Skeletal System Quiz 390 (20 MCQs)

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1. What type of bones are muscles attached to?

Correct Answer: C) Flat bones.

2. The type of joint between the sternum and ribs is called .....

Correct Answer: D) Cartilaginous.

3. Which of the following is an example of a ball and socket joint?

Correct Answer: B) Shoulder.

4. Osteogenic

Correct Answer: B) Bone-building cells that secrete matrix.

5. The shoulder muscles can perform which movement:(choose best answer)

Correct Answer: B) Circumduction.

6. ..... bone provides most of the strength and support for a bone.

Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone.

7. The two extremities or ends of the bones are called .....

Correct Answer: A) Epiphysis.

8. Which of the following is the point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots?

Correct Answer: C) Support.

9. The tibia and fibula are located in your ..... ?

Correct Answer: B) Leg.

10. Name the longest bone in the human body.

Correct Answer: B) Femur.

11. What its the name of the first cervical vertebra?

Correct Answer: B) Atlas.

12. The double-layered, tough, fibrous membrane covering a long bone is called:

Correct Answer: A) Periosteum.

13. Bones of the fingers and toes are called .....

Correct Answer: A) Phalanges.

14. Our body is made up of a frame called

Correct Answer: C) Skeleton.

15. Which technique is a screening test for osteoporosis?

Correct Answer: B) Ultrasonic bone density testing.

16. Which of the following is an example of a third class lever?

Correct Answer: C) Elbow joint.

17. Hey Luna, Elijah, and Sophia, do you know what the hollow spaces in our skulls are called? It's a fun fact!

Correct Answer: B) Sinuses.

18. What is the marrow cavity of a bone called?

Correct Answer: A) Medullary Canal.

19. An acute inflammatory disease characterized by joint pain, inflammation, fever, and sore throat is called .....

Correct Answer: A) Rheumatic fever.

20. Which type of muscle is found in the walls of internal organs?

Correct Answer: B) Smooth muscle.