Skeletal System Quiz 373 (20 MCQs)

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1. There are about 50 bones in both hands.

Correct Answer: B) True.

2. How many bones make up the adult human skeleton?

Correct Answer: A) 206.

3. Hand bones

Correct Answer: B) Metacarpals.

4. What is the anatomical name for the tail bone?

Correct Answer: A) Coccyx.

5. Loosening or setting free

Correct Answer: A) -lysis.

6. Which bones make up the forearm?

Correct Answer: D) Radius and ulna.

7. Without our skeletal system

Correct Answer: D) All of the other answers.

8. The joints between the tibia and fibula are called:

Correct Answer: B) Syndesmosis.

9. The ribs are attached to a flat bone in the middle of the ribcage called the .....

Correct Answer: A) Sternum.

10. What is the term for the bones of the fingers and toes?

Correct Answer: C) Phalanges.

11. Which of the following is considered an irregular bone?

Correct Answer: D) Vertebrae.

12. The heart beating is an example of

Correct Answer: D) An involuntary movement.

13. This marrow makes red and white blood cells:

Correct Answer: A) Red marrow.

14. What type of joint allows for rotation, such as the one found in the neck?

Correct Answer: C) Pivot joint.

15. What is the skeleton primarily made of in embryos?

Correct Answer: A) Cartilage.

16. Tissue that cover your bones and helps bones to grow and function properly

Correct Answer: C) Periosteum.

17. Consists of fore and hind limbs

Correct Answer: C) Appendicular skeleton.

18. Which of the following is NOT true of a hematoma?

Correct Answer: D) Forms after a hard callus is present.

19. Muscles that work without us having to think about it are called ..... muscles.

Correct Answer: B) Involuntary.

20. Which is an example of a Synarthroses joint?

Correct Answer: A) Skull.