This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 130 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 130 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The matrix for the bone cells and the skeletal system includes all of the following except A) Myelin. B) Collagen. C) Kick. D) Phosphorus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myelin. 2. The root word for "rib" is: A) Chondr/o. B) Arthr/o. C) Cost/o. D) Ankyl/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cost/o. 3. Blood cell formation is called: A) Hemogenesis. B) Hematopoiesis. C) Homeostasis. D) Hemolysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hematopoiesis. 4. Which type of joint allows the most mobility? A) Ball and socket joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Pivot joint. D) Gliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball and socket joint. 5. Each of the series of small bones forming the backbone, having several projections for articulation and muscle attachment, and a hole through which the spinal cord passes is what? A) Backbone. B) Spine. C) Bone marrow. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vertebrae. 6. Delicate lining of the medullary cavity A) Endosteum. B) Compact bone. C) Diaphysis. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endosteum. 7. One of the functions of the skeletal system is to give the body shape and support. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 8. The place in the bone where red and white cells are made is ..... A) Periosteum. B) Bone marrow. C) Spongy bone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone marrow. 9. Mandible and vertebrae are classified as ..... bones. A) Irregular. B) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irregular. 10. The surgical removal of a joint? A) Osetotomes. B) Arthrotomy. C) Arthrectomy. D) Ostectomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arthrectomy. 11. A disease that results in a decrease in bone mass and mineral density A) Paget's disease. B) Osteoporosis. C) Osteomyelitis. D) Osteonecrosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoporosis. 12. We can bend, then straightened our fingers, these movements are made possible by ..... A) Gliding joints. B) Pivot joints. C) Hinge joints. D) Ball-and-socket joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinge joints. 13. What is the function of the discs and the S-shaped structure of the vertebral column? A) To prevent shock to the head when we walk or run. B) To support arm movements. C) To facilitate bending only forward. D) To make the body trunk rigid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To prevent shock to the head when we walk or run. 14. Closest point to the attachment of the trunk is called A) Caudal. B) Distal. C) Proximal. D) Cranial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proximal. 15. The elastic, bony cage that acts as a protective framework for the heart and lungs is the ..... A) Scapula. B) Thorax. C) Sternum. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thorax. 16. The bones of the skeleton store important minerals. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 17. Name the marking based on the description:rough surface A) Tuberosity. B) Spine. C) Fossa. D) Articulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tuberosity. 18. What type of joint is found in your fingers, elbows, and knees? A) Ball and Socket. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge. 19. Tissue that receives stimuli and sends the impulse to the spinal chord and brain A) Nervous. B) Muscular. C) Epithelial. D) Connective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous. 20. Where in the body can you find an example of a cartilaginous (slightly movable) joint? A) Rib cage. B) Elbow. C) Hip. D) Knee. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rib cage. 21. Where is the tibia bone located? A) Lower leg. B) Forearm. C) Upper leg. D) Upper arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower leg. 22. What is the Medical Term for rib? A) Cost/o. B) Skulls. C) Cervic/o. D) Coccyg/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cost/o. 23. The skull is in the human leg. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 24. Large lower leg bone A) Sternum. B) Fibula. C) Tibia. D) Femur. E) Sacred. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tibia. 25. The joints between vertebrae A) Gliding joints. B) Pivot joints. C) Hinge joints. D) Ball-and-socket joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gliding joints. 26. Composed of several kinds of tissue that work together to perform a specific job A) Tissue. B) Organ. C) Joints. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organ. 27. Space within the bone filled with marrow A) Metaphysis. B) Medullary cavity. C) Sesamoid. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medullary cavity. 28. Bones help support and ptotects parts A) Of your body. B) Of your muscle. C) Of your bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of your body. 29. What is the name for the formation of blood cells? A) Red Marrow. B) Hematopoiesis. C) Leukemia. D) Lymphocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hematopoiesis. 30. Abduction is movement away from the midline of the body A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 31. Means-surgical removal A) -ectomy. B) -pumpkin. C) -hiss. D) -cyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -ectomy. 32. Which is striated but only has one nucleus? A) Cardiac. B) Smooth. C) Skeletal. D) Rough. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cardiac. 33. What is the place called where one one bone meets another? A) Cartilage. B) Bones. C) Joints. D) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joints. 34. The connective tissue bands that hold together the bones at a joint are called? A) Cartilage. B) Tendons. C) Periosteum. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ligaments. 35. This type of bone is porous, allowing blood vessels to move through it and containing bone marrow. A) Spongy (cancellous) Bone. B) Compact (cortical) Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy (cancellous) Bone. 36. This disease causes a person to have abnormal bone formation usually seen in the pelvis and skull: A) Hypothyroidism. B) Pagets disease. C) Osteomyelitis. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pagets disease. 37. All joints are straight or extended A) Adduction. B) Flexion. C) Abduction. D) Extension. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extension. 38. What is the position of the scapula relative to the rib cage? A) Proximal. B) Posterior. C) Inferior. D) Medial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Posterior. 39. Which of the following is the heel bone? A) Humate. B) Talus. C) Calcaneus. D) Pisiform. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcaneus. 40. Where are the metacarpals located? A) They make up your feet. B) They make up the palm of your hand. C) They make up your ankle. D) They make up your lower arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They make up the palm of your hand. 41. ..... protects and supports body organs and provides a framework the muscles use to support movement. It is made up of bones, joints, and cartiladge. A) Skeletal system. B) Marrow. C) Joint. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal system. 42. A place in the body where two or more bones connect. A) Joint. B) Red bone marrow. C) Spongy Bone. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 43. Also known as INFANTILE OSTEOMALACIA, is a deficiency disease occurring in children. This disease is characterized by abnormal bone growth due to lack of vitamin D that is sometimes due to lack of Sun exposure. A) Paget's Disease. B) Rickets. C) Osteonecrosis. D) Short Stature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rickets. 44. What part of the skeleton is in the center of your body A) Spinal Cord. B) Neck. C) Backbone. D) Spinal Cord and Backbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal Cord and Backbone. 45. A fixed or movable joint between bones is also called a(n) ..... A) Fontanel. B) Suture. C) Bursa sac. D) Articulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Articulation. 46. Which one is a function of the skin? A) Produces vitamin D. B) Mantaining a hot temperature. C) Develop information. D) Eliminates water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Produces vitamin D. 47. Which synovial joint structure is composed of dense regular connective tissue, connects bone to bone, and functions to stabilize, strengthen and reinforce the joint? A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Articular cartilage. D) Synovial membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 48. Group of diseases of muscles causing cell deterioration: A) Muscular Fatigue. B) Muscle hypertrophy. C) Muscular dystrophy. D) Muscle Cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscular dystrophy. 49. This joint allows only back and forth movement A) Hinge joint. B) Gliding joint. C) Pivot joint. D) Ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge joint. 50. The diaphysis, epiphysis, and medullary cavity are A) Formed by osteons. B) Filled with bone marrow. C) Structures of a long bone. D) More than one of the above is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Structures of a long bone. 51. It is made of very thick and elastic material making them touch where they can stretch when the bones move. The bones do not separate even if they do a lot of movement because it holds it together. A) Achiles. B) Cartilage. C) Ligament. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ligament. 52. Which nerve that can be injured by fracture of the neck of fibula? A) Tibial nerve. B) Nerve to gastrocnemius muscle. C) Nerve to Popliteus muscle. D) Common Peroneal nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Common Peroneal nerve. 53. Which organ(s) is not protected by the thoracic cage? A) Heart. B) Liver. C) Lungs. D) Lower intestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lower intestine. 54. Which body system controls the level of calcium in the blood? A) Respiratory. B) Digestive. C) Cardiovascular. D) Endocrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endocrine. 55. Arthritis that attacks the joints via immune system A) Osteoarthritis. B) Osteoporosis. C) Rheumatoid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rheumatoid. 56. What is the process of cartilage becoming bone called? A) Ossification. B) Ossication. C) Osteoporosis. D) Ossification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ossification. 57. Which of the body structures listed below is NOT made of cartilage A) Spinal disks. B) External parts of the ear. C) Cushion between joints. D) Achilles tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Achilles tendon. 58. The skeleton is like the ..... of a house. A) Bones. B) Framework. C) Protects. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Framework. 59. Teeth in your jaw and plates of your skull are examples of A) Fibrous joint. B) Movable joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fibrous joint. 60. Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeleton? A) Support the body. B) Protect the vital body organs. C) Give the shape of the body. D) Generate heat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Generate heat. ← 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