Skeletal System Quiz 487 (20 MCQs)

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1. The formation of bone by the osteoblasts is known as .....

Correct Answer: A) Ossification.

2. When bones grow, they .....

Correct Answer: D) Lengthen & expand.

3. Movement in the sagittal plane that increases the angle of a joint (straightens the joint).

Correct Answer: A) Extension.

4. Fracture repair has four major steps. When osteoblasts replace the cartilaginous precursor with osseous tissue, what stage of repair is occurring?

Correct Answer: C) Bony callus.

5. Either end of a long bone.

Correct Answer: D) Epiphyses.

6. How many bones are there in human and baby skeleton

Correct Answer: B) 206, 300.

7. ..... fracture occurs due to a weakness in the bone from disease.

Correct Answer: D) Pathological.

8. Muscles of your internal organs

Correct Answer: B) Smooth muscle.

9. Hard, dense bone tissue that is beneath the outer membrane of a bone

Correct Answer: D) Compact bone.

10. A gym teacher models a common exercise.

Correct Answer: A) Abduction.

11. Which bones make up the pelvic girdle?

Correct Answer: A) Ilium, Ischia, and Pubis.

12. What connects two bones?

Correct Answer: A) Joint.

13. Cancer of blood making cells of the red bone marrow

Correct Answer: B) Multiple myeloma.

14. What is #17?

Correct Answer: B) Pelvis.

15. Which of the following would not be found in compact bone?

Correct Answer: D) Beams.

16. Which of the following is NOT a main function of the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: B) Digesting food.

17. 2-Your lungs and heart are protected by .....

Correct Answer: C) Ribs.

18. What is the job of the pelvis?

Correct Answer: B) Support upper body weight.

19. Synovial oil is oil at the ..... that allows smooth movement is .....

Correct Answer: A) Joint.

20. What type of doctor uses manipulative tx involving manually adjusting the positions of the bones

Correct Answer: A) Chiropractor.