This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 169 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 169 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the role of synovial fluid? A) Lubricates the joint. B) Helps to joins tendons to bones. C) Prevents the bones from breaking. D) Stops unwanted movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stops unwanted movement. 2. Blood cells are formed in the center of many bones in soft tissue called red marrow. Blood cells form in the center of many bones in soft tissue called red marrow. A) False False. B) True True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True True. 3. Which suture joins the parietal and occipital bones together? A) Lambdoid. B) Coronal. C) Sagittal. D) Squamous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lambdoid. 4. Scientific name for "joints" A) Articulations. B) Volkmann Connectors. C) Haversian Systems. D) Bone connectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Articulations. 5. How many cranial bones are there in the human body? A) 8. B) 5. C) 12. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8. 6. We could not ..... without the skeletal system A) Move. B) Think. C) Sleep. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Move. 7. The knee bone is called the ..... A) Pelvis. B) Patella. C) Tarsal. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patella. 8. Bone marrow is produced in A) Sesamoid bones. B) Irregular bones. C) Flat bones. D) Long bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Long bones. 9. Describes any grinding, creaking, cracking, grating, crunching, or popping that occurs when moving a joint. A) Twist. B) Crepitation. C) Dorsiflexion. D) Sprain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crepitation. 10. These are the finger bones. A) Carpals. B) Phalanges. C) Tarsals. D) Metacarpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phalanges. 11. How many bone does a baby have? A) 275. B) 206. C) 305. D) 250. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 305. 12. Muscles only found in the heart A) Cartilage. B) Smooth. C) Marrow. D) Cardiac. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cardiac. 13. Your thumb is connected to palm, bone moves front-back, left-right A) Pivot. B) Gliding. C) Saddle. D) Hinge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saddle. 14. The sacrum and vertebrae are examples of this A) Short Bone. B) Irregular Bone. C) Flat Bone. D) Long Bone. E) Sesamoid Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irregular Bone. 15. Overuse Injuries A) Occur due to weakness or insufficient rehabilitation. B) Caused by external force. C) Occur quickly with immediate pain. D) Occur due to excessive use of the same muscle, bone or joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occur due to excessive use of the same muscle, bone or joint. 16. Main bones in the ankle A) Metatarsals. B) Metacarpals. C) Tarsals. D) Carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tarsals. 17. The hollow space within the diaphysis is called? A) Medullary cavity. B) Haversian canal. C) Marrow channel. D) Interosseous membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medullary cavity. 18. Where are the shortest bones in your body? A) Legs (femur). B) Ear. C) Hands & Feet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hands & Feet. 19. The metatarsals are ..... bones. A) Long. B) Short. C) Irregular. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long. 20. There are 206 of these in your entire body, what are they? A) Blood vessels. B) I don't know. C) Bones. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bones. 21. A group of organs that work together to perform a similar function. A) Tendon. B) Tissue. C) Organ System. D) Organ. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organ System. 22. An injury in which a muscle or tendon is torn or over stretched is called ..... A) Break. B) Strain. C) Sprain. D) Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strain. 23. The scientific name for your kneecap is this. A) Fibula. B) Patella. C) Femur. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patella. 24. What are two things you can do to keep your teeth strong and healthy? A) Eat a lot of candy and drink a lot of soda. B) Always brush and floss your teeth. C) Never brush and floss your teeth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Always brush and floss your teeth. 25. This is a disease found mostly in the elderly and causes loss of bone that leads to "shrinking" A) Osteomalacia. B) Osteoporosis. C) Scoliosis. D) Cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoporosis. 26. The largest bone in the back leg is called the ..... A) Tibia. B) Radius. C) Humerus. D) Femur. E) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 27. On the basis of functions, joints are classified into? A) Immovable joints, freely movable, slightly movable. B) Slightly movable, freely movable. C) Freely movable, immovable. D) Freely movable, movable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immovable joints, freely movable, slightly movable. 28. Which of the following statements best describes the form and function relationship in bones A) It's impossible to tell how a bone is used by studying how it is shaped. B) Humans can run because the femur is a long and heavy bone. C) Ribs are flat so that they can flex more. D) Flat bones are are very fragile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humans can run because the femur is a long and heavy bone. 29. Bones that are mostly for organ protection A) SPONGY BONE. B) SHORT BONES. C) LONG BONES. D) FLAT BONES. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) FLAT BONES. 30. Bone disorder because the bones loses its density is called ..... A) Osteoporosis. B) Ricket. C) Kyphosis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 31. What is a synovial joint? A) A synovial joint is a type of joint that allows for free movement between the articulating bones. B) A synovial joint is a type of joint that allows for limited movement. C) A synovial joint is a type of joint that is immovable. D) A synovial joint is a type of joint that connects muscles to bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A synovial joint is a type of joint that allows for free movement between the articulating bones. 32. Of the 3 types of muscle, which muscles attach to bone? A) Skeletal Muscle. B) Cardiac Muscle. C) Smooth Muscle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal Muscle. 33. Articular cartilage found at the ends of the long bones serves to: A) Provide smooth surface at the ends of synovial joints. B) Form the synovial membrane. C) Attach tendons. D) Produce red blood cells. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provide smooth surface at the ends of synovial joints. 34. The bone that forms the upper portion of the sternum is the A) Dish. B) Thorax. C) Handle. D) Metatarsal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Handle. 35. Type of muscle found in the digestive system (example:stomach) A) Smooth. B) Cardiac. C) Skeletal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smooth. 36. The classification of bone that are filled mostly with spongy bone is A) Short. B) Irregular. C) Long. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short. 37. What is the name of the pigment that provides UV protection? A) Melanin. B) Melanocyte. C) Follicle. D) Sebaceous gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melanin. 38. The spine consists of how many vertebrae? A) 52. B) 7. C) 26. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 26. 39. The skeletal system protects ..... organ in our body A) Muscular. B) Internal. C) Skin. D) External. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Internal. 40. Which of the following joints allows forward and backward movement? A) Hinge joint. B) Ball-and-socket joint. C) Pivot joint. D) Gliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge joint. 41. What is the process called when osteoclasts break down old bone tissue? A) Remodeling. B) Formation. C) Resorption. D) Regeneration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Resorption. 42. The most common signs and symptoms of bone and joint disease are ..... 1 ..... swelling, decreased ..... 2 ....., and deformity. A) 1. fractures2. strength. B) 1. fatigue2. energy. C) 1. pain2. mobility. D) 1. atrophy2. circulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. pain2. mobility. 43. The forearm bone closest to the pinky finger is the ..... A) Ulna. B) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ulna. 44. Types of bones found in the hands and feet A) Irregular. B) Long. C) Flat. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short. 45. The vertebrae protects a bundle of nerves. The bundle of nerves is called the A) Spinal cord. B) Brain. C) Cranium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 46. Mature bone cells that maintain bone matrix: A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteocytes. D) Osteomasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteocytes. 47. The type of joint found in knees and elbows A) Pivot. B) Hinge. C) Ball and socket. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge. 48. The appendicular skeleton consists of A) The bones of the lower limbs. B) The bones of upper limbs. C) The bones of the pectoral girdle. D) The bones of the pelvic girdle. E) ALL ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) ALL ABOVE. 49. What chemical compound increases the effect of gout? A) Ascorbic Acid. B) Acetic Acid. C) Both acetic and ascorbic acids. D) None of the choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the choices. 50. Which fracture is caused by a twisting motion? A) Compression. B) Spiral. C) Greenstick. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spiral. 51. Muscle attached to bone: A) Bone Muscle. B) Skeletal. C) Cardiac. D) Smooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal. 52. What is another name for the skull? A) Cranium. B) I forgot. C) Calcium. D) Mandible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranium. 53. Look at this picture carefully. Name the bone on number 2! A) Sternum. B) Pelvis. C) Vertebra. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum. 54. How do bones form A) As the body grows, the cartilage in the skeleton is replaced with hard bone tissue. B) By the time the body stops growing, all of the cartilage has been replaced with bone. C) Cartilage covers the ends of many bones in the body of an adult. D) Two answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two answers are correct. 55. What is made INSIDE of your bones? A) Blood. B) Vitamins. C) Muscles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood. 56. Which label is the phalanges? A) A. B) R. C) D. D) C. E) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) R. 57. Sense organ which helps to taste is called ..... A) Tounge. B) Skin. C) Ear. D) Nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tounge. 58. What is the outer most coating of a bone called? A) Periosteum. B) Compact bone. C) Spongy bone. D) Foramen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 59. A general term for the group of inherited myopathies that are characterized by wasting and weakness of the skeletal muscle. A) Muscular dystrophy. B) Arthrodesis. C) Pronation. D) Eversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscular dystrophy. 60. WHICH MUSCLES ARE USED IN BLINKING OF EYES A) VOLUNTARY. B) INVOLUNTARY. C) VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY. ← 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