Skeletal System Quiz 516 (20 MCQs)

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1. Small, seed-shaped bone embedded in a tendon

Correct Answer: B) Sesamoid.

2. About how many bones are in the human body for a baby?

Correct Answer: D) 270.

3. Exerts an effort

Correct Answer: D) All Types of Levers.

4. What is the structure of the human body where two bones meet to allow movement?

Correct Answer: B) Joints.

5. Which of the following conditions is generally considered a noninflammatory type of arthritis?

Correct Answer: E) Osteoarthritis.

6. Compact bone location

Correct Answer: B) Forms the outer layer ofall bones, making up theshaft of long bones likethe femur and humerus.

7. Which of the following activities is controlled by medulla

Correct Answer: C) Heartbeat.

8. Joints with a little motion (a little "give")

Correct Answer: A) Amphiarthosis.

9. Tarsals are an example of

Correct Answer: B) Short bone.

10. Soft rubbery tissue that keeps bone from rubbing together

Correct Answer: A) Cartilage.

11. Formed when two bones meet which you can bend your knees, twist your arms, nod your head, and do many other things.

Correct Answer: A) Joint.

12. The central, vertical axis of the body, including the skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage.

Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton.

13. Bones store calcium.

Correct Answer: A) True.

14. These types of bones are found in your ankles and wrists

Correct Answer: D) Short.

15. The nursing assistant should never exercise or stretch a person's joints to the point of pain.

Correct Answer: A) True.

16. Another name for the calf bone

Correct Answer: B) Fibula.

17. The sebaceous glands produce what?

Correct Answer: A) Oil.

18. Suffix meaning "surgical repair"

Correct Answer: C) -plastics.

19. The main function of the axial skeleton is to enable our body to move.

Correct Answer: B) FALSE.

20. The slender smaller bone of the lower leg that attaches to the proximal end of the tibia

Correct Answer: D) Fibula.