This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 171 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 171 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the name for bone "1" above? A) Temporal. B) Occipital. C) Parietal. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parietal. 2. What is stored inside our bones? A) Cheese. B) Minerals. C) Candy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minerals. 3. In osteoporosis, loss of calcium may be slowed by which of the following? A) High-carbohydrate diet. B) High-fat diet. C) Obesity. D) Exercise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exercise. 4. Which joint type is the most mobile? A) Fibrous. B) Synovial. C) Cartilaginous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synovial. 5. Which hormone, produced by the skeletal system, is useful for several metabolic functions in the cells? A) Calcitonin. B) Thyroid. C) Estrogen. D) Calciumsterone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcitonin. 6. This part of the skeleton has over half of the bones in the human body A) Endoskeleton. B) Appendicular Skeleton. C) Exoskeleton. D) Musculoskeletal. E) Axial Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular Skeleton. 7. Long, short, flat, and irregular are all: A) Bones. B) Functions of the bone. C) Types of bone. D) Types of bone tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Types of bone. 8. Which of the following cells creates bone? A) Osteocyte. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteoblasts. D) Fibroblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoblasts. 9. Abnormal curvature of the spine or backbone. A) Rickets. B) Scoliosis. C) Osteoporosis. D) Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scoliosis. 10. The name of the covering of the bone is the periosteum. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 11. What is the internal structure that protects and supports the soft organs, tissues, and other parts of the vertebrate organism> A) Respiratory System. B) Muscular System. C) Cardiovascular system. D) Skeletal System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeletal System. 12. The ball end of one bone fits into a cuplike cavity on another bone. A) Hinge joint. B) Ball and socket joint. C) Fixed joint. D) Sliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket joint. 13. If my blood calcium levels rise, what effector will the brain stimulate? A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Thyroid gland. D) Parathyroid gland. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thyroid gland. 14. Tissues that hold bones together at a joint are called ..... A) Ligament. B) Joint. C) Cartilage. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligament. 15. Outard curve of the thoracic spine A) Kyphosis. B) Scoliosis. C) Lordosis. D) Lumbago. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kyphosis. 16. What are the two type of osseous tissues (bone tissue)? A) Compact and spongy. B) Compact and periosteum. C) Long and spongy. D) Marrow and spongy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact and spongy. 17. This type of joint is also called a fibrous joint due to the fibrous connective tisse keeping the bones together and does not allow movement A) Diarthrosis. B) Assembly. C) Amphiarthrosis. D) Cartilaginous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assembly. 18. Which the following descrbes the location where bones increase in length? A) Primary ossification center. B) Secondary ossification center. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Secondary ossification center. 19. The largest bones in human's body are ..... A) Humor. B) Femurs. C) Tarsals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Femurs. 20. Which term means an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum? A) Synovitis. B) Costochondritis. C) Paget's disease. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Costochondritis. 21. This part of the bone is lightweight but still strong. Located on the ends of bone A) Spongy bone. B) Light bone. C) Outer bone. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy bone. 22. How many bones are there in a adult and baby's skeleton respectively? A) 300, 206. B) 500, 100. C) 400, 600. D) 206, 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 206, 300. 23. An exoskeleton is on the A) Inside. B) Outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outside. 24. What Is The Bone In Your Finger Called? A) Finger Bone. B) Phalanges. C) Small Bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phalanges. 25. Pain in the fibers of the muscles A) Fasciitis. B) Polymyositis. C) Myasthenia. D) Fibromyalgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fibromyalgia. 26. Junction between 2 or more bones that includes the cartilage, ligaments and tendons needed to allow movement and flexibility in the body A) Sesamoid bones. B) Intervertebral discs. C) Osteon. D) Joint (articulation). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joint (articulation). 27. The humerus in the arm is part of the: A) Appendicular skeleton. B) Axial skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular skeleton. 28. Your pelvis and limbs belong to which part of the skeleton? A) Axial. B) Appendicular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular. 29. According to its shape, sacrum and spine bones are examples ..... bones A) Irregular. B) Flat. C) Long. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irregular. 30. The ..... surrounds the brain and consists of eight bones. A) Tarsals. B) Cranium. C) Phalanges. D) Carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cranium. 31. Which of the following is a disease related to bones? A) Diabetes. B) Rickets. C) Bone marrow. D) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rickets. 32. Hey Jackson, Hannah, and Luna! Can you guess where the spongy bone is located? A) Somewhere within the bone. B) In the nose. C) In the feet. D) In the middle ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somewhere within the bone. 33. Humans have five metacarpals, the fifth being connected to their opposable thumb. What other species has the same number of metacarpals? A) Cow. B) Horse. C) Goat. D) Dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dog. 34. The skeleton is considered to be the framework of the body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. Osteocytes are connected by hair-like canals called ..... A) Perforating canals. B) Lacunae. C) Haversian canals. D) Canaliculi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Canaliculi. 36. How many bones are there in an adult body? A) 306. B) 205. C) 206. D) 305. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 37. What is the surgical repair of cartilage? A) Osteoplasty. B) Osteorrhaphy. C) Chondrodesis. D) Chondroplasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chondroplasty. 38. How many bones make up the thoracic spine? A) 12. B) 6. C) 5. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 39. Also known as a bunion, is an abnormal enlargement of a joint at the base of the big toe. A) Chondroma. B) Hallux valgus. C) Polymyalgia. D) Sprain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hallux valgus. 40. The bone that surrounds and protects the brain is called the ..... A) Femur. B) Clavicle. C) Patella. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skull. 41. Ball and socket joint moves in a ..... angle. A) 360 degree. B) 180 degree. C) 90 degree. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 360 degree. 42. The skeletal system allows you to move when ..... pulls on bones. A) Joints. B) Muscles. C) Calcium. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles. 43. Choose the correct answer:Spine-35 small bones A) Pelvis. B) Shoulder blade. C) Vertebrae. D) Rib cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vertebrae. 44. Bones are made from ....., which makes your bones hard. A) Cartilage. B) Vertebrae. C) Calcium. D) Rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium. 45. The shoulder is a ..... joint. A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Pivot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket. 46. Why is exercise important to bone health? A) Helps the bones absorb vitamin D. B) Keeps you from getting fat. C) Provides calcium to the bone. D) Breaks down bones, making them grow back stronger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Breaks down bones, making them grow back stronger. 47. Hematopoiesis is the scientific name for A) Blood cell formation. B) Iron production. C) White blood cells. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood cell formation. 48. Endochondral bone formation begins with a A) Cartilage model. B) Bone collar. C) Bony callus. D) Hemotoma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage model. 49. Which type of bone is a solid matrix with tightly packed cells organized in concentric circles? A) Short bone. B) Compact bone. C) Spongy bone. D) Long bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compact bone. 50. A band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone A) Tendon. B) Epiphyseal plate. C) Ligament. D) Sutures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendon. 51. The kneecap is called what bone? A) Femur. B) Tibia. C) Fibula. D) Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Patella. 52. The pelvic and pectoral girdles are considered part of what part of the skeleton. A) Axial. B) Appendicular. C) Vertebral. D) Cranial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular. 53. Why would activity outdoors help bone health? A) Physical activity helps maintain bone health and blood circulation. B) Exposure to sunlight causes the body to produce vitamin D which helps absorb calcium. C) Physical activity can help to maintain bone density and prevent osteoporosis. D) All are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are true. 54. What is another name for our skull? A) Skeleton. B) Femur. C) Cranium. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cranium. 55. All of these joints are synovial except ..... A) Cartilaginous joints. B) Saddle joints. C) Hinge joints. D) Gliding joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilaginous joints. 56. How many types of levers are there? A) 4. B) 3. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 57. Noah, Charlotte, and Henry are having a debate about the correct order of ribs from superior to inferior. Can you help them settle the debate? A) Floating, true, false. B) True, false, floating. C) False, floating, true. D) True, floating, false. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True, false, floating. 58. A break in a bone is called a ..... A) Problem. B) Fracture. C) Scoliosis. D) Osteomyelitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fracture. 59. Parts of the body where two or more bones connect A) Rib cage. B) Skull. C) Vertebral column. D) Joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joints. 60. What is the purpose of synovial fluid? A) Lubricates joints. B) Connect bones to bones. C) Connect Muscle to bone. D) Reduce Friction. 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