Skeletal System Quiz 51 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which type of marrow produces blood cells?

Correct Answer: B) Red.

2. Is this action voluntary or involuntary? Riding a bike

Correct Answer: A) Voluntary.

3. Adult have 260 bones

Correct Answer: B) FALSE.

4. 8 & 23

Correct Answer: D) Phalanges.

5. Sacred

Correct Answer: B) Axial.

6. Appendages

Correct Answer: B) Appendicular skeleton.

7. The system allows the body to move.

Correct Answer: C) Muscular.

8. What are the structures/organs of the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: A) Bones, cartilage, ligaments, joints.

9. Which bone in the forearm is attached to the humerus on the thumb side?

Correct Answer: C) Radius.

10. When performing dorsi flexion, which muscle is the antagonist?

Correct Answer: C) Gastrocnemius.

11. Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?a) Protectionb) Movementc) Digestiond) Blood cell production

Correct Answer: A) Digestion.

12. Define this major function Storage

Correct Answer: A) Minerals like calcium are stored in the bones to add strength.

13. Ossification is the process of cartilage turning into bone.

Correct Answer: A) True.

14. What are the repeating cylindrical structures which make up Compact bone called?

Correct Answer: D) Osteons.

15. A fracture that causes a bone to break incompletely and is common in children is called a:

Correct Answer: C) Greenstick Facture.

16. The bones of the wrist are ..... bones

Correct Answer: C) Short.

17. Synovial joints, like the elbow and shoulder, are classified as this type of joint

Correct Answer: C) Diarthrotic.

18. THE MINERALS STORED IN THE BONES ARE-

Correct Answer: C) BOTH A AND B.

19. These muscles work automatically without us doing any work.

Correct Answer: B) Smooth/Involuntary.

20. Which one is not part of the Axial Skeleton?

Correct Answer: A) Pelvic Girdle.