Skeletal System Quiz 681 (20 MCQs)

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1. A fibrous sac lined with synovial membrane and containing the synovial fluid

Correct Answer: B) Bursa.

2. Short bands of tough but flexible dense connective tissue that connect two bones and stabilize joints

Correct Answer: C) Ligament.

3. Specifically where does the blood come from?

Correct Answer: B) The bone marrow.

4. Fluid in joint cavity

Correct Answer: D) Synovial.

5. What are the types of joints?

Correct Answer: D) All of these.

6. Freely moveable

Correct Answer: B) Diarthrotic.

7. Combining form that means vertebra or backbone.

Correct Answer: C) Spondyl/o.

8. The last two pairs of ribs are attached to the sternum

Correct Answer: B) False.

9. A pivot joint allows for what type of movement?

Correct Answer: A) Rotational/turning movements.

10. Which of the following is not one of the functions of the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: B) To send messages to the rest of the body.

11. Which of these directional terms refers to body parts toward the point of attachment?

Correct Answer: A) "Proximal".

12. Compact bone is arranged in:

Correct Answer: B) Cylinders called osteons.

13. A person with this disorder suffers from paralysis (immobility) and this causes the bones toshrink. The disorder is called .....

Correct Answer: B) Polio.

14. Dense connective tissue covering the surface of a bone.

Correct Answer: C) Periosteum.

15. These are cube shaped bones.

Correct Answer: B) Short bones.

16. This stimulates the creation of bones.

Correct Answer: B) Osteoblasts.

17. Where the muscle attaches to the more moveable bone

Correct Answer: B) Insertion.

18. What components or mineral made a bone?

Correct Answer: A) Calcium and phosphorus.

19. True or False:The humerus protects the heart and lungs.

Correct Answer: B) False.

20. Which of the following is Not part of the Arm?

Correct Answer: A) Clavicle.