Skeletal System Quiz 554 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the process called when osteoclasts break down old bone tissue?

Correct Answer: D) Resorption.

2. The most common signs and symptoms of bone and joint disease are ..... 1 ..... swelling, decreased ..... 2 ....., and deformity.

Correct Answer: D) 1. pain2. mobility.

3. Myosin protein

Correct Answer: C) Thick filament.

4. The forearm bone closest to the pinky finger is the .....

Correct Answer: A) Ulna.

5. Types of bones found in the hands and feet

Correct Answer: C) Short.

6. The vertebrae protects a bundle of nerves. The bundle of nerves is called the

Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord.

7. Mature bone cells that maintain bone matrix:

Correct Answer: C) Osteocytes.

8. The type of joint found in knees and elbows

Correct Answer: B) Hinge.

9. The appendicular skeleton consists of

Correct Answer: E) ALL ABOVE.

10. What chemical compound increases the effect of gout?

Correct Answer: D) None of the choices.

11. Which fracture is caused by a twisting motion?

Correct Answer: B) Spiral.

12. Muscle attached to bone:

Correct Answer: A) Skeletal.

13. What is another name for the skull?

Correct Answer: A) Cranium.

14. Look at this picture carefully. Name the bone on number 2!

Correct Answer: A) Sternum.

15. How do bones form

Correct Answer: D) Two answers are correct.

16. What is made INSIDE of your bones?

Correct Answer: A) Blood.

17. Which label is the phalanges?

Correct Answer: A) R.

18. Sense organ which helps to taste is called .....

Correct Answer: D) Tounge.

19. What is the outer most coating of a bone called?

Correct Answer: B) Periosteum.

20. A general term for the group of inherited myopathies that are characterized by wasting and weakness of the skeletal muscle.

Correct Answer: A) Muscular dystrophy.