This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 191 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 191 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This part of the bone produces blood cells A) Medullary Cavity. B) Periosteum. C) Compact bone. D) Spongy bone. E) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Marrow. 2. Bones need a balanced diet that includes: A) Calcium and vitamin D. B) Calcium and vitamin A. C) Vitamin C and Calcium. D) Calcium Vitamin A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium and vitamin D. 3. Our skeleton gives us structure by..... A) Bending and moving. B) Giving us shape and a frame. C) Having a skull. D) Protecting us. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giving us shape and a frame. 4. C4 What could happen if your spinal cord was injured? A) You would turn green. B) Prevent parts of the body from moving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prevent parts of the body from moving. 5. What is the function of the joints? A) To be static. B) To allow us to move in different ways. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To allow us to move in different ways. 6. What part of the body is your clavicle? A) Foot. B) Arm. C) Shoulder. D) Hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shoulder. 7. The rib is an exmaple of a ..... bone A) Flat. B) Sesamoid. C) Short. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flat. 8. When an embryo begins its development, its skeleton is made of: A) Mineral salts. B) Yellow bone marrow. C) Cartilage. D) Osteocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilage. 9. Which word in the sentence above is a clue to the meaning of rigid? A) Hard. B) Shape. C) Change. D) Grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard. 10. Which system does the stomach take place in? A) Digestive system. B) Circulatory system. C) Nervous system. D) Skeletal system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Digestive system. 11. Which system supports the body, protects major organs, stores minerals, and makes blood cells? A) Outgrowths. B) Muscular. C) Skeletal. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 12. The longest and strongest bones in the human body are found here? A) Arms. B) Legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legs. 13. What percent bone loss is experienced by elderly people on average? A) 1-2% per month. B) 1-2% per year. C) 10% per week. D) 20% per day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1-2% per year. 14. Functions of the skin DOES NOT include A) Sensory perception. B) Body temperature regulation. C) Production. D) Creates energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creates energy. 15. Seen more in children, caused by a lack of vitamin D, the child develops osteomalacia A) Osteoporosis. B) Rheumatoid arthritis. C) Gout. D) Rickets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rickets. 16. These bones make up your spine; they are also called what? A) Pelvis. B) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebrae. 17. The two bones found in the lower leg. A) Radius and ulna. B) Maxilla and mandible. C) Humerus and femur. D) Tibia and fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tibia and fibula. 18. The shoulder and hip joints are examples of A) Fibrous joints. B) Cartilaginous joints. C) Synovial joints. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synovial joints. 19. Which two bones are found in the leg? A) Femur & Radius. B) Ulna and Fibula. C) Tibia and Humerus. D) Femur and Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur and Tibia. 20. The ulna is larger and stronger than the radius A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. Bones are held together by these groups of stringy connective tissue A) Tendons. B) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. 22. Which cell is a stem cell and is the only cell that does mitosis? A) Osteoclast. B) Osteogenic cell. C) Osteoblast. D) Osteocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteogenic cell. 23. Cody and Joey are out camping. They come across an angry bear. They have to run to escape it. This action requires their nervous system to coordinate with what other 2 body systems? A) Skeletal and endocrine. B) Circulatory and digestive. C) Muscular and skeletal. D) Digestive and endocrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscular and skeletal. 24. If a patient was suffering from bursitis, this condition would be designated as inflammation of a(n): A) Articular cartilage. B) Small sac containing fluid. C) Cavity within a long bone. D) Sesamoid bone found at a joint. E) Osseous protrusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Small sac containing fluid. 25. Which of the following is an example of skeletal muscle? A) My heart pumping blood. B) My organs digesting food. C) Lifting weights to build muscle in my biceps and triceps. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lifting weights to build muscle in my biceps and triceps. 26. The 12 pairs of ..... surround the thoracic cavity. A) Clavicles. B) Phalanges. C) Ribs. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ribs. 27. Which bone in the human body is commonly referred to as the "collarbone" ? A) Clavicle. B) Scapula. C) Shoulder. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clavicle. 28. Dragonfly, elephant, crab, giraffe, snake.The endoskeleton and vertebrate animals are ..... A) Dragonfly, crab, and snake. B) Elephant, giraffe, and snake. C) Crab and dragonfly. D) Elephant and snake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elephant, giraffe, and snake. 29. What type of osteocytes will increase activity when calcium levels are low? A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteounicorns. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts. 30. Which of the following bone cells are large multi-nucleated cells which break down old bone tissue which needs to be replaced A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoblasts. C) Osteoclasts. D) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoclasts. 31. Q-The ..... is the only movable part of skull. A) Atlas. B) Cranium. C) Lower jaw. D) Facial bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lower jaw. 32. ..... helps to protect your skull from injury A) Wearing a hat in cold weather. B) Getting plenty of sleep. C) Wearing a helmet when you ride your bicycle. D) Doing puzzles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wearing a helmet when you ride your bicycle. 33. Straightening beyond the anatomical position A) Flexion. B) Hyperextension. C) Hyperflexion. D) Extension. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperextension. 34. The axial part contains ..... bones A) 126. B) 100. C) 50. D) 80. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 80. 35. Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas. A) True. B) False liquid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. Where is the pivot found? A) Elbow joint. B) Shoulder joint. C) Knee joint. D) Ankle joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elbow joint. 37. The connective tissue membrane that covers the shaft (diaphysis) of long bone is called the A) Articular cartilage. B) Periosteum. C) Compact bone. D) Epiphyses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periosteum. 38. Motion that includes flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction A) Circumduction. B) Pronation. C) Supination. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circumduction. 39. Bones in the ankles A) Tarsal. B) Metatarsal. C) Phalanges. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tarsal. 40. Which of these is most closely associated with spongy bone tissue? A) Beams. B) Haversian canal. C) Hyaline cartilage. D) Osteon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beams. 41. Ends of the bone A) Endosteum. B) Diaphysis. C) Epiphysis. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphysis. 42. The ribcage protects the delicate organs like the ..... and ..... A) Lungs and heart. B) Spinal cord. C) Brain. D) Kidneys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lungs and heart. 43. Combining form that means bone. A) Arthr/o. B) So that. C) Spondyl/o. D) Search. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So that. 44. As we grow old, the number of bones A) Reduce. B) Increase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduce. 45. Major muscle organs are attached to bones to provide ..... A) Movement. B) Temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Movement. 46. A fracture where a small process if broken off A) Greenstick. B) Avulsion. C) Transverse. D) Oblique. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Avulsion. 47. The process of new mineral deposits forming new bone: A) Osteocytes. B) Ossification. C) Osteoblasts. D) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ossification. 48. The bones in main portion of the foot are called the A) Metatarsals. B) Metacarpals. C) Tarsals. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metatarsals. 49. Some of your bones are filled with a special material that make A) Blood cells. B) Bones. C) Muscles. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood cells. 50. How many bones are there in our skeleton? A) 70%. B) 2 of each. C) 206. D) 12 pairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 51. Swelling, warmth and pain in a joint that happens continuously is most likely because the person suffers from: A) Osteoarthritis. B) Stress fractures. C) Osteoporosis. D) Osgood Slaughters Disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoarthritis. 52. What is the main purpose of the musculoskeletal system? A) Remove waste from the body. B) Break down and process food into nutrients for the cells. C) Gas exchange-bring oxygen; take away carbon dioxide. D) Provide movement and support for the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provide movement and support for the body. 53. What is commonly referred to as the "elbow bone" is actually ..... A) The styloid process. B) The olecranon process of the ulna. C) The surgical neck of the humerus. D) The radial tuberosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The olecranon process of the ulna. 54. ..... can only move upwards and downwards. A) Hinge joints. B) Ball-and-socket joints. C) Fixed joints. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge joints. 55. What type of joint connects bone with cartilage, as seen between the vertebrae in the image? A) Cartilaginous. B) Synovial. C) Fibrous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilaginous. 56. Forms red and white blood cells A) Red bone marrow. B) Periosteum. C) Spongey bone. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red bone marrow. 57. The Axial Skeleton is made up 80 bones of the mid section of body. What are the 3 main regions it covers? A) Skull, Vertebrae, Pelvic Girdle. B) Skull, Shoulder Girdle, Vertebrae. C) Skull, Vertebrae, Thorax. D) Skull, Vertebrae, Upper Extremities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull, Vertebrae, Thorax. 58. What is the nerve that can be injured by fracture of the shaft of the humerus? A) Median. B) Musculocutaneous. C) Radial. D) Axillary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radial. 59. Which joint type is non-movable in normal situations? A) Fibrous. B) Synovial. C) Cartilaginous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fibrous. 60. A other word for you jaw A) Cranium. B) Clavicle. C) Mandable. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mandable. ← 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