Skeletal System Quiz 122 (20 MCQs)

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1. The knee is made up of tendons, several ligaments, and the patella. What type of synovial joint is the knee?

Correct Answer: B) Hinge.

2. How do ligaments & tendons differ?

Correct Answer: A) Ligaments attach bone to bone, tendons attach muscle to bone.

3. Which is a movable joint?

Correct Answer: D) Elbow.

4. Bones are mostly made of the mineral .....

Correct Answer: C) Calcium.

5. Myel/o means

Correct Answer: B) Bone marrow.

6. As person grows, red bone marrow changes into yellow, but if blood is lost, it can change back.

Correct Answer: A) True.

7. Which is the example of a ball and socket joint?

Correct Answer: A) Hip joint.

8. Vibe shatters into many pieces

Correct Answer: D) Comminuted fracture.

9. Which mineral helps with bone growth, development and strength?

Correct Answer: B) Calcium.

10. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PARTS OF THE HUMAN BODY HAS INVOLUNTARY MUSCLES?

Correct Answer: B) INTESTINE.

11. Part of the bone that makes blood cells

Correct Answer: A) Marrow.

12. This includes shoulder bones and hip bones that attack the limbs to the axial skeleton.

Correct Answer: A) Appendicular skeleton.

13. The skull, spine, and rib-cage form the

Correct Answer: A) Axial Skeleton.

14. Surgical repair of tendon & muscles

Correct Answer: A) Tenomyoplasty.

15. What is a cartilage?

Correct Answer: A) A padding that protects the ends of bones.

16. What are the primary components of the matrix of bone?

Correct Answer: A) Calcium phosphate & collagen.

17. What bone helps you stand up tall, bend and twist?

Correct Answer: B) Backbone.

18. What is the purpose of ligaments in the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: B) Connect bones to muscles.

19. Which cell creates the marrow cavity in the center of the long bone?

Correct Answer: B) Osteoclast.

20. C5 What shapes and supports your arms and legs?

Correct Answer: A) Bones.