Skeletal System Quiz 622 (20 MCQs)

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1. The neck is a ..... joint.

Correct Answer: C) Pivot.

2. What are the key differences between the skeletal system of birds and mammals?

Correct Answer: D) Presence of keel bone, fusion of certain bones, and pneumatic bones.

3. How many bones in your body?

Correct Answer: B) 206.

4. In which direction(s) do the ball-and-socket joint move?

Correct Answer: C) Back and forth, side to side, around.

5. Consist of bones that provide support and together with muscle, make movement possible

Correct Answer: C) Appendicular skeleton.

6. The inner core of bone is a soft tissue called .....

Correct Answer: D) Bone Marrow.

7. Girdles are bones attached to arms and legs and help them move. They are tart of appendicular skeleton.

Correct Answer: A) True.

8. A condition that lasts a long time with periods of remission and exacerbation.

Correct Answer: A) Chronic.

9. The portion of bone that connects the shaft to the ends of bones are the

Correct Answer: A) Metaphyses.

10. The ends of a long bond are called

Correct Answer: B) Epiphysis.

11. The covering of the bone that provides nutrients helpful for growth or healing is called

Correct Answer: C) Periosteum.

12. A ..... in your bone is a broken bone.

Correct Answer: C) Fracture.

13. What are the characteristics of a flat bone:

Correct Answer: C) Broad surface.

14. The bone present in the upper arm is called .....

Correct Answer: D) Humerus.

15. Chondr/l, chondr/o

Correct Answer: D) Cartilage.

16. ..... is an immovable joint such the suture joints of the cranium

Correct Answer: B) Assembly.

17. How may bones in your body?

Correct Answer: B) 206.

18. The first step in bone healing is the formation of a blood-filled swelling called a(n)

Correct Answer: A) Hematoma.

19. Bones on the fingers

Correct Answer: C) Phalanges.

20. What is the primary function of yellow bone marrow?

Correct Answer: C) It is a storehouse for fat.