Skeletal System Quiz 555 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following joints allows forward and backward movement?

Correct Answer: A) Hinge joint.

2. What is the process called when osteoclasts break down old bone tissue?

Correct Answer: D) Resorption.

3. The most common signs and symptoms of bone and joint disease are ..... 1 ..... swelling, decreased ..... 2 ....., and deformity.

Correct Answer: D) 1. pain2. mobility.

4. Myosin protein

Correct Answer: C) Thick filament.

5. The forearm bone closest to the pinky finger is the .....

Correct Answer: A) Ulna.

6. Types of bones found in the hands and feet

Correct Answer: C) Short.

7. The vertebrae protects a bundle of nerves. The bundle of nerves is called the

Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord.

8. Mature bone cells that maintain bone matrix:

Correct Answer: C) Osteocytes.

9. The type of joint found in knees and elbows

Correct Answer: B) Hinge.

10. The appendicular skeleton consists of

Correct Answer: E) ALL ABOVE.

11. What chemical compound increases the effect of gout?

Correct Answer: D) None of the choices.

12. Which fracture is caused by a twisting motion?

Correct Answer: B) Spiral.

13. Muscle attached to bone:

Correct Answer: A) Skeletal.

14. What is another name for the skull?

Correct Answer: A) Cranium.

15. Look at this picture carefully. Name the bone on number 2!

Correct Answer: A) Sternum.

16. How do bones form

Correct Answer: D) Two answers are correct.

17. What is made INSIDE of your bones?

Correct Answer: A) Blood.

18. Which label is the phalanges?

Correct Answer: A) R.

19. Sense organ which helps to taste is called .....

Correct Answer: D) Tounge.

20. What is the outer most coating of a bone called?

Correct Answer: B) Periosteum.