Skeletal System Quiz 286 (20 MCQs)

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1. Joints which allow movement around 1 axis

Correct Answer: A) Uniaxial.

2. Found at the middle of the chest

Correct Answer: B) Breastbone.

3. The Skeletal System includes

Correct Answer: C) Bones & Joints.

4. Which joint allows movement in ALL directions? An example would be the shoulder.

Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket joint.

5. Your thumb is an example of a ..... joint.

Correct Answer: D) Saddle.

6. Endochondral ossification occurs in the

Correct Answer: D) Both Epiphysis & Diaphysis.

7. Where in the skeleton might you find a short bone?

Correct Answer: A) Hand.

8. Tendons connect ..... to ..... whereas ligaments connect ..... to .....

Correct Answer: B) Muscle to bone; bone to bone.

9. Peach

Correct Answer: B) Radius.

10. Myocele

Correct Answer: A) Hernia of a muscle; protrusion of a muscle through its fascia.

11. Allows the bones to move in multiple directions

Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket joint.

12. Bones in the legs

Correct Answer: A) Tibia and Fibula.

13. What is the term for the growth plate?

Correct Answer: A) Epiphyseal line.

14. Osteocytes reside in chambers called ..... and communicate with each other through thin channels called .....

Correct Answer: A) Gaps; canaliculi.

15. What is the anatomical name for the end of a long bone?

Correct Answer: C) Epiphysis.

16. The ..... skeleton makes up all the bones of the arms & legs as well as the shoulder and pelvic girdles.

Correct Answer: B) Appendicular.

17. These type of muscles functions independently and is not not controlled by voluntary nerve activity

Correct Answer: B) Involuntary muscles.

18. Which of the following bones is a sesamoid bone type?

Correct Answer: C) Patella good.

19. Which is the moveable jawbone

Correct Answer: B) Downward.

20. The body parts with most bones are:

Correct Answer: B) Feet and Hands.