Skeletal System Quiz 510 (20 MCQs)

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1. The process of long bone growth is controlled by ....., whereas bone remodeling/destruction is controlled by .....
2. What are bony plates that create spaces to reduce the weight
3. Hey there, Olivia, Daniel, and Jackson! Can you guess what the soft spots on a baby's head are called?
4. Very young poultry
5. What is a portable machine used to restart the heart called?
6. Where would you find your humerus?
7. Bones are mostly made of:
8. The skeletal system protects body tissue and internal organs.
9. The row of bones that runs along the center of the back.
10. Which one is NOT a function of the bones?
11. This type of bone is solid throughout except for the central canals holding blood vessels and nerves.
12. Which cells are responsible for the breakdown of bone tissue?
13. Bone form first as
14. Which of the following means "to bear the weight of something or to give assistance?"
15. What is the scientific name for ribs?
16. This is a tough fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone
17. What type of bones are found in the arms and legs?
18. A disease that most commonly affects the large weight-bearing joints, such as the knees and hips, is known as:
19. Joint that enable bones to move freely in all directions such as in the shoulders and hips where also the rouded end of the joint where upper arm fits into the hollow socket at the end of the shoulder bones
20. Medial bone of the forearm (off the pinky)