Skeletal System Quiz 474 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is Flexion?

Correct Answer: C) Bending a joint.

2. Which layer lines the marrow cavity?

Correct Answer: C) Endosteum.

3. Blue top of hand

Correct Answer: A) Carpals.

4. The organs of the thoracic cavity are protected by the ribs, thoracic vertebrae and the:

Correct Answer: D) Sternum.

5. The articulation between the humerus and the ulna is an example of which type of joint?

Correct Answer: A) Hinge.

6. A fontanelle.....

Correct Answer: C) Is the area on an infant's skull known as "soft spots".

7. Exercise ..... and ..... bones

Correct Answer: A) Thickens; strengthens.

8. Bone that consists of bars and plates separated by irregular spaces; also known as cancellous bone

Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone.

9. This is at the end of a bone, like a cushion

Correct Answer: A) Cartilage.

10. What happens when your epiphyseal disk closes?

Correct Answer: A) Your bones stop growing.

11. New blood cells are made of

Correct Answer: B) Red Marrow.

12. Which of the following is not classed as an irregular bone?

Correct Answer: C) Pelvis.

13. Which one is a type of fracture

Correct Answer: C) Comminuted Fracture.

14. What is NOT a function of the skin?

Correct Answer: B) Produces Calcium.

15. What type of muscle tissue is VOLUNTARILY controlled

Correct Answer: A) Skeletal Only.

16. Stem cell transplant used to treat certain cancers

Correct Answer: C) Bone marrow transplant.

17. What is another word for skull?

Correct Answer: B) Cranium.

18. Part of medicine that specializes in diagnosis and treatment of the foot and lower leg.

Correct Answer: C) Podiatry.

19. Where is the humerus located?

Correct Answer: A) Upper Arm.

20. Which of the following is not a purpose of the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: D) Transporting nutrients.