Skeletal System Quiz 625 (20 MCQs)

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1. The inner lining of the medullary cavity is called the

Correct Answer: D) Endosteum.

2. For which of the following activities are involuntary muscles responsible

Correct Answer: A) Digestion.

3. A disease characterized by a decrease in bone mass that occurs when the rate of bone resorption exceeds the rate of bone formation.

Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis.

4. Which of the following prevents bone-to-bone contact within movable joints.

Correct Answer: D) Articular cartilage.

5. Where do you have smooth muscles in your body?

Correct Answer: B) Your blood vessels and stomach.

6. What are the following bones are in the hands

Correct Answer: A) Carpals.

7. Spongy bone contains branches called .....

Correct Answer: B) Beams.

8. Identify the imaging modality that can show the V-shaped lucency in metaphysis of femur.

Correct Answer: D) MRI.

9. ..... is responsible for producing the majority of the body's blood cells.

Correct Answer: A) Red Marrow.

10. One of the function of the skeletal system is to

Correct Answer: B) Store bone marrow.

11. What provide light from most living things

Correct Answer: C) The sun.

12. Which group has epiphyseal plates

Correct Answer: B) Children.

13. The root word ped/o means what?

Correct Answer: C) Foot or child.

14. When the bone breaks internally but does not come through the skin

Correct Answer: B) Simple or closed facture.

15. The skull protects what organ?

Correct Answer: C) Brain.

16. True or False:A joint is where two or more bones are joined together.

Correct Answer: A) True.

17. Which of the following is NOT a part of the Axial Skelton?

Correct Answer: A) Humerus.

18. ..... bone contains marrow, which can produce red blood cells.

Correct Answer: C) Spongy.

19. Which of the following scans does not use radiation?

Correct Answer: A) MRI.

20. The tibia is a .....

Correct Answer: A) Long Bone.