Skeletal System Quiz 498 (20 MCQs)

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1. The decrease of estrogen levels in females after the age of 40 increases the loss of calcium from bones.

Correct Answer: A) True.

2. A balanced ..... keeps bones healthy

Correct Answer: A) Diet.

3. Movements like bending, and straightening of fingers are made possible by these kind of joints.

Correct Answer: C) Hinge Joints.

4. Flat

Correct Answer: C) Protects while providing a broad surface for muscle attachment.

5. A brace or splint used to correct or prevent deformities.

Correct Answer: A) Orthotic.

6. Blood within a joint, from an injury or blood thinners.

Correct Answer: B) Hemarthrosis.

7. Tendons connect ..... to .....

Correct Answer: C) Muscle:Bone.

8. The end of a long bone is called the ....., and the shaft of the long bone is called the .....

Correct Answer: B) Epiphysis; diaphysis.

9. What is the proper name for your ankle bone?

Correct Answer: D) Talus.

10. Tendons and muscles work together to pull on the bone and make it move.

Correct Answer: A) TRUE.

11. What is the typical healing time for a bone fracture?

Correct Answer: A) 6-8 weeks.

12. How are osteoblasts different from osteoclasts?

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts build bones, osteoclasts recycle old bone tissue.

13. Which part of the long bone allows for growth in length?

Correct Answer: E) Epiphyseal plate.

14. The only movable head bone is the lower jaw, which allows us to eat, breath, and speak.

Correct Answer: C) Mandible.

15. An example of a flat bone would be?

Correct Answer: C) Skull bones.

16. Outside covering of the diaphysis. Made of a connective tissue membrane.

Correct Answer: D) Periosteum.

17. ..... makes bones able to absorb or release calcium into the blood, so our body maintains a stable environment.

Correct Answer: D) Homeostasis.

18. Your skull is known as your

Correct Answer: B) Cranium.

19. Movement of a limb anteriorly; a forward motion; decreases angle between two bones.

Correct Answer: C) Flexion.

20. ..... connect bones together at joints.

Correct Answer: A) Ligaments.