Skeletal System Quiz 663 (20 MCQs)

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1. What are the two divisions that the human skeleton is divided into?

Correct Answer: A) Axial and Appendicular.

2. The stem cell of our bone

Correct Answer: B) Osteogenic.

3. Bands of strong connective tissue hold bones together:

Correct Answer: A) Ligaments.

4. ..... cannot move.

Correct Answer: C) Fixed joints.

5. If you stub your toe playing basketball, what bone is likely injured?

Correct Answer: B) Phalanges.

6. A break in bone that does not penetrate the skin

Correct Answer: B) Closed fracture.

7. AXIAL SKELETON consists of

Correct Answer: C) Vertebral Column.

8. True or False:Ligaments connect bones to other bones.

Correct Answer: B) True.

9. A tendon attaches muscles to muscles

Correct Answer: B) False.

10. What type of bone is thin, flattened and usually curved?

Correct Answer: C) Flat.

11. Yellow marrow is made of

Correct Answer: A) Fat.

12. Allows sliding and twisting movement of bones

Correct Answer: B) Gliding Joint.

13. Inner space of the LONG bone containing bone marrow?

Correct Answer: A) Medullary.

14. From the reading, an example of an immovable joint is what?

Correct Answer: C) Skull.

15. What is the connective tissue that links bone to bone?

Correct Answer: C) Ligament.

16. What does the skeletal system protect?

Correct Answer: C) Both of these.

17. What is the main difference between yellow marrow and red marrow in the medullary cavity?

Correct Answer: A) Yellow stores fat, red forms blood cells.

18. True or False:There are 2 types of marrow:red & yellow.

Correct Answer: A) True.

19. Which ossification centers are located in the epiphyses?

Correct Answer: B) Secondary.

20. The muscles that help with movement?

Correct Answer: C) Skeletal.