Skeletal System Quiz 354 (20 MCQs)

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1. Mature female pig

Correct Answer: B) Sow.

2. Breaks down bone to remove damaged or old cells, and release minerals into the blood stream

Correct Answer: C) Osteoclast.

3. What is your thigh bone called?

Correct Answer: A) Femur.

4. Which type of joint is found in our elbows and fingers

Correct Answer: B) Hinge.

5. Another name for the knee cap is the:

Correct Answer: B) Patella.

6. A condition leading to softening or brittle bones. Treatment can involve hormone replacement and increase calcium and Vitamin D in diet.

Correct Answer: C) Osteoporosis.

7. What mineral compound makes up about 1/3 of your bone matrix?

Correct Answer: C) Calcium Phosphate.

8. A tough fibrous tissue which connects one bone to another

Correct Answer: C) Ligament.

9. True or False:Your bones make red blood cells

Correct Answer: A) True.

10. The scientific name for the skull is called the

Correct Answer: A) Cranium.

11. What are the two main minerals that make up the majority of bone tissue?

Correct Answer: D) Calcium and phosphorus.

12. Which material in the bone make new blood cells to keep you healthy?

Correct Answer: C) Marrow.

13. This attaches your bone to bone

Correct Answer: B) Ligaments.

14. What you use to chew your food

Correct Answer: B) Teeth.

15. Bone does not break through the skin

Correct Answer: A) Simple fracture.

16. What type of bone marrow acts as a storage site for fat?

Correct Answer: B) Yellow.

17. Joints allow movement and ..... of the body.

Correct Answer: C) Flexibility.

18. Which bone articulates with the femur anteriorly?

Correct Answer: D) Patella.

19. When the ligaments in a joint are stretched or twisted and cause swelling it is called a .....

Correct Answer: C) Sprain.

20. What foods contain Calcium that helps our bones?

Correct Answer: A) Milk.