Skeletal System Quiz 158 (20 MCQs)

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1. Match the example to the job:85% of your phosphorus is stored in your bones.

Correct Answer: D) Stores minerals.

2. The functional unit of compact bone is the

Correct Answer: B) Osteon.

3. Which skeleton is more likely to get a fracture?

Correct Answer: B) Appendicular skeleton.

4. In which part ball and socket joint is found?

Correct Answer: A) Shoulder.

5. ID # 7

Correct Answer: A) Trochlear notch.

6. What three bones make up the wrist?

Correct Answer: A) Carpals, Ulna, Radius.

7. Back and forth movement (ex. knee or elbow)

Correct Answer: D) Hinge joints.

8. Irregular bone

Correct Answer: A) Bones that are found in the skull, spinal column and wrist.

9. Bones that form the framework of your body

Correct Answer: D) Skeleton.

10. Whole wheat bread and pasta are examples of .....

Correct Answer: A) Carbohydrates.

11. Identify the bone highlighted in red

Correct Answer: D) Fibula.

12. Support the teeth and gums enabling us to bite and chew our food.

Correct Answer: A) Jawbones.

13. What structures attach muscles to bones?

Correct Answer: B) Tendons.

14. Which statement about smooth muscles is TRUE?

Correct Answer: B) Smooth muscles are involuntary, like your stomach or esophagus.

15. There are ..... types of muscles in our body

Correct Answer: C) 3.

16. What bone is located on the forearm and on the thumb side?

Correct Answer: A) Radius.

17. What does the cartilage between bones do?

Correct Answer: A) Provides padding and protection.

18. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of muscles?

Correct Answer: C) Solubility.

19. Osteoclast develop from:

Correct Answer: C) White blood cells.

20. Choose the correct answer:Wrist Bone

Correct Answer: A) Carpals.