This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 137 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 137 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The process of producing of red & white blood cells from red bone marrow is A) Suturing. B) Hematopoiesis. C) Storing minerals. D) Ossification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hematopoiesis. 2. What does the nerve tissue do? A) Carries messages. B) Allows movement. C) Covers surfaces inside and out. D) Connects and supports. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carries messages. 3. What division of the skeletal system do we find the Hyoid bone? A) Appendicular. B) Axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial. 4. What does the term periosteum mean? A) Inside the bone. B) Surrounding the bone. C) Within a ligament. D) Within the bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surrounding the bone. 5. Hearts, lungs, and digestive system protected by ..... A) Skull. B) Backbone. C) Chest bone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chest bone. 6. Your skeleton helps you..... A) Protect. B) Move. C) Ear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move. 7. Symptoms:Whites of eyes a blue tint, easily fractured bones, AKA:Brittle Bone Disorder. A) Osteogenesis Imperfecta. B) Achondroplasia. C) Osteoporosis. D) Osteomyelitis. E) Ricketts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteogenesis Imperfecta. 8. What is the skeletal system responsible for? A) Helping your body to breathe. B) Provide support for the body. C) Provide energy for the body. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provide support for the body. 9. Nearly one-fourth of all human bones can be found in the feet A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The spines forms the central ..... rod for the skeleton. A) Both. B) None of these. C) Connecting. D) Supporting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both. 11. ..... fibres which stop the bones coming apart when they move, join the bones together A) Cartilage. B) Synovial fluid. C) Ligaments. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ligaments. 12. Match the following with the best location humerus, ulan A) Axial skeleton. B) Pelvic girdle. C) Appendicular skeleton. D) Upper leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appendicular skeleton. 13. The fluid present between joints, that makes the movements of joints easily, is called A) Burase. B) Tendon. C) Cartilage. D) Synovial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synovial. 14. Example of carpals bone that arranged in second ( distal row) is ..... A) Humate. B) Pisiform. C) Triquetra. D) Scaphoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humate. 15. What type of joint allows the most movement? A) Plane joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Ball and socket. D) Saddle joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket. 16. The bone shaft is called the A) Diaphysis. B) Metaphysis. C) Epiphysis. D) Traces. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diaphysis. 17. Extension of the periostem which surrounds a diarthrosis and creates a water tight seal around the joint. A) Joint Cavity. B) Synovial Membrane. C) Joint Capsule. D) Synovial Fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joint Capsule. 18. The bone on the outside is ..... A) Outsidus bone. B) Compact bone. C) Spongy bone. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compact bone. 19. There are ..... bones in the adult human body? A) 106. B) 306. C) 96. D) 206. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 206. 20. Based on its composition, the types of bones are ..... A) Long and short. B) Flat. C) Compact and spongy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compact and spongy. 21. This joint allows for back and forth movement. A) Hinge joint. B) Ball and socket joint. C) Pivot joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge joint. 22. Bones can produce blood. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 23. The average adult human has about how many bones? A) 319. B) 206. C) 350. D) 250. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 24. The thyroid and parathyroid glands secrete hormones that continuously absorb and release what mineral? A) Phosphorus. B) Oxygen. C) Calcium. D) Sodium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium. 25. Connective tissue surrounding the entire muscle. A) Sarcoplasm. B) Endomysium. C) Epimysium. D) Perimysium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epimysium. 26. Which type of skeleton includes the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage? A) Endoskeleton. B) Axial skeleton. C) Appendicular skeleton. D) Exoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial skeleton. 27. What is the function of spongy tissue inside the bone? A) To make protein. B) To make blood cells and store fat. C) To wash dishes. D) To absorb shocks to the bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To absorb shocks to the bone. 28. The brachioradialis is the synergist to this muscle in flexion. A) Anterior tibia. B) Biceps Brachii. C) Triceps Brachii. D) Epicranius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biceps Brachii. 29. Enables bending movement in one direction A) Ball-and-socket joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Gliding joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge joint. 30. Coccyx is made by the fusion of last ..... vertebrae. A) 5. B) 4. C) 12. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 31. What organ does our skull protect? A) Liver. B) Lungs. C) Heart. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brain. 32. Is compact bone lightweight or heavy? A) Lightweight. B) Heavy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heavy. 33. This is the part of the bone the Haversian canals are found. A) Soft bone. B) Outside lining. C) Compact bone. D) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compact bone. 34. Bones can rotate A) Pivot. B) Hinge. C) Gliding. D) Ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pivot. 35. ....is the organ system whose primary function is to support and protect the body and to allow the body to move. A) Respiratory system. B) Skeletal system. C) Digestive system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal system. 36. What term means softening of the bone? A) Ostectomy. B) Osteomalacia. C) Osteotomy. D) Osteopathy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteomalacia. 37. It is a term used when an animal sleeps for several months to protect itself from cold. A) Digestion. B) Respiration. C) Extinction. D) Hibernation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hibernation. 38. Gaps in the lamellae that house osteocytes A) Lamellae. B) Central canal (Haversian canal). C) Beams. D) Lacunae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lacunae. 39. Muscles are classified as cardiac, skeletal and A) Long. B) Smooth. C) Short. D) Fiberous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smooth. 40. Movement of a bone around a central axis or around its long axis. A) Osteochondritis. B) Rotation. C) Amphiarthrosis. D) Dyskinesia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rotation. 41. The ends of long bones are called? A) Diaphysis. B) Metaphysis. C) Epiphysis. D) Metamorphosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphysis. 42. It provides structural support and protection: A) Spongy bone. B) Compact bone. C) Periosteum. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compact bone. 43. The appendicular portion of the skeleton is made up of the skull, pectoral girdle, and spine. A) True. B) False tagsSAP2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False tagsSAP2. 44. Disease of infancy and childhood characterized by softening of the bones, leading to abnormal bone growth and caused by a lack of vitamin D in the body. When the disorder occurs in adults, it is known as osteomalacia A) Osteogenesis imperfecta. B) Osteomyelitis. C) Rickets. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rickets. 45. Which option below outlines the organizational levels of a bone? A) RER and large Golgi-osteocyte-connective tissue-bone. B) RER and large Golgi-fibroblast-osseous tissue-bone. C) RER and large Golgi-fibroblast-dense connective tissue-bone. D) RER and large Golgi-osteocyte-osseous tissue-bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RER and large Golgi-osteocyte-osseous tissue-bone. 46. The main structure protein found in skin and other connective tissues. A) Collagen. B) Ossification. C) Diaphysis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collagen. 47. What is the bone on the thumb side of your arm during anatomical position? A) Ulna. B) Humerus. C) Radius. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radius. 48. True or False. Blood cells are produced in the bone marrow found in long bones. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 49. Encloses and protects fragile brain tissue. A) Clavicle. B) Hoodie. C) Calcaneus. D) Cranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cranium. 50. The primary tool utilized to diagnose bone and joint disorders is a(n) ..... A) MRI. B) DEXA scan. C) X-ray. D) EMG. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) X-ray. 51. The major function of the intervertebral disks is to: A) Connect the spinal cord. B) Prevent hyperextension. C) String the vertebrae together. D) Prevent injuries. E) Absorb shock. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Absorb shock. 52. A bone disorder because of the bad habit where a person slated to the left or to the right is called ..... A) Kyphosis. B) Lordosis. C) Scoliosis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scoliosis. 53. 7) The human arm consist of what 3 bones? A) Thigh, Tibia, Buckle. B) Sternum, Ribs, and Scapula. C) Humerus, Radius, and Ulna. D) Phalanges, Metatarsals, Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humerus, Radius, and Ulna. 54. Which combination of labeled letters shows male and female skeleton bones? A) Male:A & CFemale:A & D. B) Male:A and DFemale:B and C. C) Male:B and CFemale:A and D. D) Male:A and CFemale:B and D. E) Male:A and CFemale:B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Male:A and CFemale:B and D. 55. Lower, inner arm bone A) Ulna. B) Radius. C) Fibula. D) Carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radius. 56. A part of your skull A) Phalanges. B) Frontal bone. C) Tibia. D) Carpals. E) Metacarpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontal bone. 57. The 'shaft' or middle of a long bone A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Periosteum. D) Medullary cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diaphysis. 58. Doctors who look at x-rays and find ways to help people get better are called ..... A) Radiologists. B) Pediatricians. C) Dermatologists. D) Ophthalmologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radiologists. 59. The humerus is also called the upper arm bone. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 60. What is the name of the large flaring bone of the hip? A) Sternum. B) Tarsal. C) Ilium. D) Femur. 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