Skeletal System Quiz 58 (20 MCQs)

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1. What are osteoclasts?

Correct Answer: D) Break down of bone cells.

2. The two bones in your lower leg are called what?

Correct Answer: B) Tibia and Fibula.

3. Vertebrae are examples of .....

Correct Answer: B) Cartilaginous joints (slightly movable).

4. Bones that are the same width as length found in carpls

Correct Answer: B) Short.

5. Only thick filaments present

Correct Answer: B) H zone.

6. What are the purposes or the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: C) Support and protect our body while allowing movement and producing red blood cells.

7. What do teeth and bones need to stay strong?

Correct Answer: C) Calcium.

8. What is the speed of light

Correct Answer: A) 3 into 10 in power of 8 m/s.

9. I am an interconnected system that makes a body function properly. What am I?

Correct Answer: A) Human body.

10. The epiphysis is made of

Correct Answer: C) Spongy bone.

11. This part of the skeletal system has over half of all the bones in the body

Correct Answer: C) Appendicular.

12. Turning the head is example of a ..... joint.

Correct Answer: C) Pivot Joint.

13. A diarthrotic joint is

Correct Answer: A) Movable.

14. Which one of the following is the primary function of sesamoid bones?

Correct Answer: A) Absorb impact forces and protect tendons as they flex.

15. Articular cartilage forms the joint surface on what part of the long bone?

Correct Answer: A) Epiphysis.

16. There are 3 kinds of bone:compact, spongy, and .....

Correct Answer: D) Marrow.

17. Skeletal muscles make..... movements.

Correct Answer: A) Voluntary.

18. Cavity containing marrow within the diaphysis of a long bone

Correct Answer: D) Medullary cavity.

19. Joint allows bones to rotate (side to side, up todown, back to in front).

Correct Answer: D) PIVOT JOINT.

20. Which statement best describes yellow bone marrow?

Correct Answer: A) Contains large amounts of fat cells.