This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 159 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 159 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What do we call the meat in the center of the bone that allows veins and arteries to pass blood through? A) Bone Money. B) Balloon Marrow. C) Brown Marrow. D) Bone Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bone Marrow. 2. The type of bone that surrounds vital organs A) Sesamoid bone. B) Periosteum. C) Flat bone. D) Long bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat bone. 3. A ..... is a blunt force injury that occurs to the soft tissues. A) Sprain. B) Contusion. C) Strain. D) Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contusion. 4. A resistance exercise that the muscle cells contract without using oxygen. A) Aerobic. B) Osteoporosis. C) Anaerobic. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaerobic. 5. ..... are connected to each other by cartilage and muscles. A) Blood vessels. B) Bones. C) Intestines. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bones. 6. Connecting and stabilizing are two important functions of the ACL A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. What is the name of the disease in which bones become weak and soft? A) Osteoporosis. B) Arthritis. C) Fracture. D) Sprain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 8. What do we call muscles that can be consciously controlled? A) Cardiac. B) Smooth. C) Voluntary. D) Involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Voluntary. 9. Triceps brachii muscle action A) Elbow flexion. B) Shoulder flexion. C) Scapula elevation. D) Elbow extention. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elbow extention. 10. Smooth muscles are striated (striped) A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 11. How many named muscles are in your body? A) 206. B) 300. C) 700. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 700. 12. The scapula is commonly known as your shoulder blade. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. What might happen if you didn't run a fever when you got sick? A) Your body temperature would drop to dangerous levels. B) You would recover much more quickly. C) Your body wouldn't fight off the infection as efficiently as it could. D) Your immune system would shut down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your body wouldn't fight off the infection as efficiently as it could. 14. What is the job of an osteocyte? A) Create new bone tissue. B) Break down and recycle old bone tissue. C) Living bone cell that performs normal cell functions. D) Creates new blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living bone cell that performs normal cell functions. 15. Which word is a synonym for the word ancient? A) Modern. B) Aged. C) Crumbled. D) Recent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aged. 16. What is located at number 11? A) Whiplash. B) Rib. C) Radius. D) Scapula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rib. 17. The blood cells are manufactured in ..... A) Vertebrae. B) Heart. C) Bone marrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bone marrow. 18. T/F:Osteoclasts and osteoblasts remodel bone throughout life. Osteoclasts cause resorption of bone tissue, and osteoblasts replace bone tissue. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 19. Which bone is the heaviest, biggest, and strongest? A) Fibula. B) Scull. C) Mandible. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 20. What type of cells are responsible for breaking down bone tissue? A) Osteoclast. B) Osteon. C) Osteocyte. D) Osteoblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoclast. 21. During this phase of bone healing the blood vessels in and around the bone are torn and bleeding occurs A) Hematoma formation. B) Fibrocartilaginous callus formation. C) Bony callus formation. D) Remodeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hematoma formation. 22. A gliding joint is also called a ..... joint A) Different. B) Hinge. C) Roll. D) Plane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plane. 23. Where might you find involuntary muscles? A) Toes. B) Mouth. C) Arms. D) Stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stomach. 24. What is the fluid in your knee joint called? A) Aqueous humour. B) Synovial fluid. C) Cerebro-spinal fluid. D) WD40. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synovial fluid. 25. It describes loss of muscle strength and muscle mass. It is related to aging. Lack of exercise and poor nutrition can increase the rate of muscle loss. A) Arthritis. B) Sarcopenia. C) Osteoporosis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarcopenia. 26. What is the bowl-shaped structure to which your legs are attached? A) Cranium. B) Spinal column. C) Cranium. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pelvis. 27. Mature male bovine A) Stallion. B) Buck. C) Ram. D) Bull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bull. 28. Name the type of fracture based on the description:one fragment driven into the other usually by compression A) Greenstick. B) Impacted. C) Transverse. D) Spiral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impacted. 29. The type of joint found between the bones of our vertebral column A) Pivot joint. B) Gliding joint. C) Ball and socket. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gliding joint. 30. The bone that joins all of the bones of the cranium together is the ..... A) Ethmoid bone. B) Sphenoid bone. C) Parietal bone. D) Malar bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sphenoid bone. 31. Are bones heavy or light? A) Light. B) Heavy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Light. 32. Which type of inflammatory condition is known as an inflammatory or degenerative disease of joints with over 100 different types? A) Tendinitis. B) Arthritis. C) Bursitis. D) Bruise. E) Canulitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arthritis. 33. What bones protect your heart and chest? A) Ribcage. B) Skull. C) Spine. D) Arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribcage. 34. The ..... consists of dense connective tissue, richly supplied with nerve fibres and blood vessels. A) Yellow bone marrow. B) Medullary cavity. C) Red bone marrow. D) The periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The periosteum. 35. Which main joint is found in the arm and legs? A) Synovial Joint. B) Cartilaginous Joint. C) Fibrous Joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synovial Joint. 36. What protects heart and lungs? A) Sternum and rib cage. B) Cartilage and bones. C) Skeletal system. D) Axial skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum and rib cage. 37. What is NOT a job of the skeleton A) Protect organs. B) Move Body. C) Shape Body. D) Donate Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Donate Marrow. 38. Pectorial girdle, pelvic girdle, upper and lower limbs form the ..... skeleton. A) Appendicular. B) Apparitional. C) Perpendicular. D) Axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular. 39. When a bone has insufficient blood supply and dies it is: A) Osteonecrosis. B) Hemarthrosis. C) Spina bifida. D) Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteonecrosis. 40. Which of these cavities contains the brain? A) "Cranial". B) "Thoracic". C) "Spinal". D) "Pelvic". E) "Abdominal". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Cranial". 41. Identify the pathology that can shown the bone erosion as their appearances. A) Osteoarthritis. B) Osteoporosis. C) Scoliosis. D) Rheumatoid arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rheumatoid arthritis. 42. Who has more bones in their body? An adult or a child? A) A child. B) An adult. C) They have the same quantity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An adult. 43. Inflammation of the joints that results in twisted gnarled fingers is: A) Rickets. B) Rheumatoid Arthritis. C) Gout. D) Osteoarthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rheumatoid Arthritis. 44. In which cavity are the lungs located? A) Thoracic. B) Cranial. C) Ventral. D) Abdominal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thoracic. 45. Most of the joints of the human body A) Amphiarthrosis. B) Diarthrosis. C) Assembly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diarthrosis. 46. True or False:All bones are made of the same materials. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 47. Your skeletal systems give you your shape. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 48. Cranium is made up of ..... bones A) 8. B) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8. 49. Our bones work together with our ..... to help us move A) Stomach. B) Lungs. C) Small intestines. D) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscles. 50. Fixed joints in the skull or cranium are called ..... A) Joint. B) Collagen. C) Sutures. D) Fixed joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sutures. 51. Our skeleton is considered an A) Endoskeleton. B) Exoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endoskeleton. 52. An injury to a ligament that is caused by stretching a joint too far. A) Sprain. B) Aerobic. C) Broken bone. D) Strain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sprain. 53. What can help protect strong bones? A) Exercise, like walking and running. B) Bed rest. C) Sunlight. D) A layer of fat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exercise, like walking and running. 54. When a bone slips out of place, this is called ..... A) Dislocation. B) Torn Cartilage. C) Brusitis. D) Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dislocation. 55. Compact bones are ..... A) Short, dense, and hollow. B) Flat, thin, and has spongy bone sandwitched in between compact bone. C) Bones right?. D) Smooth, dense, and homogenous (look the same). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smooth, dense, and homogenous (look the same). 56. Where does a bone grow in width? A) Endosteum. B) Compact bone. C) Periosteum. D) Hyaline cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. 57. This is a condition in which bones become weak and break easily. A) Osteoporosis. B) C tissue. C) Bad marrow. D) Yellow disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 58. Cranium is the name of the ..... A) Hand. B) Skull. C) Toes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skull. 59. Flexibility of a joint can be improved by: A) Doing pushups. B) Lifting weights. C) Stretching. D) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stretching. 60. What is located at number 8? A) Scapula. B) Sternum. C) Radius. D) Mandible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mandible. ← 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