Skeletal System Quiz 136 (20 MCQs)

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1. The ribs protect organs such as the ....., ....., and .....

Correct Answer: B) Heart, lungs, liver.

2. What type of joint is involved in wringing your hands?

Correct Answer: D) Gliding.

3. Type of muscle found in the heart

Correct Answer: C) Cardiac Muscle.

4. ..... are where two bones meet

Correct Answer: D) Joints.

5. The framework that includes all the bones, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage in the human body

Correct Answer: C) Skeletal system.

6. Answer for #18:

Correct Answer: A) Tarsus.

7. Choose the object that can be attracted to magnets.

Correct Answer: A) Nail.

8. Periosteum is composed of this type of tissue .....

Correct Answer: B) Dense irregular connective tissue.

9. All of the following are functions of the skeletal system EXCEPT

Correct Answer: D) Flexibility.

10. The elbow and knee are ..... joints.

Correct Answer: A) Hinge.

11. Skeletal muscle is.....

Correct Answer: A) Voluntary and striated in appearance.

12. What is the tissue shaped like a disc or partial disc that provides cushioning at a joint?

Correct Answer: B) Articular cartilage.

13. This type of joint allows for the largest range of motion

Correct Answer: A) Ball and socket.

14. The larger of the two lower leg bones is the

Correct Answer: C) Tibia.

15. The cell responsible for forming new bone.

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblast.

16. True or False Hydroelectricity is renewable

Correct Answer: A) True.

17. Motor nerves carries message from .....

Correct Answer: A) Brain to different parts.

18. Babies have ..... bones in their bodies, on average.

Correct Answer: B) 300.

19. Which of the following bone cells are immobile cells which aid in the local repair of damaged bone tissue.

Correct Answer: A) Osteocytes.

20. Your shoulder has an example of this type of joint.

Correct Answer: A) Ball and socket.