This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many bones does adult have? Baby? A) 207, 260. B) 270, 206. C) 206, 270. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206, 270. 2. The definition of a voluntary muscle is ..... A) A muscle that has to be told when to move. B) A muscle that moves automatically. C) A muscle that needs to be stretched regularly. D) A muscle that makes up the heart and stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A muscle that has to be told when to move. 3. The cranium, ribs, scapula & pelvis are all classed as short bones. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 4. The two major divisions of the human skeleton are called A) Upper and lower. B) Axial and appendicular. C) Cortical and medullary. D) Internal and external. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial and appendicular. 5. Type of bone cell housed in the lacunae that maintains healthy bone structure A) Osteoclast. B) Osteocyte. C) Fracture. D) Ossification. E) Osteoblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteocyte. 6. Name the adaptation method exhibited by chameleon for protection. A) Hibernation. B) Camouflage. C) Migration. D) Spines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Camouflage. 7. Yellow marrow functions to ..... A) Store calcium. B) Store fat. C) Produce new bone cells. D) Produce calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Store fat. 8. The periosteum is located A) Inside the medullary cavity. B) On the outside of the bone. C) In chambers called lacunae. D) In the lamellae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the outside of the bone. 9. What does the spinal chord do? A) Helps the back bend. B) Gives the body structure. C) Delivers nerve signals to and from the brain. D) Sends blood from your heart to your appendages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delivers nerve signals to and from the brain. 10. True or false your bones are not hollow? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. When a human is in the embryonic stage, the bones are mostly made up of ..... A) Spongy bone. B) Periosteal bone. C) Compact bone. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage. 12. Infection in a bone ..... A) Gout. B) Osteomyelitis. C) Rickets. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteomyelitis. 13. Which fracture is common when a person tried to break their fall with outstretched arms? (NOLAN LOPER!) A) Spiral. B) Greenstick. C) Compression. D) Impacted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impacted. 14. The knee and elbow are known as what kind of joints? A) Fixed fixed. B) Ball and socket. C) Hinge. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinge. 15. Thin layer of cells lining the medullary cavities and the trabeculae of spongy bone inside the bone A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Lacunae. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endosteum. 16. Hold the eyes in place and allow the facial muscles to show feeling A) Emotions. B) Ray ban. C) Facial bones. D) Eyelids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facial bones. 17. What chemicals travel in the blood and cause changes in different parts of the body A) Hormones. B) Glands. C) Parathyroid. D) Adrenal Gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hormones. 18. Tough membrane covering over the entire bone allows for a decrease in friction A) Epiphysis. B) Medullary Cartilage. C) Diaphysis. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Periosteum. 19. Your femur protects the most important part of all, the brain. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 20. Muscles that are under our control A) Smooth. B) Voluntary. C) Cardiac. D) Involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntary. 21. How many bones do you have when you are born (child)? A) 206. B) 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 300. 22. What on your body is made of cartliage? A) Toes. B) Organs. C) Ears and Nose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ears and Nose. 23. Caused by lack of Vitamin D-can lead to bowlegs and pigeon chest A) Lordosis. B) Rickets. C) Scoliosis. D) Kyphosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rickets. 24. What is another word for shoulder blade? A) Pelvis. B) Scapula. C) Clavicle. D) Mandible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scapula. 25. Circular movement of a limb A) Pronation. B) Adduction. C) Abduction. D) Circumduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Circumduction. 26. The bones of the wrist and ankle are these type of bones. A) Sesamoid bones. B) Short bones. C) Limb bones. D) Long bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short bones. 27. Your body is made up of ..... bones. A) 206. B) 2, 006. C) 201. D) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 206. 28. Which of the following is Not part of the Pelvic girdle? A) Pubis. B) Tibia. C) Ischium. D) Ilium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tibia. 29. What is another name for your spine? A) Pelvis. B) Patella. C) Clavicle. D) Vertebrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vertebrate. 30. Which bones make up your fingers? A) Carpals. B) Femur. C) Patella. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phalanges. 31. Which is the longest bone in the body? A) Humerus. B) Vertebrae. C) Femur. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 32. ..... synthesize bone matrix A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteoprogenitor cells. D) Osteoblasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoblasts. 33. Name for the lower jawbone A) The jaws. B) Mandible. C) Occipital. D) Ethmoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mandible. 34. Bone tissue that is hard and dense is called ..... A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact bone. 35. The soft connective tissue that covers and cushions the end of bones is called ..... A) Tendon. B) Cartilage. C) Joint. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 36. The number of malleuses in the human body is usually A) 2. B) 4. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 37. What is the main function of the fibula (smaller bone in the lower leg)? A) Give support during exercise. B) Protect the other parts of the leg. C) It has no function. D) Provide attachment for muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provide attachment for muscles. 38. The bones of the skull have what are called fixed or ..... joints. A) Moveable. B) Immovable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immovable. 39. Which of the following allows our bones to move? A) Joints. B) Skeleton. C) Cartilage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joints. 40. Which body system is responsible for our movement, energy, and for moving food from one organ to another? A) Circulatory. B) Skeletal. C) Nervous. D) Muscular. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscular. 41. I am the 'forming of bone', converting cartilage to calcified bone. A) Ossification. B) Osteossification. C) Osteocentisis. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ossification. 42. The skeletal system can be divided into what two systems? A) Maxillary and cuboid. B) Axial and appendicular. C) Integument and myocytic. D) Long and short. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial and appendicular. 43. Joint types, axial A) Mostly fixed joints (like suturesin the skull). B) Includes a variety of movable joints like ball-and-socket, pivot, hinge, and gliding joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mostly fixed joints (like suturesin the skull). 44. Name the two types of girdles? A) Shoulder and hip. B) Rib and limbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shoulder and hip. 45. Bones that are held together by a strong tissue called ..... A) Femur. B) Ligament. C) Humerus. D) Fore limbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 46. When muscles contract, the length of the muscle A) Extends. B) Stretches. C) Lengthens. D) Shortens. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shortens. 47. Endochondral ossification begins with A) Mesenchymal cells congregation. B) Fibrous membrane skeleton. C) Osteocyte forming bone. D) Cartilage skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage skeleton. 48. The backbone is made of small bones, which are called A) Floating ribs. B) Vertebrae. C) Sternum. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebrae. 49. The number of bones in an adult A) 160. B) 206. C) 107. D) 250. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 50. The spaces of trabeculae are filled with what material? A) Yellow marrow. B) Interstitial fluid. C) Haversian systems. D) Red marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red marrow. 51. Your bones protect the important organs in your body. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 52. The leg moves toward the midline of the body in which of the following movements? A) Adduction. B) Circumduction. C) Plantar flexion. D) Supination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adduction. 53. An inflammation of the joint is called A) Scoliosis. B) Osteoporosis. C) Arthritis. D) Osteomyelitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arthritis. 54. This ACL, MCL, PCL, and LCL are found under the: A) Pubis. B) Patella. C) Femur. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patella. 55. The first vertebra is called the A) Axial. B) Appendicular. C) Atlas. D) Axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Atlas. 56. We have two different types of muscles in our bodies. What are they? A) Automatic muscles and digestive muscles. B) Voluntary muscles and involuntary muscles. C) Arm muscles and leg muscles. D) Realistic muscles and connective muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntary muscles and involuntary muscles. 57. Which type of bone forms the arms and legs? A) Flat. B) Irregular. C) Long. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long. 58. The elbow is an example of a ..... joint A) Saddle. B) Hinge. C) Ball and Socket. D) Pivot. E) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge. 59. It connect muscles to bones. A) Cartilage. B) Tendons. C) Synovial Fluid. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendons. 60. Which of the following cell types build bone? A) Osteoclast. B) Fibroblast. C) Osteocyte. D) Osteoblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoblast. ← 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