Skeletal System Quiz 550 (20 MCQs)

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1. Which bone cell is responsible for building and constructing bones?

Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts.

2. The bones in the chest that protect the heart and lungs.

Correct Answer: D) Ribs.

3. The Humerus is the longest and strongest bone in the skeletal system.

Correct Answer: B) FALSE.

4. All bones are of the same size and shape. True or False?

Correct Answer: B) False.

5. Metatarsals are found near the

Correct Answer: D) Phalanges.

6. The skeletal term for your upper arm is

Correct Answer: B) Humerous.

7. Humans have a vertebrae. What does that mean?

Correct Answer: A) Humans have a backbone.

8. During this stage of development, bones stop growing.

Correct Answer: C) Adolescence.

9. A visual exam of the internal structures of a joint is called:

Correct Answer: B) Arthroscopy.

10. Basic structural unit of long bones

Correct Answer: C) Osteons.

11. The system wihich includes mainly bones and gives your body its form and protects many of your organs is called the .....

Correct Answer: C) Skeletal.

12. Weight bearing exercise will increase the activity of which bone cells

Correct Answer: C) Osteoblasts.

13. Red bone marrow, function

Correct Answer: B) Vital for the production of bloodcells.

14. Process of recording a joint.

Correct Answer: A) Arthrography.

15. What is a voluntary movement?

Correct Answer: A) Movements you can control.

16. There are ..... types of joints in our body.

Correct Answer: A) Two.

17. What type of joint is at the elbow and knee?

Correct Answer: C) Hinge.

18. Which of these vertebrae has the most movement?

Correct Answer: A) Cervical.

19. The C in RICE means compression-what does that mean?

Correct Answer: A) Wrap in a bandage.

20. When describing the bones of the skeleton, it is important to differentiating between paired and unpaired bones.

Correct Answer: C) Differentiating.