Skeletal System Quiz 434 (20 MCQs)

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1. There are ..... pairs of limbs

Correct Answer: A) 2.

2. All flightless birds lack a keel bone

Correct Answer: B) False.

3. Endochondrial bones develop from

Correct Answer: D) Hyaline cartilage.

4. True or false. Spinal column and spinal cord refer to the same thing.

Correct Answer: B) False.

5. A place in the body where two bones come together

Correct Answer: D) Joint.

6. Synarthrotic Bones .....

Correct Answer: A) Are not moveable.

7. What is the process called when bones fuse together during growth?

Correct Answer: C) Ossification.

8. How many bones are in your leg?

Correct Answer: A) 3.

9. How do bones move at ball and socket joints?

Correct Answer: E) On many axes.

10. Fracture of the medial epicondyle of the humerus lead to injury of:

Correct Answer: A) Ulnar nerve.

11. Is milk (calcium) good for bones?

Correct Answer: A) Yes.

12. The smallest bone in the body is:

Correct Answer: D) In my ear.

13. The pelvic girdle bones are part of the:

Correct Answer: A) Appendicular skeleton.

14. Tough and fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering of bone.

Correct Answer: A) Periosteum.

15. What does the long bones do?

Correct Answer: A) Helps you move.

16. You will need to identify all 17 bones we have labeled in class.

Correct Answer: A) True.

17. 19

Correct Answer: B) Tibia.

18. The part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe is the .....

Correct Answer: A) Free edge.

19. What characteristic of spongy bone allows it to be the site of hematopoiesis?

Correct Answer: A) There is space between trabeculae.

20. Which part of the body acts as levers?

Correct Answer: C) Bones.