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Skeletal System MCQs and Answers

The document contains multiple choice questions about the skeletal system. There are 206 bones in the average adult human body. Bone protects and supports the body and its organs. The cranium bone protects the brain. Besides the brain, the skull also protects the sense organs. The purpose of the rib cage is to protect the heart and lungs. Bones are made strong by calcium and phosphorous. Cartilage is rubbery, while bone is firm. Bone marrow fills the hollow space inside bones. Compact and spongy bone have different arrangements of bone cells. A joint is the place where two bones are joined. Muscles attached to bones can move the body through push and pull movements. A tendon links muscles to bones.

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Skeletal System MCQs and Answers

The document contains multiple choice questions about the skeletal system. There are 206 bones in the average adult human body. Bone protects and supports the body and its organs. The cranium bone protects the brain. Besides the brain, the skull also protects the sense organs. The purpose of the rib cage is to protect the heart and lungs. Bones are made strong by calcium and phosphorous. Cartilage is rubbery, while bone is firm. Bone marrow fills the hollow space inside bones. Compact and spongy bone have different arrangements of bone cells. A joint is the place where two bones are joined. Muscles attached to bones can move the body through push and pull movements. A tendon links muscles to bones.

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Anatomy: Skeletal System MCQ’s

What is the skeletal system?


All the bones in the body
All the muscles and tendons
All the body's organs, both soft and hard tissue How many bones are
All the bones in the body and the tissues that connect them there in the average
person's body?
 33
 206
 639
 It varies by the individual.

Which of the following statement is INCORRECT?


Bone is where most blood cells are made.
Bone serves as a storehouse for various minerals.
Bone is a dry and non-living supporting structure.
Bone protects and supports the body and its organs.

Which bone protects the brain?


 Calcium
 The cranium
 The cerebrum
 The cerebellum

Besides the brain, the skull also protects ...


 the lungs
 the diaphragm
 the body's cells
 the sense organs

The purpose of the rib cage is to...


 protect the stomach
Anatomy: Skeletal System MCQ’s

 protect the spinal cord


 protect the heart and lungs
 provide an object to which the lungs can attach

What makes bones so strong?


 Silica
 Cartilage
 Blood and marrow
 Calcium and phosphorous

What is the difference between cartilage and bone?


 Bone is rubbery, and cartilage is firm.
 Cartilage is rubbery, and bone is firm.
 Bone is a more primitive tissue than cartilage.
Bone is inside the body, and cartilage is outside.

The hollow space in the middle of bones is filled with ...


 air
 blood
 bone cells
 bone marrow

What is the difference between compact bone and spongy bone?


 They have different bone marrow.
 They are made of different materials.
 They have different sizes of bone cells.
 They have different arrangement of bone cells.

What is a joint?
Anatomy: Skeletal System MCQ’s

 A hinge
 A ball and socket
 The place where two bones are joined
 The place where tendons are fastened together

Muscles are made of ...


 silica
 polyester threads
 calcium and phosphorous
 groups of cells called fibres

How do muscles attached to the bones move the body?


 automatically
 pull movement only
 push movement only
 push and pull movement
Anatomy: Skeletal System MCQ’s

What is the function of a tendon?


 To link bones to bones
 To link muscles to bones
To link muscles to ligaments
 To bind the cells in compact bone closer together

Anatomy: Skeletal System MCQ’s What is the skeletal system? How many bones are there in the average person's body?  33  206
Anatomy: Skeletal System MCQ’s  protect the spinal cord  protect the heart and lungs  provide an object to which the lungs ca
Anatomy: Skeletal System MCQ’s  A hinge  A ball and socket  The place where two bones are joined  The place where tendons are
Anatomy: Skeletal System MCQ’s What is the function of a tendon?  To link bones to bones  To link muscles to bones To link mu

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