Skeletal System Quiz 39 (20 MCQs)

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1. 18

Correct Answer: D) Patella.

2. Which body system is responsible for our movement, energy, and for moving food from one organ to another?

Correct Answer: A) Muscular.

3. I am the 'forming of bone', converting cartilage to calcified bone.

Correct Answer: A) Ossification.

4. The skeletal system can be divided into what two systems?

Correct Answer: B) Axial and appendicular.

5. Joint types, axial

Correct Answer: A) Mostly fixed joints (like suturesin the skull).

6. Name the two types of girdles?

Correct Answer: A) Shoulder and hip.

7. Bones that are held together by a strong tissue called .....

Correct Answer: A) Ligament.

8. When muscles contract, the length of the muscle

Correct Answer: C) Shortens.

9. Endochondral ossification begins with

Correct Answer: B) Cartilage skeleton.

10. What is the largest and strongest bone in your body?

Correct Answer: A) Femur.

11. The backbone is made of small bones, which are called

Correct Answer: B) Vertebrae.

12. The number of bones in an adult

Correct Answer: C) 206.

13. The spaces of trabeculae are filled with what material?

Correct Answer: C) Red marrow.

14. What is a function of the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: D) To give structure for the body.

15. Your bones protect the important organs in your body.

Correct Answer: A) True.

16. The leg moves toward the midline of the body in which of the following movements?

Correct Answer: A) Adduction.

17. An inflammation of the joint is called

Correct Answer: B) Arthritis.

18. This ACL, MCL, PCL, and LCL are found under the:

Correct Answer: B) Patella.

19. The first vertebra is called the

Correct Answer: C) Atlas.

20. We have two different types of muscles in our bodies. What are they?

Correct Answer: B) Voluntary muscles and involuntary muscles.