This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 107 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 107 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the axial skeleton? A) The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the arms and legs. B) The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the hands and feet. C) The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage. D) The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the pelvis and hip bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage. 2. The bones to the right and left of the sternum are the A) Ribs. B) Skull. C) Vertebrae. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribs. 3. The entire muscle is encased by connective tissue called the A) Sarcomere. B) Epimysium. C) Myosin. D) Sarcoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epimysium. 4. While osteoblasts work to build new bone tissue, osteoclasts: A) Live in the lacunae. B) Break down old bone tissue. C) Are just mature bone cells that don't recycle bone. D) Cause the new bone to calcify. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break down old bone tissue. 5. What type of joint is indicated by the arrow? A) Suture. B) Gomphosis. C) Condyloid. D) Synchondrosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gomphosis. 6. This joint allows for side-to-side movement. A) Ball and socket joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Pivot joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pivot joint. 7. The framework of bones that forms the head and face. A) Skull. B) Ligament. C) Skeleton. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull. 8. These bones protects internal organs such as the lungs and heart from injury A) Carpals. B) Rib cage. C) Humerus. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rib cage. 9. Which of the following is a combining form that means bone marrow or spinal cord? A) Blachi/o. B) -osis. C) -per cent. D) Myel/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myel/o. 10. What is the primary function of flat bones? A) Support weight and movement. B) Protection. C) Stability and movement. D) Reinforce tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protection. 11. What is the anatomical term of movement/motion for palm up? A) Pronation. B) Adduction. C) Supination. D) Flexion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Supination. 12. The root word for bone is: A) Chondr/o. B) Cost/o. C) Lord/o. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So that. 13. How many movements does a pivot joint have? A) 0. B) 6. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 14. The ..... connects with all the muscles in the body and allows them to move. A) Spinal chord. B) Spinal tap. C) MRI. D) Carotid artery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal chord. 15. This structure attaches bone to bone A) Ligament. B) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligament. 16. Which of the following is an example of a first class lever? A) Head & Neck joint. B) Ankle joint. C) Elbow joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Head & Neck joint. 17. ..... is a strong, flexible tissue that covers the ends of bones A) Cartilage. B) The Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 18. Inside the compact outer layer of many bones you will find a lighter and less dense type of bone tissue (because it is porous). What is this type of bone called? A) Spongy bone. B) Cartilage. C) Compact bone. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy bone. 19. Which type of skeleton do insects have? A) Endoskeleton. B) Exoskeleton. C) Hydrostatic skeleton. D) Axial skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exoskeleton. 20. True or False. Muscles push bones? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 21. This is where extra bone is made to help your bones grow longer. A) Epiphyseal Growth Plate. B) Periosteum Growth Plate. C) Endosteum Growth Plate. D) Diaphyseal Growth Plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphyseal Growth Plate. 22. Areas where two or more bones join together. A) Ligaments. B) Sutures. C) Foramina. D) Joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joints. 23. Where in the long bone would you expect to find bone marrow? A) At the articular cartilage regions. B) Bone marrow is NOT found in long bones. C) On the periosteum. D) In the medullary cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the medullary cavity. 24. The strongest bone of the body is the ..... A) Fibula. B) Tibia. C) Humerus. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 25. This part of bones is like a lattice of small reinforcements that gives bones strength but without adding mass: A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. C) Cartilage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone. 26. How movable is the pelvis? A) Slightly movable. B) Not movable. C) Very movable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slightly movable. 27. The epiphyseal plate allows the diaphysis of the bone to increase in diameter. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 28. Lay new bone tissue and produce bone cells called osteocytes A) Osteoclasts. B) Osteoblasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoblasts. 29. True/False:Ligaments are strong cords that connect bone to bone A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. The tailbone is part of the A) Appendicular bones. B) Axial bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial bones. 31. Which of these skeletons provides the best protection for animals? A) Endoskeleton. B) Exoskeleton. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exoskeleton. 32. What is the name of the collection of blood that forms at the site of a bone fracture? A) Hematoma. B) Aneurysm. C) Embolism. D) Thrombus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hematoma. 33. Which of the following is not related to the human blood circulation system? Which of the following is not related to the human blood circulation system? A) Blood Blood. B) Skin Skin. C) Heart. D) Blood vesselsBlood vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skin Skin. 34. The skeletal system functions most like the ..... in a cell. A) Cell membrane. B) Cell wall. C) Mitochondria. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell wall. 35. Which of these cavities contains the stomach? A) "Spinal". B) "Thoracic". C) "Abdominal". D) "Pelvic". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Abdominal". 36. Which main joint is found in the pelvic and rib area? A) Synovial Joint. B) Cartilaginous Joint. C) Fibrous Joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilaginous Joint. 37. Which type of joint only moves unilaterally (in one direction)? A) Ball and Socket. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge. 38. Skull and sternum classification as? A) Long bones. B) Short bones. C) Flat bones. D) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat bones. 39. On the inside, is a porous spongy bone material called the trabecular bone. It is lightweight, which makes it easier for us to move around. في الداخل ، توجد مادة عظمية إسفنجية مسامية تسمى العظم التربيقي. إنه خفيف الوزن ، مما يسهل علينا التنقل. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. A ball and socket joint is located A) In the foot. B) In the hip. C) In the ankle. D) In the wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the hip. 41. How many pairs of ribs are in the thoracic cage? A) 10. B) 2. C) 7. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12. 42. Which parts of the skin help you sense the world around you? A) Hair follicles. B) Oil Gland. C) Touch/Pain receptors. D) Sweat Gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Touch/Pain receptors. 43. Once bones reach full ossification, they are no longer an active tissue. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 44. CEREBELLUM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEARNING AND MEMORY A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 45. We can ..... our vertebral column? A) Not move. B) Freely move. C) Slightly move. D) It varies from individual to individual. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slightly move. 46. The rupture or protrusion of a spinal disc; can cause pressure on the nerves ..... A) Osteomyelitis. B) Gout. C) Rickets. D) Herniated disc. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Herniated disc. 47. What protects our brain A) Hipbone. B) Backbone. C) Skull. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull. 48. One pair of bone slides over another (Vertebrae) A) Immovable joints. B) Pivot joints. C) Ball and socket joints. D) Hinge joints. E) Gliding joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Gliding joints. 49. What type of joint is your hip? A) Fibrous. B) Synovial. C) Cartilaginous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synovial. 50. When a bone breaks, it is called a fracture. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 51. It gives your body structure and support. It allows you to move about freely and to bend with flexibility. It is also designed to protect your spinal cord. A) Brain. B) Backbone. C) Scapula. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Backbone. 52. Where two or more bone meet A) Joint. B) Skeleton. C) Growth plate. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 53. Which part of the lower jaw helps you to chew food? A) Upper jaw. B) Lower jaw. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lower jaw. 54. What is the name of the hip bone? A) Humerus. B) Skull. C) Pelvis. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pelvis. 55. Lower jaw bone; connects to the skull in front of the ears; A) Mandible. B) The jaws. C) Zygomatic. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandible. 56. Another joint that allows limited movement only. It is found at the part where a bone of the head meets the neck bone. A) Fixed Joint. B) Gliding Joint. C) Ball-and-socket Joint. D) Pivot Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pivot Joint. 57. What is attached to the backbone, which forms the main axis of the skeleton? A) Skull. B) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull. 58. Broken bone in which the bone is twisted apart or spiraled apart. A) Spiral Fracture. B) Compression Fracture. C) Physeal Fracture. D) Avulsion Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spiral Fracture. 59. How do muscles cause movement? A) Muscles attach to the bones and push the bones. B) Muscles attach to the bones and pull the bones. C) Muscles attach to the bones and so nothing. D) Muscles attach to muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles attach to the bones and pull the bones. 60. What are tendons? A) Holds muscle to bone. B) Holds muscle to muscle. C) Holds bone to bone. D) Holds bones to ligaments. 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