Skeletal System Quiz 563 (20 MCQs)

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1. What is the purpose of the rib cage in the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: A) To protect vital organs.

2. Which system does make framework of the body

Correct Answer: A) Skeletal system.

3. Tommy Tu is on his tip toes, which muscle is allowing this?

Correct Answer: A) Gastrocnemius.

4. The bones in the skull grow together in fixed joints that do not move

Correct Answer: B) Fixed or immovable Joint.

5. How many vertebrae are there in the thoracic vertebrae?

Correct Answer: B) 12.

6. The kneecap is the

Correct Answer: C) Patella.

7. The ..... part of the skeletal system has over half of the body's bones.

Correct Answer: C) Appendicular.

8. What do the patella and ulna protect

Correct Answer: A) Elbow and knee.

9. Periosteum is

Correct Answer: B) A membrane that surrounds the bone.

10. Provides a barrier to protect internal organs

Correct Answer: C) Protection.

11. What are bones that are embedded in muscle or tendon classified as?

Correct Answer: D) Sesamoid bone.

12. What is the primary function of melanin?

Correct Answer: D) To provide protection against the sun's UV rays.

13. What is the correct term for the skull?

Correct Answer: B) Cranium.

14. A joint allows for flexion, extension, and other movements, but no rotation?

Correct Answer: A) Saddle.

15. The backbone is called the spine

Correct Answer: A) True.

16. Move towards midline

Correct Answer: B) Adduction.

17. The Skeletal System determines the shape of our body.

Correct Answer: A) True.

18. The pisiform articulates with which of the following?

Correct Answer: B) Triquetrum.

19. ..... affects the hips and knees by wearing away the articular cartilage at the end of the long bones where bones meet.

Correct Answer: C) Osteoarthritis.

20. What makes up the appendicular skeleton?

Correct Answer: B) Arms and legs.