Skeletal System Quiz 319 (20 MCQs)

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1. The top part of the sternum is

Correct Answer: C) Handle.

2. The inside hollow part of a long bone where marrow is stored is called the

Correct Answer: C) Medullary Cavity.

3. Muscle cells initiate nerve impulses

Correct Answer: B) False.

4. Which of these connect bone to bone?

Correct Answer: A) Ligament.

5. ..... is a fibrous connective tissue found in joints, the larynx, and the outer ear.

Correct Answer: A) Cartilage.

6. Downside to MRI

Correct Answer: A) Very expensive.

7. If you move your arm away from your body, out to your side, what type of motion are you doing?

Correct Answer: C) Abduction.

8. ..... muscles make up your heart.

Correct Answer: A) Cardiac.

9. Proximal is defined as

Correct Answer: D) Nearest to the point of attachment.

10. The structures that run through bone and consist of blood vessels and nerves are

Correct Answer: C) Central (Haversian) canals.

11. Which 2 systems work together to help a person stand erect?

Correct Answer: A) Skeletal / muscular.

12. What is the purpose of red bone marrow?

Correct Answer: B) To make blood.

13. How many bones are in the pelvic girdle?

Correct Answer: C) 2.

14. Treatments for myasthenia gravis:

Correct Answer: B) Are supportive.

15. B5 The part of the skeleton that protects the spinal cord is the

Correct Answer: C) Backbone.

16. When the bone is forced out of its normal position in the joint cavity

Correct Answer: C) Dislocation.

17. Our body moves because of the .....

Correct Answer: C) Joints.

18. The AXIAL skeleton consists of ..... bones.

Correct Answer: B) 80.

19. A muscle that is involuntary and found in walls of internal organs such as the stomach, intestines, and sphincters and blood vessels.

Correct Answer: A) Smooth Muscle.

20. What is the longitudinal canal that carries blood vessels and nerves in a bone is called the

Correct Answer: A) Haversian canal.