Skeletal System Quiz 496 (20 MCQs)

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1. The ..... is protected inside the vertebral column.

Correct Answer: B) Spinal cord.

2. The type of bone that is less dense and has spaces.

Correct Answer: C) Spongy.

3. If you "break your hip" , what bone have you most likely broken?

Correct Answer: C) Femur.

4. Which bone is highlighted in green?

Correct Answer: B) Maxilla.

5. Scientific name for the bones in your ankles

Correct Answer: A) Meta-tarsals.

6. Select the CORRECT pairing based on image given:

Correct Answer: B) Sunburst sign-Osteosarcoma.

7. Magnetic power is more in the middle of bar magnets.

Correct Answer: B) False.

8. Caused by accumulation of lactic acid:

Correct Answer: D) Muscular fatigue.

9. What is another word for spine?

Correct Answer: C) Vertebrae.

10. What is the name for any bump or projection on a bone?

Correct Answer: A) A process.

11. ..... are typically thinner than others and are usually curved

Correct Answer: C) Flat bones.

12. The clavicle is part of the axial skeleton.

Correct Answer: B) False.

13. Your elbow, hip, knee, neck and wrist are all what kind of joint?

Correct Answer: C) Synovial (freely moveable).

14. Interlocking line of union between bones

Correct Answer: C) Suture.

15. Does an adult have more, less, or the same amount of bones as a baby?

Correct Answer: B) Less.

16. Arthritis caused by excess uric acid in blood

Correct Answer: C) Gouty arthritis.

17. What is the functional unit of compact bone known as?

Correct Answer: A) Osteon.

18. A fracture that is broken into many pieces is:

Correct Answer: C) Comminuted.

19. THE BACKBONE IS MADE UP OF 33 SMALL BONES CALLED RIBS

Correct Answer: B) FALSE.

20. Which label is the ulna?

Correct Answer: A) P.