Past Exam Questions on Bone and Joints

The figure below shows the steps of bone repair, study it and then answer the question: which of the following is the correct sequence of the bone regeneration process?

• A , B, C

• C, B, A

• A, C,B

• B, C, A

Bone breaking cells are called___________

• Osteoblast

• Osteoclast

• Osteocytes

What is the condition that a person with insufficient calcium can develop and results in weak, fragile bones that break easily?

• Osteoblast

• Osteoclast

• Osteocyte

• Osteoporosis

Which type of fracture involves breaking a bone but does not come through the skin?

• Simple

• Complicated

• Stress

Which type of fracture involves breaking a bone and the bone protrude out the skin?

• Simple

• Complicated

• Stress

The figure below shows some joints of the skeletal system. Study them and answer the question: Which of the following letters refers to the same type of joints as the ankles?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which of the following pair of terms is mismatched?

• The skull, structure

• Vertebrae, pivot joints

• Shoulders, ball and socket joint

• Knee, hinge joint

An example of a gliding joint is the __________

• Skull

• Elbow

• Knee

• Wrist

What type of tissue hold bones together?

• Muscle

• Nerve

• Cartilage

• Ligaments

What type of joints that has a wide movement?

• ball and socket

• pivot

• hinge