Skeletal System Quiz 61 (20 MCQs)

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1. The muscular system helps the skeletal system .....

Correct Answer: A) Move around.

2. Which one of the following bones is not part of the Axial Skeleton?

Correct Answer: C) Ulna.

3. The root word tenden/o means what?

Correct Answer: A) Tendon.

4. Which of the following best describes:Osteogenesis?

Correct Answer: A) The formation of bone tissue.

5. The joints in the leg and foot are examples of .....

Correct Answer: A) Movable joints.

6. Which structure(s) support the function of storage in the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: C) Yellow marrow.

7. Wrist bones (carpals) are what type of bones

Correct Answer: D) Short.

8. Cartilage separating diaphysis from epiphysis

Correct Answer: B) Epiphyseal Plate.

9. Only flexion and extension can occur at hinge joints.

Correct Answer: A) True.

10. Distal

Correct Answer: B) Away from.

11. What are the three different types of muscles?

Correct Answer: A) Smooth, Cardiac, Skeletal.

12. Example of a cartilaginous joint

Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae, between ribs and sternum.

13. A fracture that happens at the end of the radius within one inch of connecting to the wrist bones

Correct Answer: B) Colle's.

14. What is the name of the bone in the upper part of the leg?

Correct Answer: D) Femur.

15. Which type of fracture happens when the bone breaks into numerous fragments?

Correct Answer: B) Comminuted Fractures.

16. The intervertebral disks are attached to what part of the vertebrae?

Correct Answer: B) Vertebral body.

17. ..... you would not be able to sit stand, walk or run

Correct Answer: B) Without bones.

18. What is responsible for your skin color

Correct Answer: B) Melanin.

19. Which bones protect the lungs, heart?

Correct Answer: A) Ribcage.

20. The bones that protect the internal organs, such as heart and lungs are called .....

Correct Answer: B) Ribs.