Skeletal System Quiz 494 (20 MCQs)

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1. Study of movement

Correct Answer: B) Kinesiology.

2. Which joint is found in the knee?

Correct Answer: A) Hinge Joint.

3. Maintain healthy bone structure; like foreman at construction site-tells other cells what to do

Correct Answer: C) Osteocytes.

4. Cells that break down the calcified matrix of bone:

Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts.

5. The skull, spinal column, chest, and rib cage make up the ..... skeleton.

Correct Answer: A) Axial.

6. When one bone meets another bone it is called a .....

Correct Answer: A) Joint.

7. Articulate

Correct Answer: C) Joint.

8. The periosteum is attached to underlying bone by:

Correct Answer: A) Sharpey's fibers.

9. Your friend gets their upper ear pierced. What type of cartilage did they pierce?

Correct Answer: C) Elastic.

10. Why is it important to keep bones healthy?

Correct Answer: C) Bones are alive and working.

11. Where is new blood cells created?

Correct Answer: B) In bone marrow, located inside the bone.

12. What is the biggest bone in your body called?

Correct Answer: A) Femur.

13. Protects the brain and is made up of 29 bones

Correct Answer: A) Skull.

14. How many bones are there in the skeleton?

Correct Answer: B) 206.

15. What is the function of the yellow bone marrow in the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: B) Producing blood cells.

16. Which bones are stronger:

Correct Answer: B) Chicken bones.

17. Which of these is a flat bone?

Correct Answer: D) Frontal.

18. The scientific name for "breastbone" is

Correct Answer: A) Sternum.

19. Name the genetic condition in which the bones are fragile and break easily.

Correct Answer: C) Osteogenesis imperfecta.

20. In anatomical position, the ulna is located on the outside of the arm

Correct Answer: B) False.