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1.1 The study of life Read Online
Viewed from space, Earth offers no clues about the diversity of life forms that reside there. The first forms of life on Earth are thought to have been microorganisms that existed for billions of years in the ocean before plants and animals appeared. The mammals, birds, and flowers so familiar to us are all relatively recent, originating 130 to 200 million years ago. Humans have inhabited this planet for only the last 2.5 million years, and only in the last 200,000 years have humans started looking like we do today.
Chapter 38: The Musculoskeletal System MCQ Multiple Choices Questions Quiz Test Bank
38.1 Types of Skeletal Systems
38.2 Bone
38.3 Joints and Skeletal Movement
38.4 Muscle Contraction and Locomotion
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Question: Synchondroses and symphyses are:
Choices:
synovial joints
cartilaginous joints
fibrous joints
condyloid joints
Question: Compact bone is composed of ________.
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trabeculae
compacted collagen
osteons
calcium phosphate only
Question: Which of the following is not a characteristic of the synovial fluid?
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lubrication
shock absorption
regulation of water balance in the joint
protection of articular cartilage
Question: The pectoral girdle consists of the:
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clavicle and sternum
sternum and scapula
clavicle and scapula
clavicle and coccyx
Question: The forearm consists of the:
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radius and ulna
radius and humerus
ulna and humerus
humerus and carpus
Question: The cells responsible for bone resorption are ________.
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osteoclasts
osteoblasts
fibroblasts
osteocytes
Question: All of the following are groups of vertebrae except ________, which is a curvature.
Choices:
thoracic
cervical
lumbar
pelvic
Question: The epiphyseal plate:
Choices:
is arranged as rods or plates
contains the bone's blood vessels and nerve fibers
is responsible for the lengthwise growth of long bones
synthesizes and secretes bone matrix
Question: The movement of bone away from the midline of the body is called ________.
Choices:
circumduction
extension
adduction
abduction
Question: Which of these is a facial bone?
Choices:
frontal
occipital
lacrimal
temporal
Question: The Haversian canal:
Choices:
is arranged as rods or plates
contains the bone's blood vessels and nerve fibers
is responsible for the lengthwise growth of long bones
synthesizes and secretes matrix
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