Skeletal System Quiz 387 (20 MCQs)

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1. How many TOTAL ribs do we have on BOTH sides?

Correct Answer: D) 24.

2. Limb bones such as the scapula, humerus, and fibula are part of which skeleton division?

Correct Answer: A) Appendicular.

3. Your skeleton ..... your body. Without it you would be a pile of goop.

Correct Answer: C) Supports.

4. Bones grow in length due to activity in the .....

Correct Answer: C) Epiphyseal plate.

5. Which of the following bones is not part of the appendicular skeleton?

Correct Answer: A) Handle.

6. Type of joint that is freely moveable

Correct Answer: C) Diarthrotic.

7. The skull, vertebrae, hips, ribs, arms, and legs are major ..... of the human body.

Correct Answer: B) Bones.

8. ..... means inflammation of the joints

Correct Answer: A) Arthritis.

9. Joints that are highly movable & allow for frictionless motion are due to:

Correct Answer: D) Synovial fluid.

10. The tailbone is called what?

Correct Answer: C) Coccyx.

11. Bundles of skeletal muscle fibers, called ....., within each muscle.

Correct Answer: B) Fascicle.

12. How many girdles are there in our body

Correct Answer: D) 2.

13. The five regions of the vertebral column, from superior to inferior, are;

Correct Answer: D) Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx.

14. Flat Bones protect the

Correct Answer: A) Vital organs.

15. Which of the following would be classified as a flat bone?

Correct Answer: B) Sternum.

16. These are places where two or more bones meet

Correct Answer: B) Joints.

17. Keratin.....

Correct Answer: A) Is what makes skin be waterproof.

18. What is the order of bones from wrist to fingertip?

Correct Answer: A) Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges.

19. What are synovial joints also known as?

Correct Answer: B) Freely moveable joints.

20. The kneecap bone.

Correct Answer: A) Patella.