This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 200 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 200 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of cells are responsible for creating bone cells? A) Osteoblast. B) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblast. 2. Osteons are composed of all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) Hyaline cartilage. B) Ponds & canals. C) Haversian canals. D) Osteocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyaline cartilage. 3. Which of the following is a systemic inflammation of the small joints? A) Osteoarthritis. B) Rheumatoid arthritis. C) Bursitis. D) Osteomyelitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteomyelitis. 4. Where is the ball and socket joint located? A) Neck. B) Shoulder. C) Wrist. D) Elbow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shoulder. 5. Which is an example of a synarthrotic joint? A) Suture. B) Knee. C) Vertebrae. D) Elbow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Suture. 6. The disease in which bones become irritated or inflamed because cartilage in the joints has worn away is called ..... A) Cancer. B) Fracture. C) Arthritis. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arthritis. 7. Connects one bone to another bone and allows movement in very specific directions. A) Muscles. B) Ligaments. C) Bones. D) Cartilage. E) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. 8. What is a cartilaginous joint? A) A cartilaginous joint is a type of joint where the bones are connected by ligaments. B) A cartilaginous joint is a type of joint where the bones are connected by muscles. C) A cartilaginous joint is a type of joint where the bones are connected by tendons. D) A cartilaginous joint is a type of joint where the bones are connected by cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A cartilaginous joint is a type of joint where the bones are connected by cartilage. 9. A disease which is a type of cancer and affects the production of blood cells. A) Rickets. B) Leukemia. C) Arthritis. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leukemia. 10. The disk shaped portion of a the shorter forearm bone that articulates with the humerus and the radial notch of the ulna is the A) Trochlea. B) Radius head. C) Radial tuberosity. D) Humerus head. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radius head. 11. What muscles cannot be controlled? A) Skeletal. B) Voluntary. C) Involuntary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Involuntary. 12. Bones protect your..... A) Heart. B) Organs. C) Brain. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Osteogenesis Imperfecta is aka A) Rickets. B) Brittle bone disease. C) Scoliosis. D) Osteomyelitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Brittle bone disease. 14. Connects the ends of bones together A) Tendons. B) Ligaments. C) Joints. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. 15. 1 coccyx is made up from ..... coccygeal bones that fused together. A) 4. B) 3. C) 5. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 16. Its inhibits bone resorption ..... A) Parathyroid. B) Magnesium. C) Thyroid. D) Calcitonin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcitonin. 17. Which is NOT a muscle type? A) Striated. B) Cardiac. C) Smooth. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Striated. 18. Where is the skull? A) In my chest. B) In my stomach. C) In my head. D) In my hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In my head. 19. Examples:Most bones of the skull, Ribs, Sternum, Scapula A) Short Bone. B) Flat Bone. C) Long Bone. D) Irregular Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat Bone. 20. Bones fuse together as you grow A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. What does the abbreviation Dx refer to? A) "Do not take by mouth". B) "Discontinue". C) "Diagnosis". D) "Department". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Diagnosis". 22. Skeletal remains are found of an unidentified person. The remains show evidence of epiphyseal plates, and a broad shaped pelvis. Which is true about the remains A) Older female. B) Older male. C) Young male. D) Young female. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Young female. 23. What classification of bones provides stability and support? A) Irregular. B) Sesamoid. C) Flat. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short. 24. Type of bone that is thin, flattened, and usually curved. A) Short Bone. B) Irregular Bone. C) Flat Bone. D) Long Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat Bone. 25. The axis vertebrae can also be identified as ..... A) Knock. B) T1. C) C1. D) C2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C2. 26. Your ankle and wrist are examples of which type of joint? A) Ball-and-socket. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gliding. 27. Our body is more efficient than any man-made machine. Is it true or false? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 28. The longest bone is? A) Spinal Cord. B) Rib cage. C) Sternum. D) Thigh Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thigh Bone. 29. These are bone-destroying cells A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoplasts. C) Osteoclasts. D) Osteoblasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoclasts. 30. What proportion of water do bones have? A) 52%. B) 25%. C) 15%. D) 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 15%. 31. What type of bone is the vertebrae? A) Irregular. B) Short. C) Long. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irregular. 32. The picture shows superior view of thoracic vertebrae. Name thestructure labelled "A" A) Spinous process. B) Transverse process. C) Pedicle. D) Lateral articular processes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transverse process. 33. Long bones enable body movement by acting as a ..... A) Lever. B) Fulcrum. C) Resistive force. D) Counterweight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lever. 34. The upper leg bone is your ..... A) Radius. B) Ulna. C) Patella. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 35. Which classification of joint has the most movement available at them? A) Cartilaginous. B) Synovial. C) Fibrous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synovial. 36. Which among these bones is not part belong to the group A) Scapula. B) Ankle Bone. C) Humerus. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ankle Bone. 37. The muscle primarily responsible for a movement is the: A) Origin. B) Synergist. C) Antagonist. D) Prime mover (agonist). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prime mover (agonist). 38. Which disease relates to the fixing of artificial joints at the knee? A) Muscle cramp. B) Muscular dystrophy. C) Osteoarthritis. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoarthritis. 39. This joint is found Flat or slightly curved bones, an example being between tarsal bones. A) Ellipsoid joint. B) Gliding joint. C) Saddle joint. D) Pivot joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gliding joint. 40. What part of a long bone is referred to as the Growth Plate ..... A) Periosteum. B) Epiphyseal. C) Cancellous. D) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epiphyseal. 41. Where can you find Cartilage in the body? A) At the end of two adjecent bones. B) Between a muscle and a bone. C) Between two bones. D) In the bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the end of two adjecent bones. 42. A body part said to be furthest from point of attachment to trunk is said to be A) Distal. B) Lateral. C) Proximal. D) Medial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distal. 43. Areas of the skull where the bones have not yet fused together create soft spots known as ..... A) Fontanels. B) Foramin. C) Cranium. D) Sutures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fontanels. 44. Choose the correct answer:Knee cap A) Scapula. B) Patella. C) Pelvis. D) Rib cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patella. 45. All ..... are made up of two or more atoms bonded together. A) Molecules. B) Electrons. C) Elements. D) Atoms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Molecules. 46. Where is Malleus located A) Legs. B) Nose. C) Arm. D) Ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ear. 47. Where is red bone marrow found in the bones of adults? A) Medullary cavity. B) Endosteum. C) Epiphysis. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphysis. 48. Contains the spine, brain, ribs, sternum, and hyoid A) Axial skeleton. B) Appendicular skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton. 49. All the bones in our skull are immovable A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 50. An example of a hinge joint would be? A) Ankle. B) Hip. C) Shoulder. D) Knee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knee. 51. Trabeculae are found in ..... bone. A) Compact. B) Cortical. C) Medullary. D) Spongy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spongy. 52. The skeletal system stores or relases calcium based on ..... A) How strong the bone is. B) How old you are. C) What time of day it is. D) The amount of available calcium in the blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The amount of available calcium in the blood. 53. A fracture that is common in osteoporotic bones is a(n); A) Compound fracture. B) Spiral fracture. C) Simple fracture. D) Depressed fracture. E) Compression fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Compression fracture. 54. The inside of your bones contain marrow, marrow helps your body to ..... A) Stretch. B) Digest food. C) Grow. D) Make blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make blood. 55. Genetic disorder that progressively replaces muscle with fat and fibrous tissue leading to muscle wekaness A) Fibromyalgia. B) Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. C) Myasthenia gravis. D) Polio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. 56. Bones that are longer than they are wide. (Ex. femur) A) Short. B) Flat. C) Long. D) Irregular. E) Sesamoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long. 57. The ball and socket joints in our body can be found in A) Elbow, knee. B) Shoulder, hip. C) Lower arm. D) Thumb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shoulder, hip. 58. Bones, cartilage and ligaments are all part of which body system? A) Skeletal. B) Muscular. C) Circulatory. D) Outgrowths. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. 59. What is the sagittal suture? A) Is the suture between the parietal and frontal bones. B) Is the suture between the parietal and temporal bones. C) Is the suture between the two parietal bones. D) Is the suture between the occipital and parietal bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is the suture between the two parietal bones. 60. A device used to immobilize a body part to reduce pain and injury is called a(n) A) Cast. B) AED. C) Sling. D) Splint. 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