This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 135 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 135 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Chest bone is also called as, A) Femur. B) Vertebrae. C) Humerus. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sternum. 2. What is in the center of cells that forms red blood cells? A) Yellow Marrow. B) Red Marrow. C) Blood makers. D) Fat Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red Marrow. 3. Floating ribs are attached at the: A) Fibula. B) Hip bone. C) Spine. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spine. 4. True or False:Skeletons give the body shape. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 5. An ..... is a mature bone cell. A) Osteoblast. B) Osteoclast. C) Osteocyte. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteocyte. 6. This joint allows movement with limited rotation A) Ball and socket. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pivot. 7. Bones grow until A) 100. B) 30. C) 20. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 20. 8. Osteoarthritis is caused by: A) Low calcium levels. B) Injured ligament and tendons. C) Stress fractures. D) Wear and tear on a joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wear and tear on a joint. 9. An increase in the range of movement at a joint is beneficial because ..... A) It can reduce the risk of injury. B) It can make the bones stronger. C) It can decrease the amount of synovial fluid produced. D) It can increase bone marrow production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It can reduce the risk of injury. 10. Humped curvature in the thoracic area of the spine "hunchback" A) Rickets. B) Lordosis. C) Kyphosis. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kyphosis. 11. Hey Avani, Riyaan, and Akhil! What is the main role of the periosteum? A) Regulation of body temperature. B) Production of red blood cells. C) Digestion of food. D) Protective covering of bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protective covering of bones. 12. A ..... is the basic unit of structure and function for all living things. A) Heart. B) Eyes. C) Cell. D) Skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell. 13. In the high Jump, which antagonistic pair are working at the jump take off. A) The tibialis anterior is contract and the gastrocnemius relax. B) The gastrocnemius is contract and the tibialis relax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The gastrocnemius is contract and the tibialis relax. 14. AKA-Trabecular Bone A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone. 15. Layer of bone tissue having many small spaces and found just inside the layer of compact bone A) Ligament. B) Compact bone. C) Spongy bone. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spongy bone. 16. The Axial skeleton is made up of the upper and lower extremities. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. True or False:The skull is the protective case for the brain and the organs of sight, taste, smell, hearing and balance. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. I am located just behind the pupil and help to focus light, who am i? A) Retina. B) Pupil. C) Lense. D) Cornea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lense. 19. What type of muscle makes you walk? A) Skeletal. B) Smooth. C) Cardiac. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. 20. Your bones have a soft material in the center and lots of holes like a sponge near the ends. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 21. Which portion of the skeleton forms the extremities? A) Cranium. B) Appendicular Skeleton. C) Diaphysis. D) Axial Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular Skeleton. 22. The enlargement of muscles. A) Craniotomy. B) Osteonecrosis. C) Amphiarthrosis. D) Hypertrophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hypertrophy. 23. More than 1/2 of your bones are found in your hands and feet. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. The bone at joints are held together by A) Tendons. B) Cartilage. C) Muscles. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ligaments. 25. What is a good food to help with joint health? A) Bone broth/gelatin. B) Kale. C) Brown rice. D) Whole grain bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone broth/gelatin. 26. What are the rings around the haversian canal called? A) Lamella. B) Volkmann's channel. C) Lacunae. D) Osteocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lamella. 27. Bone growth that begins with a cartilage model is called A) Endochondral. B) Appositional. C) Epiphyseal. D) Intramembranous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endochondral. 28. ..... is the slender smaller bone of the lower leg A) Femur. B) Tibia. C) Fibula. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fibula. 29. Membrane that covers and protects the outside of the bone: A) Periosteum. B) Spongy bone. C) Compact bone. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 30. Choose the correct answer:Surounds the lungs and protect them A) Scapula. B) Vertebrae. C) Rib cage. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rib cage. 31. Which of the following does the human skeleton does not consist of: A) Backbone. B) Brain. C) Ribcage. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brain. 32. Your knee is connected to muscles by ....., which help it move. A) Tendons. B) Appendicular Skeleton. C) Axial Skeleton. D) Skeletal System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendons. 33. What are found in limbs, has a shaft (diaphysis) and two ends (epiphyses)? A) Long bones. B) Short bones. C) Flat bones. D) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long bones. 34. The topmost layer of the skin A) Epidermis. B) Dermis. C) Muscles. D) Subcutaneous fat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epidermis. 35. Most bones consist of ..... bone sandwiched between ..... bone A) Short/long. B) Spongy/compact. C) Long/short. D) Compact/spongy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy/compact. 36. Which type of bone cell is found in mature bone? A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteocytes. C) Osteoclasts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteocytes. 37. Which of the following statements about joints is NOT true? A) Ball and socket joints allow the greatest range of motion. B) Fibrous joints allow no movement. C) The only hinge joint is the elbow. D) Joints are also called articulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The only hinge joint is the elbow. 38. The appendicular skeleton contains ..... bones. A) 206. B) 80. C) 126. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 126. 39. This makes up the lower jaw A) Endochondral ossification. B) Mandible. C) Epiphysis. D) Maxilla. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mandible. 40. The bone that attaches the arm to the pectoral girdle is the ..... A) Ulna. B) Tibia. C) Humerus. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humerus. 41. ..... = inflammation of tendons A) Sprain. B) Osteoporosis. C) Tendinitis. D) Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tendinitis. 42. The wrist is a ..... bone. A) Irregular. B) Flat. C) Long. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short. 43. This wraps the muscle cells A) Endomysium. B) Epimysium. C) Perimysium. D) Idontseeum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endomysium. 44. Which orientation terms have opposite meanings? A) Superficial and proximal. B) Distal and proximal. C) Medial and distal. D) Posterior and intermediate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distal and proximal. 45. Which of the following is defined as the ability to change or be changed according to circumstances? A) Flexibility. B) Extensibility. C) Elasticity. D) Excitability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flexibility. 46. Abnormal increase in the outward curve of the thoracic spine A) Exostosis. B) Kyphosis. C) Scoliosis. D) Lordosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kyphosis. 47. Ligaments connect bone to bone. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. Which of these joint problems is caused by ligaments over-stretching? A) Bursitis. B) Osteoarthritis. C) Sprain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sprain. 49. The cranium protects the ..... A) Lungs. B) Heart. C) Kidneys. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. 50. The epiphysis of a long bone runs along the middle of the bones and stops at the ephyseal line A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 51. What is in the center of long bones? A) Mineral deposits. B) Bone marrow. C) Fat cells. D) Solid bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone marrow. 52. What do muscles do? A) Control movement, posture, and balance. B) Make your bones strong. C) Control your brain. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Control movement, posture, and balance. 53. The endosteum is the: A) Outer covering around the long bone. B) The inner lining of the long bone. C) The ends of the long bones. D) The shaft of the long bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The inner lining of the long bone. 54. Which one is not a type of joint? A) Synovial Joint. B) Fibrous Joint. C) Inserted Joint. D) Cartilaginous Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inserted Joint. 55. ..... provides cushioning and lubrication to joints A) Tissue. B) Road maps. C) Bridges. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage. 56. The bones of the skull that protect the brain A) Cranium. B) Ligament. C) Radius. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranium. 57. A bony projection on the side of the ankle A) Talus. B) Malleolus. C) Tarsals. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Malleolus. 58. Ligaments join..... A) Bone to bone. B) Muscle to bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone to bone. 59. All of the following are examples of gliding joints except ..... A) Ankles. B) Vertebrae. C) Shoulder. D) Wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shoulder. 60. The outer covering of bones A) Sesamoid bone. B) Flat bone. C) Long bone. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Periosteum. ← 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