musculoskeletal system mcq

The group of muscles known as the hamstrings are found in the

back of the thigh

The membranous areas situated between three or more bones of the skull at birth are called the

fontenalls

The muscle in the buttock which largely lies deep to the gluteus maximus is the

gluteus medius

If a person's head is tilted back to look up, their neck is

hyperextended

An example of a hinge joint is the

knee joint

The only moveable bone of the skull is the

mandible

Abduction of a limb will result in

movement of the limb away from the mid-line of the body

Cells which break down bone are

osteoclasts

The vascular membrane which almost completely covers the long bones is called the

periosteum

An example of a flat bone is the

sternum

The shoulder joint is an example of a

synovial joint

The long bones of the forearm are the

ulna and radius

The muscle in the leg used for injections is the

vastus lateralis

The area between the anterior and posterior fontanelles is called the

vertex

If you fractured your trapezoid bone you would have a fractured

wrist