Skeletal System Quiz 585 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is your collar bone called

Correct Answer: B) Clavicle.

2. Red blood cells are made inside of our bones.

Correct Answer: A) True.

3. This bone is in the lower arm and connects the elbow to the wrist

Correct Answer: A) Radius.

4. An exaggerated anterior or inward curve of the lumbar spine is known as:

Correct Answer: D) Lordosis.

5. The hard layer of bone directly under the outer membrane is called

Correct Answer: B) Compact bone.

6. What is the area towards the end of our long bones that tell us we have STOPPED growing referred to as?

Correct Answer: C) Epiphyseal line.

7. Bones in the foot where the toes attach

Correct Answer: A) Metatarsals.

8. What TYPE of joint allows for the widest range of movement?

Correct Answer: C) Ball and Socket.

9. The cell responsible for secreting the matrix of bone is the:

Correct Answer: D) Osteoblast.

10. True or False:All joints are movable.

Correct Answer: B) False.

11. Where is the Pivot joint located?

Correct Answer: D) Between the Skull and Backbone.

12. Identify the involuntary muscle that is only found in the heart and is resistant to fatigue (does not get tired).

Correct Answer: A) Cardiac.

13. What is the central support of the human body?

Correct Answer: B) Spinal column.

14. What important minerals are stored in the bones?

Correct Answer: C) Calcium and phosphorus.

15. There are 6 types of joints, which one of the following is NOT a type of joint?

Correct Answer: C) Smooth.

16. What is the function of the cranium (skull)?

Correct Answer: A) Protect the brain.

17. Which type of fracture occurs when the bone is protruding out of the skin?

Correct Answer: A) Compound.

18. What are the two bones of the lower leg called?

Correct Answer: B) Pipe/clamp.

19. Why might it be necessary to see a specialist for tarter and not for plaque?

Correct Answer: A) Tarter is hardened and calcified so it may be more difficult to remove.

20. Bones with a diaphysis and epiphysis are classified as

Correct Answer: D) Long bones.