This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 148 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 148 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which muscle is involuntary and automatic? A) Smooth. B) Posture. C) Cranium. D) Appendicular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smooth. 2. Cavity containing bone cells (osteocytes)? A) Lamellae. B) Central (Haversian) canal. C) Canaliculi. D) Lacuna. E) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lacuna. 3. How much of your brain is being used according to Bill Nye. A) 75%. B) 50%. C) 100%. D) 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 100%. 4. Which type of Synovial Joint provides the greatest 'range of motion'? A) Ball and Socket. B) Hinge. C) Saddle. D) Ellipsoid. E) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball and Socket. 5. What are the cells responsible for bone creation A) Osteoclasts. B) Osteoblasts. C) Endosteum. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoblasts. 6. What are the cavities in a cranium called? A) Formation. B) Sinus. C) Process. D) Tunnel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sinus. 7. What is highlighted here? A) Zygomatic archs. B) Maxilla. C) Mandible. D) Cranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zygomatic archs. 8. Which of the following structures would not be visible when looking at a slide of bone tissue under the microscope? A) Epiphysis. B) Osteocytes. C) Canaliculi. D) Haversian canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphysis. 9. Which attaches muscle to bone? A) Ligament. B) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendon. 10. Bones provide movement with help from A) Tendons. B) Ligaments. C) Muscles. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscles. 11. Joints that do not allow movement is called as ..... A) Movable joint. B) Immovable joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immovable joint. 12. A 2 year child fell off the trampoline and landed on his outstretched right arm. Due to the child's long lasting wimpers in pain, the parents took him to the doctor. The X-ray revealed a significant bending of the bone with a minimal fracture. This is called a ..... fracture. A) Comminuted. B) Compression. C) Greenstick. D) Spiral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenstick. 13. Bones are connected by a strong connective tissue called ..... A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Pivot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 14. The developing skeleton starts of as ..... and then is replaced by minerals to form the adult skeleton A) Fibrinogen. B) Elastin. C) Collagen. D) Hyaline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyaline. 15. Which type of cells are responsible for bone resorption? A) Osteoblast. B) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts. 16. The skeletal system needs which of these to move? A) Muscles. B) Flat bones. C) Long bones. D) Short bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscles. 17. In adult bones, which cavity contains yellow marrow and fat? A) Spinal. B) Matrix. C) Medullary. D) Orbital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medullary. 18. Connective tissue which connects muscle to bone A) Skeletal Muscle. B) Cartilage. C) Ligaments. D) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tendons. 19. John has a fractured radius near the wrist; this would be described as: A) The lateral end of the bone. B) The proximal end of the bone. C) The distal end of the bone. D) The medial end of the bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The distal end of the bone. 20. Which of the following functions is NOT a primary function of the skeletal system? A) Electrolyte homeostasis. B) Blood cell production. C) Mineral homeostasis. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrolyte homeostasis. 21. Red bone marrow changes over time A) In children, red marrow is found in greater quantities and in more areas within the bone. As a person ages, some red marrow gets converted to yellow marrow. B) Increases with age, replacing some areas of redmarrow in the long bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In children, red marrow is found in greater quantities and in more areas within the bone. As a person ages, some red marrow gets converted to yellow marrow. 22. Blood cells are ..... in the ..... marrow of long bones. A) Stored/yellow. B) Synthesized/yellow. C) Synthesized/red. D) Stored/red. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synthesized/red. 23. The fluid that lubricates joints and permits them to move freely and without friction is called ..... A) Synovial fluid. B) Amniotic fluid. C) Cerebrospinal fluid. D) Saliva. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synovial fluid. 24. Involuntary muscle only found in the heart that is resistant to fatigue (does not get tired). A) Cardiac. B) Smooth. C) Skeletal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cardiac. 25. What is the classification of the joint highlighted in the image? A) Uni-axial. B) Multi-axial. C) Non-axial. D) Bi-axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Uni-axial. 26. An animal with a backbone is called a ..... A) Backbone. B) Spine. C) Invertebrate. D) Vertebrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vertebrate. 27. Which is the best way to keep your bones healthy? A) Exercise. B) Read. C) Sleep. D) Walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exercise. 28. ..... is the soft connective tissue found within the spaces of the bone. There are two types:red and yellow. A) Cartilage. B) Joints. C) Marrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marrow. 29. The dense connective tissue which is located on the outside of bone is known as A) Spongy bone. B) Periosteum. C) Compact bone. D) Medullary cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periosteum. 30. What is osseous tissue? A) Dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones. B) Mature bone cell. C) Bone tissue. D) Tiny canals that link osteocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bone tissue. 31. Which of the following is the largest bone? A) Tibia. B) Spine. C) Femur. D) Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 32. What kind of joints are cartilaginous joints? A) Immovable Joints. B) Partially Movable Joints. C) Freely Movable Joints. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Partially Movable Joints. 33. The tibia is also known as the ..... A) Shoulder blade. B) Shinbone. C) Collarbone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shinbone. 34. A person with this problem has an abnormally low level of hemoglobin. A) Dystrophy. B) Anemia. C) Scoliosis. D) Sprain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anemia. 35. The bones found in the palm of the hand are the ..... A) Carpal bones. B) Metacarpal bones. C) Phalanges. D) Radius and ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metacarpal bones. 36. The femur is an example of this type of bone A) Long. B) Sesamoid. C) Flat. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long. 37. Compared to opening a door, what kind of joints does our body have that open like a door? A) Hinge. B) Electron. C) Pivot. D) Surge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge. 38. The amount of bones in a human adult. A) 182. B) 270. C) 216. D) 206. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 206. 39. When performing ADDUCTION that is what movement? A) Pointing toes upward. B) Moving towards the midline. C) Moving hand from posterior to anterior. D) Increasing angle between bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moving towards the midline. 40. It is formed when two bones meet. A) Sutures. B) Joint. C) Collagen. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joint. 41. What can you infer from the fact that babies have more bones than adults? A) Some babies bones fuse together as they grow. B) Adult skeletons are weaker. C) Babies shed some of their bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Some babies bones fuse together as they grow. 42. During embryological development the skeleton is formed of A) Fibrocartilage. B) Dense Connective Tissue. C) Hyaline Cartilage. D) Elastic Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyaline Cartilage. 43. Bone that protects the head A) Mandible. B) Cranium/Skull. C) Pelvis. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cranium/Skull. 44. An example of a pivot joint can be found at your elbow between the radius and ulna. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. Deformity of spine that has the swayback appearance: A) Kyphosis. B) Osteoporosis. C) Lordosis. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lordosis. 46. What classification of bones protect agains compressive forces? A) Sesamoid. B) Short. C) Flat. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sesamoid. 47. The skin provides ..... for the body. A) Dirt. B) Fingerprints. C) Organ. D) Protection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protection. 48. This is a disease where there is progressive muscle atrophy. A) Botulism. B) Fibromyalgia. C) Muscular dystrophy. D) Bursitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscular dystrophy. 49. This bone cell could be compared to a construction worker because his job is to "build the bone matrix" . A) Osteoprogenitor. B) Osteoblast. C) Osteoclast. D) Osteocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoblast. 50. What type of joint is shown in the image? A) Cartilaginous. B) Synovial. C) Fibrous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synovial. 51. Which of the following is an example of a cartilaginous joint? A) Intercarpal joint. B) Cranial sutures. C) Pubis symphysis. D) Shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pubis symphysis. 52. What is the definition of calcium? A) The bony frame formed by the ribs aroun the chest. B) A nutrient that helps make bones and teeth strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A nutrient that helps make bones and teeth strong. 53. Blood is produced in the red marrow of the bones. Which system is this? A) Skeletal system. B) Digestive system. C) Cardiovascular system. D) Lymphatic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal system. 54. The small bones making the spine are called A) Vertebrae. B) Invertebrates. C) Vertebra. D) Vertebrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae. 55. What is the combining form for chest? A) Vertebr/o. B) Myel/o. C) Thorac/o. D) Cost/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thorac/o. 56. What is the process called by which bones grow in length? A) Ossification. B) Calcification. C) Cartilaginification. D) Osteogenesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ossification. 57. This fracture is most common in children-bone bends and splinters but does not completely break A) Greenstick Fracture. B) Incomplete Fracture. C) Spiral Fracture. D) Splinter Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenstick Fracture. 58. Which bone is labelled as #1? A) Cranium. B) Mandible. C) Pelvis. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranium. 59. Which section of the vertebral column has 5 fused vertebrae? A) Cervicle. B) Sacred. C) Lumbar. D) Thoracic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sacred. 60. Andy suffered an INVERSION Ankle sprain in a basketball game. What movement occured to produce this diagnosis? A) Sole of foot turned medially. B) Sole of foot turned laterally. C) Toes pointed upward. D) Toes pointed downward. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sole of foot turned medially. ← 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