Skeletal System Quiz 556 (20 MCQs)

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1. A general term for the group of inherited myopathies that are characterized by wasting and weakness of the skeletal muscle.

Correct Answer: A) Muscular dystrophy.

2. WHICH MUSCLES ARE USED IN BLINKING OF EYES

Correct Answer: C) VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY.

3. The arm is attached to the shoulder blade which is called the .....

Correct Answer: D) Scapula.

4. The more stable a joint, the ..... it will have.

Correct Answer: B) Less movement.

5. What mineral builds strong bones

Correct Answer: D) Calcium.

6. What do you find at the end of long bones that helps joints glide smoothly?

Correct Answer: B) Cartilage.

7. What is the humerus an example of?

Correct Answer: B) Long bones.

8. Bone cells that secrete enzymes to help break down bone

Correct Answer: C) Osteoclasts.

9. It is a bunch of nerves or neurons that connects the brain from the rest of the body.

Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord.

10. Which bone is known as the kneecap?

Correct Answer: B) Patella.

11. The ..... is the same bone which is referred to as the funny bone.

Correct Answer: C) Humerus.

12. A synovial joint is a type of diarthroses

Correct Answer: A) True.

13. Bones of the body that protect are in the:

Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton.

14. Main function of these cubed shaped bones is:

Correct Answer: C) Bear weight.

15. The following are the important jobs of the skeletal system, except:

Correct Answer: D) Make internal organs move.

16. What combining form means outer layer?

Correct Answer: A) Cortic/o.

17. Found in many other bones

Correct Answer: B) Yellow bone marrow.

18. Bones are the structural support for our body. They provide the framework for .....

Correct Answer: A) Muscle attachments.

19. The facial skeleton has how many bones?

Correct Answer: D) Fourteen.

20. What is the biggest tendon in your body and where is it?

Correct Answer: A) Achille's Tendon, ankle.