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Multiple Choice Questions on Skeletal System Questions
Question 1 of 5
Haemopoiesis refers to
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Haemopoiesis is blood cell formation in bone marrow (‘poiesis’ = making). Clotting is haemostasis, crenation is osmotic, and proportion isn’t haemopoiesis. Answer is A, per the document.
Question 2 of 5
Blood cell formation (haemopoiesis) occurs in which of the following structures?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Haemopoiesis occurs in red marrow (active), found in medullary cavities and epiphyses, not yellow marrow (inactive) or cartilage plates. Answer is A, per the document.
Question 3 of 5
What is true of synovial joints? They:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Synovial joints have a fluid-filled cavity (synovial fluid), not discs in all, and aren’t amphiarthroses or cartilaginous. Answer is C, per the document.
Question 4 of 5
Where does blood cell formation occur? In the
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Blood cell formation (haemopoiesis) occurs in red marrow, active in flat bones and long bone ends. Blood, endosteum, and canals don’t produce cells. Answer is D, per the document.
Question 5 of 5
What is the occipital bone?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The occipital bone forms the cranium’s base, not a carpal, vertebra, or facial bone. Answer is B, per the document.