Skeletal System Quiz 115 (20 MCQs)

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1. The smallest bone in our body is located in .....

Correct Answer: B) Ear.

2. Round or oval opening through a bone

Correct Answer: A) Foramen.

3. The Skeletal System performs functions such as .....

Correct Answer: D) All of these.

4. What is the purpose of veins?

Correct Answer: A) To carry blood back to the heart.

5. Green

Correct Answer: A) Femur.

6. Muscles that are connected to the bones and help move our arms and our legs. These muscles are called ..... muscles.

Correct Answer: B) Skeletal.

7. What is an example of a Hinge joint?

Correct Answer: A) Elbow.

8. Why are some particular bones like the skull important?

Correct Answer: B) They protect vital organs.

9. What is the smaller bone in the bottom portion of your leg called?

Correct Answer: B) Fibula.

10. Cells that build bone tissue

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblast.

11. Where are saddle joints found?

Correct Answer: A) .

12. The skeletal system forms a solid framework for the body.

Correct Answer: A) True.

13. This 65% of your bone is responsible for the hardness & strength of bones:

Correct Answer: D) Mineral salts.

14. True or False:We are taller in the morning than in the evening

Correct Answer: A) True.

15. The entire inside of a long bone is compact bone.

Correct Answer: B) False.

16. This bone marrow has a high fat content

Correct Answer: B) Yellow.

17. Overuse of a bone may result in a stress fracture

Correct Answer: A) True.

18. Which of the following is a muscle with movement that is not under the person's control?

Correct Answer: D) Involuntary Muscle.

19. Structure 3 is a/an

Correct Answer: B) Central (haversian canals).

20. What does a tendon do?

Correct Answer: B) Attaches muscles to bone.