Skeletal System Quiz 318 (20 MCQs)

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1. Stiffer but deforms more

Correct Answer: A) Ligaments.

2. What are the hollow spaces in the skull called?

Correct Answer: B) Sinuses.

3. The pelvis of a female is ..... as compared to a male.

Correct Answer: A) Wide and circular.

4. Ribs that share an attachment to the sternum are called .....

Correct Answer: D) False ribs.

5. Bones, cartilage, and the special structures that connect them make up your

Correct Answer: A) Skeletal System.

6. What is the function of the ribcage?

Correct Answer: C) The function of the ribcage is to protect the vital organs such as the heart and lungs.

7. The long bones in the fingers are

Correct Answer: C) Phalanges.

8. Which is not a type of fracture

Correct Answer: B) Bursitis.

9. Another name for shoulder blades is

Correct Answer: D) Scapula.

10. Tallest mammals in the world?

Correct Answer: C) Giraffes.

11. What is the depression that is located at the base of the skull that allows the spinal cord to connect to the brain called?

Correct Answer: C) A large hole.

12. Nerve endings in the skin are known as

Correct Answer: B) Sense receptors.

13. All of the following bones are in the appendicular skeleton except

Correct Answer: E) Sacred.

14. What types of joints do not allow for movement?

Correct Answer: A) Immovable.

15. Our heart is divided into ..... sections.

Correct Answer: B) 2.

16. The wrist is made up of bones called the

Correct Answer: C) Carpals.

17. Jawbone is the only movable part in the Skull

Correct Answer: A) True.

18. Which combining form means movement?

Correct Answer: A) Move/o.

19. ..... is an organism's ability to maintain a stable internal environment.

Correct Answer: A) Homeostasis.

20. Flexible tissue that makes up ears, nose, and costal part of ribs

Correct Answer: C) Cartilage.