Skeletal System Quiz 381 (20 MCQs)

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1. Osteoclasts aid in the process of reabsorption which is where:

Correct Answer: A) Bone is dissolved.

2. Which of the following is an example of a structural classification of joints?

Correct Answer: A) Fibrous.

3. The large, flat, triangular bone of the shoulder is the .....

Correct Answer: B) Scapula.

4. Name the joint that makes up the elbows and knees?

Correct Answer: B) Hinge joints.

5. ..... muscles work without stopping day and night.

Correct Answer: C) Muscles of heart.

6. List the levels of organization in the human body in order from least complex to most complex .....

Correct Answer: D) Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and organism.

7. Which of the following connective tissue membranes cover the surface of mature bones?

Correct Answer: A) Periosteum.

8. Skull, vertebral column, ribs, hyoid bone all make up the:

Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton.

9. Which term means below?

Correct Answer: A) Inferior.

10. What are the primary functions of osteoblasts and osteoclasts in the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: B) Osteoblasts:Build new bone tissue; Osteoclasts:Break down bone tissue.

11. The average adult has ..... bones.

Correct Answer: C) 206.

12. In general, a female skeleton will have a pelvis that is

Correct Answer: A) Wider.

13. ..... consists of bones, teeth, joints, and structures that connect bones to other bones or muscles

Correct Answer: A) Skeletal system.

14. What is also called the spine or the Vertebral column?

Correct Answer: A) Vertebral column.

15. Tendons, skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle and smooth muscle are all part of which body system?

Correct Answer: C) Muscular.

16. What does the combining form burs/o mean?

Correct Answer: C) Sac.

17. The places where two or more bones are joined together are called

Correct Answer: B) Joints.

18. Which of the following lists the organization of life in the correct order from largest to smallest?

Correct Answer: C) Organism, Organ system, Organs, Tissues, Cells, Atoms.

19. An endoskeleton is on the

Correct Answer: A) Inside.

20. Newborn babies have fewer bones than adults.

Correct Answer: B) False.