Skeletal System Quiz 717 (20 MCQs)

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1. Joint that is similar to ball and socket that allows for oval like rotation

Correct Answer: B) Conyloid.

2. Your coccyx is better known as the .....

Correct Answer: B) Tail bone.

3. How does the cast help heal a broken bone?

Correct Answer: B) The cast keeps the broken bones in place giving it a chance to heal.

4. Organize the body from simple to most complex.

Correct Answer: B) Cells, tissues, organs, organ system, organism.

5. How many bones in the skeletal system?

Correct Answer: B) 206.

6. Bone category that provide support and aid in movement which has 126 bones in total

Correct Answer: A) Appendicular.

7. Where are the gliding joints?

Correct Answer: A) Where the vertebrae and ribs meet.

8. The suffix "-algia" means:

Correct Answer: A) Pain.

9. The elbow, knee, and between phalanges joints are examples of ..... joints.

Correct Answer: C) Hinge.

10. What is an example of a "Flat" bone?

Correct Answer: A) Thin, flattened, and usually a bit curved.

11. Another name for the breastbone

Correct Answer: B) Sternum.

12. Important vitamin to keep the bones healthy.

Correct Answer: D) Vitamin D.

13. The mandible is also known as

Correct Answer: D) Jaw.

14. Children's have more ..... than adults

Correct Answer: D) Red bone marrow.

15. What does the skeletal system store that is essential for various body functions?

Correct Answer: B) Minerals.

16. Help manipulate the environment

Correct Answer: A) Phalanges (hands).

17. What does the periosteum contain?

Correct Answer: C) Blood and lymph vessels, as well as nerves.

18. "Scoli/o" means:

Correct Answer: A) Curved, bent.

19. A ..... is where two bones come together

Correct Answer: B) Joint.

20. Besides bones. the skeletal system consists of which structures?

Correct Answer: A) All are correct.