This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 182 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 182 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A mature bone cell that maintains the bone matrix. A) Osteocyte. B) Osteoclast. C) Osteoprogenitor. D) Osteoblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteocyte. 2. A fracture that goes through part of a bone at a 35 degree angle would be classified as A) Incomplete oblique. B) Incomplete comminuted. C) Complete lateral. D) Complete transverse. E) Incomplete spiral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incomplete oblique. 3. This type of synovial joint permits rotation around only one axis A) Condyloid. B) Saddle. C) Pivot. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pivot. 4. David, Lily, and Harper are playing a game of 'Match the Bone'. They stumbled upon a tricky question. Can you help them? Which of the following bones is INCORRECTLY matched with its type? A) Ulna long. B) Cranial bones flat. C) Carpals short. D) Ribs irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ribs irregular. 5. The trade name of succinylcholine is: A) Forteo. B) Skelaxin. C) Nimbex. D) Anectine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anectine. 6. A stretching or a partial tear in a muscle is called a: A) Strain. B) Sprain. C) Rupture. D) None of the options. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strain. 7. Tissue that stops synovial fluid from escaping and encloses, supports and holds the bones together A) Bursa. B) Synovial Membrane. C) Synovial Fluid. D) Joint Capsule. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joint Capsule. 8. Bones developed in tendons and around some joints eg. patella A) Flat. B) Short. C) Irregular. D) Sesamoid. E) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sesamoid. 9. We get the essential minerals our bones need to be healthy from ..... A) Sun. B) Exercise. C) Metal. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Food. 10. What is the main difference between the bone markings known as projections and depressions? A) Projections grow out of bone, depressions are indents. B) Projections are known as cavities, depressions are known as proccesses. C) Projections are indents, depressions grow out of bone. D) Projections affect long bone, depressions affect short bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Projections grow out of bone, depressions are indents. 11. The clavicle and the scapula help to make up the A) Pelvic girdle. B) Upper girdle. C) Pectoral girdle. D) Lower girdle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pectoral girdle. 12. Chronic bone disease caused by abnormal breakdown of bone tissue and abnormal bone formation A) RA. B) Multiple myeloma. C) Paget's disease. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paget's disease. 13. Bands of connective tissue are called ..... A) Ligaments. B) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendons. 14. What is the medical term for "knee cap" ? A) Cranium. B) Femur. C) Patella. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patella. 15. The twisting of a ligament causing pain is a ..... A) Strain. B) Sprain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sprain. 16. Which system Regulates body temperature A) Outgrowths. B) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Outgrowths. 17. Which is not part of the appendicular skeleton A) Vertebral column. B) Lower extremities. C) Pelvic girdle. D) Upper extremities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebral column. 18. A bone that is thin and curved, but strong due to the amount of compact bone is considered a(n): A) Irregular bone. B) Short bone. C) Long bone. D) Flat bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flat bone. 19. This bone is known as the thigh bone A) Tarsals. B) Tibia. C) Femur. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 20. Main Organs:Skin A) Muscular. B) Nervous. C) Outgrowths. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outgrowths. 21. What determines a person's hair and skin color? A) Melanin. B) Protein. C) Phenotype. D) Keratin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melanin. 22. The hollow case, made from 18 fused bony plates and 2 jaw bones, that surround and protects the brain, inner ears, and eyes A) Joints. B) Bones. C) Torso. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skull. 23. Function of Hinge? A) Prevent back and forth movements. B) Allow side to side movements. C) Control up and down movements. D) Allow back and forth movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allow back and forth movements. 24. What part of the joint reduces the risk of injury by absorbing shock? A) Bone. B) Synovial Membrane. C) Tendon. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage. 25. What part of the skeletal system is #1 in the diagram? A) Pelvis. B) Femur. C) Ribs. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skull. 26. Where are blood cells forms? A) In the heart. B) In the veins. C) In the nervous system. D) In the center of the bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the center of the bones. 27. Which of the following bones is an example of short bone. A) Finger bone. B) Thigh bone. C) Skull bone. D) Collar bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finger bone. 28. Red and white blood cells are produced in the ..... of the bone. A) Marrow. B) Cartilage. C) Epiphysis. D) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marrow. 29. Which of the following bone is present in the arms? A) Femur. B) Humerus. C) Tibia. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humerus. 30. A hole in the bone where blood and nerves pass through. A) Sutures. B) Foramina. C) Fontanels. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foramina. 31. Suffix meaning "deficiency" A) -painted. B) -itis. C) -tomy. D) -algia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -painted. 32. The joints which connect the parts of the cranium in adults are known as ..... A) Features. B) Sutures. C) Fontanels. D) Epiphyses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sutures. 33. There are 126 bones that make up the appendages (arms and legs) and the girdles (shoulder and pelvic) that provide the support and flexibility. This area is known as the? A) Axial. B) Sesamoid bones. C) Appendicular. D) Flat bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appendicular. 34. What attaches to the skeleton to allow movement to occur? A) Skin. B) Cartilage. C) Muscles (via tendons). D) Levers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscles (via tendons). 35. What is the name given to the hollow middle section of a long bone where yellow bone marrow is located? A) Periosteum. B) Epiphyses. C) Diaphysis. D) Medullary cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Medullary cavity. 36. Which bone is held together by the immovable joints? A) Knee. B) Ankle. C) Skull. D) Wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull. 37. The contraction of the ..... pulls the bones during movement A) Bones. B) Muscles. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles. 38. Which type of bone is the densest A) All are equally dense. B) Spongy. C) Trabecular. D) Cortical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cortical. 39. Bone often broken when doing CPR A) Patella. B) Sternum. C) Cranium. D) Carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sternum. 40. This connective tissue covers each epiphysis in order to provide a smooth lubricated surface for articulation. A) Medullary cavity. B) Periosteum. C) Articular cartilage. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Articular cartilage. 41. What is the tough, flexible tissue that can be found in the tip of your nose? A) Ligament. B) Joint. C) Cartilage. D) Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilage. 42. Our Heart and Lungs is protected by A) Limbs. B) Rib cage. C) Back bone. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rib cage. 43. Fracture where the shaft breaks along the long axis A) Spiral. B) Pott's. C) Compression. D) Transverse. E) Catch up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transverse. 44. Fracture in which a bone has been twisted apart. A) Spiral. B) Catch up. C) Greenstick. D) Pathologic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spiral. 45. Type of muscle tissue that forms the heart A) Skeletal. B) Stright. C) Cardiac. D) Smooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cardiac. 46. When the cartilage is damaged or worn away A) Dislocation. B) Arthritis. C) Sprain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arthritis. 47. It consist of the skill, backbonne, breastbone and ribs A) Skeletal system. B) Axial skeleton. C) Appendicular skeleton. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial skeleton. 48. Which bone tissue is porous and also known as cancellous bone? A) Compact bone. B) Periosteum. C) Spongy bone. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spongy bone. 49. Rickets is caused by ..... deficiency. A) Vitamin D. B) Vitamin C. C) Iron. D) Magnesium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitamin D. 50. Complex and irregularly shaped bone A) Short bone. B) Skeleton. C) Long bone. D) Irregular bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irregular bone. 51. Boone tissue in our body is made up of ..... A) Collagen. B) Clacium phospate. C) Both of the answers above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the answers above. 52. What type of cells and tissue make up skin? A) Epidermis. B) Muscle. C) Bone. D) Epithelial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epithelial. 53. What muscle makes up the heart? A) Voluntary muscle. B) Smooth muscle. C) Cardiac muscle. D) Involuntary muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cardiac muscle. 54. The Axial skeleton helps to protect the internal- A) Blood vessels. B) Organs. C) Femur. D) Knee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organs. 55. What is the first step in the bone remodeling process? A) Osteoclasts release enzymes. B) Macrophages promote bone tissue remodeling. C) Osteocytes release chemical signals. D) Osteoblasts build new bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteocytes release chemical signals. 56. What is the name of the neurotransmitter that is released from the neuron to the sarcolemma? A) Calcium. B) ATP. C) Acetone. D) Acetylcholine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Acetylcholine. 57. Muscles always work in pairs by A) Moving in any direction on a plane. B) Moving in a circular motion. C) Sitting and standing. D) Contracting and relaxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contracting and relaxing. 58. The process in which hyaline cartilage is turned into bone is called ..... A) Ossificlass. B) Ossification. C) Boneyformation. D) Bonecreation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ossification. 59. What kind of marrow is found in the diaphysis A) Red. B) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow. 60. What is a break in a bone or cartilage? A) Fracture. B) Fuse. C) Marrow. D) Cartilage. 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