Skeletal System Quiz 123 (20 MCQs)

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1. Fluid-filled sacs containing synovial fluid are called

Correct Answer: A) Purses.

2. What part of the bone gives it strength

Correct Answer: B) Compact bone.

3. Suffix that means surgical puncture to remove fluid.

Correct Answer: B) -per cent.

4. In order for tropomyosin to change conformation, calcium has to bind with .....

Correct Answer: C) Troponin Protein.

5. He/she

Correct Answer: C) Hyoid bone (u-shaped bone in neck).

6. In the following analogy, what is an organ most similar to?

Correct Answer: C) Grade level.

7. What type of minerals are stored inside bone?

Correct Answer: C) Calcium and phosphorus.

8. Small cavities that are located between lamellae and contain osteocytes are called

Correct Answer: A) Lacunae.

9. The most common form of arthritis

Correct Answer: D) Osteoarthritis.

10. Compact bone is located in the

Correct Answer: D) Hard, outer surfaces of bone .

11. Which of the following is NOT a function of skeletal system?

Correct Answer: C) Maintenance of body temperature.

12. What bone is part of the axial skeleton?

Correct Answer: A) Sternum.

13. A decrease in bone mineral density below a normal level but not low enough for a doctor to classify it as osteoporosis

Correct Answer: A) Osteopenia.

14. What is one example of an irrregular bone.

Correct Answer: C) Ribs.

15. These are the master cells that call in other cells to make or break down bone matter.

Correct Answer: A) Osteocyte.

16. What is the scientific name for the thigh bone?

Correct Answer: D) Femur.

17. The body's ..... joints allow for a wide range of motion

Correct Answer: C) Moveable.

18. The root word carp/o means what

Correct Answer: C) Wrist.

19. What is the correct term for the jaw?

Correct Answer: A) Mandible.

20. Your muscular system contains over..... muscles.

Correct Answer: D) 600.