Correct Answer: D) Ball and socket.

15. Besides the brain, the skull also protects .....

Correct Answer: D) THE SENSE ORGANS.

16. Where is the humerus bone located?

Correct Answer: A) Upper arm.

17. Refers to a condition where the bone does not harden the way it should after forming

Correct Answer: C) Osteomalacia.

18. Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

Correct Answer: B) Scoliosis.

19. Axial bones

Correct Answer: A) The bones that are located down the center of a body.

20. When a bone is formed, renewed, and repaired.

Correct Answer: B) Ossification.