Skeletal System Quiz 680 (20 MCQs)

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1. Skeletal muscles connect to bones with .....

Correct Answer: B) Tendons.

2. The bones that form the sides and top of the cranium are the ..... bones.

Correct Answer: D) Parietal.

3. What bone protects the lungs

Correct Answer: B) Ribs.

4. This is where red and white blood cells are made

Correct Answer: C) Red bone marrow.

5. The mandible is what type of bone?

Correct Answer: D) Irregular Bone.

6. Depressions/Openings

Correct Answer: C) Place for blood vessels and nerves to run through.

7. Two bones, the ..... and the ulna, form the skeleton of the forearm.

Correct Answer: A) Radius.

8. Which best describes homeostasis?

Correct Answer: B) Ability to maintain a stable internal environment regardless of external changes.

9. Which of the following is the smallest bone of the body

Correct Answer: B) Stapes.

10. Surrounds and keeps the medullary canal in tact

Correct Answer: A) Endosteum.

11. Anatomists classify the tarsals as what type of bone?

Correct Answer: C) Short bone.

12. This is a side-to-side curvature of the spine.

Correct Answer: C) Scoliosis.

13. Which of these isn't a function of the skeleton

Correct Answer: C) Storage of Blood.

14. Which of the following is not a function of our bones?

Correct Answer: D) Help digest food.

15. What are the two main types of bones?

Correct Answer: B) Compact and Spongy.

16. The bones of the hands & feet are what kind of bones

Correct Answer: B) Short.

17. The membrane that lines the medullary canal is the:

Correct Answer: B) Endosteum.

18. The appendicular skeleton includes .....

Correct Answer: D) The appendages arms and legs.

19. Also called as "breastbone" which is a long, flatbone at the middle of the chest

Correct Answer: D) Sternum.

20. There are two types of bones in our body. Appendicular bones are one type. In generally, what is the important function they serve?

Correct Answer: B) They help us move.