This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 146 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 146 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which bone is commonly known as the thigh bone? A) Patella. B) Tibia. C) Pelvis. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 2. Tendons attach ..... at joints A) Bone to bone. B) Bone to muscle. C) Muscle to muscle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone to muscle. 3. Tiny canals in osteon that form a transport system? A) Lamellae. B) Canaliculi. C) Central (Haversian) canal. D) Osteons. E) Lacuna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Canaliculi. 4. Which part of bones is responsible for growth of the length of long bone during childhood? A) Articular cartilage. B) Hyaline cartilage. C) Epiphyseal plate. D) Medullary cavity. E) Arteries and veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphyseal plate. 5. Which type of joint provides the greatest degree of movement? A) Synovial. B) Cartilaginous. C) Fibrous. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synovial. 6. What do we call a broken bone? A) Fracture. B) Arthritis. C) Osteoporosis. D) Bone disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fracture. 7. Choose the correct answer:Longest bone in the body A) Sacred. B) Sternum. C) Femur. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 8. What fills the space between the bones (joint cavity) in synovial joints? A) Plasma. B) Lymph. C) Synovial fluid. D) Biliary fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synovial fluid. 9. What is an injury to a ligament called? A) Sprain. B) Fracture. C) ACL. D) Split. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sprain. 10. Where are fat cells stored? A) Red Bone Marrow. B) Muscles. C) Yellow Bone Marrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yellow Bone Marrow. 11. Define type 1 muscle fibres A) A red pigment that transports oxygen to muscle. B) The point around which the lever rotates. C) Slow twitch suited to aerobic moderate intensity work. D) Fast twitch suited to anaerobic work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slow twitch suited to aerobic moderate intensity work. 12. Why are some costae called "false ribs?" A) They are anteriorly attached to other ribs or have no attachments. B) They are posteriorly attached to the vertebral column. C) They are made of cartilage instead of bone. D) They are not part of the thoracic cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are anteriorly attached to other ribs or have no attachments. 13. Which muscle helps move your shoulders? A) Deltoid muscle. B) Quadriceps. C) Tendons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deltoid muscle. 14. Suturing of a muscle A) Myotomy. B) Myolysis. C) Myeloma. D) Myorrhaphy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myorrhaphy. 15. These are the muscles which make up the heart A) Skeletal. B) Cardiac. C) Visceral. D) Smooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cardiac. 16. A ..... is any place where two or more bones come together A) Tendon. B) Cartilage. C) Ligament. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joint. 17. The elbow represents what type of joint? A) Gliding joint. B) Pivot joint. C) Hinge joint. D) Ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinge joint. 18. Name the agonist during flexion of the knee joint A) Hamstring. B) Quadriceps. C) Tibial anterior. D) Gastrocnemius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hamstring. 19. Homeostasis allow you to keep which of the following the same: A) Body temperature. B) Personality. C) Skin colour. D) Hair length. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Body temperature. 20. What organs make up the muscular system? A) Muscles. B) Skin. C) Intestines. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscles. 21. The medical term for kneecap. A) Fibula. B) Patella. C) Tibia. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patella. 22. Which bone is the smallest bone? A) Humerus. B) Stirrup. C) Femur. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stirrup. 23. The root word for "stiff" is: A) Spondyl/o. B) Ankyl/o. C) School. D) Son/daughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ankyl/o. 24. A human body can ..... in many ways. A) Skeleton. B) Owl pellet. C) Move. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Move. 25. The largest of the tarsal bones is the ..... A) Calcaneus. B) Navicular. C) Metacarpals. D) Tallus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcaneus. 26. How many bones are present in an adult human hand? A) 27. B) 30. C) 15. D) 26. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 27. 27. The thick jelly-like material in the innermost part of the bone A) Bone marrow. B) Spongey bone. C) Compact bone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone marrow. 28. This joint allows for a circular movement. A) Hinge joint. B) Ball-and-socket joint. C) Pivot joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball-and-socket joint. 29. Which type of bone is cube shaped? A) Sesamoid bone. B) Long bone. C) Short bone. D) Sesamoid bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short bone. 30. True or False:Teeth are a good source of DNA A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. Multiply:3/4 x 1/2 = A) 4/8. B) 3/8. C) 1/3. D) 4/6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3/8. 32. An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine is called: A) Kyphosis. B) Scoliosis. C) Osteomyelitis. D) Lordosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scoliosis. 33. The chin is ..... to the eye. A) Lateral. B) Superior. C) Inferior. D) Deep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inferior. 34. What is a short band of connective tissues that hold bones together? A) Joints. B) Cartilage. C) Ligaments. D) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ligaments. 35. A fixed joint lets you move in what direction? A) No direction-these don't move. B) One direction. C) Every direction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No direction-these don't move. 36. Which of the following contains the limbs, and bones connecting to the limbs? A) Appendicular. B) Axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular. 37. Which of the following is the only bone that is not connected to another bone in the human body? A) Distal phalanx #1. B) Floating rib. C) Sacred. D) Hyoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyoid. 38. What is type of bone that is porous and softer? A) Compact bone. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteoblasts. D) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spongy bone. 39. These types of bones are long and cylindrical in shape and act as levers in the body. A) Irregular bones. B) Sesamoid bones. C) Long bones. D) Short bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long bones. 40. What does an organ system depend on in order to properly function? A) Random tissues. B) Organs working together. C) Organs from other parts of the body. D) Organs that operate independently of other organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organs working together. 41. True or False:The appendicular skeleton deals with the body's limbs. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. Bones that are roughly as long as they are wide are called A) Flat bones. B) Irregular bones. C) Short bones. D) Long bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short bones. 43. What is the epiphyseal plate also known as? A) Dinner plate. B) Epicondrial plate. C) Growth plate. D) Hyaline plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Growth plate. 44. FINAL EXAM:What is the axial skeleton? A) Includes skull, the femur, the clavicle, and the patella. B) Includes skull, the vertebral column, the ribs, and the sternum. C) Includes skull, the ulna, the fibula, and the scapula. D) Includes skull, the tibia, the humerus, and the radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Includes skull, the vertebral column, the ribs, and the sternum. 45. The process of turning cartilage into bone as a person grows and ages is called: A) Osteoporosis. B) Ossification. C) Scoliosis. D) Appositional growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ossification. 46. Animals with backbones are A) Invertebrates. B) Vertebrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebrates. 47. The tibia is what type of bone? A) Sesamoid Bone. B) Flat Bone. C) Irregular Bone. D) Long Bone. E) Short Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Long Bone. 48. A fracture resulting after a twisting motion A) Spiral. B) Communited. C) Greenstick. D) Open. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spiral. 49. Cells that break down old bone so that it can be replaced are called A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteons. D) Osteoblasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts. 50. What is an 'Antagonist' muscle? A) A muscle which has no injury. B) A muscle that acts (relaxes) to produce the opposite reaction to the agonist. C) A muscle that causes movement to occur. D) A muscle which maintains its length throughout a contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A muscle that acts (relaxes) to produce the opposite reaction to the agonist. 51. Which joints allows movement in every direction A) Ball and Socket joint. B) Gliding joint. C) Pivotal joints. D) Hinge joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball and Socket joint. 52. ..... forms a crossbridge with actin. A) Myosin. B) ATP. C) Calcium. D) Actin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Myosin. 53. From the types of joints ..... A) Immovable. B) Slightly movable. C) Freely movable. D) All the previous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the previous. 54. Which of the following terms matches up correctly (in the same order) with the following terms:osteocytes, osteoblasts, osteoclasts? A) Mature, bone-forming, bone-destroying. B) Mature, bone-destroying, bone-forming. C) Bone-destroying, mature, bone-forming. D) Bone-forming, mature, bone-destroying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mature, bone-forming, bone-destroying. 55. Which section of the skeleton includes the arm and leg bones? A) Spinal column. B) Scapula. C) Appendicular. D) Axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appendicular. 56. The root word arthr/o means what A) Joint. B) Nerve. C) Bone. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 57. A synonym for hinge is? A) Joint. B) Bone. C) Adjustable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 58. Fracture that is caused by a twisting motion: A) Compound. B) Spiral. C) Comminuted. D) Gangs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spiral. 59. A hinge joint can move only in ..... direction like a door. A) Seven. B) One. C) Two. D) Ten. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One. 60. Which category does the following support?Body Framework A) Storage. B) Movement. C) Protection. D) Support. 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