Skeletal System Quiz 382 (20 MCQs)

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1. ..... muscles work without stopping day and night.

Correct Answer: C) Muscles of heart.

2. List the levels of organization in the human body in order from least complex to most complex .....

Correct Answer: D) Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organism.

3. Which of the following connective tissue membranes cover the surface of mature bones?

Correct Answer: A) Periosteum.

4. Skull, vertebral column, ribs, hyoid bone all make up the:

Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton.

5. Which term means below?

Correct Answer: A) Inferior.

6. What are the primary functions of osteoblasts and osteoclasts in the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: B) Osteoblasts:Build new bone tissue; Osteoclasts:Break down bone tissue.

7. The average adult has ..... bones.

Correct Answer: C) 206.

8. In general, a female skeleton will have a pelvis that is

Correct Answer: A) Wider.

9. ..... consists of bones, teeth, joints, and structures that connect bones to other bones or muscles

Correct Answer: A) Skeletal system.

10. What is also called the spine or the Vertebral column?

Correct Answer: A) Vertebral column.

11. Tendons, skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle and smooth muscle are all part of which body system?

Correct Answer: C) Muscular.

12. What does the combining form burs/o mean?

Correct Answer: C) Sac.

13. The places where two or more bones are joined together are called

Correct Answer: B) Joints.

14. Which of the following lists the organization of life in the correct order from largest to smallest?

Correct Answer: C) Organism, Organ system, Organs, Tissues, Cells, Atoms.

15. An endoskeleton is on the

Correct Answer: A) Inside.

16. Newborn babies have fewer bones than adults.

Correct Answer: B) False.

17. Which fibrous joints contain interosseous membranes?

Correct Answer: C) Connection.

18. Which organ is made mostly of muscle?

Correct Answer: A) Heart.

19. What is the purpose of bone marrow?

Correct Answer: D) Produce blood cells.

20. When does the Ossification process end?

Correct Answer: C) Age 25.