This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 123 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 123 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The scientific name for the backbone is the ..... A) Femur. B) Vertebrae. C) Humerus. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebrae. 2. It is the process of bone formation A) Orthofication. B) Osteofication. C) Ossification. D) Periostification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ossification. 3. Which of the following is the second step of fracture repair? A) Hematoma forms. B) Bony callus forms. C) Bone remodeling. D) Fibrocartilage forms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fibrocartilage forms. 4. Who is the current Minister of Sport of Trinidad and Tobago? A) Fitzgerald Hinds. B) Brent Sancho. C) Shamfa Cudjoe. D) Fitzgerald Hinds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shamfa Cudjoe. 5. Which body system protects the brain from getting bumped? A) The skeletal system. B) The circulatory system. C) The digestive system. D) The nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The skeletal system. 6. Define this major function Blood Production A) Red and white blood cells are produced in the bone marrow found in many bones. B) Carry oxygen to the muscles to enable them to work. They are red in colour because they carry haemoglobin. C) Fight infection in the body. D) Minerals like calcium are stored in the bones to add strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red and white blood cells are produced in the bone marrow found in many bones. 7. It is located in the epiphysis and stores the growth cartilage ..... A) Epiphyseal Line. B) Spongy Bone Tissue. C) Compact Bone Tissue. D) Bone Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphyseal Line. 8. What connects bones together to help us move? A) Joints. B) Nerves. C) Muscles. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joints. 9. What type of bone fracture results in the bone shattering into more than 2 pieces? A) Simple. B) Commuted. C) Transverse. D) Hairline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Commuted. 10. A photograph of your bones. It shows if you have a broken bone. A) Stem cells. B) X-ray. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X-ray. 11. ..... animals fly in the air A) Arboreal. B) Aerial. C) Aquatic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aerial. 12. Which bone is stronger than concrete? A) Patella. B) Radius. C) Femur. D) Shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 13. ..... gives shape and support to the body A) Cartilage. B) Skeleton. C) Muscle. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeleton. 14. Which two structures are directly involved in locomotion in humans? A) Visceral muscle and fibrous tendons. B) Smooth muscle and ligaments. C) Skeletal muscle and bones. D) Cardiac muscle and immovable joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal muscle and bones. 15. The term meaning any disease involving the bones and joints A) Osetoarthritis. B) Ostechronopathy. C) Osetoarthropathy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osetoarthropathy. 16. The ..... plane divides the body into right and left. A) Sagittal. B) Horizontal. C) Transverse. D) Coronal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sagittal. 17. In what division of the skeleton do we find the pectoral girdle? A) Axial. B) Appendicular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular. 18. The shaft of long bones is known as the ..... A) Epiphyses. B) Cartilage. C) Diaphysis. D) Medullary cavity. E) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diaphysis. 19. Skull, vertebral column, bony thorax A) Axial Skeleton. B) Appendicular Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial Skeleton. 20. The bones of the cranium protect the heart. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Uses X-rays to study internal structure of body; especially useful for visualizing bones and joints A) Radiography. B) Endoscopy. C) Arthoscopy. D) Myelography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radiography. 22. TRUE OR FALSE:Your bones are made of dead cells. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 23. The three bones that make up the leg are known as the ....., ....., and ..... A) Thigh, tibia, plate. B) Talus, femur, patella. C) The thigh, the plate, the buckle. D) The thigh, the tibia, the buckle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The thigh, the tibia, the buckle. 24. What is protecting our ear drums A) Ear. B) Pelvis. C) Bone. D) Ossicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ossicle. 25. Inflammation of the muscle tissues and the fibrous connective tissues A) Fibromyalgia. B) Tendonitis. C) Arthritis. D) Muscular dystrophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fibromyalgia. 26. PROVIDES ATTACHMENT POINTS FOR MUSCLES AND ACT AS LEVERS IN CONJUCTION WITH MUSCLES TO PRODUCE MOVEMENT A) Support function. B) Protection function. C) Movement function. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Movement function. 27. BABIES ARE BORN WITH..... BONES A) 300. B) 360. C) 260. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 300. 28. Define voluntary muscles A) Are under your control and known as skeletal muscles. B) Are not under your control, by contracting and relaxing automatically. C) Are only found in the walls of the cardiac muscle. D) Relating to blood vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are under your control and known as skeletal muscles. 29. Without red marrow, bones would not be able to A) Move like levers. B) Make blood cells. C) Store phosphate. D) Store calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make blood cells. 30. What does the Muscles do? A) Contract and relax in order to create movement within the body. B) Involuntary muscles that control many types of movement within the body (like digestion). C) Involuntary muscle that forms the heart. D) Voluntary muscles attached to bones and provide the force needed to move the bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contract and relax in order to create movement within the body. 31. The pelvic girdle connects the upper limb, whereas the pectoral girdle connects the lower limb to the axial skeleton. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 32. What are the side effects of Osteogenesis Imperfecta? A) Bones are strong and overgrow. B) Bones easily break and fracture. C) Lack of calcium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bones easily break and fracture. 33. 65 year old male has ridden his bike over heavy, mountainous terrain for over 30 years. He has noted increasing knee and hip pain in both legs. The doctor took Xrays and noted that there was significant breakdown of cartilage between the joints and his bones were rubbing together. The doctor diagnosed the man with ..... A) Myalgia. B) Osteoarthritis. C) Osteoporosis. D) Rheumatoid arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoarthritis. 34. What is the process by which a bone is formed, renewed, and repaired called? A) Collagen. B) Digestion. C) Formation. D) Ossification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ossification. 35. The bones are also responsible for making red blood cells. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 36. Name for the longest bone in the arm. A) Humerus. B) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humerus. 37. The enlarged end of a long bone A) Epiphysis. B) Osteoid. C) Synovial joint. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphysis. 38. Nick is making a model to show how human skin covers the body. What material would work best? A) A sheet of paper. B) A sheet of rubber. C) A sheet of metal. D) A sheet of wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sheet of rubber. 39. What is the function of the pivot? A) Allow a person to twist the lower arm. B) Helps in breathing. C) Allows the neck to bend. D) Enables the foot to rotate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allow a person to twist the lower arm. 40. Bone growth is known as: A) Osteoblasts. B) Periosteum. C) Ossification. D) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ossification. 41. How many bones does the human skeleton have? A) 206. B) 176. C) 307. D) 308. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 206. 42. Which type of bone fracture is associated with chronic, excessive impact? A) Colles' fracture. B) Spiral fracture. C) Stress fracture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stress fracture. 43. Inside bones is a spongy layer called ..... where blood cells are found. A) Ligaments. B) Marrow. C) Pivot joint. D) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marrow. 44. What is the esophagus connected to? A) Liver. B) Mouth. C) Gallbladder. D) Pancreas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mouth. 45. Bones that originate within sheetlike layers of connective tissue. A) Intramembranous bones. B) Chondritic bones. C) Partial bones. D) Endochondral bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intramembranous bones. 46. What are the structures of the Muscular System? A) Bones, cartilage, ligaments, joints. B) Support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell production. C) Skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle. D) Skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, oil glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle. 47. How many vertebrae are there in the lumbar region of the spine? A) 4. B) 12. C) 7. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 48. What will happen if bones has NO Potassium and Calcium? A) Too Fragile. B) Too Flexible. C) Too Hard. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too Flexible. 49. Which type of fracture happens the bone break in a straight line across the bone? A) Spiral Fracture. B) Segmental Fracture. C) Greenstick Fracture. D) Transverse Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transverse Fracture. 50. A sideways/lateral curvature of the spine A) Tendonitis. B) Scoliosis. C) Rickets. D) Sprain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scoliosis. 51. Our ribs..... our organs. A) Squish. B) Protect. C) Poke. D) Can puncture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protect. 52. The hip and shoulder are what type of joint? A) Ball & Socket. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball & Socket. 53. Joint that allows for flexion and extension, found in elbow and knee A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Plane. D) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge. 54. The head, spinal cord (vertebrae) and ribs make up the ..... skeleton. A) Appendicular. B) Axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial. 55. Connect the muscles to the bones. A) Cartilages. B) Ligaments. C) Tendons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tendons. 56. The downward extending bone located in the thigh is known as the ..... A) Pelvis. B) Femur. C) Phalanges. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Femur. 57. How many bones foes the adult skeleton have? A) 216. B) 106. C) 206. D) 120. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 58. If bones get broken, they can ..... themselves. A) Shatter. B) Repair. C) Disintegrate. D) Deteriorate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repair. 59. What type of joint is located in your vertebrae? A) Gliding. B) Hinge. C) Ball and Socket. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gliding. 60. As a child, bones grow from the ..... plate. A) Periosteal. B) Epiphyseal. C) Osteal. D) Diaphyseal. 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