This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This is what happens when ligaments around a joint are stretched or torn: A) A cartilage injury. B) A sprain. C) A fracture. D) A dislocation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sprain. 2. What is the purpose of Haversian canals within compact bone? A) Allows for smooth movement. B) Areas that allow for growth. C) Passageways for blood vessels and nerves. D) Production of bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passageways for blood vessels and nerves. 3. The femur meets the tibia and fibula at the ..... A) Knee joint. B) Hip joint. C) Elbow joint. D) Shoulder joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knee joint. 4. What are the middle 12 vertebrae called? A) Coccyx. B) Cervix. C) Cervical. D) Thoracic. E) Lumbar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thoracic. 5. Another name for a bone cell A) Osteoblast. B) Osteoclast. C) Osteoporotic. D) Osteocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteocyte. 6. This is bone of the forehead and the upper roof of the eye sockets. A) Hyoid. B) Sphenoid. C) Frontal. D) Ethmoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Frontal. 7. The lower end of the fibula can be felt as an "ankle bone" . The correct name for this feature is the ..... A) Head of the fibula. B) Lateral malleolus. C) Tibial tuberosity. D) Lesser trochanter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lateral malleolus. 8. The wrench-like cavity of the ulna that articulates with the humerus is the A) Phalanges. B) Radial tuberosity. C) Trochlear notch. D) Deltoid tuberosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trochlear notch. 9. My sternum is identified as? A) Irregular. B) Short. C) Flat. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat. 10. Your knee is considered this type of joint A) Movable. B) Immovable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Movable. 11. Muscles that you cannot choose to contract are called ..... A) Voluntary muscles. B) Involuntary muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary muscles. 12. Hardest part of the bone A) Spongy Bone. B) Periosteum. C) Bone Marrow. D) Compact Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compact Bone. 13. What is the purpose of cartilage? A) Reduce Friction. B) Connect bones to bones. C) Lubricates joints. D) Connect Muscle to bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduce Friction. 14. Yellow bone marrow is responsible for A) Hematopoiesis. B) Bone remodelling. C) Growth and repair. D) Production of fat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Production of fat. 15. One of the functions (jobs) of your skeletal system is to control your muscles at the joints. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. The ends of our bones are padded with a rubbery substance called ..... A) Ligaments. B) Cartilage. C) Joints. D) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 17. One major structural function of the bones is ..... A) Formation of white blood cells. B) Formation of red blood cells. C) Internal organ protection. D) Storage for calcium and phosphate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Internal organ protection. 18. What is the movement called when the foot is bent upwards towards the tibia? A) Plantar Flexion. B) Extension. C) Dorsiflexion. D) Flexion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dorsiflexion. 19. A patient is found to have low levels of blood calcium due to this it can be expected that A) Osteoclast activation has increased leading to increase in bone resorption. B) Osteoblast activation has increased leading to increase in bone resorption. C) Osteoblast activation has decreased leading to increase in bone formation. D) Osteoclast activation has decreased leading to increase in bone formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoclast activation has increased leading to increase in bone resorption. 20. This is the site of the bone repair A) Periosteum. B) Spongy bone. C) Osteons. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 21. Bone forming cells are called ..... A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteoblasts. D) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoblasts. 22. Which of the following is not part of the Leg? A) Carpals. B) Femur. C) Fibula. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carpals. 23. Free mobility joints are called ..... A) You signed up. B) Diarthroses. C) Amphiarthroses. D) Syntharsoses. E) Synchondroses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diarthroses. 24. Cells and tissues that allow movement of an organ or body part. Can only contract, not extend. A) Smooth Muscle. B) Muscle. C) Cardiac Muscle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscle. 25. What does a hinge joint allow for? A) Abduction/adduction. B) Rotation. C) Circumduction. D) Flexion/extension. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flexion/extension. 26. Which structure is only present when a bone is growing lengthwise? A) Epiphyseal plate. B) Epiphysis. C) Diaphysis. D) Epiphyseal line. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphyseal plate. 27. The vitamin necessary for absorption of Calcium ion is A) Vitamin D. B) Vitamin C. C) Vitamin B. D) Vitamin A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitamin D. 28. This attaches muscle to bone: A) Tendons. B) Vertebrae. C) Ligaments. D) Joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendons. 29. What is step 4 of bone repair? A) The fracture repair begins with a hard callus forming at the location of the break. B) The fracture repair begins with the bone dissolving at the location of the break. C) The fracture repair begins with the bone becoming weaker at the location of the break. D) The fracture repair begins with a soft callus, or mass of cartilage forming at the location of the break. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The fracture repair begins with a soft callus, or mass of cartilage forming at the location of the break. 30. Is this action voluntary or involuntary? Riding a bike A) Voluntary. B) Involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voluntary. 31. Adult have 260 bones A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 32. The system allows the body to move. A) Circulatory. B) Muscular. C) Respiratory. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscular. 33. What are the structures/organs of the skeletal system? A) Bones, cartilage, ligaments, joints. B) Skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, oil glands. C) Skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bones, cartilage, ligaments, joints. 34. Which bone in the forearm is attached to the humerus on the thumb side? A) Radius. B) Ulna. C) Scapula. D) Radios. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radius. 35. When performing dorsi flexion, which muscle is the antagonist? A) Gastrocnemius. B) Tibialis anterior. C) Trapezius. D) Quadriceps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gastrocnemius. 36. Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?a) Protectionb) Movementc) Digestiond) Blood cell production A) Movement. B) Protection. C) Digestion. D) Blood cell production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Digestion. 37. Define this major function Storage A) Minerals like calcium are stored in the bones to add strength. B) It protects our delicate organs e.g.-the SKULL protects the BRAIN, and the RIB CAGE protects the HEART and LUNGS etc . C) It is our body's framework. It provides shape for our body, holds our vital organs in place and allows us to have a good posture. D) Red and white blood cells are produced in the bone marrow found in many bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minerals like calcium are stored in the bones to add strength. 38. Ossification is the process of cartilage turning into bone. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. What are the repeating cylindrical structures which make up Compact bone called? A) Osteons. B) Osteomatrix. C) Osteoid Condyles. D) Beams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteons. 40. A fracture that causes a bone to break incompletely and is common in children is called a: A) Impacted Fracture. B) Greenstick Facture. C) Compound Fracture. D) Comminuted Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greenstick Facture. 41. The bones of the wrist are ..... bones A) Long. B) Irregular. C) Flat. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short. 42. Synovial joints, like the elbow and shoulder, are classified as this type of joint A) Synarthrotic. B) Amphiarthrotic. C) Diarthrotic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diarthrotic. 43. THE MINERALS STORED IN THE BONES ARE- A) CALCIUM. B) PHOSPHOROUS. C) BOTH A AND B. D) MAGNESIUM. E) BOTH B AND D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BOTH A AND B. 44. These muscles work automatically without us doing any work. A) Cardiac. B) Smooth/Involuntary. C) Rough. D) Skeletal/ Voluntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smooth/Involuntary. 45. Which one is not part of the Axial Skeleton? A) Vertebral Column. B) Skull. C) Ribs. D) Pelvic Girdle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pelvic Girdle. 46. In the ribcage ..... are joined to the chest bone and the vertebral column. A) 8 pairs. B) 9 pairs. C) 10 pairs. D) 12 pairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 10 pairs. 47. Tough and relatively inelastic connective tissues that holds bones together A) Ligaments. B) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligaments. 48. Which bone cell creates new bone cells A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteocytes. C) Osteoclasts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts. 49. Bones are able to absorb or release calcium into the blood to maintain a stable environment in the body. This is called: A) Storage. B) Homeostasis. C) Production of Red Blood Cells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homeostasis. 50. Is cartilage a type of soft bone? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. What are the main functions of the skeletal system? A) Support, protection, movement, and production of blood cells. B) Protection against pathogens, production of hormones, and maintenance of fluid balance. C) Transportation of oxygen, removal of waste products, and regulation of pH levels. D) Storage of nutrients, regulation of body temperature, and coordination of body movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support, protection, movement, and production of blood cells. 52. What is the material inside bones called? A) Marrow. B) Myelin. C) Osteoblasts. D) Malocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marrow. 53. What is the function of the smooth muscle. A) Helps to the Locomotor system in the movement. B) Help to run. C) Helps to breathe. D) Determines the flow of the blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Determines the flow of the blood. 54. Contains red bone marrow A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone. 55. Types of bone marrow- A) Blue and red marrow. B) Blue and yellow marrow. C) Red and yellow marrow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red and yellow marrow. 56. Your bones work with your muscles to help you move. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. Which function of bone ensures that we have enough calcium to keep our body working properly? A) Provides Structure. B) Enables Movement. C) Mineral Storage. D) Produces Blood Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mineral Storage. 58. Forms part of the wrist joint in the upper limb. A) Ulna. B) Femur. C) Humerus. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radius. 59. Which bone protest the brain? A) Cerebellum. B) The cranium. C) Cerebrum. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cranium. 60. An additional function of the skeletal system is to store fat ..... is where bones store fat. A) Yellow bone marrow. B) Red bone marrow. C) Periosteum. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yellow bone marrow. ← 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