Skeletal System Quiz 245 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of these word roots indicates bone?

Correct Answer: A) "cheese".

2. The tough, double-membrane found outside a bone, containing osteoblasts and osteoclasts is called the .....

Correct Answer: B) Periosteum.

3. Turning your head from side to side uses what type of joint?

Correct Answer: D) Pivot.

4. Your hip bone is also known as your .....

Correct Answer: A) Pelvis.

5. The knee belongs to the ....., which assists with movement.

Correct Answer: D) Appendicular Skeleton.

6. Match the example to the job:You can run and jump because your muscles pull on your bones.

Correct Answer: E) Helps you move (with muscles).

7. What does the prefix 'patella(a/o)' mean?

Correct Answer: A) Kneecap.

8. True or false:Dairy milk is the only source of calcium outside of the body

Correct Answer: B) False.

9. What are the two types of bone marrow

Correct Answer: B) Red and Yellow.

10. Ribs that attach directly to the sternum?

Correct Answer: A) True ribs.

11. Size principle = ..... of motor units begins with ..... motor units and build to ..... motor units

Correct Answer: A) Recruitment, smaller, larger.

12. What animal does this skeleton belong to?

Correct Answer: D) Toad.

13. The hardest and strongest type of bone

Correct Answer: A) Compact bone.

14. Identify the correct sequence of organization below.

Correct Answer: D) Cells-Tissues-Organs-Organ Systems-Organisms.

15. What is the structure that lines the medullary canal?

Correct Answer: D) Endosteum.

16. The joint in our neck is the .....

Correct Answer: D) Pivot joint.

17. Osteomyelitis

Correct Answer: A) Affects lower end of the femur.

18. This joint allows movement in 360 degree motion

Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket.

19. The smallest bone in our body is .....

Correct Answer: B) Stapes.

20. An adult human body has ..... bones of different sizes and shapes.

Correct Answer: D) 206.