Skeletal System Test Questions with
Verified Answers
All of the following are functions of the skeleton except:
A. Attachment for muscles
B. Production of melanin
C. Site of red blood cell formation
D. Storage of lipids - Ans -B
The axial/appendicular skeleton consists of bones that surround the body's center of
gravity. - Ans -Axial
This type of cartilage has great tensile strength and is found in the knee joint and
intervertebral discs.
A. Elastic
B. Fibrocartilage
C. Hyaline - Ans -B
Compact/Spongy bone looks smooth and homogenous. - Ans -Compact
______ bones are generally thin, with two wafer like layers of compact bone sandwiching a
layer of spongy bone.
A. Flat
B. Irregular
C. Long
D. Short - Ans -A
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Verified Answers
All of the following are functions of the skeleton except:
A. Attachment for muscles
B. Production of melanin
C. Site of red blood cell formation
D. Storage of lipids - Ans -B
The axial/appendicular skeleton consists of bones that surround the body's center of
gravity. - Ans -Axial
This type of cartilage has great tensile strength and is found in the knee joint and
intervertebral discs.
A. Elastic
B. Fibrocartilage
C. Hyaline - Ans -B
Compact/Spongy bone looks smooth and homogenous. - Ans -Compact
______ bones are generally thin, with two wafer like layers of compact bone sandwiching a
layer of spongy bone.
A. Flat
B. Irregular
C. Long
D. Short - Ans -A
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