This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 160 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 160 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Match the example to the job:Your vertebrae protect your spinal cord. A) Gives you shape and support. B) Protects your inner organs. C) Forms blood cells. D) Stores minerals. E) Helps you move (with muscles). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protects your inner organs. 2. Your center chest bone is also called a(n) A) Tibia. B) Patella. C) Humerus. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sternum. 3. Which part of the bone is less dense and porous? A) Periosteum. B) Marrow. C) Spongy. D) Compact. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spongy. 4. Injuries from joints are caused by overuse, strain, or ..... A) Exhaustion. B) Disease. C) Exercise. D) Pets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disease. 5. Integumentary system can be called as part of the excretory systems. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 6. The following are classifications of bones EXCEPT ..... A) Long bones. B) Short bones. C) Flat bones. D) Irregular bones. E) Humanoid bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Humanoid bones. 7. Red blood cells live ..... days A) 90. B) 120. C) 60. D) 80. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 120. 8. Spherical structure that surrounds and protects the brain A) Endosteum. B) Periosteum. C) Sternum. D) Cranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cranium. 9. How many bones in the skull, facial region, are there? and which part is movable? A) 14, upper jaw. B) 22, whole skull. C) 14, lower jaw. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14, lower jaw. 10. Group of 7 bones in the foot. A) Carpals. B) Femur. C) Clavicle. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tarsals. 11. Excision of the intervertebral disk. A) Supination. B) Lumbosacral. C) Diskectomy. D) Arthroplasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diskectomy. 12. Any bony prominence A) Fissure. B) Process. C) Meatus. D) Facet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Process. 13. They are 100bones in the body A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 14. Drooping of the eyelid is a sign of: A) Fibromyalgia. B) Myasthenia gravis. C) Muscle cramps. D) Muscular dystrophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myasthenia gravis. 15. What is #1 pointing to? A) The radioulna notch. B) The styloid process. C) The olecranon. D) The radial head. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The radioulna notch. 16. Which part of the skeletal system is the "shock absorber" ? A) Cartilage. B) Bone. C) Tendon. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 17. The yellow material found in some bones is called ..... A) Mellow. B) Marrow. C) Morro. D) Of the people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marrow. 18. Scarlett, Evelyn, and Mia are learning about bone growth in their biology class. During which stage does bone growth occur at growth plates? A) Infancy. B) Childhood. C) Adulthood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Childhood. 19. Inward curvature of the top of the spine resulting in a hunchback appearance is known as A) Osteoporosis. B) Kyphosis. C) Lordosis. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Kyphosis. 20. Long bones are longer than they are wide. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 21. Which type of bone formation occurs in flat bones? A) Intramembranous. B) Endochondral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intramembranous. 22. The best reason for immobilizing a broken bone is to: A) Prevent further injury. B) Decrease swelling. C) Assist with walking. D) Reduce pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduce pain. 23. Adults have ..... bones because they fuse during the growth A) 300. B) 206. C) 306. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 24. What is the name of the bone that makes up the upper arm? A) Clavicle. B) Scapula. C) Humerus. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humerus. 25. Anaerobic metabolism (glycolysis) can create a net ..... ATP A) 120. B) 2. C) 6. D) 34. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 26. The condition known as ..... causes a loss of bone mass, which weakens the bones so they break easily. A) Rickets. B) Osteoclast. C) Osteoporosis. D) Bone fatigue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoporosis. 27. True or False. Bone structure reflects its function. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 28. Which of the following describes the joints in the skull and ribs? A) Pivot. B) Hinge. C) Immovable. D) Movable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Immovable. 29. The skeleton gives shape and support to your body. El esqueleto da forma y soporte a tu cuerpo. A) True True. B) False False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True True. 30. Where is the site of spongy bone in an adult? A) Diaphysis. B) Yellow marrow cavity. C) Osteoblasts. D) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epiphysis. 31. We must do ..... or ..... to keep our bones in and muscles in a good shape A) Exercise or rest. B) Yoga or rest. C) Exercise or Yoga. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exercise or Yoga. 32. When born how many bones does the human body have? A) 50. B) 306. C) 206. D) 270. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 270. 33. The bones that surround and protect the the heart and lungs are called the ..... A) Pelvis. B) Tarsal Bones. C) Ribs. D) Carpal Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ribs. 34. It is composed of 126 bones of the body's appendages. A) Appendicular Skeleton. B) Cranial Skeleton. C) Axial Skeleton. D) Perpendicular Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular Skeleton. 35. Elijah, Arjun, and Mason are on a quest to discover the secret functions of the human body. They stumble upon the red bone marrow. Can you help them figure out its main function? A) Maybe it's a storage unit for cells?. B) Or is it a magical place where blood cells are born?. C) Or could it be the birthplace of new bone cells?. D) Is it a secret factory producing fat?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or is it a magical place where blood cells are born?. 36. At numerous places inside the body, bones serve to protect importance and delicate organs.(important) A) Inside. B) Serve. C) Numerous. D) Importance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Importance. 37. Your elbows are proximal to your A) Ears. B) Shoulder. C) Bicep. D) Wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrist. 38. This is the main pigment that gives skin its color. A) Melanin. B) Oil gland. C) Sweat gland. D) Receptor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melanin. 39. Curved bones that protect the lungs and heart in the thoracic area. A) Ribs. B) Clavicles. C) Shoulders. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribs. 40. What is one of the two types of bones? A) Flat. B) Round. C) Spongy. D) Hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spongy. 41. Which part of the body connects the top to the bottom? A) Femur. B) Pelvic Gridle. C) Ribs. D) Spin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pelvic Gridle. 42. Which of the following is NOT a part of compact bone tissue? A) Beams. B) Lamella. C) Osteons. D) Haversian Canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beams. 43. Shoulders, arms, hips, and legs are parts of: A) Marrow. B) Skeletal System. C) Axial skeleton. D) Appendicular skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appendicular skeleton. 44. What is a group of similar cells? A) Systems. B) Tissue. C) Cell. D) Organ. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tissue. 45. Your skull, spine and rib cage are imprtant because they A) Attach to your spine. B) Lets you stand and sit. C) Protects your organs. D) Connects your hip to your knee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protects your organs. 46. The outside of a bone is الجزء الخارجي من العظم A) Hard. B) Smooth. C) Solid. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 47. What joint type are the wrist bones? A) Ball and Socket. B) Gliding. C) Pivot. D) Hinge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gliding. 48. Bones in your fingers are called the ..... A) Radius. B) Humerus. C) Clavicle. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phalanges. 49. These bones are found in the wrist and ankle. A) Short. B) Irregular. C) Long. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short. 50. Small cavities in bone that contain osteocytes A) Lacunae. B) Process. C) Lamellae. D) Canaliculi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lacunae. 51. Muscles that support and move your body are called ..... muscles A) Tough. B) Heart. C) Skeletal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 52. The small spaces within ..... make it lightweight. A) Red marrow. B) Compact bone. C) Yellow marrow. D) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spongy bone. 53. What is the flexible tissue that helps cushion bones where they meet? A) Adipose. B) Cartilage. C) Ligaments. D) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 54. Your arms and legs are part of the ..... skeleton. A) Appendicular. B) Axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular. 55. Tissues that cover the surfaces of your body, both inside and out A) Human. B) Epithelial. C) Connective. D) Sensory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epithelial. 56. I am the inner, larger bone of the lower leg. A) Femur. B) Ribs. C) Cranium. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tibia. 57. C5 What is the important job of the backbone A) Protect the heart. B) Protect the spinal cord. C) Protect the brain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protect the spinal cord. 58. A decrease in bone density due to loss of calcium. A) Osteoporosis. B) Dislocation. C) Osteoarthritis. D) Sprain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 59. Which of the following minerals is NOT stored in our bones? A) Sodium. B) Acetate. C) Phosphorus. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acetate. 60. 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