Skeletal System Quiz 50 (20 MCQs)

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1. My sternum is identified as?

Correct Answer: C) Flat.

2. Your knee is considered this type of joint

Correct Answer: A) Movable.

3. Muscles that you cannot choose to contract are called .....

Correct Answer: A) Involuntary muscles.

4. Hardest part of the bone

Correct Answer: D) Compact Bone.

5. What is the purpose of cartilage?

Correct Answer: A) Reduce Friction.

6. Yellow bone marrow is responsible for

Correct Answer: D) Production of fat.

7. One of the functions (jobs) of your skeletal system is to control your muscles at the joints.

Correct Answer: A) False.

8. The ends of our bones are padded with a rubbery substance called .....

Correct Answer: D) Cartilage.

9. One major structural function of the bones is .....

Correct Answer: C) Internal organ protection.

10. What attaches muscle to bone?

Correct Answer: A) Tendon.

11. What is the movement called when the foot is bent upwards towards the tibia?

Correct Answer: C) Dorsiflexion.

12. A patient is found to have low levels of blood calcium due to this it can be expected that

Correct Answer: B) Osteoclast activation has increased leading to increase in bone resorption.

13. This is the site of the bone repair

Correct Answer: C) Periosteum.

14. Bone forming cells are called .....

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts.

15. Which of the following is not part of the Leg?

Correct Answer: B) Carpals.

16. Free mobility joints are called .....

Correct Answer: C) Diarthroses.

17. Cells and tissues that allow movement of an organ or body part. Can only contract, not extend.

Correct Answer: B) Muscle.

18. What does a hinge joint allow for?

Correct Answer: C) Flexion/extension.

19. Which structure is only present when a bone is growing lengthwise?

Correct Answer: C) Epiphyseal plate.

20. The vitamin necessary for absorption of Calcium ion is

Correct Answer: D) Vitamin D.