Skeletal System Quiz 473 (20 MCQs)

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1. What suture connects frontal bone to the parietal bones?

Correct Answer: A) Coronal.

2. Bone matrix break down is called .....

Correct Answer: B) Resorption.

3. What is Flexion?

Correct Answer: C) Bending a joint.

4. Which layer lines the marrow cavity?

Correct Answer: C) Endosteum.

5. Blue top of hand

Correct Answer: A) Carpals.

6. The organs of the thoracic cavity are protected by the ribs, thoracic vertebrae and the:

Correct Answer: D) Sternum.

7. The articulation between the humerus and the ulna is an example of which type of joint?

Correct Answer: A) Hinge.

8. A fontanelle.....

Correct Answer: C) Is the area on an infant's skull known as "soft spots".

9. Exercise ..... and ..... bones

Correct Answer: A) Thickens; strengthens.

10. Bone that consists of bars and plates separated by irregular spaces; also known as cancellous bone

Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone.

11. This is at the end of a bone, like a cushion

Correct Answer: A) Cartilage.

12. What happens when your epiphyseal disk closes?

Correct Answer: A) Your bones stop growing.

13. New blood cells are made of

Correct Answer: B) Red Marrow.

14. Which of the following is not classed as an irregular bone?

Correct Answer: C) Pelvis.

15. Which one is a type of fracture

Correct Answer: C) Comminuted Fracture.

16. What is NOT a function of the skin?

Correct Answer: B) Produces Calcium.

17. What type of muscle tissue is VOLUNTARILY controlled

Correct Answer: A) Skeletal Only.

18. Stem cell transplant used to treat certain cancers

Correct Answer: C) Bone marrow transplant.

19. What is another word for skull?

Correct Answer: B) Cranium.

20. Part of medicine that specializes in diagnosis and treatment of the foot and lower leg.

Correct Answer: C) Podiatry.