Skeletal System Quiz 362 (20 MCQs)

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1. Birds have more ..... bone than humans.

Correct Answer: D) Spongy.

2. Strong cords of dense connective tissue which binds two bones together

Correct Answer: A) Ligaments.

3. Tissue that connects muscles to the bones

Correct Answer: A) Tendon.

4. Which type of bone cells are responsible for dissolving and recycling old bone tissue?

Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts.

5. How many types of joints are present in Skeletal System?

Correct Answer: D) 4.

6. What two bones make up the pectoral girdle?

Correct Answer: A) Clavicle and scapula.

7. ..... is a membrane that surrounds bones. It nourishes bones.

Correct Answer: B) Periosteum.

8. The root word for bent or hump is:

Correct Answer: C) Caf/o.

9. Which of the below types of muscles are involuntary? 1. Cardiac 2.Skeletal 3.Smooth

Correct Answer: D) 1 and 3.

10. The framework of bones is called .....

Correct Answer: C) Skeleton.

11. What is the outer layer of the skin called?

Correct Answer: B) Epidermis.

12. RBC's and WBC's are produced in the red bone marrow in the bones.

Correct Answer: D) Blood Cell Production.

13. Young Female Sheep

Correct Answer: A) Lamb.

14. The Appendicular skeleton is comprised of ..... bones.

Correct Answer: A) 126.

15. WHICH JOINT MOVES BACK AND FORTH LIKE A DOOR?

Correct Answer: B) HINGE.

16. What vitamin helps with calcium metabolism and is made by our skin?

Correct Answer: C) Vitamin D.

17. This is the ability of skeletal muscle wherein it recoils to its original resting length after it has been stretched

Correct Answer: D) Elasticity.

18. What are the different types of bones in the hand?

Correct Answer: C) Carpals, Phalanges, metacarpals.

19. Autoimmune inflammation of joints with swelling, stiffness, pain; results in joint deformities

Correct Answer: D) Rheumatoid arthritis.

20. Cells responsible for breaking bones down

Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts.