Skeletal System Quiz 670 (20 MCQs)

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1. As a baby, you have more bones than as an adult.
2. Lightweight (less dense) bone filled with open spaces located at the ends of the long bones
3. An example of a flat bone is
4. A grown body should have ..... number of bones.
5. Platelets that are involved in clotting are example of
6. Two bones are joined at .....
7. A cross country runner has a shin splint on her right shin only. This describes:
8. The ..... are the bones of the fingers and toes.
9. Role played by a skeletal muscle acting to slow or stop a movement
10. Cavity in the bone shaft that contains yellow marrow
11. The ..... is a bony structure and protects our brain.
12. One of the bones that makes up the backbone.
13. During a rigorous basketball training session, Benjamin noticed that Noah was experiencing tiny, painful cracks in a bone. What type of fractures could these be a result of overuse?
14. The scientific name for "shoulder blade" is
15. The skin contains ..... that provide information about external conditions.
16. Pectoral girdles, arms, hands and wrists, pelvis, legs and feet all make up the ..... skeleton.
17. Which joint helps bones move in all directions?
18. Surgical correction of a broken bone
19. What is the term used to describe the reduction in the size of an organ?
20. The soft inner center of bone, contains blood vessels & fat cells is called .....