Skeletal System Quiz 388 (20 MCQs)

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1. A humped curvature in the thoracic are of the spinal column is .....

Correct Answer: A) Kyphosis.

2. Your body needs to create vitamin D from the Sun in order to absorb which element?

Correct Answer: A) Calcium.

3. The muscle that makes up your heart is called the

Correct Answer: C) Cardiac Muscle.

4. What causes bones to become less dense?

Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis.

5. Answer for #15:

Correct Answer: C) Patella.

6. The thin membrane that covers and protects the bone. Contains blood vessels and nerves.

Correct Answer: D) Periosteum.

7. Both compact and spongy bone contain osteocytes trapped in spaces called .....

Correct Answer: C) Lacunae.

8. Where is your pivot joint located?

Correct Answer: C) The base of my skull and the top of my vertebrae.

9. Which bone would be another word for femur?

Correct Answer: B) Thigh bone.

10. This connects muscle to bone

Correct Answer: C) Tendons.

11. How many bones are in the pectoral girdle?

Correct Answer: B) 4.

12. The organic matrix is produced by .....

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts.

13. I am the kneecap and I allow for knee extension.

Correct Answer: C) Patella.

14. A ..... allows the greatest range of movements.

Correct Answer: D) Ball-and-socket joint.

15. What does the skull do?

Correct Answer: A) Protect your brain.

16. What type of bone has a large number of blood vessels and red bone marrow where blood cells are made?

Correct Answer: D) Cancellous Bone.

17. Bones are attached to each other with the help of .....

Correct Answer: A) Ligaments.

18. ..... is a disease where bone density decreases which means bones are more likely to break.

Correct Answer: C) Osteoporosis.

19. How does the muscular system interact with our skeletal system?

Correct Answer: C) Attaches to the muscle to allow movement.

20. What is the name of your breastbone?

Correct Answer: B) Sternum.