Skeletal System Quiz 93 (20 MCQs)

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1. These are your bones that form the framework of your body.

Correct Answer: B) Skeleton.

2. Amphiarthroses are freely moveable joints.

Correct Answer: A) False.

3. Where is the cardiac muscle located?

Correct Answer: B) In your heart.

4. What classification of bones are metatarsals?

Correct Answer: A) Long Bone.

5. What are Invertebrates?

Correct Answer: B) Animals that do not have bones.

6. Abduction is?

Correct Answer: B) Movement away from the midline of the body.

7. The average ADULT human has ..... bones.

Correct Answer: C) 206.

8. The carpometacarpal joints of the thumbs are considered what kind of joint?

Correct Answer: A) Saddle.

9. Tissue that binds cells and organs of the body together

Correct Answer: A) Connective.

10. Another name for a simple fracture is:

Correct Answer: B) Closed.

11. The cranium is a common name for the-

Correct Answer: C) Skull.

12. Which term refers to structures that are found on the same side of the body?

Correct Answer: B) Ipsilateral.

13. The hinge joint helps your ..... move.

Correct Answer: D) Knee.

14. The hollow cavity in the middle of a long bone is the:

Correct Answer: C) Medullary Canal.

15. The ball-and-socket-joint allows for only one type of movement.

Correct Answer: B) False.

16. What part of your skeleton is the skull?

Correct Answer: B) Axial Skeleton.

17. What part of a long bone is where major growth occurs?

Correct Answer: B) Metaphysis.

18. The ends of the bones where there is spaces, highly vascular also called cancellous bone

Correct Answer: D) Spongy Bone.

19. Which disease causes a build up of uric acid crystals in the joints (usually the big toe)?

Correct Answer: C) Gout.

20. What is the role of cartilage in bone formation?

Correct Answer: C) To serve as a template or matrix for new bone.