Skeletal System Quiz 453 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is a function of at bones?

Correct Answer: A) Protect internal organs.

2. Which of the following bones is considered part of the axial skeleton?

Correct Answer: B) Sternum.

3. Which category of bones are the carpals of the wrist classified under?

Correct Answer: B) Short bones.

4. The type of bone found in muscle and tendon

Correct Answer: B) Sesamoid bone.

5. What is the name of the tiny air sacs in the lungs where gaseous exchange occurs?

Correct Answer: B) Alveoli.

6. Why do adults have less bone then babies

Correct Answer: A) There bones fuse together when they get older.

7. Most muscles in the body are ..... muscles.

Correct Answer: C) Skeletal.

8. We have 12 pair of ribs

Correct Answer: A) True.

9. Fontanels

Correct Answer: A) Soft spots.

10. Tissues put together to perform a function is called an .....

Correct Answer: C) Organ.

11. The knee is considered what type of joint?

Correct Answer: C) Hinge.

12. All of the bones in your body make up your .....

Correct Answer: B) Skeleton.

13. The cranium, mandible, sternum, vertebrae, and rib cage all belong to the ..... skeleton.

Correct Answer: A) Axial.

14. The navicular bone is located behind the ..... bone.

Correct Answer: A) Coffin.

15. Which of the following is formed by the grouping of different tissues?

Correct Answer: A) Organs.

16. Another name for the system dealing with calcium regulation

Correct Answer: B) Negative Feedback System.

17. Bones that are not long, short, or flat are called ..... bones.

Correct Answer: D) Irregular bones.

18. What best describes the lamellae?

Correct Answer: C) Ring of bone tissue surrounding haversian canal.

19. What makes our bones Stronger and white?

Correct Answer: A) Calcium.

20. ..... carry oxygen all around the body.

Correct Answer: C) Red blood cells.