Skeletal System Quiz 6 (20 MCQs)

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1. Bones give your body .....

Correct Answer: A) Shape.

2. Which nutrient helps rebuild and repair muscles?

Correct Answer: D) Protein.

3. Eating and drinking a lot of ..... helps your bones stay strong.

Correct Answer: A) Calcium.

4. Which of the following is a type of bone?

Correct Answer: A) Compact.

5. How many bones does a normal adult have?

Correct Answer: A) 206.

6. Which of the following is considered to be a long bone?

Correct Answer: D) Ulna.

7. Is any place where two bones come close together.

Correct Answer: B) Joint.

8. It is the outermost layer of the skin that covers almost entire body surface.

Correct Answer: A) Epidermis.

9. The longest bone is called the

Correct Answer: B) Femur.

10. Your neck is an example of what type of joint?

Correct Answer: B) Pivot.

11. What type of joint only allows the movements of bending and straightening?

Correct Answer: D) Hinge.

12. Which of the following is NOT a function of the Human Skeleton.

Correct Answer: A) Gas exchange.

13. What type of bones are the tarsals (ankle bones)?

Correct Answer: B) Short bone.

14. An infants skeleton is made up of

Correct Answer: C) Cartilage.

15. What is the name of the bone found in the thigh?

Correct Answer: C) Femur.

16. Jawbone

Correct Answer: B) Mandible.

17. What happens when blood levels are too high?

Correct Answer: D) Bone absorb minerals.

18. Bones of the skull are classified as .....

Correct Answer: C) Flat.

19. The hyaline cartilage covering the ends of bones is ..... cartilage.

Correct Answer: B) Articular.

20. How many metacarpal bones are there?

Correct Answer: B) 5.