This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 108 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 108 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one is the step where osteoclast digest/break down the bone? A) Formation. B) Reversal. C) Resorption. D) Activation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resorption. 2. The patella (knee cap) is what type of bone? A) Long. B) Sesamoid. C) Short. D) Flat. E) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sesamoid. 3. This is included in the appendicular skeleton A) Scapula. B) Skull. C) Ribs. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scapula. 4. Which parts of joints allow the legs to bend and straighten? Choose the correct answers. A) Neck. B) Knees. C) Shoulders. D) Hips. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hips. 5. A baby is born with about how many bones? A) 206. B) 300. C) 280. D) 250. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 300. 6. The function of an osteoblast is A) Destroys bone. B) Formation of cartilage. C) Mature bone cell. D) Formation of bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Formation of bone. 7. Which of the following is an example of an involuntary muscle movement? A) Chyme traveling through the large intestine. B) Doing a Push up. C) Waving to someone. D) Chewing gum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chyme traveling through the large intestine. 8. What is the purpose of trabeculae in spongy bone? A) To store energy as fat. B) To provide support and scaffolding. C) To hold nerves and blood vessels. D) To help the bone resist stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To help the bone resist stress. 9. Showing off their biceps A) Extension. B) Flexion. C) Rotation. D) Plantar flexion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flexion. 10. What attaches muscle to bone A) Ligament. B) Bone. C) Tendon. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tendon. 11. The deltoid has its insertion at the A) Tibia. B) Lateral humerus. C) Scapula. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lateral humerus. 12. The broad ends of a long bone are the A) Diaphyses. B) Epiphyses. C) Medullary cavities. D) Fibrous ends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epiphyses. 13. Creatures that do not have spine are called ..... A) Invertebrates. B) Strong. C) Vertebrates. D) Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Invertebrates. 14. It is a high-impacted force on the bone that may cause it to break which may happen during an intense sport activity, a fall, or a vehicular accident. It may be simple or compound. A simple one happens when the tissues surrounding the bone are not damaged and the skin is not broken. In a compound one, the tissues surrounding the bone are damaged. A) Fracture. B) Dislocation. C) Rickets. D) Sprain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fracture. 15. Red blood cells do not have nucleus A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 16. What is on the inside of bones? A) Bone marrow. B) Oxygen. C) Soft tissue. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone marrow. 17. ..... can move in almost all directions. A) Hinge joints. B) Ball-and-socket joints. C) Fixed joints. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball-and-socket joints. 18. Bone has two types of soft connective tissue called ..... A) Cartilage. B) Compact bone. C) Marrow. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marrow. 19. What type of joint is found between the vertebrae? A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Saddle. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gliding. 20. What helps your bones to bend ..... A) Feet. B) Joint. C) Arm. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joint. 21. Multinucleated cells that break down the calcified matrix of bone. A) Osteons. B) Osteoblasts. C) Osteocytes. D) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoclasts. 22. Build and construct bones by calcifying bone as it forms A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteocytes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts. 23. How many bones we have? A) 300. B) 3000. C) 260. D) 206. E) 2060. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 206. 24. Holes in compact bone that carry blood vessels from the periosteum. A) Central canals. B) Perforating canals. C) Canaliculi. D) Lacunae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perforating canals. 25. Where are the ulna and radius located in the human body? A) Foot. B) Wrist. C) Hand. D) Leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrist. 26. When calcium is needed by the body, ..... causes it to be taken out of bone matrix and put into the bloodstream. A) Thyroid hormone. B) Insulin. C) Calcitonin. D) PTH. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PTH. 27. Yellow bone marrow has a high ..... content that gives it it's color. A) Blood. B) Fat. C) Melanin. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fat. 28. A sprain can occur by A) Twisting a joint while running. B) Sitting for too long. C) Watching a kickboxing class. D) Observing a warmup. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Twisting a joint while running. 29. The lower arm has two bones called ..... and ..... A) Scapula, ulna. B) Radius, ulna. C) Humerus, ulna. D) Femur, radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radius, ulna. 30. How many organ systems are there in the human body? A) 5. B) 13. C) 6. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 11. 31. Where is the femur? A) Skull. B) Brain. C) Arm. D) Leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leg. 32. This type of joint allows for one bone to slide over another bone A) Ball and socket joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Gliding joint. D) Pivot joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gliding joint. 33. The connective tissue that connects muscles to bones is called ..... A) Cartilage. B) Ligament. C) Tendon. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tendon. 34. Antagonist muscles in the squat pose would be? A) Hamstrings. B) Quadriceps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamstrings. 35. What are the types of muscles? A) Skeletal, cardiac and brain. B) Cardiac, Skeletal and smooth. C) Smooth, rough and soft. D) Skeletal, brain and nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cardiac, Skeletal and smooth. 36. Surgical repair of muscle A) Myorraphy. B) Myoplasty. C) Myalgia. D) Myorrhexis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myoplasty. 37. The bones in red are ..... A) Pipes. B) Femurs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pipes. 38. In terms of function, which is considered an immovable? A) A of assembly. B) An amphiarthrosis. C) A diathrosis. D) All joints are movable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A of assembly. 39. What kind of joint is your wrist? A) Ball and socket. B) Hinge. C) Gliding. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gliding. 40. The direction toward the feet is called: A) Superior. B) Lateral. C) Inferior. D) Medial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inferior. 41. Shin bone and calf bone are the part of A) Lower leg. B) Upper leg. C) Both. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower leg. 42. The bones contein A) Minerals. B) Nothing. C) Calcium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium. 43. Which joints provide your body with circular, all around movements? A) PivotHingeFixed. B) Pivot Ball and Socket Ellipsoid. C) HingeFixed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pivot Ball and Socket Ellipsoid. 44. This is swayback; abnormal inward curvature of the lumbar spine. A) Lordosis. B) Kyphosis. C) Mycosis. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lordosis. 45. Which system is the "frame that your body hangs on" ? A) Skeletal system. B) Muscular system. C) Digestive system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal system. 46. The joint @ the elbow is what type of joint? A) Ball & Socket. B) Hinge. C) Gliding. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge. 47. Which of the following organs is NOT in the muscular system A) Bones. B) Skeletal muscle. C) Tendons. D) Smooth muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bones. 48. What food are rich in vitamin c A) Lemon. B) Meat. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lemon. 49. When you point your toe in gymnastics this shows ..... A) Dorsiflexion. B) Plantarflexion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plantarflexion. 50. How many parts are there in a bone A) 2. B) 8. C) 34. D) Pipinpadolpsecopoles the 3rd. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 51. Which statement about cardiac muscles is TRUE? A) They are voluntary and work with your bones to give power and strength. B) They are involuntary and work to circulate blood throughout the body. C) They are involuntary and work with your bones to give power and strength. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are involuntary and work to circulate blood throughout the body. 52. Where is the largest human bone located? A) Skull. B) Shoulder. C) Thigh. D) Arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thigh. 53. Which other body system does the skeletal system work with to allow movement? A) Outgrowths. B) Muscular. C) Excretory. D) Digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscular. 54. Soft, fat storing substance found in the medullary cavity of long bones A) Yellow marrow. B) Red marrow. C) Marrow. D) Hematopoiesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yellow marrow. 55. Which is an example of a pivot joint? A) Hip. B) Neck. C) Elbow. D) Ankle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neck. 56. Which hormone is activated when calcium levels in blood are low? A) Insulin. B) Parathyroid hormone (PTH). C) Calcitonin. D) Growth hormone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parathyroid hormone (PTH). 57. Which type of bone tissue is the HARDEST A) Compact Bone. B) Spongy Bone. C) Bone Marrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact Bone. 58. These are the largest vertebrae at the bottom of your spine. A) Lumbar. B) Thoracic. C) Cervical. D) Sacral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lumbar. 59. What are your wrist bones called? A) Carpals. B) Metacarpals. C) Metatarsals. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carpals. 60. Bones are also known as A) Osteoarthritis. B) Osseous tissue. C) Osteoporosis. D) Skeletal tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osseous tissue. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesSkeletal System Quiz 1Skeletal System Quiz 2Skeletal System Quiz 3Skeletal System Quiz 4Skeletal System Quiz 5Skeletal System Quiz 6Skeletal System Quiz 7Skeletal System Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books