Skeletal System Quiz 29 (20 MCQs)

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1. Proximal

Correct Answer: C) Closest to the center.

2. Cost/o

Correct Answer: A) Rib.

3. True or falseSkull Protects the HEART and LUNGS

Correct Answer: B) False.

4. Inflammation of bone.

Correct Answer: A) Osteitis.

5. Who are called the "Factory for making blood cells ''?

Correct Answer: C) Bone marrow.

6. The joint where your skull & vertebrae meet is what type of joint?

Correct Answer: C) Gliding.

7. Which synovial joint is the most moveable?

Correct Answer: C) Ball and Socket.

8. Which type of bone is considered strong and homogeneous, is tightly packed together, and is for protection and support?

Correct Answer: B) Compact.

9. How many bones does the average adult have?

Correct Answer: B) 206.

10. Which of these belongs to the axial skeleton?

Correct Answer: C) Rib Cage.

11. A skull has immovable joints

Correct Answer: A) True.

12. Bone breaks through the skin

Correct Answer: A) Compound fracture.

13. Bent, hump

Correct Answer: B) Caf/o.

14. Mature bone cells

Correct Answer: A) Osteocytes.

15. This adaptation helps animals to protect themselves.

Correct Answer: D) Camouflage.

16. What is located in the middle of you foot

Correct Answer: A) Metatarsals.

17. Provide passageways for blood vessels these are in horizontal columns

Correct Answer: B) Volkmann Canals.

18. What is the term for the shaft of a long bone?

Correct Answer: A) Diaphysis.

19. A long term effect of exercise on the skeletal system is

Correct Answer: B) Increased density of bones.

20. The number of bones in an adult human skeleton is

Correct Answer: C) 206.