Skeletal System Quiz 631 (20 MCQs)

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1. The tarsals are more commonly known as the wrist bones.

Correct Answer: B) False.

2. Which is not a bone?

Correct Answer: C) Biceps.

3. Which two bones in the skull move?

Correct Answer: A) Ear bones and jaw.

4. Cartilage bones are .....

Correct Answer: B) Flexible.

5. ..... pairs of bones make up the ribcage.

Correct Answer: C) 12.

6. Which two minerals are important for a healthy bones

Correct Answer: D) Calcium and Phosphorus.

7. An invasive test that involves aspirating a sample of the bone marrow fluid from within the bone

Correct Answer: C) Bone marrow aspiration.

8. Which label is the sacrum?

Correct Answer: A) G.

9. Bones can make blood cells. True or False?

Correct Answer: A) True.

10. What are the four functions of the skeleton system?

Correct Answer: A) Support, protection, movement storage of minerals, production of blood vessels.

11. A joint that allows for full rotation found in hip and shoulder

Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket.

12. Bones that have more than one shape (vertebrae) are called:

Correct Answer: C) Irregular Bones.

13. Birth defect where a baby's spinal cord fails to close in the womb

Correct Answer: A) Spina bifida.

14. What bone marrow is found in the middle of bone and stores fat?

Correct Answer: B) Yellow.

15. Which of the following are bone builder cells?

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts.

16. These bones make up the cranium

Correct Answer: C) Frontal, parietal, and temporal bones.

17. Which system is made up of bones?

Correct Answer: C) Skeletal.

18. The arm is formed by a single bone, the ....., which is a typical long bone.

Correct Answer: A) Humorous.

19. A child has more bones than an adult human being

Correct Answer: A) True.

20. Why do babies have more bones than adults?

Correct Answer: B) Babies have more bones because their bones haven't been fused, or grown, together yet.