Skeletal System Quiz 590 (20 MCQs)

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1. What type of joint is the vertebra?

Correct Answer: D) Gliding.

2. Your collarbone is also called the

Correct Answer: B) Clavicle.

3. A disease called arthritis occurs when the cartilage between joints wears away. What can you infer about arthritis?

Correct Answer: A) It prevents joints from moving smoothly.

4. Which body system consists of skin, hair and nails?

Correct Answer: A) Integumentary System.

5. When multiple myofibrils are grouped together they make?

Correct Answer: C) Muscle Fibers.

6. An amphiarthrotic joint is

Correct Answer: B) Slightly movable.

7. Bones are held in place at joints by a tough band of tissue called a .....

Correct Answer: B) Ligament.

8. Which system does the bone take place in?

Correct Answer: D) Skeletal system.

9. Name the joint type:

Correct Answer: A) Synovial.

10. What does CODIS Stand for?

Correct Answer: A) Combined DNA Index System.

11. If you move from a sitting position, what type of joint movement occurs at the knee?

Correct Answer: C) Extension.

12. The direction toward the midline of the body is called:

Correct Answer: A) Medial.

13. What is the last bone to grow?

Correct Answer: A) Clavicle.

14. In contraction, skeletal muscle ..... on bones to cause movement

Correct Answer: A) Pull.

15. The long, slender bones that span the length of the palm are the

Correct Answer: C) Metacarpals.

16. What are the three muscle type?

Correct Answer: C) Skeletal, Smooth, Cardiac.

17. Long bones surround vital organs in order to protect them.

Correct Answer: B) False.

18. A ball and socket joint occurs between which two structures?

Correct Answer: C) Ilium and femur.

19. Bone density testing

Correct Answer: A) BDT.

20. Which of the following factors does NOT affect range of motion for joint movements?

Correct Answer: D) Structure of non-articulating bones.