musculoskeletal system

Question 1

Which structures attaches muscle to bone?

Answer 1

tendon

Question 2

Calcium homeostasis is controlled by…

Answer 2

parathyroid hormone

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a long bone?
Maxilla
Femur
Scapula
Mandible
Thoracic vertebra

Answer 3

femur

Question 4

Which of the following bones form part of the axial skeleton?
Sacrum
Tarsals
Ulna
Clavicle
Tibia

Answer 4

sacrum

Question 5

The coxal joint is a ball and socket joint between the bones of the pelvis and the …

Answer 5

femur

Question 6

Which bone protects the brain?

Answer 6

cranium

Question 7

A lack of vitamin D is associated with which of the following diseases?
Beri Beri
Scurvy
Rickets
Anaemia
Haemophilia

Answer 7

rickets

Question 8

Which of the following is a muscle in the upper arm?
Vastus lateralis
Cross
Rectus femoris
Latissimus dorsi
Deltoid
External oblique

Answer 8

deltoid

Question 9

The pigmented protein in skeletal muscle fibres that stores oxygen is called …

Answer 9

myoglobin

Question 10

Which of the following organelle stores calcium in a resting skeletal muscle cell?
Ribosome
Golgi apparatus
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Nucleus
Mitochondria

Answer 10

Sarcoplasmic reticulum

Question 11

What do we mean by an ‘articulation’?

a cavity within a bone
a small, a rough projection or bump
an area where bones contact each other

Answer 11

an area where bones contact each other

Question 12

What do we mean by an ‘articulation’?

a cavity within a bone
a small, a rough projection or bump
an area where bones contact each other

Answer 12

an area where bones contact each other

Question 13

A ‘crest’ on a bone is :

a small projection, or bump
a small, flattened articular surface
a prominent ridge

Answer 13

a prominent ridge

Question 13

A ‘crest’ on a bone is :

a small projection, or bump
a small, flattened articular surface
a prominent ridge

Answer 13

a prominent ridge

Question 14

What is a ‘condyle’?

a cavity within a cranial bone
a large, rounded articular process
an arm-like branch of bone

Answer 14

a large, rounded articular process

Question 15

What is a ‘condyle’?

a cavity within a cranial bone
a large, rounded articular process
an arm-like branch of bone

Answer 15

a large, rounded articular process

Question 16

A ‘canal’ is :

a long, tunnel-like opening within a bone
a small pit or depression
a wide and shallow depression

Answer 16

a long, tunnel-like opening within a bone

Question 17

A ‘canal’ is :

a long, tunnel-like opening within a bone
a small pit or depression
a wide and shallow depression

Answer 17

a long, tunnel-like opening within a bone

Question 18

An ‘articular process’ is :

a cavity within a bone
a projection that touches an adjacent bone
an area of hyaline cartilage between the epiphysis and metaphysis

Answer 18

a projection that touches an adjacent bone

Question 18

An ‘articular process’ is :

a cavity within a bone
a projection that touches an adjacent bone
an area of hyaline cartilage between the epiphysis and metaphysis

Answer 18

a projection that touches an adjacent bone

Question 19

A small projection or bump is known as an :

eminence
condyle
tuberosity

Answer 19

eminence

Question 20

What is the name for a projection near to a condyle?

a crest
an epicondyle
an articulation

Answer 20

an epicondyle

Question 21

A small, flattened articular surface is called a :

foramen
crest
facet

Answer 21

facet

Question 21

A small, flattened articular surface is called a :

foramen
crest
facet

Answer 21

facet

Question 22

A projection that contacts an adjacent bone is called an : tubercle articular process ramus

Answer 22

articular process

Question 22

A projection that contacts an adjacent bone is called an : tubercle articular process ramus

Answer 22

articular process

Question 23

Adjacent bones contact each other at : an epiphseal plate a process an articulation

Answer 23

an articulation

Question 24

Adjacent bones contact each other at : an epiphseal plate a process an articulation

Answer 24

an articulation

Question 25

A long, tunnel-like passage is called a : canal facet ridge

Answer 25

canal

Question 26

What do we call a large, rounded articular process? a fossa a condyle an epicondyle

Answer 26

a condyle

Question 27

An 'eminence' is : a small projection, or bump a long, thin projection, or ridge a fairly large bony projection

Answer 27

a small projection, or bump

Question 27

An 'eminence' is : a small projection, or bump a long, thin projection, or ridge a fairly large bony projection

Answer 27

a small projection, or bump

Question 28

The term 'epicondyle' refers to : a long, thin projection, or ridge a projection near to a condyle a fairly large bony projection

Answer 28

a projection near to a condyle

Question 29

A prominent bony ridge is called a : canal foramen crest

Answer 29

crest

Question 29

A prominent bony ridge is called a : canal foramen crest

Answer 29

crest

Question 30

A muscles elasticity is its ability to ... stretch without being damaged return to its original length after contraction contract forcefully when stimulated

Answer 30

return to its original length after contraction

Question 31

An adductor is a skeletal muscle which ... moves a limb away from the midline flexes a muscle moves a limb towards the midline

Answer 31

moves a limb towards the midline

Question 32

Which type of muscle is stimulated by nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord? skeletal cardiac smooth

Answer 32

skeletal

Question 33

Skeletal muscle is attached to bones by ... ligaments muscle tissue tendons

Answer 33

tendons

Question 34

Skeletal muscle is attached to bones by ... ligaments muscle tissue tendons

Answer 34

tendons

Question 35

The muscle around the eye is called ... the occipitofrontalis the orbicularis oculi the orbicularis oris

Answer 35

the orbicularis oculi

Question 36

How many main types of muscle tissue are there? 3 2 4

Answer 36

3

Question 37

Which type of muscle is also known as 'voluntary muscle'? cardiac skeletal smooth

Answer 37

skeletal

Question 38

Which type of muscle is also known as 'voluntary muscle'? cardiac skeletal smooth

Answer 38

skeletal

Question 39

Which type of muscle is sometimes called 'involuntary muscle? smooth skeletal cardiac

Answer 39

smooth

Question 40

Which type of muscle is sometimes called 'involuntary muscle? smooth skeletal cardiac

Answer 40

smooth