Skeletal System Quiz 682 (20 MCQs)

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1. The bones in the wrist are categorized as .....

Correct Answer: B) Short bones.

2. The place where a lever pivots is called the .....

Correct Answer: C) Fulcrum.

3. This is one of the important minerals found in bones.

Correct Answer: C) Calcium.

4. The rib cage helps to protect vital organs such as-

Correct Answer: A) Heart and lungs.

5. This muscle acts as the pump for the circulatory system.

Correct Answer: A) Heart.

6. What is the common name for the "patella" ?

Correct Answer: D) Knee cap.

7. What is the process called in which bone tissue is continually being built, broken down, and rebuilt?

Correct Answer: C) Bone remodeling.

8. Your stomach is an example of ..... muscle.

Correct Answer: C) Smooth.

9. ..... are where your bones come together and what allows them to move.

Correct Answer: B) Joints.

10. Inner lining of the bones

Correct Answer: B) Endosteum.

11. The place where the 1st metacarpal and carpal meet are this type of joint

Correct Answer: D) Saddle.

12. What type of bones helps with movement?

Correct Answer: D) Appendicular.

13. Cancer that starts in the bone marrow?

Correct Answer: D) Leukemia.

14. A bundle of muscle fibers

Correct Answer: C) Fascicle.

15. What is found in the medullary cavity?

Correct Answer: B) Yellow marrow.

16. Basic unit of ALL living things

Correct Answer: A) Cell.

17. What is the name of the protein in epidermal cells that waterproofs and protects the cells?

Correct Answer: C) Keratin.

18. Skull is ..... to the top of the backbone.

Correct Answer: A) Connected.

19. Enables movement of the body and internal organs

Correct Answer: B) Muscular system.

20. ..... provides oxygen and nutrients to osseous tissue

Correct Answer: B) Haversian canal.