Skeletal System Quiz 661 (20 MCQs)

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1. What does chondr/o mean?

Correct Answer: D) Cartilage.

2. What is bone formation called?

Correct Answer: C) Ossification.

3. One function of the human endoskeleton is to

Correct Answer: B) Produce blood cells.

4. What is another name for your knee cap?

Correct Answer: B) Patella.

5. Your body is made up of how many types of bones?

Correct Answer: A) 2.

6. The skeleton of the hand consists of the ....., the metacarpals, and the phalanges.

Correct Answer: C) Carpals.

7. The following structures belong to which system? bones, joints, ligaments

Correct Answer: C) Skeletal.

8. The long bones are found in the?

Correct Answer: C) Both A & B.

9. Bone fractures can be treated by reduction and in some cases immobilization.

Correct Answer: A) True.

10. Ability of a muscle to be stretched:

Correct Answer: A) Extensibility.

11. ..... is important in joints because it acts as a shock absorber.

Correct Answer: A) Cartilage.

12. The sternum, ribs and thoracic vertebrae make up the .....

Correct Answer: C) Thoracic cage.

13. ..... is a long bony structure that provides support to the body

Correct Answer: A) Skeleton.

14. Which body system helps with the digestive system to get all the nutrients to all cells in the body?

Correct Answer: B) Circulatory.

15. ..... protects our knee joint from getting hurt or damaged

Correct Answer: B) Knee cap.

16. Our vertebrae are classified as this bone shape since it doesn't fit into any other category.

Correct Answer: C) Irregular.

17. Definition:Collar Bone

Correct Answer: D) Clavicle.

18. Which type of joint is where one bone rotates while the other stays in place?

Correct Answer: C) Pivot.

19. These type of bones have long longitudinal axes and expanded ends.

Correct Answer: D) Long.

20. What is the muscular and elastic structures that attach one bone to another at the joints?

Correct Answer: B) Ligaments.