This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 179 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 179 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Carpals and tarsals are examples of ..... bones. A) Flat. B) Irregular. C) Short. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short. 2. Diffusion is ..... A) Movement of gas from an area of high concentration to low. B) Movement of gas from an area of low concentration to high. C) Movement of gas from an area of high concentration to high. D) Movement of gas from an area of low concentration to low. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Movement of gas from an area of high concentration to low. 3. Now you have ..... bones. A) 602. B) 126. C) 612. D) 206. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 206. 4. The babies bones are around ..... A) 150 bones. B) 206 bones. C) 300 bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206 bones. 5. A ..... allows one bone to slide over another A) Pivot joint. B) Ball-and-socket joint. C) Gliding joint. D) Hinge joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gliding joint. 6. The ..... is composed of twelve pairs of ribs and the ..... A) Thorax/ sternum. B) Sternum/ thorax. C) Thorax/ coccyx. D) Sacrum / sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thorax/ sternum. 7. C1, articulates with the head A) Atlas. B) Axis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atlas. 8. What is the structure of a long bone? A) The structure of a long bone consists of a periosteum, epiphyses, and a cortical bone. B) The structure of a long bone consists of a spongy bone, epiphyses, and a medullary cavity. C) The structure of a long bone consists of a diaphysis, metaphysis, and a medullary cavity. D) The structure of a long bone consists of a diaphysis, epiphyses, and a medullary cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The structure of a long bone consists of a diaphysis, epiphyses, and a medullary cavity. 9. The two pair of ribs joined only to the vertebral column are known as: A) Sinking ribs. B) Floating ribs. C) Flying ribs. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Floating ribs. 10. What is the role of the bone marrow in a bone? A) Produces digestive enzymes. B) Regulates body temperature. C) Stores fat. D) Produces blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Produces blood cells. 11. Smooth, slippery, thick layer of tissue is called A) Periosteum. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilage. 12. What is one main job of cartilage? A) To cushion the bones. B) To connect the bones. C) All of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To cushion the bones. 13. The upper arm has a single bone called A) Humerus. B) Metacarpal. C) Radius. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humerus. 14. Where is the bone marrow found A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. C) Iliac crest. D) Mandible bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone. 15. Daily exercise is a good way to keep our bones healthy. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 16. What is the purpose of the lacunae? A) Connect Lacunae and osteocytes together. B) Safe space for osteocytes to reside. C) Provide strength and resilience to bone. D) To manage the bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Safe space for osteocytes to reside. 17. Which of these is correct? A) Cartlage. B) Cartilage. C) Cartliage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 18. There are ..... number of bones in the spine A) 30. B) 32. C) 46. D) 33. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 33. 19. The connective tissue that connects bones to bones is called ..... A) Ligament. B) Cartilage. C) Joint. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligament. 20. The skull, the vertebral column, and the rib cage make up what part of the skeleton? A) Appendicular. B) Axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial. 21. Bones are a "storage tank" for this mineral A) Calcium. B) Melanin. C) Biotin. D) Vitamin A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium. 22. Castrated male swine A) Gilt. B) Bull. C) Barrow. D) Calf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barrow. 23. The radioulnar joint is an example of a A) Pivot joint. B) Saddle joint. C) Gliding joint. D) Hinge joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pivot joint. 24. A twisting motion of the foot that turns the sole outward is called: A) Inversion. B) Plantar flexion. C) Eversion. D) Dorsiflexion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eversion. 25. Blood in a joint A) Synovitis. B) Hemarthrosis. C) Lumbago. D) Gout. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hemarthrosis. 26. Joints allows limited movement and found at the part where a bone of the head meets the neck bone. A) Gliding joints. B) Pivot joints. C) Hinge joints. D) Ball-and-socket joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pivot joints. 27. Which of the following is an excellent source of vitamin C? A) Bread. B) Citrus foods. C) Hamburger. D) Milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Citrus foods. 28. What happens as you grow and change A) Your bones stay the same. B) Your bones get smaller. C) Your bones grow and change too. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your bones grow and change too. 29. Calcium phosphate A) Helps with strength/firm. B) Forms blood cells. C) Helps with bone flexibility. D) Breaks down bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helps with strength/firm. 30. These bones are smooth and hard ..... A) Compact. B) Cancellous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact. 31. Hardest substance in human body A) Cartilage. B) Bones. C) Dentine. D) Enamel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enamel. 32. Balanced forces means a net force of ..... A) 1 N. B) 100 N. C) Zero N. D) Inertia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zero N. 33. What is the periosteum? (section 1) A) Membrane that lines the medullary canal. B) Covers the epiphysis. C) A fibrous connective tissue membrane. D) It is trabecular tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A fibrous connective tissue membrane. 34. It is made up of calcium phosphate which will convert into hydroxyapatite and is responsible for the hardness of the bones. A) Collagenous Fibers. B) Calcified ground substance. C) Both. D) None of the Choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcified ground substance. 35. What type of fracture is shown in the image? A) Complete. B) Partial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Partial. 36. Movement toward the midline of the body A) Flexion. B) Abduction. C) Extension. D) Adduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adduction. 37. Flexible connective tissue found throughout the body A) Hematopoiesis. B) Ligament. C) Tendon. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage. 38. What type of lamellae is found in osteons? A) Cuboidal lamellae. B) Concentric lamellae. C) Circumferential plates. D) Interstitial lamellae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concentric lamellae. 39. The membrane that covers the entire bone is called A) Endomysium. B) Perimysium. C) Endosteum. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Periosteum. 40. Your bones will stop growing by the time you're: A) 30. B) 13. C) 93. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 25. 41. To support the weight of the body is the function of ..... bones A) Long. B) Short. C) Flat. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long. 42. It is the thin membrane that covers the surface of the bone. A) Spongy Bone. B) Periosteum. C) Compact Bone. D) Bone Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periosteum. 43. The bones of the head and trunk form the A) Bones. B) Appendicular skeleton. C) Axial skeleton. D) Skellie skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axial skeleton. 44. Fiberous connective tissue covering on the surface of a bone A) Epiphysis. B) Medullary cavity. C) Diaphysis. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Periosteum. 45. A scoliosis patient's spine is often shaped like: A) Letter Z. B) Letter J. C) Letter S. D) Letter I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Letter S. 46. What is NOT a function of bone tissue A) Protects vital organs. B) Makes up structure of body. C) Moving the body. D) Produce red blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moving the body. 47. What connects a muscle to a bone? A) Joint. B) Tendon. C) Cartilage. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ligament. 48. Give bones their tensile strength. A) Osteoblasts, osteocytes, and osteoclasts. B) Collagens and other proteins. C) Calcium and phosphate minerals. D) Red bone marrow. E) Yellow bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collagens and other proteins. 49. Which of the following is a joint found in the human body? A) Fibula. B) Mandible. C) Ulna. D) Knee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knee. 50. This cell would get stimulated by PTH when blood calcium levels are too low. A) Osteoblast. B) Osteoclast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclast. 51. This bone disease makes the legs look like letter O or X.This bone disease can be prevented by ..... A) Do oral vaccination. B) Sit and stand properly. C) Wear knee protectors while cycling. D) Consume food containing vitamin D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consume food containing vitamin D. 52. Detectives use bones to determine A) Who died?. B) How a person died?. C) How old a person was when they died?. D) All of these choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these choices. 53. Osteoclasts break bone down. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. Large, multinucleated cells that can dissolve the bony matrix are called: A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteocytes. D) Chondrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts. 55. OUTER COVERING OF BONE THAT COVERS DIAPHYSIS AND IS LOCATION WHERE MUSCLES ATTACH A) PERIOSTEUM. B) ARTICULAR CARTILAGE. C) HAVERSIAN CANAL. D) OSTEON. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PERIOSTEUM. 56. Which set of bones below belongs to the axial skeleton? A) Skull, ribs, vertebrae. B) Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges. C) Thigh, plate, pipe. D) Clavicle, scapula, humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull, ribs, vertebrae. 57. Bones in your arms and legs are short and stubby. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 58. Loss of bone tissue? A) Scoliosis. B) Carpal tunnel syndrome. C) Fracture. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoporosis. 59. A bone that has "popped" out of place is what type of injury? A) Dislocation. B) Sprain. C) Fracture. D) Broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dislocation. 60. Connect bones to other bones like tape A) Cartilage. B) Tendons. C) Joints. D) Bones. E) Ligaments. 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