Skeletal System Quiz 315 (20 MCQs)

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1. Layer that lines the outside of the bone

Correct Answer: A) Periosteum.

2. A unit of bone is referred to as a (an) .....

Correct Answer: C) Osteon.

3. Your thigh bone (femur) is which type of bone?

Correct Answer: A) Long.

4. What shape are short bones typically described as?

Correct Answer: C) Cube-shaped.

5. We feel pain?

Correct Answer: A) Yes.

6. Major bones of the body include .....

Correct Answer: D) The skull and vertebrae.

7. Individual bones are called .....

Correct Answer: A) Vertebra.

8. Movable joints are in general called

Correct Answer: C) Synovial.

9. The sole of the foot is turned to face inwards is:

Correct Answer: E) Inversion.

10. WHAT IS THE JOB OF TENDONS?

Correct Answer: A) Attaches muscle to bone.

11. Backbone is also known as .....

Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae.

12. The skeletal system stores the mineral

Correct Answer: C) Calcium.

13. Your skeleton and bones protect your insides

Correct Answer: A) True.

14. Normal wear and tear of the joints

Correct Answer: B) Osteoarthritis.

15. Why do you have more bones in your body when you are born?

Correct Answer: D) Bones of a baby eventually fuse together.

16. ENDOCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION-The process starts from a mass of .....

Correct Answer: B) HYALINE CARTILAGE.

17. In which part of a bone are blood cells produced?

Correct Answer: A) Bone marrow.

18. What is the purpose of cells?

Correct Answer: A) To carry out processes that keep an organism alive.

19. Where is the red marrow found in a long bone?

Correct Answer: B) In adults in the epiphysis; in infants in the diaphysis.

20. Epiphyses are .....

Correct Answer: C) The ends of the bone.