Skeletal System Quiz 366 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which of the following is NOT a feature of a synovial joint?

Correct Answer: D) Tendon.

2. The elbow is this type of joint

Correct Answer: B) Hinge.

3. The sternum .....

Correct Answer: A) Connects the first six ribs.

4. Bones are held together by connective tissue called .....

Correct Answer: A) Ligaments.

5. The "sternum" is a very important bone that protects the following EXCEPT

Correct Answer: A) Brain.

6. What is the basic unit of structure in the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: C) Bone.

7. What is the name for the bones in your fingers and toes?

Correct Answer: A) Phalanges.

8. ..... is made up of tough, flexible tissue. Your nose and ears have this.

Correct Answer: A) Cartilage.

9. What type of joint is at your hips and shoulders?

Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket.

10. Produces synovial fluid

Correct Answer: B) Synovial Membrane.

11. True or false:When a bone breaks, it will stay broken forever.

Correct Answer: B) False.

12. How is a gas defined?

Correct Answer: A) No shape, no volume.

13. How many bones is a baby born with?

Correct Answer: A) 300.

14. What term means bone disease?

Correct Answer: A) Osteopathy.

15. Cancellous bone within epiphysis

Correct Answer: A) Spongy.

16. All babies are born with spaces between the skull bones. As they grow, the spaces ..... between the bones.

Correct Answer: C) Disappear.

17. The classification of joints is based on what two things?

Correct Answer: A) Structure and Function.

18. What is the name of the bone that forms the lower jaw?

Correct Answer: B) Mandible.

19. .... attach muscles to bones or other parts of the body.

Correct Answer: B) Tendons.

20. Osteocytes synthesize bones.

Correct Answer: B) False.