Chapter 45 Musculoskeletal Function and Assessment Questions with
Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: What is the primary function of cartilage in the skeletal system?
Answer: It cushions the joints and reduces friction.
Question 2: What is the function of ligaments?
Answer: They connect bone to bone.
Question 3: What are three primary functions of the skeletal system?
Answer: Movement, protection of internal organs, and storage of excess calcium.
Question 4: What is the function of tendons?
Answer: They connect muscle to bone.
Question 5: What is fasciae?
Answer: A membrane covering muscles.
Question 6: Besides movement and heat production, what is a key function of leg muscles?
Answer: They help return blood from the legs to the heart through muscular compression on leg veins.
Question 7: What is the periosteum?
Answer: Connective tissue covering the outer bone surface that provides protection and produces
osteoblasts for bone growth and repair.
Question 8: What is the role of osteoblasts?
Answer: They produce bone growth and repair bone tissue, such as during a fracture.
Question 9: What are the two main divisions of the human skeleton?
Answer: The axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton.
Question 10: What bones are included in the axial skeleton?
Answer: The skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and rib cage.
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Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: What is the primary function of cartilage in the skeletal system?
Answer: It cushions the joints and reduces friction.
Question 2: What is the function of ligaments?
Answer: They connect bone to bone.
Question 3: What are three primary functions of the skeletal system?
Answer: Movement, protection of internal organs, and storage of excess calcium.
Question 4: What is the function of tendons?
Answer: They connect muscle to bone.
Question 5: What is fasciae?
Answer: A membrane covering muscles.
Question 6: Besides movement and heat production, what is a key function of leg muscles?
Answer: They help return blood from the legs to the heart through muscular compression on leg veins.
Question 7: What is the periosteum?
Answer: Connective tissue covering the outer bone surface that provides protection and produces
osteoblasts for bone growth and repair.
Question 8: What is the role of osteoblasts?
Answer: They produce bone growth and repair bone tissue, such as during a fracture.
Question 9: What are the two main divisions of the human skeleton?
Answer: The axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton.
Question 10: What bones are included in the axial skeleton?
Answer: The skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and rib cage.
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