Skeletal System Quiz 591 (20 MCQs)

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1. Osteoblasts' function is to .....

Correct Answer: D) Secrete bone matrix.

2. What type of joint is the vertebra?

Correct Answer: D) Gliding.

3. Your collarbone is also called the

Correct Answer: B) Clavicle.

4. A disease called arthritis occurs when the cartilage between joints wears away. What can you infer about arthritis?

Correct Answer: A) It prevents joints from moving smoothly.

5. Which body system consists of skin, hair and nails?

Correct Answer: A) Integumentary System.

6. When multiple myofibrils are grouped together they make?

Correct Answer: C) Muscle Fibers.

7. An amphiarthrotic joint is

Correct Answer: B) Slightly movable.

8. Bones are held in place at joints by a tough band of tissue called a .....

Correct Answer: B) Ligament.

9. Which system does the bone take place in?

Correct Answer: D) Skeletal system.

10. Name the joint type:

Correct Answer: A) Synovial.

11. What does CODIS Stand for?

Correct Answer: A) Combined DNA Index System.

12. If you move from a sitting position, what type of joint movement occurs at the knee?

Correct Answer: C) Extension.

13. The direction toward the midline of the body is called:

Correct Answer: A) Medial.

14. What is the last bone to grow?

Correct Answer: A) Clavicle.

15. In contraction, skeletal muscle ..... on bones to cause movement

Correct Answer: A) Pull.

16. The long, slender bones that span the length of the palm are the

Correct Answer: C) Metacarpals.

17. What are the three muscle type?

Correct Answer: C) Skeletal, Smooth, Cardiac.

18. Long bones surround vital organs in order to protect them.

Correct Answer: B) False.

19. A ball and socket joint occurs between which two structures?

Correct Answer: C) Ilium and femur.

20. Bone density testing

Correct Answer: A) BDT.