Skeletal System Quiz 690 (20 MCQs)

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1. The scientific name for "lower jaw" is

Correct Answer: B) Mandible.

2. Moving a limb away from midline

Correct Answer: B) Abduction.

3. The firm, flexible connective tissue that provides structural support and reduces friction around joints.

Correct Answer: A) Cartilage.

4. Hipbones:

Correct Answer: B) Pelvis.

5. Move away from midline

Correct Answer: A) Abduction.

6. A tendon connects which of the following .....

Correct Answer: C) Muscle to bone.

7. What would your tarsals be called

Correct Answer: D) Ankle.

8. Fibrous joints are?

Correct Answer: C) Immovable.

9. Cause:Bacterial infection.

Correct Answer: E) Osteomyelitis.

10. It attaches to the sternum.

Correct Answer: A) True Ribs.

11. Choose the correct answer:Collar bone

Correct Answer: A) Clavicle.

12. The human skeleton can be subdivided into two parts. What part is made up of the skull, sternum, vertebral column and rib cage?

Correct Answer: B) Axial.

13. What is the primary organic component of bone?

Correct Answer: B) Collagen.

14. Small, round bone that is shaped like a sesame seed

Correct Answer: C) Sesamoid bone.

15. Nerves and blood vessels within osteons travel through hollow passageways called?

Correct Answer: A) Haversian canals.

16. What material is found between the tibia and femur and acts as padding?

Correct Answer: B) Cartilage.

17. What type of muscle are voluntary that provides the force needed to move the bones?

Correct Answer: C) Skeletal.

18. Your backbone is called

Correct Answer: D) The vertebral column.

19. Select an example of a short bone

Correct Answer: A) Phalanges.

20. Moves back and forth only

Correct Answer: C) Hinge joint.