Skeletal System Quiz 165 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Specialized cells make up .....

Correct Answer: A) Tissues.

2. Should you be able to see your market pig's hook bones while walking?

Correct Answer: B) No but they should be felt with slight palpitation of the animal.

3. T/F:Ossification is the process of developing new bone tissue

Correct Answer: A) True.

4. A connection between two or morebones that enable us to move easily is .....

Correct Answer: C) Joint.

5. Long bones have a medullary cavity which has a membranous lining called the .....

Correct Answer: A) Endosteum.

6. All the bones in the human body are called the .....

Correct Answer: B) Skeleton.

7. Joints are also called .....

Correct Answer: B) Articulations.

8. The direction toward the back of our body is called:

Correct Answer: D) Posterior.

9. How was your practice?

Correct Answer: A) Good.

10. True/False:Tendons are strong cords that connect muscle to bone

Correct Answer: A) True.

11. A thin layer of hyaline cartilage that covers the epiphysis where bones meet; provides cushioning.

Correct Answer: D) Articular cartilage.

12. How many holes are there in our skull?

Correct Answer: C) 7.

13. The type of ossification that features cartilage growth plates.

Correct Answer: B) Endochondral.

14. Living organisms that have their skeleton from the outside

Correct Answer: B) Exoskeleton.

15. The pectoral girdle, upper limb, pelvic girdle, and lower limb make up which division of the skeleton?

Correct Answer: B) Appendicular.

16. Extension at the elbow would be most useful when .....

Correct Answer: D) Making a chest pass in netball.

17. Which bone articulates with the sacrum inferiorly?

Correct Answer: B) Coccyx.

18. Some bones are straight and some may have a .....

Correct Answer: B) Curve.

19. There is ..... movements in the joints of skull?

Correct Answer: C) No.

20. What type of joint is found in the vertebral column?

Correct Answer: B) Gliding.