This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System β Quiz 133 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 133 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the middle layer of bone that is protected by the compact bone and is spongy? A) Marrow. B) Cancellous Bone. C) Compact Bone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cancellous Bone. 2. During long bone development, what forms when osteoblasts deposit compact bone around the edge of the cartilage? A) Blood vessels. B) Medullary cavity. C) Yellow bone marrow. D) Red bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medullary cavity. 3. The end, head, part of a long bone is called the A) Diaphysis. B) Medullary Cavity. C) Compact Bone. D) Spongy Bone. E) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Epiphysis. 4. True False:A strain is an injury to a muscle and/or tendon and a sprain is an injury to a joint. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Articulation which is very slightly mobile. Characterized by the two bones being joined through a cartilaginous "middle man" A) Synarthroses. B) Diarthroses. C) Amphiarthroses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amphiarthroses. 6. Give me the two divisions of the skeletal system A) Axial and appendicular. B) Appendice and axes. C) Axiel and appropriate. D) Angel and frosty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial and appendicular. 7. The area of the foot labeled "B" is called the? A) Phalanges. B) Metatarsals. C) Metacarpals. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metatarsals. 8. A hollow, round structure present in a head is called A) Spine. B) Skull. C) Jawbone. D) Breastbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skull. 9. What is the process called by which bones are formed, and repaired after a fracture? A) Ossification. B) Regeneration. C) Splinting. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ossification. 10. Which structure contain the osteocytes? A) Lacuna. B) Trabecula. C) Central Canal. D) Lamella. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lacuna. 11. Concentric rings in bone tissue A) Haversian Canal. B) Periosteum. C) Lamella. D) Spongy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lamella. 12. The vertebrae on the ..... side of the body? A) Posterior. B) Medial. C) Lateral. D) Anterior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Posterior. 13. What is the name for the elastic connector that attaches where bones connect to bones? A) Joint. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 14. Connective tissues which are made up of bundles of hundreds to thousands of long, thin cells that can contract or relax. A) Cartilage. B) Ribs. C) Tendons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tendons. 15. What is a hematoma? A) Stretching and tearing. B) Broken bone. C) Solid swelling of clotted blood. D) Black and white image of bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solid swelling of clotted blood. 16. What is the job of an osteoclast? A) Create new bone tissue. B) Break down and recycle old bone tissue. C) Living bone cell that performs normal cell functions. D) Creates new blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break down and recycle old bone tissue. 17. Provides nutrients to the structures within the joint and lubricates the joint. A) Joint Capsule. B) Joint Cavity. C) Synovial Fluid. D) Synovial Membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synovial Fluid. 18. As an adult, how many bones are in the body? A) 200. B) 300. C) 306. D) 206. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 206. 19. What movement opens a joint? A) Flexion. B) Abduction. C) Extension. D) Adduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extension. 20. Animal Y rolls his body when attacked by its enemies. Animal Y maybe A) Lizard. B) Pangolin. C) Scorpion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pangolin. 21. True or False:all 3 of the types of muscles are involuntary? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 22. Skeleton of an animal (vertebrates), which is comprised of bone and cartilage. A) Exoskeletons. B) Endoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endoskeleton. 23. The smallest bone in the whole body is located in your head. It is the ..... bone. A) Stirrup. B) Patella. C) Jawbone. D) Facial bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stirrup. 24. It is the region of the skeleton that is formed by the bones of the head and the torso. A) The skeleton doesnΒ΄t divide in sections. B) Appendicular region. C) Axial region. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axial region. 25. What is created in the bone marrow of the skeletal system? A) Makes neurons for the body. B) Makes ligaments for the body. C) Makes blood cells for the body. D) Makes calcium for the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Makes blood cells for the body. 26. Name the smallest bone in the human body? A) Stapes. B) Sternum. C) Collar bone. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stapes. 27. This vitamin must be activated in the skin via sun energy. A) Vitamin D. B) Vitamin A. C) Vitamin B. D) Vitamin C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitamin D. 28. What is the thin outer layer that covers a bone? A) Epidermis. B) Compact bone. C) Periosteum. D) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. 29. What is the structure of a bone? A) They are hard from inside. B) They are soft from inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are soft from inside. 30. ..... is a condition that impacts the body's ability to recycle and remodel bone cells. It can result in weakened or misshapen bones. A) Osteonecrosis. B) Paget's disease. C) Osteoarthritis. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paget's disease. 31. PART OF THE LONG BONE THAT IS MOSTLY MADE UP OF CANCELLOUS BONE A) EPIPHYSIS. B) DIAPHYSIS. C) METAPHYSIS. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EPIPHYSIS. 32. All flightless birds lack a keel bone A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 33. Endochondrial bones develop from A) Areolar tissue. B) Spongy bone. C) Yellow marrow. D) Hyaline cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyaline cartilage. 34. True or false. Spinal column and spinal cord refer to the same thing. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 35. A place in the body where two bones come together A) Bone. B) Compact bone. C) Ligament. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joint. 36. Synarthrotic Bones ..... A) Moveable. B) Loose. C) Slightly moveable. D) Are not moveable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Are not moveable. 37. What is the process called when bones fuse together during growth? A) Decalcification. B) Calcification. C) Ossification. D) Disintegration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ossification. 38. A weight of a typical brain would be ..... A) 4.2 kg. B) 5 kg. C) 1 kg. D) 1.4 kg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1.4 kg. 39. How many bones are in your leg? A) 3. B) 5. C) 8. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 40. How do bones move at ball and socket joints? A) On a single axis. B) On many axes. C) On two axes. D) They glide on each other. E) They rotate around a ring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On many axes. 41. Fracture of the medial epicondyle of the humerus lead to injury of: A) Musculocutaneous nerve. B) Radial nerve. C) Ulnar nerve. D) Median nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ulnar nerve. 42. Is milk (calcium) good for bones? A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes. 43. The smallest bone in the body is: A) In my ear. B) In my fingers. C) In my head. D) In my chest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In my ear. 44. The pelvic girdle bones are part of the: A) Axial skeleton. B) Appendicular skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular skeleton. 45. Tough and fibrous tissue that forms the outermost covering of bone. A) Periosteum. B) End stem. C) Spongy bone. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 46. What does the long bones do? A) Helps protect your organs. B) Helps you move. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helps you move. 47. You will need to identify all 17 bones we have labeled in class. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. The part of the nail plate that extends over the tip of the finger or toe is the ..... A) Free edge. B) Matrix. C) Epithelium tissue. D) Sidewall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Free edge. 49. What characteristic of spongy bone allows it to be the site of hematopoiesis? A) It contains perforating canals. B) There is space between lamellae. C) It lacks red bone marrow. D) It contains yellow bone marrow. E) There is space between trabeculae. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) There is space between trabeculae. 50. Which part of the body acts as levers? A) Joints. B) Tendons. C) Bones. D) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bones. 51. Which body system works in conjunction with the skeletal system? A) Endocrine System. B) Cardiovascular System. C) Muscular System. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscular System. 52. Continued longitudinal growth of a long bone happens at the ..... A) Appositional plate. B) Longitudinal plate. C) Epiphyseal plate. D) Diaphyseal plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphyseal plate. 53. How many phalanges do we have in each finger? A) 3. B) 10. C) 5. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 54. Development of appendicular A) Typically have more movement and are notfused, allowing for a greater range of motion. B) Fuses over time, skull bones are not all fused at birth but fuse together by around 3 monthsold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Typically have more movement and are notfused, allowing for a greater range of motion. 55. What is another name for "sternum" ? A) Asterny. B) Bsterbone. C) Dbreastbone. D) Cchest bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dbreastbone. 56. A baby's bones ..... as they get older. A) Fuse. B) Soften. C) Harden. D) Break. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fuse. 57. What is the name of the bones that form the fingers and toes? A) "Phalanges". B) "Tarsals". C) "Carpals". D) "Metatarsals". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Phalanges". 58. Skeletal tissue stores ....., whichis one of the most important minerals and electrolytes of the body. A) Nitrogen. B) Phosphorous. C) Amino acids. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium. 59. What is the function of spongy bone? A) Provide structure and support. B) Reduce weight in the skeleton. C) Reduce friction in the joints. D) Produce Blood Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduce weight in the skeleton. 60. Where are your heart muscles? A) Attached to your bones. B) In your heart. C) In your stomach and veins. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In your heart. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books