Skeletal System Quiz 699 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which part of the skeleton contains the most bones?

Correct Answer: B) Appendicular.

2. The wrist is made up of bones called the ..... and are considered ..... bones.

Correct Answer: C) Carpals, short.

3. Which of the following examples is not true protection?

Correct Answer: C) Pelvis = kidneys.

4. Any break in a bone is called a .....

Correct Answer: C) Fracture.

5. Compression of the median nerve in the wrist can cause numbness and tingling in your hand and arm possibly leading to .....

Correct Answer: A) Carpal tunnel syndrome.

6. Compact Bones

Correct Answer: A) Dense bone in which the bony matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance and inorganic salts.

7. The largest bone of the leg is the:

Correct Answer: C) Femur.

8. What is the correct name of this bone (in red):

Correct Answer: C) Sternum.

9. Bones are Organs

Correct Answer: A) True.

10. A bone that breaks through the skin is

Correct Answer: A) An open fracture.

11. What is main function of the skull?

Correct Answer: C) Protects the brain from injury.

12. ..... helps us to feel, touch and sense heat and forms a continuous layer around our entire body

Correct Answer: C) Skin.

13. What is the formation of blood cells called?

Correct Answer: D) Hematopoiesis.

14. Bone formation is called .....

Correct Answer: A) Ossification.

15. Bone markings are put into two categories:

Correct Answer: B) Projections and Depressions.

16. True/False:Break and fracture mean the same thing

Correct Answer: A) True.

17. This is an important mineral found in bones.

Correct Answer: A) Calcium.

18. Which type of fracture is due to weakness caused by a disease process?

Correct Answer: D) Pathologic.

19. Our hands are the ..... limbs

Correct Answer: A) Fore.

20. The shoulder blade is called the

Correct Answer: C) Scapula.