Skeletal System Quiz 279 (20 MCQs)

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1. Osteorrhaphy is a surgical ..... of bones.

Correct Answer: A) Suturing.

2. The function of a bony process is to provide a .....

Correct Answer: B) Place of attachment for tendons and ligaments.

3. ..... means "in front of" or "the front surface of." It usually refers to the front side of the body.

Correct Answer: B) Anterior.

4. What is the job of the clavicle bone?

Correct Answer: B) Helps to attach upper arms to trunk.

5. What is an example of a bone that provides protection?

Correct Answer: A) Skull.

6. Bending your knees while you run

Correct Answer: C) Third Class Lever.

7. What are the three main components of connective tissue?

Correct Answer: A) Matrix, fibers, cells.

8. The animals without backbones are called .....

Correct Answer: A) Invertebrates.

9. The following bones makes up the appendicular skeleton, EXCEPT ONE:

Correct Answer: A) Breastbone.

10. Name "b" (the shaft of the bone)

Correct Answer: C) Diaphysis.

11. Soft tissue in the center of some bones

Correct Answer: A) Marrow.

12. Name the two types of bone tissue

Correct Answer: D) Spongy and compact.

13. The tough layer of connective tissue surrounding the bone and allowing for attachment to tendons and ligaments is called

Correct Answer: D) Periosteum.

14. The process that prevents blood from flowing to an open wound is called .....

Correct Answer: D) Vasoconstriction.

15. All your bones together is called your .....

Correct Answer: C) Skeleton.

16. Which one of these body functions is helped by calcium?

Correct Answer: D) All of the choices.

17. How many bones are in the lower extremities?

Correct Answer: A) 60.

18. Long

Correct Answer: C) Support weight and facilitate movement.

19. A fracture where the broken bone pierces the skin is called a(n)

Correct Answer: B) Open.

20. Holes in the skull that allow for blood vessels and nerves to pass through.

Correct Answer: A) Foramina.