Skeletal System Quiz 53 (20 MCQs)

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1. The canal that runs through each osteon contains:

Correct Answer: D) Blood vessels and nerve fibers.

2. Through which of the following skull foramen is the facial nerve passes?

Correct Answer: D) Internal acoustic meatus.

3. The knee joint is an example of which joint?

Correct Answer: C) Hinge.

4. Which of the following is the third step in ossification?

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts form spongy bone.

5. Fibr/o

Correct Answer: A) Fiber.

6. What are the showder bones called?

Correct Answer: B) Clavicle.

7. An important function of the muscular system is to aid in the return of blood from the legs through muscular compression on the leg veins.

Correct Answer: A) T.

8. The number of bones in the body lessens as we grow old.

Correct Answer: A) TRUE.

9. All of the following bones form part of the knee joint except

Correct Answer: A) The ilium.

10. Which if these bones is found in the arm?

Correct Answer: A) Ulna and radius.

11. Another name for your backbone is called .....

Correct Answer: A) Spine.

12. What suture connects the parietal bones with the occipital bone?

Correct Answer: C) Lambdoid Suture.

13. Which type of joint is generally immovable?

Correct Answer: B) Fibrous.

14. What type of bone are your vertebrae?

Correct Answer: D) Irregular.

15. The ..... protects your heart, lungs, liver.

Correct Answer: C) Ribs.

16. We need cartilage in our rib cage because

Correct Answer: D) It helps to stretch the ribs when we breathe.

17. Blood and yellow bone marrow are examples of what type of tissue

Correct Answer: A) Connective.

18. A group of organs working together as a team to perform a function

Correct Answer: A) Organ system.

19. A softening of bone tissue in children due to a vitamin D deficiency

Correct Answer: B) Rickets.

20. Which type of bone is found in the wrist?

Correct Answer: A) Short.