This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 134 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 134 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A way to prevent bone or ligament injury is to ..... A) Run real fast without stretching first. B) Warm up & stretch before participating in activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Warm up & stretch before participating in activities. 2. ..... protects the bones from wear out condition A) Ligaments. B) Skin. C) Cartilage. D) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilage. 3. The inner framework made of all the bones of the body A) Vertebrae. B) Cartilage. C) Skeleton. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeleton. 4. All living things are made up of A) Organ systems. B) Organs. C) Tissues. D) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cells. 5. More than half the bones in your body are located in your hands and feet. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. In our skull how many total bones are there and how many cranium and facial? A) 33 Cranium 15 Facial 18. B) 25 Cranium 14 Facial 11. C) 22 Cranium 14 Facial 8. D) 21 Cranium 14 Facial 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 22 Cranium 14 Facial 8. 7. What are bone building cells? A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Ossification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts. 8. Process of creating bone is is called ..... A) Chemization. B) Bone resorption. C) Periosteum. D) Ossification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ossification. 9. The clavicles and ..... form the shoulder girdle or joint. A) Ribs. B) Phalanges. C) Vertebrae. D) Shoulders. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shoulders. 10. Which type of muscle tissue would line the intestines? A) Smooth. B) Transitional. C) Skeletal. D) Cardiac. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smooth. 11. The bones that make up the spinal column are the A) Foramen. B) Vertebrae. C) Spinal cord. D) Carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebrae. 12. Bone that consists of tightly packed osseous tissue is what type of bone? A) Thick. B) Thin. C) Loose. D) Compact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compact. 13. The carpal bones are A) Short bones. B) Flat bones. C) Long bones. D) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short bones. 14. This body system moves the body and is made up of all the muscles in your body. A) Circulatory System. B) Muscular System. C) Skeletal System. D) Respiratory System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscular System. 15. Bone tissue is primarily made up of ..... A) Matrix. B) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matrix. 16. The skull is a(n) ..... A) Immovable joint. B) Movable joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immovable joint. 17. Based on the functions in the table, which system is the skeletal system? A) System W. B) System Z. C) System Y. D) System X. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) System Y. 18. Skeletal muscles work..... A) In triplets. B) In pairs. C) By themselves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In pairs. 19. A child as much more cartilage between their bones than an adult does. Why is this? A) A child needs to be more limber and this allows for that. B) Osteoclasts will eventually destroy the cartilage. C) As the child grows that cartilage will be turned to bone. D) A child does not have more cartilage between their bones than an adult. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As the child grows that cartilage will be turned to bone. 20. Which type of fracture describes the bone poking through the skin? A) Compound Fracture. B) Greenstick Fracture. C) Comminuted Fracture. D) Spiral Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound Fracture. 21. One of the band connective tissue that hold skeleton together A) Ligaments. B) Neutron. C) Receptors. D) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligaments. 22. Skeletal Muscle give your body strength and power? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Which produces red blood cells? A) Red marrow. B) Yellow marrow. C) Osteons. D) Beams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red marrow. 24. What is the job of the skeleton? A) Support the body (gives the body shape). B) Protects organs like your heart and brain. C) Helps you move. D) ALL of the above . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL of the above . 25. Choose the correct answer:Shoulder Bone A) Rib cage. B) Scapula. C) Patella. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scapula. 26. The ends of a long bone are called the A) Diaphysis. B) Metaphyses. C) Epiphyses. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphyses. 27. What does the rib cage do? A) Protects your heart and lungs. B) Makes you breath. C) Helps your shirt stay on better. D) Pumps your heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protects your heart and lungs. 28. The ..... helps with maintaining good posture. A) Tendons. B) Axial Skeleton. C) Appendicular Skeleton. D) Skeletal System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial Skeleton. 29. Which type of cartilage is found between bones? A) Fibrous. B) Elastic. C) Hyaline. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyaline. 30. Yellow Marrow ..... A) Does not contain blood. B) Assists in the production of red blood cells. C) Is found in the cavities of many bones. D) Is a major storehouse for fat within the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is a major storehouse for fat within the body. 31. A3. The brain is protected by the backbone. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 32. Describe long bones. A) Long bones are a type of bone that are wider than they are long. B) Long bones are a type of bone that are found in the skull and face. C) Long bones are a type of bone that are flat and thin. D) Long bones are a type of bone that are longer than they are wide, such as the femur or humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Long bones are a type of bone that are longer than they are wide, such as the femur or humerus. 33. The axis is this type of bone A) Long. B) Irregular. C) Flat. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irregular. 34. How is bone marrow cells like a little factory? A) The marrow cells are inside the bone and doesn't do anything else. B) The marrow cells are really not that important, so their job doesn't really matter. C) The marrow cells pump out red blood cells that carry oxygen to the body. D) The marrow cells tell your brain when to send signals to other parts of your body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The marrow cells pump out red blood cells that carry oxygen to the body. 35. What is the membrane on the surface of bones? A) Periosteum. B) Endosteum. C) Canaliculi. D) Lamella. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 36. A strain is an injury to a ..... A) Tendon. B) Ligaments. C) Sprain. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscle. 37. What are the three parts of the Skeletal System? A) Periosteum, Compact, and Smooth. B) Periosteum, Spongy, and Cardiac. C) Spongy, Compact, and Perisoteum. D) Spongy, Compact, and Cardiac. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spongy, Compact, and Perisoteum. 38. Appendicular Skeleton A) . B) . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 39. This structure covers the outside of a long bone A) Yellow bone marrow. B) Periosteum. C) Epiphysis. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periosteum. 40. Type of joint in hips and shoulders. A) Pivot joint. B) Saddle joint. C) Ball and socket joint. D) Hinge joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket joint. 41. Bones produce ..... Blood Cells A) Yellow. B) White. C) Red. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red. 42. A type of arthritis: A) Rheumatoid. B) Gout. C) Acclimatory. D) Inflammatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rheumatoid. 43. Match the example to the job:Platlets that help your blood to clot and form a scab when you get cut are produced in your bone marrow. A) Gives you shape and support. B) Protects your inner organs. C) Forms blood cells. D) Stores minerals. E) Helps you move (with muscles). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forms blood cells. 44. Where is your ulna? A) Lower arm. B) Lower leg. C) Upper arm. D) Upper leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower arm. 45. Where is the longest bone in the body located? A) Backbone. B) Arms. C) Thighs. D) Abdomen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thighs. 46. Membrane that lines the medullary canal and keeps the yellow marrow intact A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Endosteum. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endosteum. 47. Which structure is present in all adolescent long bones? A) Medullary cavity. B) Diaphysis. C) Epiphyseal plate. D) Articular cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphyseal plate. 48. The cells responsible for normal destruction of bone tissue (resorption) are A) Osteoclasts. B) Fibroblasts. C) Osteoblasts. D) Osteocytes. E) Osteophages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoclasts. 49. The functional unit of the muscle cell is the: A) Myofilament. B) Sarcomere. C) Osteon. D) Muscle fiber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarcomere. 50. Which of the following hormones stimulates osteoclasts to break down tissue? A) Thyroxine. B) Calcitonin. C) Adrenal hormones. D) Parathyroid hormone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parathyroid hormone. 51. A fracture that results when the bone becomes shorter because the bones are forced together A) Impacted. B) Avulsion. C) Oblique. D) Communited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Impacted. 52. The skeletal system supports the body by forming a ..... A) Plate. B) Barrier. C) Framework. D) Column. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Framework. 53. What are the types of connecting tissues? A) Ligaments. B) Cartilage. C) Tendons. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 54. The ends of a long bone is properly referred to as the ..... A) Long portion. B) Diaphysis. C) Epiphysis. D) Wide portion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphysis. 55. Which of the following is a depression in a bone: A) Fossa. B) Line. C) Spine. D) Epicondyle. E) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossa. 56. The skull consists of ..... bones A) 50. B) 14. C) 22. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 22. 57. Physiology is the A) What. B) Study of pheromones. C) How. D) Study of physical rehab. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How. 58. What is a small channel or duct in the bone? A) Osteoblast. B) Lamella. C) Osteocyte. D) Canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Canals. 59. John is a toddler and fell on an outstretched arm while running outside. X-rays reveal an incomplete fracture of his radius. What type of fracture does John have? A) Compound. B) Comminuted. C) Dislocation. D) Greenstick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greenstick. 60. Muscles make up ..... % of your body weight. A) 65%. B) 95%. C) 75%. D) 85%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 85%. ← 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