This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 105 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 105 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. These 80 bones protect vital organs A) Appendicular skeleton. B) Axial skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial skeleton. 2. Which statement best describes a unicellular organism? A) It consists of one cell and performs all functions necessary for life within that one cell. B) It contains more than one cell that perform all functions necessary for life. C) It is part of a larger organism, such as a human being. D) It contains differentiated cells that perform all functions necessary for life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It consists of one cell and performs all functions necessary for life within that one cell. 3. How many bones does the body have? A) More than 200. B) 50. C) 100. D) More than 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More than 200. 4. The hollow space between the bones is filled with: A) Bone cells. B) Blood. C) Bone marrow. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bone marrow. 5. ..... are muscles that are attached to the bones. They are strong and do not stretch A) Cartilages. B) Tendons. C) Ligaments. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendons. 6. What are the small, carpal, bones of the wrist? A) Irregular bones. B) Long bones. C) Short bones. D) Flat bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short bones. 7. What are the needle like threads of spongy bone called? A) Diaphysis. B) Beams. C) Epiphyseal line. D) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beams. 8. What does your pelvic girdle do? A) Help you urinate. B) Help transfer weight. C) Protect your liver. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Help transfer weight. 9. Type of bone cell used to build and construct bones by calcifying bone as it forms A) Osteocyte. B) Osteoblast. C) Fracture. D) Osteoclast. E) Ossification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoblast. 10. Which bone is referred to as the Shin Bone ..... A) Fibula. B) Ulna. C) Tibia. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tibia. 11. A ..... is the place where two bones connect. A) Vertebra. B) Tendon. C) Ligament. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joint. 12. Why is the skeletal system so important? A) The bones circulate your blood and help your heart pump. B) The bones help with digestion and give your body nutrients. C) The bones give the human body its structure, allowing it to stand up on its own. It also protects vital organs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bones give the human body its structure, allowing it to stand up on its own. It also protects vital organs. 13. True or False:Your skeleton enables you to move A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 14. Which direction does a compass always point? A) South. B) East. C) North. D) West. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) North. 15. What is hard bone? A) Compact Bone. B) Cartilage. C) Spongy Bone. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact Bone. 16. Bone cells that live within lacunae are knowns as: A) Osteoblasts. B) Progenitor cells. C) Osteoclasts. D) Osteocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteocytes. 17. The only freely moveable bone in the skull is the ..... A) Frontal. B) Maxilla. C) Occipital. D) Mandible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mandible. 18. Which is NOT an example of an immovable joint? A) The skull. B) The rib cage. C) The pelvis. D) Where two vertebrae meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where two vertebrae meet. 19. There are over ..... muscles present in the human body A) 600. B) 900. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 600. 20. What bone has the basic irregular shape? A) The fingers. B) The spine. C) The wrist. D) The sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The spine. 21. Which of the following is in the correct order from simplest to most complex? A) Tissue, cell, organ, organism, system. B) Organism, cell, tissue, organ, system. C) Organ, tissue, cell, system, organism. D) Cell, tissue, organ, system, organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell, tissue, organ, system, organism. 22. Where the muscle attaches to the more stationary bone A) Body. B) Sarcomere. C) Insertion. D) Origin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Origin. 23. The cavity inside the bone is called the cavity A) Hyaline. B) Medullary. C) Bone. D) Boney. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medullary. 24. Bones on the palm A) Carpal. B) Metacarpal. C) Phalanges. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metacarpal. 25. Yellow marrow consists of ....., while red marrow consists of ..... A) Blood, fat. B) Compact bone, spongy bone. C) Spongy, compact. D) Fat, blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fat, blood. 26. Cartilage connects a bone to bone A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. The inner wall of the eye socket is called the ..... bone. A) Clavicle. B) Zygomatic. C) Lacrimal. D) Nasal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lacrimal. 28. The bones of the legs, arms, shoulder, and pelvis are part of the ..... skeleton. A) Appendicular. B) Atrial. C) Axial. D) Apex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular. 29. Besides providing support, protection, and allowing movement, the skeletal system ..... A) Produces the majority of body heat. B) Helps to digest food. C) Makes blood cells. D) Absorbs water into the blood stream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Makes blood cells. 30. A severe twisting or blow to a joint can cause ..... A) Aching. B) Arthritis. C) Bursitis. D) Torn Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Torn Cartilage. 31. The normal curves of the spine: A) Are present at birth. B) Are called scoliosis. C) Give that spine strength and support. D) Would be stronger if straightened. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Give that spine strength and support. 32. A bony Structure ring like structure is called A) Girdles. B) Vertebra. C) Femur. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Girdles. 33. True or False:Babies have less bones than adults do when they are born. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 34. Thin outer layer of bone covering A) Transverse fracture. B) Simple fracture. C) Periosteum. D) Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. 35. During long bone development, some cartilage is left at the ends, forming: A) Spongy bone. B) Compact bone. C) A medullary cavity. D) A growth plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A growth plate. 36. The first two pair of rib cage are not joined to the chest bone A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. Which joint is an example of a pivot joint A) Neck. B) Hip. C) Wrist. D) Ankle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neck. 38. What part of long bones cover the epiphyses at joints in order to decrease friction? A) Articular cartilage. B) Diaphysis. C) Medullary cavity. D) Periosteum. E) Hyaline. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Articular cartilage. 39. How bones does cranium have A) 56. B) 8. C) 9. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8. 40. Where can you find Ligaments in the body? A) At the end of two adjecent bones. B) Between a muscle and a bone. C) Between two bones. D) In the bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between two bones. 41. Smooth muscles are voluntary muscles A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 42. Spongy bone is also called what? A) Compact bone. B) Osteoblast. C) Osteoclast. D) Cancellous bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cancellous bone. 43. Which is part of the axial skeleton? A) Fibula. B) Mandible. C) Carpals. D) Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mandible. 44. A slightly movable joint such as the joints of ribs with the sternum. A) Joint distr. B) Synovial. C) Diarthrodial. D) Amphiarthrodial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amphiarthrodial. 45. True or False:Bones are soft on the outside but hard on the inside. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 46. Which of the following is defined as the ability of an object to quickly return to the original shape and size? A) Flexibility. B) Excitibility. C) Elasticity. D) Extensibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elasticity. 47. What suture connects the temporal and parietal bones? A) Coronal. B) Squamosal. C) Sagittal. D) Lambdoidal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Squamosal. 48. Shape and support means what? A) Protects your brain. B) Joints allow bones to move. C) Produces blood cells. D) Skeleton determines the shape of your body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeleton determines the shape of your body. 49. The outer, thinner bone of the lower leg A) Scapula. B) Femur. C) Fibula. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fibula. 50. The smooth muscle is in the A) Muscular system. B) Circulatory system. C) Nervous system. D) Digestive system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscular system. 51. Yellow marrow has been identified as A) The cause of kyphosis. B) The hard portion of bone. C) An area of fat storage. D) A point of attachment for muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An area of fat storage. 52. This is caused by internal bleeding A) Break. B) Cut. C) Bruise. D) Strain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bruise. 53. What is the principal function of short bones? A) Blood Cell Production. B) Protection. C) Movement. D) Strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strength. 54. A strong tissue that binds muscles to bones is called ..... A) A tendon. B) A ligament. C) A joint. D) A cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tendon. 55. This group of muscle is consideredto be the most powerful in the human body. A) Quadriceps femoris. B) Hamstrings. C) Triceps Brachii. D) Biceps brachii. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quadriceps femoris. 56. Limited-mobility joints: A) Synarthroses. B) Amphiarthrosis. C) Diarthroses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amphiarthrosis. 57. Osteoclasts are ..... A) Stem cells that give rise to osteoblasts. B) Cells that are formed from stem cells and go on to mature into bone cells. C) Cells that break down bone. D) Fully matured bone cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cells that break down bone. 58. Where will you find the Metacarpals A) Hands. B) Foot. C) Spine. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hands. 59. What should you do to have a strong skeleton? A) Eat healthy and exercise. B) Practice video games. C) Sleep all the time. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eat healthy and exercise. 60. The skeleton provides the skeleton A) Support,. B) Protection. C) Movement. D) All of the above. 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