Chapter 26:
Movement
Practice Test
1.
What is the muscle that causes bending at a joint?
a.
smooth muscle
b.
flexor
c.
cardiac muscle
d.
extensor
Hint
2.
What type of joint allows for the bones to move easily over one another?
a.
pivot joint
b.
hinge joint
c.
ball-and-socket joint
d.
gliding joint
Hint
3.
What is most of the skeleton of a vertebrate fetus made of?
a.
cartilage
b.
bone
c.
muscle
d.
neurons
Hint
4.
What are the fibers of a skeletal muscle made up of?
a.
platelets
b.
fibrils
c.
marrow
d.
osteocytes
Hint
5.
What is the replacement of cartilage with bone?
a.
fertilization
b.
metamorphosis
c.
molting
d.
ossification
Hint
6.
Of these, which is a bone found in turtles but not in humans?
a.
patella
b.
pelvis
c.
plastron
d.
scapula
Hint
7.
Haversian canals in compact bone carry blood vessels and nerves that supply ______________ in the bone tissue.
a.
osteocytes
b.
osteoblasts
c.
ligaments
d.
osterclasts
Hint
8.
Which of the following bones has bone marrow in its central hollow?
a.
scapula
b.
patella
c.
mandible
d.
sternum
Hint
9.
What connective tissue holds joints together?
a.
ligaments
b.
cartilage
c.
tendons
d.
muscles
Hint
10.
What type of joint can only move in one direction?
a.
ball-and-socket joint
b.
gliding joint
c.
hinge joint
d.
pivot joint
Hint
