Skeletal System Quiz 711 (20 MCQs)

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1. Bones are hard, white and mainly composed of a mineral compound called

Correct Answer: D) Calcium phosphate.

2. Involuntary muscle found in hollow organs that is responsible for moving substances around the body.

Correct Answer: C) Smooth.

3. True or False:Bones are living organs.

Correct Answer: B) True.

4. Paralysis

Correct Answer: A) -plegia.

5. What is the medical term for the shaft of a long bone?

Correct Answer: B) Diaphysis.

6. The temporal bone is a bone in the skull. To which skeleton does it belong?

Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton.

7. ..... bones are thin, relatively large in surface area and generally curved to some extent.

Correct Answer: A) Flat.

8. Part of the bone where the blood cells are made

Correct Answer: A) Marrow.

9. A person's foot is about what percentage of their height?

Correct Answer: C) 15%.

10. Your fingers and toes are

Correct Answer: B) Hinge joints.

11. Adults have about .....

Correct Answer: C) 206 bones.

12. A Broken Bone is also known as a

Correct Answer: B) Fracture.

13. Do ratites have a keel bone?

Correct Answer: B) No.

14. Which of the following best shows a pivot joint?

Correct Answer: A) .

15. The area where bones meet is called a .....

Correct Answer: A) Joint.

16. Yellow bone marrow, function

Correct Answer: A) Serves as an energy reserve, storing fat.

17. What is the name of the thin membrane that wraps around a long bone?

Correct Answer: B) Periosteum.

18. Which of the following classification of bones are typically longer than wide? The humerus is example of this.

Correct Answer: A) Long Bones.

19. Which bone(s) play(s) a specialized role in audition (hearing)?

Correct Answer: A) Ossicles.

20. Disease of the bone caused by lack of exposure to the sun and lack of vitamin D; results in bending of the femur

Correct Answer: C) Rickets.