Musculoskeletal System: Multiple Choice Quiz
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This quiz will help you study for your medical terminology classes. Very easy test. Good Luck!
Questions and Answers
- 1.What is the knuckle-like process at the end of a bone near the joint?
- A.
Acetabulum
- B.
Red Bone Marrow
- C.
Condyle
- 2.What is the soft spot (incomplete bone formation) between the skull bones of an infant?
- A.
Fontanelle
- B.
Tubercle
- C.
Vertebra
- 3.What is the shaft, or mid-portion, of a long bone?
- A.
Ribs
- B.
Diaphysis
- C.
Xiphoid Process
- 4.What is hard, dense bone tissue, usually found around the outer portion of bones?
- A.
Foramen
- B.
Compact Bone
- C.
Bone
- 5.What is found in cancellous bones; site of hematopoiesis?
- A.
Collagen
- B.
Suture
- C.
Red Bone Marrow
- 6.What is narrow, slit-like opening in or between bones?
- A.
Fissure
- B.
Tuberosity
- C.
Malleolus
- 7.What is the thin layer of cartilage covering the bone in the joint space?
- A.
Epiphyseal plate
- B.
Fossa
- C.
Articular Cartilage
- 8.What is the connection on either side of the head between the temporal bone of the skull and mandibular bone of the jaw?
- A.
Temporomandibular Joint
- B.
Olecranon
- C.
Haversian Canals
- 9.Name is each end of a long bone; the area beyond the epiphyseal plate.
- A.
Epiphysis
- B.
Fossa
- C.
Yellow Bone Marrow
- 10.Name the round process on both sides of the ankle joint. The lateral malleolus is part of the fibula, and the medial malleolus is part of the tibia.
- A.
Malleolus
- B.
Sella Turcica
- C.
Osteoclast
- 11.Name one of the mineral constituents of bone.
- A.
Iron
- B.
Calcium
- C.
Facial Bones
- 12.Movement away from the midline of the body.
- A.
Abduction
- B.
Visceral muscle
- C.
Pronation
- 13.The muscle connected to internal organs; involuntary or smooth muscle.
- A.
Flexion
- B.
Visceral Muscle
- C.
Skeletal Muscle
- 14.Turning the palm downward.
- A.
Pronation
- B.
Rotation
- C.
Fascia
- 15.Straightening of a flexed limb.
- A.
Rotation
- B.
Extension
- C.
Supination
- 16.Bending the sole of the foot downward toward the ground.
- A.
Plantar Flexion
- B.
Straited muscle
- C.
Abduction