This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The generic name for "Nuromaxtextregistered" is: A) Chlorzoxazone. B) Doxacurium. C) Baclofen. D) Diclofenac. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doxacurium. 2. What does your rib cage protect? A) Brain. B) Heart and lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heart and lungs. 3. Bone disorder in adults where bones are no able to absorb clacium as well due to low vitamin D, causing flexible, weak bones A) Osteoporosis. B) Wolff's law. C) Osteomalacia. D) Rickets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteomalacia. 4. ..... are your bone builders, whereas your ..... are your bone bone breakers. A) Osteoclasts; osteoblasts. B) Osteoblasts; osteocytes. C) Osteocytes; osteoblasts. D) Osteoblasts; osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoblasts; osteoclasts. 5. Which body system protects the organs of the body? A) Digestive. B) Muscular. C) Respiratory. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeletal. 6. Tiny canals that radiate from the central canal to lacunae A) Osteons. B) Lamellae. C) Lacunae. D) Canaliculi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Canaliculi. 7. Olfactory receptors are located in the mucosa of the nose. What are these receptors used for? A) Taste. B) Touch. C) Smell. D) Sight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smell. 8. When the shaft is cut in the middle, the hollow space seen is called? A) Periosteum. B) Metaphysis. C) Medullary cavity. D) Epiphyseal line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medullary cavity. 9. What is the name for the ends of long bones? A) Periosteum. B) Epiphyses. C) Diaphysis. D) Epiphyseal plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epiphyses. 10. Which of the following is not a bone that makes up the backbone?..... A) Lumbar bone. B) Neck bone. C) Backbone. D) Shoulder blade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shoulder blade. 11. A joint united by fibrocartilaginous tissue that permits a slight degree of movement is a: A) Gomphosis. B) Syndesmosis. C) Pubis symphysis. D) Suture. E) All of these are connected by dense fibrocartilaginous tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pubis symphysis. 12. The functions of the skeletal system are: A) Support, movement, protection. B) Support, breathing, absorb food. C) Absorb food, movement and growing. D) Breathing, transporting blood and protection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support, movement, protection. 13. Where is the Patella bone located? A) Hand. B) Knee. C) Foot. D) Chest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knee. 14. A neurotransmitter that stimulates skeletal muscles A) Acetylcholine (Ach). B) Neuromuscular junction. C) ATP. D) Cross bridges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acetylcholine (Ach). 15. What is Kyphosis? A) An abnormal curve from side-to-side. B) An abnormal curve of the lumbar spine. C) An abnormal curve of the thoracic. D) An abnormal curve of the thoracic and lumbar spine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An abnormal curve of the thoracic. 16. Our wrists and ankles have ..... joints. A) Pivot. B) Ball and socket. C) Gliding. D) Hinge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gliding. 17. Cockroaches have an outer skeleton. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. What is the main mineral that is added to bone tissue in ossification? A) Sodium. B) Calcium. C) Magnesium. D) Potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcium. 19. What type of muscle(s) is involuntary? A) Skeletal and smooth. B) Cardiac and skeletal. C) Smooth and cardiac. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smooth and cardiac. 20. The skeleton provides a structural framework that gives the body a certain shape A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. An injury is when our body is: A) Bones. B) Hurt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hurt. 22. Which type of joint gives you the largest range of motion? A) Pivot. B) Ball and socket. C) Hinge. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket. 23. The form of the bones in the axial skeleton functions to do what? A) Store nutrients. B) Produce blood cells. C) Move the body. D) Protect the body organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protect the body organs. 24. What is the anatomical term of movement/motion for moving a limb towards your midline/torso? A) Flexion. B) Abduction. C) Pronation. D) Adduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adduction. 25. The cranial bones are considered ..... A) Short bones. B) Long bones. C) Flat bones. D) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat bones. 26. 3) This connective tissue is found in between bones to allow bones to smoothly moves against each other. A) Cartilage. B) Bone Marrow. C) Ligament. D) Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 27. Identify the stimulus that restores homeostasis. Scenario:A person begins to exercise which causes their body temperature to increase. The temperature change is noticed (sensed) and the person begins to sweat and their body temperature decreases. A) A person begins to exercise. B) Body temperature increases. C) Temperature changes is noticed. D) Body temperature decreases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Body temperature decreases. 28. Bone cells that build bone-producing collagen and calcium and phosphate salts A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteocytes. D) Osteogenic cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts. 29. In compact bone, the osteocytes are connected to each other by tiny cell processes extending through tiny canals called A) Central canals. B) Canaliculi. C) Lacunae. D) Lamellae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canaliculi. 30. All examples are diarthrosis A) Fibrous. B) Cartilaginous. C) Synovial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synovial. 31. Is cardiac and skeletal involuntary or voluntary A) Cardiac is involuntary, Skeletal is voluntary. B) Cardiac is voluntary, skeletal is involuntary. C) Both is involuntary. D) Both is voluntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cardiac is involuntary, Skeletal is voluntary. 32. What organ system allows movement of the body? Joints, connective tissues and muscle make it possible for body parts to be mobile. A) Muscular System. B) Lymphatic System. C) Integumentary System. D) Skeletal System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeletal System. 33. Which of the following is an example of a long bone? A) Patella. B) Tarsals(ankle bones). C) Carpals(wrist bones). D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 34. The number of bones in an Human body. A) 205. B) 206. C) 333. D) 302. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 35. Bone longer than it is wide A) Periosteum. B) Sesamoid. C) Long bone. D) Irregular bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long bone. 36. Which statement best describes red bone marrow? A) Contains large amounts of fat cells. B) Helps in the production of red blood cells. C) Adds weight to the bone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helps in the production of red blood cells. 37. A pivot joint is found in the ..... A) Shoulder. B) Knee. C) Wrist. D) Neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Neck. 38. A baby has ..... bones A) 300. B) 206. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 300. 39. Calcium is one of the main minerals stored in bones. A) True. B) False tagsSAP2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. What muscle is on your femur? A) Quadriceps. B) Bicep. C) Abdominal. D) Gluteus maximus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quadriceps. 41. Root word for cartilage A) Arthr/o. B) Chondr/o. C) Cost/o. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chondr/o. 42. During a biology class, Jackson, Isla, and Benjamin were studying the human skeletal system. They learned that a certain tissue cushions the end of bones. Can you identify this tissue? A) Ligaments. B) Tendons. C) Joints. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage. 43. Type of bone found in the epiphyses A) Yellow Marrow. B) Compact Bone. C) Red Marrow. D) Spongy Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spongy Bone. 44. A human has an.....skeleton. A) Endoskeleton. B) Exoskeleton. C) Outer skeleton. D) Endoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endoskeleton. 45. Inflammation of the bursa A) Arthritis. B) Sprain. C) Dislocation. D) Bursitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bursitis. 46. Dawt goes to the doctor and describes the symptoms below. Which failing organ system is the main cause of his symptoms? A) Skeletal system. B) Muscular system. C) Digestive system. D) Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscular system. 47. What part of skin helps keep people warm? A) Sweat glands. B) Nerves. C) Hairs. D) Nails. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hairs. 48. Immovable joint of the skull after fusion A) Notch. B) Suture. C) Fontanel. D) Tuberosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suture. 49. What is number 6? A) Medullary cavity. B) Periosteum. C) Articular cartilage. D) Epiphyseal plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periosteum. 50. Which of these are voluntary muscles? A) Stomach. B) Heart. C) Skeletal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 51. Name of the hormone that increases the levels of calcium in the blood. A) Calcitonin. B) Parathyroid. C) Phosphatase. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parathyroid. 52. What type of movement is shown in the image? A) Inversion. B) Supination. C) Dorsiflexion. D) Pronation. E) Opposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Opposition. 53. Smooth muscle also helps move food throughyour digestive tract via the process ..... A) Propulsion. B) Digestion. C) Contraction. D) Peristalsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Peristalsis. 54. When do bones stop growing? A) Age 20. B) Bones don't grow. C) Age 25. D) Age 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Age 25. 55. What is the name of the bones that are found in both your fingers and toes? A) Carpals. B) Metatarsals. C) Phalanges. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phalanges. 56. During this stage of development, the skull is not fully fused. A) Childhood. B) Infancy. C) Adolescence. D) Adulthood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infancy. 57. Muscles give ..... to the bones for movement A) Support. B) Posture. C) Exercise. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support. 58. What is another word for a condyloid joint? A) Ellipsoid. B) Sesamoid. C) Concave. D) Convex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ellipsoid. 59. Major organs of the body are located within the skull, ribs, and pelvis. What function of the skeletal system do these structures perform? A) Movement. B) Hemopoiesis. C) Protection. D) Mineral storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protection. 60. Which of the following statements best describes unicellular organisms? A) Unicellular organisms have transport systems between cells. B) Unicellular organisms have many cells that must work together to perform life processes. C) Unicellular organisms are a single cell that performs all life processes. D) Unicellular organisms live only inside other living organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unicellular organisms are a single cell that performs all life processes. ← 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