Skeletal System Quiz 710 (20 MCQs)

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1. The temporal bone is a bone in the skull. To which skeleton does it belong?

Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton.

2. ..... bones are thin, relatively large in surface area and generally curved to some extent.

Correct Answer: A) Flat.

3. Part of the bone where the blood cells are made

Correct Answer: A) Marrow.

4. A person's foot is about what percentage of their height?

Correct Answer: C) 15%.

5. Your fingers and toes are

Correct Answer: B) Hinge joints.

6. Adults have about .....

Correct Answer: C) 206 bones.

7. A Broken Bone is also known as a

Correct Answer: B) Fracture.

8. Do ratites have a keel bone?

Correct Answer: B) No.

9. Which of the following best shows a pivot joint?

Correct Answer: A) .

10. The area where bones meet is called a .....

Correct Answer: A) Joint.

11. Yellow bone marrow, function

Correct Answer: A) Serves as an energy reserve, storing fat.

12. What is the name of the thin membrane that wraps around a long bone?

Correct Answer: B) Periosteum.

13. Which of the following classification of bones are typically longer than wide? The humerus is example of this.

Correct Answer: A) Long Bones.

14. Which bone(s) play(s) a specialized role in audition (hearing)?

Correct Answer: A) Ossicles.

15. Disease of the bone caused by lack of exposure to the sun and lack of vitamin D; results in bending of the femur

Correct Answer: C) Rickets.

16. Loss of bone mass begins at age

Correct Answer: C) 35.

17. What muscles contracts concentrically to flex the arm at the elbow during a pull up?

Correct Answer: B) Bicep.

18. If you are in pain you should take this kind of medicine

Correct Answer: A) Analgesic.

19. The ..... is formed by the bones of the head and face.

Correct Answer: A) Skull.

20. What is the proper name for the skull?

Correct Answer: A) Cranium.