Skeletal System Quiz 90 (20 MCQs)

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1. Skull sutures are examples of..... joints

Correct Answer: C) Fibrous (immovable).

2. Pivot function and movement

Correct Answer: C) Enables rotationalmovement around asingle axis.Movements:Rotation. Example:joint between the first and secondcervical vertebrae.

3. Expiratory reserve

Correct Answer: A) Maximum air expired after maximum expiration.

4. The Axial part of the skeleton contains ..... bones

Correct Answer: C) 80.

5. Where two bones meet, such as the knee or elbow. The place where two bones meet, such as the knee or elbow is called

Correct Answer: C) Joints.

6. About how many bones does an adult have?

Correct Answer: D) 206.

7. Bones first form as hyaline cartilage. The cartilage then gradually changes into bone tissue-a process called

Correct Answer: B) Ossification.

8. Protective covering around bone

Correct Answer: B) Periosteum.

9. Inferior portion of the sternum; made of cartilage; cone shaped

Correct Answer: C) Xiphoid process.

10. What is the role of the skeletal system in movement?

Correct Answer: A) Supporting and providing structure for movement.

11. The upper leg is made of a single bone called .....

Correct Answer: B) Femur.

12. Without these, we would not be able to bend our arms or legs.

Correct Answer: D) Joints.

13. What is the function of tendons in the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: A) Attach muscles to bones.

14. Makes up the Spine.

Correct Answer: C) Irregular bones.

15. The skeletal system is the framework of the body.

Correct Answer: A) True.

16. The suffix-malacia means what?

Correct Answer: A) Softening.

17. Break completely across the bone

Correct Answer: C) Transverse fracture.

18. Which of the following is an example of the hinge joint

Correct Answer: B) Between knee joints.

19. An adult skeleton has how many bones?

Correct Answer: B) 206.

20. What is the most plentiful mineral in bones?

Correct Answer: A) Calcium.