This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 157 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 157 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What about cartilage makes it unique and also difficult to heal? A) It is often subject to high compression. B) It is in areas that are prone to movement. C) It's high protein content makes it costly to repair. D) It has no blood flow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It has no blood flow. 2. Crabs, prawns, and grasshoppers are ..... animals. A) Endoskeleton. B) Exoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exoskeleton. 3. Which System does make famework of the body? A) Skeleton System. B) Lungs. C) Muscular System. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeleton System. 4. It is an abnormal curvature of the spine that may cause back pain. Early diagnosis of the ailment can help a person with scoliosis get treatment right away. It may be done using a cast applied from the chest to the waist to help correct the curvature of the spine. A) Scoliosis. B) Arthritis. C) Rickets. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scoliosis. 5. For two years, a child is given a diet that lacked Vitamin D. What disorders would most likely develop? A) Greenstick fracture. B) Rickets. C) Lordosis. D) Gout. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rickets. 6. Which part of the skeletal system protects the lungs? A) Ribcage. B) Spinal cord. C) Skull. D) Backbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribcage. 7. The motion that is being performed in the picture is? A) Wrist Rotation. B) Elbow extension. C) Shoulder flexion. D) Shoulder Circumduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shoulder Circumduction. 8. Arms, legs, and feet make your A) Appendicular skeleton. B) Axial skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular skeleton. 9. What is endochondral ossification A) Cells which form new bone. B) Re-absorbs bone. C) Cartilage replaced by calcified bone matrix. D) Cell type called chonrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilage replaced by calcified bone matrix. 10. Commonly known as your heel bone. A) Patella. B) Calcaneus. C) Tibia. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcaneus. 11. Bone cell responsible for building new bone A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteoporosis. D) Osteocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts. 12. ..... hold the skeleton together and support movement. A) Cartilage. B) Joints. C) Bones. D) Blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joints. 13. Which of the following structures eliminate friction during movements? A) Cartilage. B) Fascia. C) Tendons. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 14. What material acts as a cushion between your bones? A) Cartilage. B) Ligament. C) Tendon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 15. Freely movable joints; includes all synovial joints. A) Diarthrodial. B) Fibrous. C) Joint distr. D) Cartilaginous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diarthrodial. 16. Any place where two or more bones meet. A) Ligament. B) Joint. C) Tendons. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joint. 17. The bones are ..... A) Humerus and ulna. B) Humerus and fibula. C) Ulna and skull. D) Ulna and ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humerus and ulna. 18. The hip joint is an example of which joint? A) Ball and socket. B) Saddle. C) Hinge. D) Condyloid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball and socket. 19. The outer covering of the long bones is: A) Periosteum. B) Epiphysis. C) Endosteum. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 20. What is the bone that supports the delicate organs like lungs A) Ribcage. B) Vertebrae. C) Carpal. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribcage. 21. Part of medicine that specializes in the making of artifical body parts. A) Neurology. B) Dentistry. C) Nephrology. D) Prosthetics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prosthetics. 22. How many bones are in a normal adult human being? A) 175. B) 300. C) 206. D) 212. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 23. Occurs when the bones of inactive people tend to lose mass: A) Ossification. B) Atrophy. C) Shingles. D) Osteoarthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atrophy. 24. What type of involuntary muscle controls many types of movement within the body such as digestion? A) Smooth. B) Cardiac. C) Skeletal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smooth. 25. Name the green bones A) Pelvis. B) Carpals. C) Ulna. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carpals. 26. Which type of fracture causes an open wound? A) Pathologic. B) Complex. C) Open. D) Comminuted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open. 27. Also called scapulae A) Collarbone or clavicle. B) Shoulder blades. C) Humerus. D) Ulna and radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shoulder blades. 28. Lateral curve of the spine A) Ankylosis. B) Scoliosis. C) Kyphosis. D) Lordosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scoliosis. 29. The muscle of your upper arm is called the A) Pectorals. B) Abdominals. C) Biceps. D) Deltoids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biceps. 30. This internal cartilage found between the diaphysis & epiphyses of long bones is responsible for growth regulation: A) Articular cartilage. B) Diaphysis plate. C) Epiphyseal plate. D) Calcitonin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphyseal plate. 31. Physician that specializes in treating the bones, joints and muscles, including performing surgeries A) Dermatologist. B) Dentist. C) Neurologist. D) Orthopedic surgeon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Orthopedic surgeon. 32. Broken bone that does protrude through the skin-adds concern of infection A) Open/Compound Fracture. B) Closed/Simple Fracture. C) Comminuted Fracture. D) Greenstick Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open/Compound Fracture. 33. Congenital condition where the vertebra fails to fully form around the spinal cord. A) Spondylosis. B) Kyphosis. C) Spina bifida. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spina bifida. 34. The upper jawbone, tongue and cheekbones are the bones that make up the skeleton..... A) Dada. B) Skull. C) Face. D) Neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Face. 35. ..... bind bone to bone. A) Ligaments. B) Cartilage. C) Tendons. D) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligaments. 36. What does the combining form ankly/o mean? A) Joint. B) Flesh. C) Bone. D) Stiff joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stiff joint. 37. When one muscle is contracting its partner is ..... A) Stretching. B) Bending. C) Pulling. D) Relaxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relaxing. 38. What type of bone is your femur? A) Long. B) Short. C) Irregular. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long. 39. Nerve cell that detect conditions in the body environment A) Receptors. B) Ligament. C) Neutron. D) Joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receptors. 40. Bone that provide strength and protection. A) Bone marrow. B) Cartilage. C) Compact bone. D) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compact bone. 41. Upper jaw; holds the upper teeth; forms portions of the orbital, nasal and oral cavities. A) Mandible. B) Cheeks. C) Zygomatic. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cheeks. 42. Which type of tissue does NOT compose bone? A) Adipose Tissue. B) Epithelial Tissue. C) Cartilage. D) Osseous Tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adipose Tissue. 43. What is the function of ligaments in the skeletal system? A) Stabilize bones. B) Connect muscle to bone. C) Produce red and white blood cells. D) Cover bone surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stabilize bones. 44. To protect internal organs is the function of ..... bones A) Flat. B) Short. C) Long. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flat. 45. The skeletal system works with the muscular system to give the body structure and help the body move. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 46. Cartilagenous joints are connected by A) A joint capsule. B) Synovial fluid. C) Hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage. D) Fibrous connective tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage. 47. The shoulder is an example of which synovial joint? A) Ball & Socket. B) Condyloid. C) Gliding. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball & Socket. 48. Bone of the lower leg that bears little to no weight. A) Femur. B) Tarsals. C) Fibula. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fibula. 49. ..... give the body shape and protect the organs insides. A) Joints. B) Muscles. C) Hair. D) Skins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles. 50. The medullary cavity by the diaphysis of and adult bone would contain? A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. C) Yellow bone marrow. D) Red bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yellow bone marrow. 51. What do osteoclasts do? A) Lines medullary cavity . B) Re-absorb bone. C) Produce new bone. D) Replaces calcified bone matrix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Re-absorb bone. 52. The axial skeleton is composed of ..... ? A) Vertebrae, arms, legs. B) Shoulders, forelimbs, and pelvis. C) Head, pelvis, legs. D) Head, vertebrae, ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Head, vertebrae, ribs. 53. The bones of the lower limb are attached to the pelvic girdle, which consists of two hip bones. A) Hips. B) Vertebrae. C) Sacred. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hips. 54. Provides a living structure for the body. A) Muscular system. B) Skeletal system. C) Nervous system. D) Digestive system. E) Lymphatic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal system. 55. Bone Structure from end to the entire bone A) Epiphysis, Diaphysis, Articular Cartilage, and Periosteum. B) Periosteum, Diaphysis, Epiphysis, Articular Cartilage. C) I don't know. D) Diaphysis, Epiphysis, Articular Cartilage, Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphysis, Diaphysis, Articular Cartilage, and Periosteum. 56. What are the basic bone shapes? A) Long, short, flat and irregular. B) Long, square, flat and irregular. C) Rectangular, short, flat and round. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long, short, flat and irregular. 57. What is a greenstick fracture? A) When a bone cracks all the way through. B) When a bone cracks on one side only, not all the way through. C) When your bone turns green. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When a bone cracks on one side only, not all the way through. 58. Movement in the sagittal plane that decreases the angle of a joint (bends the joint). A) Osteocyte. B) Bursitis. C) Vertebroplasty. D) Flexion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flexion. 59. When your muscles are bending or contracting. they are ..... A) Flexing. B) Extending. C) Stretching. D) Contracting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flexing. 60. Longitudinal growth stops when ..... plates ossify. A) Articular. B) Calcitonic. C) Endosteal. D) Epiphyseal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epiphyseal. ← 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