This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 175 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 175 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which bone protects the brain from knocks and bumps? A) Skull. B) Femur. C) Tibia. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull. 2. Bones work with ..... to allow the body to move. A) Muscles. B) Stmach. C) Respiratory system. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscles. 3. Which type of muscle is not striped and is found in the walls of the digestive track? A) Cardiac. B) Skeletal. C) Smooth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smooth. 4. Nora, Samuel, and Hannah are playing a game to identify bones in the human body. They come across a question:Which forearm bone is attached to the pinky side of the hand? A) Tibia. B) Ulna. C) Pelvis. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ulna. 5. How many bones does the typical human have? A) 106. B) 206. C) 96. D) 306. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 6. Muscles pull on ..... to help you move. A) Body parts. B) Other muscles. C) Bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bones. 7. "-lysis" means: A) Curved, bent. B) Loosening, setting free. C) Away from. D) Toward, near. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loosening, setting free. 8. Rubbery tissue that cushions bones; located a joints. A) Joint. B) Cartilage. C) Ligament. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 9. What organs are in your rib cage? A) Brain. B) Heart & Liver. C) Lungs & Heart. D) Lungs and Stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lungs & Heart. 10. Which of the following divides through mitosis? A) Osteoblast. B) Osteogenic. C) Osteocytes. D) Osteoclast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteogenic. 11. The gastrocnemius muscle is likely to be contracted when you: A) Play computer games. B) Bench press. C) Stand on your tip toes. D) Chew your food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stand on your tip toes. 12. The functions of the ..... are to support the spine and trunk and to transfer their weight to the lower limbs. A) Pelvis. B) Sacred. C) Spine. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pelvis. 13. What happens to make the bones move? A) The bones push the muscles. B) The muscles push the bones. C) The muscles pull the bones. D) The bones pull the muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The muscles pull the bones. 14. The inner and larger bone of the forearm, attached at the wrist and located on the side of the little finger is the? A) Humerus. B) Radiums. C) Carpus. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ulna. 15. What is the name of chapter 5? A) The Skeletal System. B) The Digestive System. C) The Integumentary System. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Skeletal System. 16. The jaw bone, mandible, is a A) Short bones. B) Irregular bone. C) Flat bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irregular bone. 17. Red bone marrow is a hematopoietic tissue. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 18. How many vertebrae do adults have in their spines? A) 24. B) 33. C) 10. D) 28. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 24. 19. How many breastbone we have? A) 4. B) 1. C) 2. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 20. How many bones does a baby human have? A) 300. B) 206. C) 250. D) 260. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 300. 21. Bone develops from a fibrous membrane A) Intramembranous ossification. B) Endochondral ossification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intramembranous ossification. 22. In terms of structure, which type of articulation has a joint capsule? A) Amphiarthrotic. B) Cartilaginous. C) Fibrous. D) Synovial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synovial. 23. Muscles you CAN control (Biceps) A) Involuntary Muscle. B) Voluntary Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntary Muscle. 24. Which of the below would best represent the job of an osteoclast? A) A toddler breaking their Lego kit. B) A chef making a new recipe. C) A teacher instructing their students. D) A manager directing their team. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A toddler breaking their Lego kit. 25. Synchodroses contain ..... A) Fibrocartilage. B) Dense CT. C) Hyaline cartilage. D) Elastic cartilage. E) Loose CT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyaline cartilage. 26. The skeletal system is in charge of making blood. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. This hallow region is where yellow bone marrow is stored. A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Medullary cavity. D) Anticular cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medullary cavity. 28. The skull is made of 1 bone A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 29. Articular cartilage, which is found at the ends of bones, is responsible for decreasing the friction within a joint. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 30. The nose is ..... to the left eye. A) Distal. B) Inferior. C) Medial. D) Lateral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medial. 31. The tibia and Radius bone are considered ..... A) Short bones. B) Flat bones. C) Irregular bones. D) Long bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Long bones. 32. I am a group or layer of cells that work together as a part, or organ, in your body ..... What am I? A) Cast. B) Tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tissue. 33. There are ..... sets of ..... ribs in the rib cage A) 2, 12. B) 4, 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2, 12. 34. Which of the following is an example of your skin responding to an internal stimulus? A) When it's hot outside, you begin to sweat. B) When you feel nervous, your skin gets sweaty. C) When it's cold outside, your skin gets googsebumps. D) Your skin prevents a bacteria from entering into your bloodstream. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When you feel nervous, your skin gets sweaty. 35. Joints can be fixer or A) Mobable. B) Movable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Movable. 36. What is the purpose of the thick disc of cartilage between the vertebrae? A) To connect the vertebrae together. B) To separate each vertebrae from one another. C) To produce red blood cells. D) To allow the spine to rotate fully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To separate each vertebrae from one another. 37. When I write my name, I use this joint:(click on all the correct answers) A) Ankle. B) Hip. C) Knee. D) Wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrist. 38. Vitamin D is abundant in the following foods: A) Milk fortified with vitamin D. B) Fish. C) Egg yolks. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 39. The longest bone in the upper limb. A) Ulna. B) Humerus. C) Radius. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humerus. 40. Which kind of joint has limited mobility? A) Fibrous. B) Cartilaginous. C) Synovial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilaginous. 41. Opposing the action of another muscle: A) Contraction. B) Agonist. C) Antagonist. D) Elasticity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antagonist. 42. Extreme curvature of the lumbar vertebrae of the spine; swayback ..... A) Kyphosis. B) Scoliosis. C) Osteomyelitis. D) Lordosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lordosis. 43. The compact and dense outer layer of the bone is? A) The periosteum. B) Cortical bone. C) The diaphysis. D) Cancellous bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cortical bone. 44. Red Bone Marrow is the main production for: A) Osteocytes. B) Red blood cells. C) Fat cells. D) Adipocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red blood cells. 45. What types of bones, such as carpals, are designed for strength and weight bearing? A) Flat bones. B) Long bones. C) Short bones. D) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short bones. 46. Bonus Question-How many times have the Trinidad and Tobago Knight Rider won the CPL? A) 4. B) 5. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 47. Musculoskeletal is A) A condition where a part of the body can become swollen, red and painful. B) A condition where a part of the body can become swollen, red and painful. C) The muscular and skeletal systems of the human body. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The muscular and skeletal systems of the human body. 48. The shoulder blade is also called the ..... A) Sternum. B) Coccyx. C) Scapula. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scapula. 49. Are the following 4 parts of the axial or appendicular skeleton?Pectoral girdle, limbs, pelvic girdle, lower limbs A) Appendicular skeleton. B) Axial skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular skeleton. 50. Bone tissue can be described as ..... A) The skeletal system. B) Cartilage. C) Dead calcified tissue. D) Dense, hard connective tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dense, hard connective tissue. 51. Which major bone of the body protects the brain? A) Femur. B) Radius. C) Cranium. D) Hip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cranium. 52. The main muscles of the inner thighs. A) Quadriceps Femoris. B) Adductors. C) Hamstrings. D) Abductors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adductors. 53. It provides support, but is less rigid thane bone. It allows for some flexibility of movement but has more stability than muscle. A) TENDONS. B) BONES. C) CARTILAGE. D) LIGAMENTS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CARTILAGE. 54. Makes up 126 bones of the human body A) Axial skeleton. B) Appendicular skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular skeleton. 55. Which of the following is NOT a mineral A) Calcium. B) Vitamin D. C) Carbon Dioxide. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon Dioxide. 56. Which main joint is located where two bones bound closely by fibrous connective tissue A) Synovial Joint. B) Fibrous Joint. C) Cartilaginous Joint. D) Hinge Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fibrous Joint. 57. Roughly cube shaped bones are called ..... bones. A) Long. B) Short. C) Irregular. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short. 58. Are bones dead or alive? A) Dead. B) Alive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alive. 59. What is the suffix that means "tumor;mass" ? A) -al, -ic. B) -oid. C) -order. D) -own. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) -own. 60. Framework or support structure of the human body. It gives shape, allows movements, makes blood cells, protects organs and stores minerals. A) Endocrine System. B) Skeletal System. C) Nervous System. D) Digestive System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal System. ← 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