Human Anatomy Trivia Knowledge Test! Quiz
Read and answer each question.
- 1.What is a joint?
- A.
The cushion between two bones
- B.
Where two bones meet and move
- C.
The outer coating of the bone
- D.
The hard part of a skeleton
- 2.Which is not a type of joint in our skeleton?
- A.
Hinge
- B.
Ball-and-socket
- C.
Pivot
- D.
Swinging
- 3.Which two joints move the same way in our skeleton?
- A.
Knee joints and neck joints
- B.
Knee joints and elbow joints
- C.
Shoulder joints and elbow joints
- D.
Ankle joints and neck joints
- 4.Which is an example of an immovable joint? (doesn't move)
- A.
Shoulder
- B.
Elbow
- C.
Ankle
- D.
Skull
- 5.Where is the ball-and-socket joint located?
- A.
Shoulder
- B.
Neck
- C.
Elbow
- D.
Wrist
- 6.Which of these body parts uses a pivot joint?
- A.
Spine
- B.
Neck
- C.
Finger
- D.
Shoulder
- 7.Where might you find a gliding joint?
- A.
Neck
- B.
Spine
- C.
Elbow
- D.
Hip
- 8.What connects bones to each other at the joints?
- A.
Ligaments
- B.
Tendons
- C.
Fascia
- D.
Synovia
- 9.Which type of joint allows for the most movement?
- A.
Pivot
- B.
Hinge
- C.
Ball-and-socket
- D.
Immovable
- 10.What protects bones from being worn down?
- A.
Ligaments
- B.
Cartilage
- C.
Bones
- D.
Joints
- 11.What is a disc?
- A.
A round bone
- B.
A long bone
- C.
A pad of cartilage in your spine
- D.
It holds joints together
- 12.Another name for the human skull is the cranium.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 13.What is the bone between your ribs called?
- A.
Clavicle
- B.
Sacrum
- C.
Sternum
- D.
Acetabulum
- 14.Rectus femoris
- A.
Extends leg at knee and flexes thigh
- B.
Flexes leg at knee and extends thigh
- C.
Extends leg at knee
- D.
Flexes thigh
- E.
Abducts thigh
- 15.Vastus lateralis, medialis and intermedius all
- A.
Flex leg at knee
- B.
Abducts thigh
- C.
Extends leg at knee
- D.
Plantar flexion
- E.
Extends upper arm
- 16.Gluteus medius and minimus
- A.
Extend thigh
- B.
Abducts thigh
- C.
Extends leg at knee
- D.
Flexes leg at knee
- E.
None of the above
- 17.Gluteus maximus
- A.
Extends thigh
- B.
Abducts leg
- C.
Flex leg
- D.
Bend trunk
- E.
Nothing
- 18.Biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus
- A.
Flexes leg at knee
- B.
Extends thigh
- C.
Part of the hamstring group
- D.
Orgin is at the ishium
- E.
All of the above
- 19.Gastronemius
- A.
Flexes leg at knee
- B.
Plantar flexion
- C.
Extends upper arm
- D.
Both b and c
- E.
Both a and b
- 20.Primmover means
- A.
The muscle doing the action
- B.
Antagonist
- C.
Helper muscle
- D.
Synergist
- E.
Agonist
- 21.Synergist is
- A.
Helper muscsles
- B.
The muscle doing the action
- C.
The muscle at rest
- D.
Neuromuscular
- E.
Myofibrils
- 22.The bands of connective tissue that connect muscle to bone are called tendons or ligaments?
- 23.Which is the longest muscle in the body?
- A.
Sartorius
- B.
Deltoid
- C.
Biceps
- 24.Skeletal muscles work in pairs; one contracts and pulls, the other contracts and extends.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.The knee is composed of the _______ bone and is an example of a ________ joint.
- A.
Tibia; ball and socket
- B.
Femur; gliding
- C.
Patella; ball and socket
- D.
Patella; hinge
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