Skeletal System Quiz 329 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is a main purpose of the skeletal system

Correct Answer: A) One main purpose is helping protect organs in your body.

2. Dense fibrous connective tissue that connects bone to bone.

Correct Answer: B) Ligaments.

3. Hinge joint is present in

Correct Answer: D) Elbow.

4. Skeletal muscles have all of the following functions, except:

Correct Answer: D) Storage of hormones.

5. The ..... is the largest organ of the human body and acts like the wrapper on a piece of candy.

Correct Answer: B) Skin.

6. The neck is an example of which synovial joint?

Correct Answer: D) Pivot.

7. Many cells combine to form

Correct Answer: B) Tissues.

8. Which of the following 2 joints classifications allows more movement?

Correct Answer: A) Cartilaginous.

9. Hinge joint

Correct Answer: A) Can be found in the elbow and knee. Forward and back motions only.

10. A muscle which is controlled by an individual

Correct Answer: D) Voluntary muscle.

11. Contraction and shortening of muscles:

Correct Answer: C) Isometric.

12. Which type of fracture happens when the bone is fractured into two places, leaving a "floating" piece of bone?

Correct Answer: B) Segmental Fracture.

13. Cardiac muscle cells are

Correct Answer: C) Located in the walls of the heart and appear striated.

14. Total number of bones in the feet.

Correct Answer: D) 52.

15. What bone disease causes your bones to become too big and weak for your body and usually affects the legs, skull, pelvis, and spine.

Correct Answer: B) Paget's Disease of Bone.

16. The part of a bone that makes blood cells

Correct Answer: A) Red marrow.

17. A bacterial infection from an open wound that is can cause a muscular problem often called "Lock Jaw" is

Correct Answer: A) Tetanus.

18. The ..... bone in the horse is equal to the knee bone in Humans.

Correct Answer: B) Patella.

19. The muscle that helps your heart to pump is your ..... muscle.

Correct Answer: A) Cardiac.

20. These cells are responsible for making new cells, they divide every 1 to 2 days.

Correct Answer: B) Stem Cells.