Skeletal System Quiz 188 (20 MCQs)

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1. The tissue found on the ends of bones that helps to cushion and protect the bones is called .....

Correct Answer: B) Cartilage.

2. Red bone marrow is found in

Correct Answer: A) Spongy bone.

3. The spine is made up of little ring-shaped bones called:

Correct Answer: D) Vertebrae.

4. Which two bones are displayed here?

Correct Answer: A) Tibia and fibula.

5. Both injuries are serious, however which one is more damaging?

Correct Answer: B) Sprain.

6. The location where bones meet is called .....

Correct Answer: B) Joint.

7. All of these are major functions of the skeletal system EXCEPT

Correct Answer: D) Fighting Disease.

8. Arms and legs are part of the ..... skeleton

Correct Answer: B) Appendicular.

9. How does the skeletal system help us to move?

Correct Answer: C) Through muscles that connect to our bones.

10. The Femur goes from the ..... to the .....

Correct Answer: C) Hip/knee.

11. What is the name of the bone in the lower leg, commonly known as the shinbone?

Correct Answer: A) Tibia.

12. Specialized type of smooth ER that regulates the calcium ion concentration ;looks like netting that surrounds the myofibril.

Correct Answer: B) Sarcoplasmic reticulum.

13. What is the strongest bone in the body

Correct Answer: D) Femur.

14. What is hematopoiesis?

Correct Answer: A) Production of blood cells.

15. The bones around axis comes under?

Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton.

16. Cells that synthesize the organic components of the bone matrix are called:

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts.

17. An example of a short bone within the human skeleton is:

Correct Answer: C) Carpals.

18. The hollow center of a long bone, the ....., is filled with .....

Correct Answer: D) Medullary cavity; yellow bone marrow.

19. Osteoblast

Correct Answer: C) A bone cell that lays down new bone matrix.

20. Cartilage on the ends of the bone is the

Correct Answer: B) Articular cartilage.