Skeletal System Quiz 713 (20 MCQs)

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1. Supports mouth parts for chewing
2. During a biology class, Liam, Olivia, and David were discussing bone cells. They were trying to figure out which type of bone cell is the most common and found in chambers called lacunae. Can you help them?
3. The functional unit that makes up compact bone is called the
4. The appendicular skeleton forms the skeleton of the upper and lower limbs.
5. What dense connective tissue is found in joints and prevents bones from wearing against one another?
6. Osteocytes are enclosed in tiny chambers called
7. Which type of muscle is striped and attached to bones?
8. Isaac injured his bicep playing football. The doctor told him that a rupture resulted in a detached bicep muscle. What structure most likely ruptured?
9. The upper arm bone is what bone?
10. ..... is defined as bone formation in nonosseous tissues (usually muscles and other soft tissue areas).
11. The skeletal system is responsible for .....
12. When the pelvis is wider than the shoulders after age 10, the skeleton belongs to a
13. The ..... protects your brain
14. Bones are filled with jelly like substances called
15. Which statement is FALSE about spongy bone? Which statement is FALSE about spongy bone?
16. The 4 main types of movable joints?
17. Which kind of muscle can move our bones?
18. Does it take more muscles to smile or frown?
19. Avery, Benjamin, and Kai are having a debate about the humerus. What type of bone is the humerus an example of?
20. Flat triangular bones that connect to the upper arms.