This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 183 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 183 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There are spine disorders ..... A) Kyphosis. B) Lordosis. C) Scoliosis. D) Correct all. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Correct all. 2. The shin bones and calf bones are the building blocks of the skeleton..... A) Pelvic frame. B) Leg frame. C) Shoulder frame. D) Arm frame. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leg frame. 3. What type of fracture breaks the bone into many parts? A) Compound Fracture. B) Complete Fracture. C) Comminuted Fracture. D) Greenstick Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comminuted Fracture. 4. What is the function of bones in the human body? A) Provide structure and support. B) Produce new blood cells. C) Store important minerals. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. The production of red blood cells is produced in what bone of the skeletal system? A) Humerus. B) Femur. C) Vertebrae. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Femur. 6. Compact bone is the smooth outer covering of a bone. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 7. Which of the following is NOT a function of cartilage? A) Fetal skeleton development. B) Shock absorber. C) Prevents friction between bones. D) Manufacture of red blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Manufacture of red blood cells. 8. The Smallest Bone in the ear is called ..... A) Femur. B) Humerus. C) Stirrup. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stirrup. 9. Muscles that move bones A) Smooth muscle. B) Tendon. C) Periosteum. D) Skeletal muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeletal muscle. 10. The two temporal bones are: A) Irregular bones found above and around the ears. B) Situated at the top of the head. C) Irregular bones found at the back of the head. D) Internal bones that support the brain and help form the roof of the mouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irregular bones found above and around the ears. 11. Which part of long bones makes blood cells and stores fat? A) Cartilage. B) Marrow. C) Compact bone. D) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marrow. 12. Osteoporosis is a condition that causes bones to break easily. How can we prevent it? A) Living an active lifestyle over our entire lives. B) Eating foods rich in Calcium, Vitamin D & K, and protein. C) Getting plenty of sleep at night. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Decreased excretion of uric acid or urate salts may cause ..... A) Rheumatoid arthritis. B) Arthritis. C) Gout. D) Osteoarthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gout. 14. What bone is located on the medial side of the forearm? (In anatomical position) A) Tibia. B) Ulna. C) Humerus. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ulna. 15. Which mineral do bones store? A) Dairy. B) Vitamin. C) Potassium. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium. 16. Also known as the thigh bone, which is the longest bone in your body? A) Humerus. B) Tibia. C) Femur. D) Raduis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 17. How many bones are within the human skeletal system? A) Over 400. B) Over 300. C) Over 200. D) Over 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over 200. 18. Muscles that a person chooses to move are called ..... A) Involuntary muscles. B) Voluntary muscles. C) Flexible muscles. D) Rigid muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntary muscles. 19. A type of connective tissue that connects bone to bone is called ..... A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 20. Once bone formation is complete, osteoblasts will either undergo apoptosis or terminally differentiate into A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoblasts. C) Osteoclasts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteocytes. 21. What two bones make up the shoulder girdle? A) Scapula and Clavicle. B) Scapula and Humerus. C) Humerus and Clavicle. D) Sternum and Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scapula and Clavicle. 22. IT IS A PLACE WHERE TWO OR MORE BONES MEET A) NERVES. B) MUSCLES. C) JOINTS. D) BRAIN. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) JOINTS. 23. This bone type is described to usually be as long as they are wide A) Irregular bone. B) Long bone. C) Short bone. D) Flat bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short bone. 24. Which vitamin is necessary for healthy bones? A) Vitamin D. B) Vitamin K. C) Vitamin A. D) Vitamin C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitamin D. 25. Our bones can bend or move because of ..... A) Skin. B) Joints. C) Stomach. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joints. 26. -shoulder attachment A) Pelvic bone. B) Clavicle. C) Femur. D) Pectoral girdle. E) Pelvic girdle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pectoral girdle. 27. Fibromyalgia may cause all of the following, except: A) Stiffness. B) Fatigue. C) Dementia. D) Depression. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dementia. 28. ..... is a tissue that connects 2 bones together A) Ligaments. B) Joints. C) Femur. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligaments. 29. The scientific name for the bones in your hands A) Tarsals. B) Cranium. C) Carpals. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carpals. 30. Bone marrow is one of the layers of bones that make A) Tendons. B) Joints. C) Blood cells. D) Rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood cells. 31. Where would you find carpals? A) Muscular system. B) Ankles. C) Hands. D) Wrists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrists. 32. What is the name of the point that the 2 hip bones connect? A) Iliac crest. B) Coccyx. C) Sacred. D) Symphysis pubis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symphysis pubis. 33. Function of joints A) Stabilize body. B) Protection. C) Strength. D) Allows movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Allows movement. 34. Meets frontal lobe A) Squamous suture. B) Lambdoid suture. C) Sagittal suture. D) Coronal suture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coronal suture. 35. Cube shaped bones are ..... bones. A) Long. B) Sesamoid. C) Irregular. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short. 36. What type of muscle is a cardiac muscle? A) Involuntary Muscle. B) Voluntary Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Involuntary Muscle. 37. Isla, Emma, and Aiden are having a debate. They want to know, which is the largest and strongest bone of your face? A) Mandible. B) Femur. C) Radius. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandible. 38. Where can you find flat bones? A) Sternum. B) Spine. C) Skull. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull. 39. Cartilage made mainly with collagen I fibers. A) Elastic cartilage. B) Hyaline cartilage. C) Fibrous cartilage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fibrous cartilage. 40. Choose the correct answer:Fingers A) Tibia. B) Metacarpals. C) Carpals. D) Phalanges. E) Frontal bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metacarpals. 41. Muscles require a lot of energy to function in helping us move. Which organelle would they have more of in their cells? A) Chloroplasts. B) Nucleus. C) Cell Membrane. D) Mitochondria. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mitochondria. 42. Aerobic metabolism alone can create..... ATP. A) 18. B) 12. C) 34. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 34. 43. The elbow and knee are examples of this type of joint A) Hinge. B) Pivot. C) Saddle. D) Ball and scoket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge. 44. What does the prefix 'Cost(o/a)-' mean? A) Ankle. B) Head. C) Fingers. D) Rib. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rib. 45. Where are your smooth muscles? A) Attached to your bones. B) In your heart. C) In your stomach and veins. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In your stomach and veins. 46. Fibrous, cartilaginous, and synovial are types of tissues found in: A) Joints. B) Interior of bones. C) Ends of fingers. D) All responses are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joints. 47. Bones are important because they ..... A) Support and shape your body. B) Protect organs. C) Help you move. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 48. A disease called osteoarthritis occurs when the cartilage between joints wears away. What can you infer about osteoarthritis? A) It causes bones to become more brittle. B) It prevents joints from moving smoothly. C) It causes joints to dislocate easily. D) It reduces joints' range of motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It prevents joints from moving smoothly. 49. A major site of blood cell and platelet formation A) Osteoid. B) Red marrow. C) Osteoblast. D) Yellow marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red marrow. 50. C3 Where do new RBCs come from? A) Marrow. B) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marrow. 51. The term for synovial membrane is A) Membrane/o. B) School. C) Spondyl/o. D) Sons/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sons/o. 52. The ribs and sternum are what type of bone? A) Short. B) Long. C) Sutural. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flat. 53. What did the straws represent in the handy craft activity you did? A) Straws. B) Nerves. C) Bones. D) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bones. 54. Skeletal remains are found of an unidentified person. The remains show an absence of epiphyseal plates, narrow pelvis, and signs of osteoporosis. Which is true about the remains A) Young male. B) Young female. C) Older female. D) Older male. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Older male. 55. What is the role of osteocytes in bone remodeling? A) To produce blood cells. B) To build new bone tissue. C) To break down old bone tissue. D) To monitor and maintain the bone matrix. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To monitor and maintain the bone matrix. 56. What happens when the primary ossification center meets the secondary ossification centers? A) The bone grows excessively. B) A fracture occurs. C) Nothing-they continue the ossification process. D) The bone stops lengthening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The bone stops lengthening. 57. Nonsurgical correction of a broken bone and application of a cast A) Treatment. B) Traction. C) Closed reduction. D) Open reduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closed reduction. 58. Steroids may be injected into an area of the body affected by: A) Tendinitis. B) Osteomyelitis. C) Rheumatic fever. D) None of the options. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendinitis. 59. What is the integumentary system's response when it is exposed to cold temperatures? A) Hair stands up to hold body heat in. B) Skin begins to sweat. C) Skin begins to produce excess oil. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hair stands up to hold body heat in. 60. Another name for a "growth plate" on a long bone: A) Diaphyseal Plate. B) Articular Cartilage. C) Epiphyseal plate. D) Metaphyseal Plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphyseal plate. ← 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