Skeletal System Quiz 518 (20 MCQs)

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1. With the help of the sun, what vitamin is produced by our skin?

Correct Answer: D) Vitamin D.

2. It protects internal organs such as lungs and heart

Correct Answer: B) Rib.

3. What are bones that do not fit into any other category of bones?

Correct Answer: B) Irregular bones.

4. Bones store, absorb and release minerals in the body. This helps the body to be at a state of .....

Correct Answer: B) Homeostasis.

5. What is the name of the bone labeled as the hip bone in the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: C) Coxal.

6. This is a tissue that connects the ends of bones (bone to bone) together to form a joint

Correct Answer: D) Ligament.

7. This outer layer of bone is the site of muscle attachment and bone repair:

Correct Answer: B) Periosteum.

8. Which bone, of the lower leg, helps with the transfer of weight?

Correct Answer: D) Tibia.

9. The function of the skeletal system is to PROTECT

Correct Answer: A) Vital organs.

10. Where is the largest bone in the body?

Correct Answer: B) Thigh.

11. The major function of the muscular system is to

Correct Answer: D) Help the body move.

12. Which main joint is classified as allowing slight movements?

Correct Answer: D) Cartilaginous Joint.

13. Upper leg bone

Correct Answer: C) Femur.

14. The patella is an example of which type of bone?

Correct Answer: A) Sesamoid.

15. Which word in the sentence above is a clue to the meaning of contract?

Correct Answer: C) Shorter.

16. The primary mineral in bone is:

Correct Answer: D) Calcium.

17. Caused by compression of a spinal nerve

Correct Answer: D) Radiculopathy.

18. What is the function of the marrow in the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: B) Production of red and white blood cells.

19. How many divisions are in the vertebral column?

Correct Answer: D) 5.

20. Which one of the following is an irregular bone?

Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae.