Skeletal System Quiz 298 (20 MCQs)

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1. The scapula is what type of bone?

Correct Answer: A) Flat.

2. Tissue that is responsible for movement

Correct Answer: C) Muscular.

3. The bones in the movable joints are held together by strong connective tissues called .....

Correct Answer: A) Ligaments.

4. Which of the following is NOT a structure of the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: D) Tendons.

5. When cartilage has worn away and bones are grinding on bones

Correct Answer: C) Osteoarthritis.

6. Yellow marrow is?

Correct Answer: A) Stored triglycerides (fats) in the shaft of long bones.

7. The ..... and ..... protect the lungs.

Correct Answer: C) Ribs/sternum.

8. What is the proper bone name for your collarbone?

Correct Answer: A) Clavicle.

9. Extracellular matrix contains large amounts of collagen fibers, making these structure very tough, like ropes or cables

Correct Answer: B) Tendons and ligaments.

10. Circular motion about a joint

Correct Answer: A) Circumduction.

11. How many bones are there in a baby body?

Correct Answer: B) 300.

12. The immune system attacks the joints

Correct Answer: D) Rheumatoid arthritis.

13. Gives support

Correct Answer: B) Spongy.

14. The ends of your fingers and toes are called

Correct Answer: C) Phalanges.

15. What happens to bones in space?

Correct Answer: D) They weaken.

16. What can be found inside bones?

Correct Answer: D) Marrow.

17. Which of the following is a part of the thoracic cage?

Correct Answer: D) All of these.

18. How many main functions of the Skeletal system are there?

Correct Answer: B) 3.

19. Bones are living tissues, that's the reason why they .....

Correct Answer: A) Grow.

20. The connective tissue that connects bone to other bones is the tendon.

Correct Answer: B) False.