Skeletal System Quiz 665 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the main difference between yellow marrow and red marrow in the medullary cavity?

Correct Answer: A) Yellow stores fat, red forms blood cells.

2. True or False:There are 2 types of marrow:red & yellow.

Correct Answer: A) True.

3. Which ossification centers are located in the epiphyses?

Correct Answer: B) Secondary.

4. The muscles that help with movement?

Correct Answer: C) Skeletal.

5. The shaft of the bone

Correct Answer: A) Diaphysis.

6. The ..... are the two bones that form the upper jaw.

Correct Answer: B) Cheeks.

7. The scientific name for "kneecap" is

Correct Answer: D) Patella.

8. A fiverlike protein, that makes bone so tough that they can stand stress and strain.

Correct Answer: A) Collagen.

9. The lateral (thumb-side), shorter bone in the forearm is the

Correct Answer: C) Radius.

10. The Appendicular skeleton is comprised of

Correct Answer: C) All the bones of your arms and legs.

11. Most people have ..... ribs

Correct Answer: D) 12 pairs.

12. Dense connective tissue that connects bone to muscle

Correct Answer: C) Tendon.

13. An adult has .....

Correct Answer: C) 206 bones.

14. Which phrase best describes Cartilage?

Correct Answer: A) A dense, fibrous tissue that is able to withstand compression forces.

15. You take a joint away from the mid-line of your body. What action is that?

Correct Answer: B) Abduction.

16. What food or drink is important in making bones strong?

Correct Answer: A) Milk.

17. Only bone located in the thigh.

Correct Answer: D) Femur.

18. The upper potion of the skull that protects the brain is called .....

Correct Answer: A) Cranium.

19. Which connecting tissue cushions bones?

Correct Answer: B) Cartilage.

20. ..... muscle directly allows for bone movement

Correct Answer: A) Skeletal.