Skeletal System Quiz 86 (20 MCQs)

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1. Collarbone

Correct Answer: A) Clavicle.

2. All of the following are major functions of skeletal system EXCEPT

Correct Answer: B) Posture and balance.

3. Which of the following is NOT part of the axial skeleton?

Correct Answer: B) Arm.

4. The skin ..... and ..... the human body from external conditions and forces.

Correct Answer: A) Covers and Protects.

5. What is the medical term for the production of blood?

Correct Answer: D) Hematopoiesis.

6. Where are your Tibia and Fibula located?

Correct Answer: A) Lower leg.

7. There are ..... gridles present in a human skeleton

Correct Answer: B) Two.

8. Situated between two ribs

Correct Answer: B) Intercostal.

9. Elbow and knee is a ..... joint

Correct Answer: B) Hinge.

10. What is the name for a partial fracture (doesn't go all the way through the bone)?

Correct Answer: C) Greenstick.

11. I am the upper arm bone. I support arm functions, such as lifting.

Correct Answer: A) Humerus.

12. Your ..... protects your heart and lungs.

Correct Answer: D) Rib cage.

13. What are the bones in the toes called?

Correct Answer: C) Phalanges.

14. Skull, rib cage and vertebral column are part of the ..... skeleton.

Correct Answer: C) Axial.

15. What is the back bone called?

Correct Answer: C) Spine.

16. How many bones in the adult skeleton?

Correct Answer: C) 206.

17. Which of the following exercises would best strengthen the pectoral muscles

Correct Answer: D) Chest press.

18. A joint that one bone is the rider and the other is the horse that allows for some flexibility more so than a hinge

Correct Answer: D) Saddle.

19. These bones make up most of the arms and legs

Correct Answer: A) Long.

20. A tiny sac that contains fluid and acts as a gliding surface of various body tissues is referred to as a .....

Correct Answer: A) Bursa.