📝 Chapter 2 Quiz
Test your knowledge of the musculoskeletal system including bone physiology, muscle anatomy, sarcomere structure, and the sliding filament mechanism.
Learning Objectives
By completing this quiz, you should be able to:
- Identify the divisions of the human skeleton and number of bones
- Explain the roles of osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and osteocytes in bone remodeling
- Distinguish between compact and spongy bone
- Describe the hierarchical organization of skeletal muscle
- Understand the sarcomere structure and sliding filament mechanism
- Explain how motor units control muscle contraction
- Recognize the anatomy of major skeletal regions (shoulder girdle, pelvic girdle, vertebral column)
Chapter 2 Quiz: Introduction to Anatomy - The Musculoskeletal System
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- 1
How many bones does an adult human skeleton contain?
- 2
Which division of the skeleton includes the skull, vertebral column, sternum, and ribs?
- 3
How many bones are in the appendicular skeleton?
- 4
What are osteoblasts responsible for?
- 5
What is the function of osteoclasts?
- 6
What are osteocytes?
- 7
Which type of bone tissue is arranged in cylindrical osteons (Haversian systems)?
- 8
Where is spongy (cancellous) bone primarily located?
- 9
Approximately how many skeletal muscles are in the human body?
- 10
What is the functional contractile unit of skeletal muscle?
- 11
Which connective tissue layer wraps individual muscle fibers?
- 12
What triggers the release of calcium ions (Ca²⁺) from the sarcoplasmic reticulum during muscle contraction?
- 13
What is the role of troponin and tropomyosin in muscle contraction?
- 14
What is a motor unit?
- 15
How many vertebrae are in the vertebral column (excluding sacrum and coccyx)?
- 16
Which band in the sarcomere remains constant in length during muscle contraction?
- 17
What neurotransmitter is released at the neuromuscular junction?
- 18
What happens when ATP binds to myosin during muscle contraction?
- 19
Which bones form the shoulder girdle?
- 20
What is the primary difference between the male and female pelvis?
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