Skeletal System Quiz 392 (20 MCQs)

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1. These bones protect the heart and internal organs

Correct Answer: C) Ribs.

2. In an osteon, the area where the osteocytes (bone cells) are found is called the .....

Correct Answer: B) Lacunae.

3. Which of the following is not a characteristic of long bones?

Correct Answer: A) They are always long in length.

4. How many joints in skeletal system

Correct Answer: C) 3.

5. The flexible tissue that makes up our nose and ears is called .....

Correct Answer: D) Cartilage.

6. Bone marrow makes blood cells and platelets for the blood-which systems are working together?

Correct Answer: D) Skeletal & circulatory.

7. 5) How many total bones are found in the ENTIRE vertebrae? Hint* Don't count the bones in the image.

Correct Answer: B) 33.

8. Parts of the sphenoid bone include the .....

Correct Answer: A) Turkish saddle.

9. Trabecul-

Correct Answer: A) Little neck.

10. LBP

Correct Answer: A) Lower back pain.

11. The Mandible is part of what section of the human body?

Correct Answer: B) Axial Skeleton.

12. A ball & socket joint lets you move in how many directions?

Correct Answer: C) Every direction.

13. What type of bone is a femur?

Correct Answer: C) Long.

14. What type of bones protect internal organs?

Correct Answer: C) Flat Bones.

15. What does the term acute mean when looking at the responses to exercise?

Correct Answer: C) Short Term/ Immediate.

16. Which type of inflammatory condition is caused by inflammation of the bursa caused by a blow or friction?

Correct Answer: A) Bursitis.

17. Which type of joint allows for the most movement?

Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket joint.

18. Which of these statement is not true

Correct Answer: A) Ribs protects the brain.

19. Which type of bone is longer than it is wide and tends to be moved in muscle contraction?

Correct Answer: D) Long bones.

20. The fibula

Correct Answer: A) Fibula (one of the lower leg bones).