Skeletal System Quiz 398 (20 MCQs)

Quiz Instructions

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1. Carries blood from the body to the heart

Correct Answer: B) Veins.

2. The thoracic cage contains ..... true ribs

Correct Answer: C) 7.

3. Checking ..... pulses (farther away) once the splint is in place is done to make sure there is still adequate blood flow.

Correct Answer: B) Distal.

4. Circular units of bone tissue created by osteoblasts that makes compact bone strong

Correct Answer: A) Osteons.

5. The skeletal system and muscular system are both .....

Correct Answer: B) Organ Systems.

6. What is the function of skull?

Correct Answer: A) To protect brain from injury.

7. Which cells break down bone

Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts.

8. What does spongy bone provide space for?

Correct Answer: B) Red bone marrow.

9. Which type of fracture is indicated by a faint line curving down the shaft of the bone?

Correct Answer: B) Spiral.

10. Do bones grow?

Correct Answer: A) Yes.

11. Meat-

Correct Answer: A) Passage.

12. What is the combining form for rib?

Correct Answer: A) Cost/o.

13. Why is the skeletal system important to your body?

Correct Answer: D) All of the above.

14. The larger bone of the lower arm that is on the pinkie side is called the .....

Correct Answer: B) Ulna.

15. The scientific name for the backbone is the .....

Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae.

16. It is the process of bone formation

Correct Answer: A) Ossification.

17. Which of the following is the second step of fracture repair?

Correct Answer: D) Fibrocartilage forms.

18. Direct Injuries

Correct Answer: A) Caused by external force.

19. Who is the current Minister of Sport of Trinidad and Tobago?

Correct Answer: D) Shamfa Cudjoe.

20. Which body system protects the brain from getting bumped?

Correct Answer: C) The skeletal system.