This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 126 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 126 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. All bones are of the same size and shape- A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 2. The thick ends of a long bone are called ..... A) Diaphyses. B) Growth Plates. C) Epiphyses. D) Medullary Cavities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphyses. 3. Movements that you cannot control are called? A) Voluntary. B) Strain. C) Involuntary. D) Sprain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Involuntary. 4. What is the name used for the frog's balance? A) Foreleg. B) Hind Leg. C) Webbed Toes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foreleg. 5. Cells that synthesize bones: A) Osteoclast. B) Osteoblast. C) Osteoporosis. D) Osteocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoblast. 6. Joints between skull bones A) Diarthrotic/synovial. B) Fibrous/suture. C) Amphiarthrotic/epiphyseal disk. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fibrous/suture. 7. Only movable bone in the skull is A) Eye socket. B) Lower jaw. C) Upper jaw. D) Nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lower jaw. 8. This is the tough covering on the bone. A) Beams. B) Periosteum. C) Endosteum. D) Intracortical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periosteum. 9. C4 What is an unborn baby's skeleton made of? A) Muscles. B) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marrow. 10. Bone that forms from the membrane-like layers of connective tissue A) Cartilaginous bone. B) Endochondral bone. C) Intramembranous bone. D) Connective bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intramembranous bone. 11. ..... of your bone is composed of spongy bone. A) 20%. B) 30%. C) 80%. D) 70%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20%. 12. How may bones are there in a baby's or infants' body? A) 200. B) 300. C) 400. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 300. 13. The longest bone in the body called ..... A) Humerus. B) Ulna. C) Femur. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 14. In a bone that is no longer growing, where would one be most likely to find an osteoclast? A) Epiphyseal plate. B) Volkmann's canal. C) Articular cartilage. D) Under the periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the periosteum. 15. ..... is the tendency of an organism to maintain a constant, balanced, and stable internal environment. A) Homeostasis. B) Pulmonary. C) Cardiovascular. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homeostasis. 16. You were born with ..... bones. A) 300. B) 502. C) 10. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 300. 17. Which of the following is not an example of a short bone (square shaped, spongy bone mostly). A) Carpals. B) Tarsals. C) Metacarpals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metacarpals. 18. Part of the bone has been twisted in this fracture A) Greenstick. B) Avulsion. C) Segmental. D) Spiral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spiral. 19. Which subcategory of joint forms the skull? A) Hinge. B) Suture. C) Symphysis. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suture. 20. Part of skelelton that supports body weight and protects organs A) Appendicular skeleton. B) Axial skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial skeleton. 21. Which injury occurs when a bone is forced out of joint but returns without manual or surgical reduction? A) Strain. B) Subluxation. C) Dislocation. D) Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subluxation. 22. What is the interior of a bone composed of? A) Water. B) Marrow. C) Organs. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marrow. 23. Cords made of tough tissue that hold bones and muscles together are called A) Synovial Fluid. B) Tendons. C) Joints. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendons. 24. The skeletal system stores minerals like calcium. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Name the type of fracture based on the description:partial fracture (1 side of bone is broken) A) Comminuted. B) Oblique. C) Greenstick. D) Transverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenstick. 26. What are the 3 types of joint? A) Immovable, movable, partly movable. B) Immobile, mobile, stable. C) Immovable, stable, movable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immovable, movable, partly movable. 27. Which organ comes after the small intestine? A) Pancreas. B) Nothing. C) Liver. D) Large intestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Large intestine. 28. How many bones do we have when we are finished growing? A) 207. B) 270. C) 206. D) 253. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 29. All of the following are functions of bone EXCEPT A) Form blood cells. B) Supports the body. C) Controls body temperature. D) Protect soft organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Controls body temperature. 30. What produces sweat? A) Pore. B) Sweat gland. C) Sebaceous gland. D) Epidermis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweat gland. 31. What bone is connected to the ribs? A) Sternum. B) Humerus. C) Femur. D) Mandible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum. 32. This type of joint is found in the skull A) Fixed (immovable). B) Hinge joint. C) Pivot joint. D) Ball and socket joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fixed (immovable). 33. Which type of fracture are incomplete, in which only a portion of the bone is broken? A) Greenstick Fractures. B) Spiral Fractures. C) Comminuted Fractures. D) Spiral Fractures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenstick Fractures. 34. How manybones the skull composed? A) 29. B) 28. C) 27. D) 26. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 29. 35. What is the name of the highlighted bone? A) Radius. B) Ulna. C) Scapula. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ulna. 36. Lubricant that makes smooth joint movements possible A) Cartilage. B) Ligaments. C) Synovial Fluid. D) Bursa. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synovial Fluid. 37. Hands and legs are examples of ..... musles A) Involuntary muscles. B) Voluntary muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntary muscles. 38. Provides support, movement, protection, blood cell production, and calcium storage A) Respiratory System. B) Skeletal System. C) Muscular System. D) Digestive System. E) Circulatory System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal System. 39. Diseases that causes a hunchback A) Lordosis. B) Scoliosis. C) Kyphosis. D) Osteosarcoma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kyphosis. 40. The skull is an example of which bone shape. A) Irregular. B) Short. C) Flat. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat. 41. A muscle performing an actual movement is also called: A) An agonist. B) An antagonist. C) A synergist. D) None of the options. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An agonist. 42. Organ system formed by bones. A) Circulatory System. B) Respiratory system. C) Skeletal System. D) Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal System. 43. Joints that have a space between the adjoining bones A) Fibrous. B) Cartilaginous. C) Synovial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synovial. 44. Yellow bone marrow found within bones: A) Protects soft, internal organs. B) Makes new blood cells. C) Calcium stores. D) Stores fat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stores fat. 45. An 85 year old woman lost her balance and fell backwards, landing on her bottom. Upon hitting the ground and for hours afterward, she complained of severe back pain. Her family took her to the doctor for Xrays and it was revealed she had compressed her thoracic vertebral bones (T8 & T9), resulting in a fracture. This type of fracture is called a ..... fracture. A) Compression. B) Spiral. C) Greenstick. D) Transverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compression. 46. Match the Structures of a Typical Bone:E A) Central Canal. B) Endosteum. C) Artery/Vein. D) Osteons. E) Lamellae. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Artery/Vein. 47. It is the longest and only bone in the upper arm. A) Radius. B) Scapula. C) Humerus. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humerus. 48. Bone tissue death due to a lack of blood flow A) OF. B) Paget's disease. C) Avascular necrosis. D) Osteoarthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Avascular necrosis. 49. What does the term 'desis' mean? A) To bind, tie together. B) Deficiency. C) Instrument for viewing. D) Abnormal condition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To bind, tie together. 50. Composed of the upper and lower extremities A) Axial Skeleton. B) Appendicular Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular Skeleton. 51. Artificial means..... A) God made. B) Natural. C) Real. D) Not natural. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not natural. 52. The longest, largest bone in the body: A) Ulna. B) Humerus. C) Tibia. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 53. The last two pairs of rib cage are known as ..... A) Flying ribs. B) Floating ribs. C) Sinking ribs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Floating ribs. 54. The attachment of the tendon of a muscle which moves the bone is called the ..... A) Origin. B) Insertion. C) Anchor. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insertion. 55. Calcitonin increases ..... activity ..... A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts. 56. The total number of the bones in an adult human are A) 260. B) 208. C) 206. D) 350. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 57. Which is the softer bone in the middle layer? A) Bone marrow. B) Spongy bone. C) Compact bone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone. 58. The carpals are your ankle bones. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 59. Pelvic bones and Vertebra are considered ..... A) Flat bones. B) Flat bones. C) Short bones. D) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irregular bones. 60. 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