Skeletal System Quiz 52 (20 MCQs)

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1. These muscles work automatically without us doing any work.

Correct Answer: B) Smooth/Involuntary.

2. Which one is not part of the Axial Skeleton?

Correct Answer: A) Pelvic Girdle.

3. In the ribcage ..... are joined to the chest bone and the vertebral column.

Correct Answer: C) 10 pairs.

4. Tough and relatively inelastic connective tissues that holds bones together

Correct Answer: A) Ligaments.

5. Which bone cell creates new bone cells

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts.

6. Bones are able to absorb or release calcium into the blood to maintain a stable environment in the body. This is called:

Correct Answer: B) Homeostasis.

7. Is cartilage a type of soft bone?

Correct Answer: A) True.

8. What are the main functions of the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: A) Support, protection, movement, and production of blood cells.

9. What is the material inside bones called?

Correct Answer: D) Marrow.

10. What is the function of the smooth muscle.

Correct Answer: A) Determines the flow of the blood.

11. Contains red bone marrow

Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone.

12. Types of bone marrow-

Correct Answer: C) Red and yellow marrow.

13. Your bones work with your muscles to help you move.

Correct Answer: A) True.

14. Which function of bone ensures that we have enough calcium to keep our body working properly?

Correct Answer: A) Mineral Storage.

15. Forms part of the wrist joint in the upper limb.

Correct Answer: A) Radius.

16. Which bone protest the brain?

Correct Answer: B) The cranium.

17. An additional function of the skeletal system is to store fat ..... is where bones store fat.

Correct Answer: B) Yellow bone marrow.

18. This is included in the axial skeleton

Correct Answer: D) Vertebrae.

19. What is arthritis?

Correct Answer: A) Inflammation of a joint.

20. What is an 'Agonist' muscle?

Correct Answer: B) A muscle that contracts to cause movement to occur.