Skeletal System Quiz 62 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which bones protect the lungs, heart?

Correct Answer: A) Ribcage.

2. The bones that protect the internal organs, such as heart and lungs are called .....

Correct Answer: B) Ribs.

3. The type of joint that allows back and forth movement

Correct Answer: C) Hinge.

4. This disease weakens and softens the bones due to vitamin D deficiency and lack of exposure to sunlight.

Correct Answer: A) Rickets.

5. How many bones do babies have

Correct Answer: A) 300.

6. The skull is what type of joint?

Correct Answer: B) Fixed Joints.

7. Which body organ is responsible for the storage of our memories?

Correct Answer: B) Brain.

8. What are the 2 divisions of the skeleton?

Correct Answer: C) Axial and appendicular.

9. The ..... or "Soft spots" in the cranium of an infant allow for enlargement of the skull as the brain grows.

Correct Answer: C) Fountains.

10. Broken bone ends jam into each other

Correct Answer: C) Impacted.

11. Tissue that connects bone to bone is called

Correct Answer: B) Ligament.

12. What minerals are bones made of?

Correct Answer: A) Calcium.

13. What are the phalanges?

Correct Answer: B) Fingers, toes.

14. Bone that bear a lots of weight remodel at high rate called

Correct Answer: A) Wolf's Law.

15. How many pairs of ribs do we have?

Correct Answer: A) 12.

16. Primary function of axial system

Correct Answer: B) Protects the brain, vertebralcolumn, and thoracic cavityincluding heart and lungs.

17. Dense bone tissue that appears smooth and contains few openings:

Correct Answer: B) Compact bone.

18. The diaphysis contains .....

Correct Answer: D) Fat storage.

19. The function of the skeletal system is to .....

Correct Answer: D) All of the choices listed here.

20. Match the joint type to the amount of movement:Amphiarthrotic

Correct Answer: B) Permit limited movement.