Skeletal System Quiz 674 (20 MCQs)

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1. The process of DNA Fingerprinting is based on the fact that

Correct Answer: B) No 2 people, except identical twins, have exactly the same DNA as someone else.

2. The extremities or ends of bones are the

Correct Answer: B) Epiphyses.

3. The ..... girdle is much sturdier and provides far less mobility than the other.

Correct Answer: C) Pelvic.

4. Bones that not round (shoulder blade) are called:

Correct Answer: D) Flat Bones.

5. The bones in your fingers and thumbs are called .....

Correct Answer: A) Phalanges.

6. The SKULL is made up of two main parts. What are they called?

Correct Answer: D) Cranium, Jaw.

7. Where do you find the smallest bone in the body?

Correct Answer: B) Ear.

8. The femur is the ..... bone of the body.

Correct Answer: C) Strongest, longest and heaviest.

9. A group of cells-performing a specific function

Correct Answer: B) Tissue.

10. Cords of dense connective tissue connecting muscle to bones.

Correct Answer: D) Tendons.

11. What do the bones create?

Correct Answer: C) Red Blood Cells.

12. What classification of bone is the mandible in the skull?

Correct Answer: D) Irregular Bone.

13. The type of ossification that produces flat bones.

Correct Answer: A) Intramembranous.

14. The back bone

Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae.

15. Vitamins that stimulates intestinal absorption of calcium.

Correct Answer: C) Vit D.

16. Name the agonist during extension of the hip joint

Correct Answer: B) Gluteus maximus.

17. Which of the following structures helps in lubrication of the synovial joint?

Correct Answer: C) Synovial fluid.

18. What is the role of the synovial fluid?

Correct Answer: A) Lubricates the moving parts within the joint.

19. What is a joint in the human skeleton?

Correct Answer: B) A place where two bones meet.

20. What is the function of the hollow center of bones?

Correct Answer: B) It is a storage area for bone marrow.