Skeletal System Quiz 180 (20 MCQs)

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1. Inflammation of a joint is called:

Correct Answer: A) Arthritis.

2. A kid fell on their bike and scraped their right elbow and right knee. The scrapes on the elbow and knee are: .....

Correct Answer: B) Ipsilateral.

3. Which of the following is NOT a bone of the pelvic girdle?

Correct Answer: C) Scapula.

4. The unossified portions of an infants skull are referred to as:

Correct Answer: D) Fontanels.

5. There are ..... bones in your body

Correct Answer: D) 206.

6. Why might your heart rate be faster?

Correct Answer: B) You just ran a mile.

7. The human body has..... bones when mature.

Correct Answer: D) 206.

8. What is the word for the definition Sacrum?

Correct Answer: A) Sacred.

9. 10% of interstitial fluid doesn't return back to capillaries and is collected by

Correct Answer: B) Lymphatic system.

10. Bones, ligaments, and cartilage form the ..... system.

Correct Answer: A) Skeletal.

11. How many bones are there in the infant body?

Correct Answer: D) 270.

12. What are the freely movable joints?

Correct Answer: C) *Movable joints allow a wide range of motion. Your elbow, shoulder, and knee are movable joints.

13. Which type of girdle is shown in above image?

Correct Answer: B) Shoulder girdle.

14. Ligaments attach .....

Correct Answer: C) Bone to bone.

15. Muscle myofibrils

Correct Answer: C) Contain myosin and actin myofilaments.

16. Joints that are immovable are called:

Correct Answer: A) Assembly.

17. What does the muscle tissue do?

Correct Answer: B) Allows movement.

18. What is the effect of calcitonin?

Correct Answer: B) To increase osteoblast activity.

19. Foot movement in which the bottom of the foot is turned laterally, away from the midline.

Correct Answer: A) Eversion.

20. This bone is in the lower leg and is known as the shin

Correct Answer: A) Tibia.