Skeletal System Quiz 401 (20 MCQs)

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1. Inside bones is a spongy layer called ..... where blood cells are found.

Correct Answer: B) Marrow.

2. What is the esophagus connected to?

Correct Answer: B) Mouth.

3. Bones that originate within sheetlike layers of connective tissue.

Correct Answer: C) Intramembranous bones.

4. What are the structures of the Muscular System?

Correct Answer: C) Skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle.

5. How many vertebrae are there in the lumbar region of the spine?

Correct Answer: B) 5.

6. What will happen if bones has NO Potassium and Calcium?

Correct Answer: B) Too Flexible.

7. Which type of fracture happens the bone break in a straight line across the bone?

Correct Answer: B) Transverse Fracture.

8. A sideways/lateral curvature of the spine

Correct Answer: D) Scoliosis.

9. Our ribs..... our organs.

Correct Answer: C) Protect.

10. The hip and shoulder are what type of joint?

Correct Answer: A) Ball & Socket.

11. Joint that allows for flexion and extension, found in elbow and knee

Correct Answer: A) Hinge.

12. The head, spinal cord (vertebrae) and ribs make up the ..... skeleton.

Correct Answer: A) Axial.

13. Connect the muscles to the bones.

Correct Answer: C) Tendons.

14. The downward extending bone located in the thigh is known as the .....

Correct Answer: B) Femur.

15. How many bones foes the adult skeleton have?

Correct Answer: B) 206.

16. If bones get broken, they can ..... themselves.

Correct Answer: C) Repair.

17. What type of joint is located in your vertebrae?

Correct Answer: A) Gliding.

18. As a child, bones grow from the ..... plate.

Correct Answer: B) Epiphyseal.

19. What vitamin does Rickets lack?

Correct Answer: D) Vitamin D.

20. Which is the strongest bone in the skull?

Correct Answer: D) Mandible or jaw.