This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 205 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 205 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of joint opens and closes like a door? A) Hinge. B) Pivot. C) Ball and socket. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge. 2. This skeletal joint allow for rotation of one bone around another A) Pivot Joint. B) Hinge Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pivot Joint. 3. The ..... also known as the pulmonary trunk protects the ribs and other organs in the body ..... A) Sternum. B) Scapula. C) Thorax. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thorax. 4. True or False:There are typically five types of vertebrae to protect the spinal cord. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The ..... are the two bones that form the lower jaw.A. mandiblesB. maxillaeC. mandibleD. maxilla A) Mandibles. B) Cheeks. C) Mandible. D) Maxilla. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandibles. 6. All mammals have straight backbones (spines). A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 7. The skull is what kind of joint A) Solid. B) Fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixed. 8. Which of the following is the abnormal curve often seen in pregnant women as they attempt to preserve their center of gravity toward the end of pregnancy? A) Kyphosis. B) Lordosis. C) Scoliosis. D) Congenital vertigo. E) Spina bifida. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lordosis. 9. Membrane surrounding the bone A) Epidermis. B) Myelin. C) Periosteum. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. 10. A tendon connects A) Ligaments to tendons. B) Muscle to muscle. C) Muscle to bone. D) Bone to bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscle to bone. 11. The 'Appendicular' part of the body consists of which of the following? A) Chest and Vertebral column. B) Skull and Chest. C) Arms and Legs. D) Head and Trunk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arms and Legs. 12. The five functions of the skeletal system are A) Protection, Shape & Support, Movement, Blood production, Stor. B) Movement, Blood production, Support, Vertebrae, Rotation. C) Protection, Shape, Rotation, Support, Movement,. D) Protection, Shape, Rotation, Movement, Organ support. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protection, Shape & Support, Movement, Blood production, Stor. 13. ..... is a cancer of the body's blood-forming tissues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system. A) Multiple sclerosis. B) Multiple myeloma. C) Leukemia. D) Rheumatoid Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leukemia. 14. Short bones are found in ..... A) Arms and legs. B) Wrist and ankles. C) Shoulder and skull. D) Face and spinal column. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrist and ankles. 15. The process of DNA Fingerprinting is based on the fact that A) Everyone has the exact same DNA. B) No 2 people, except identical twins, have exactly the same DNA as someone else. C) Most genes are dominant. D) None of the other answer choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No 2 people, except identical twins, have exactly the same DNA as someone else. 16. The extremities or ends of bones are the A) Diaphyses. B) Epiphyses. C) Metaphyses. D) Epiphyseal lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epiphyses. 17. Bones that not round (shoulder blade) are called: A) Sesamoid Bones. B) Short Bones. C) Flat Bones. D) Long Bones. E) Irregular Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat Bones. 18. The bones in your fingers and thumbs are called ..... A) Phalanges. B) Collarbone. C) Vertebrae. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phalanges. 19. The SKULL is made up of two main parts. What are they called? A) Cranium, Jim. B) Clavicle, Jaw. C) Cranium, Jaw. D) Collarbone, Jewel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cranium, Jaw. 20. Where do you find the smallest bone in the body? A) Neck. B) Leg. C) Ear. D) Fingers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ear. 21. The femur is the ..... bone of the body. A) Strongest, shortest and longest. B) Biggest, lightest and longest. C) Strongest, longest and heaviest. D) Longest, thinnest and lightest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strongest, longest and heaviest. 22. A group of cells-performing a specific function A) Ogan. B) Tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tissue. 23. What do the bones create? A) White Blood Cells. B) Platelets. C) Red Blood Cells. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red Blood Cells. 24. What classification of bone is the mandible in the skull? A) Flat Bone. B) Irregular Bone. C) Short Bone. D) Long Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irregular Bone. 25. The type of ossification that produces flat bones. A) Deterministic. B) Intramembranous. C) Appositional. D) Endochondral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intramembranous. 26. Vitamins that stimulates intestinal absorption of calcium. A) Vit C. B) Year E. C) Vit A. D) Vit D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vit D. 27. Name the agonist during extension of the hip joint A) Hamstring. B) Quadriceps. C) Gluteus maximus. D) Tibialis anterior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gluteus maximus. 28. Which of the following structures helps in lubrication of the synovial joint? A) Articular cartilage. B) Joint capsule. C) Synovial fluid. D) Meniscus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synovial fluid. 29. What is a joint in the human skeleton? A) A place where two muscles meet. B) A place where two bones meet. C) A place where two ligaments meet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A place where two bones meet. 30. What is the function of the hollow center of bones? A) It provides flexibility to the bones. B) It stores calcium for the body. C) It produces hormones. D) It is a storage area for bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a storage area for bone marrow. 31. Our bones store minerals such as ..... and phosphorus. A) Calcium. B) Mercury. C) Gold. D) Aluminum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium. 32. A muscle tear caused by a violent contraction A) Tendonitis. B) Myalgia. C) Sprain. D) Strain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strain. 33. Articular cartilage covers bones involved in which type of joints A) Cartilaginous. B) Fibrous. C) Synovial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synovial. 34. These "soft spots" close by 18 months of age. A) Foramina. B) Fontanels. C) Sinuses. D) Sutures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fontanels. 35. What's the name of the rounded end of a long bone? A) Metaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Diaphysis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epiphysis. 36. Give bones their compressive 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: C) Calcium and phosphate minerals. 37. Bone growth is also known as? A) Osteocation. B) Cartilation. C) Caniliculation. D) Ossification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ossification. 38. The joint which help in the movement of our head in a sideways and downward direction A) Hinge joint. B) Pivot joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pivot joint. 39. When a muscle gets shorter it is A) Extending. B) Contracting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contracting. 40. Located near the ends of long bones, this tissue has small holes A) Compact bone tissue. B) Spongy bone tissue. C) Periosteum. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone tissue. 41. Which muscle type is striated? A) Cardiac. B) Skeletal. C) Smooth. D) Cardiac and skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cardiac and skeletal. 42. Which one of the following statements is accurate for the Axial Skeleton? A) Consists of 80 bones which are located in the upper central part of the body. B) Consists of 100 bones which are located at the extremities of the body. C) Consists of 80 bones which are located at the extremities of the body. D) Consists of 126 bones which are located at the extremities of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consists of 80 bones which are located in the upper central part of the body. 43. What is the purpose of a foramina? (pl. foramen) A) Allows nerves and blood vessels to serve the osteons. B) Allows sound and vibration to interior of bone. C) Allows for nerves and vessels to pass across to bone interior. D) Support structure along stress lines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allows for nerves and vessels to pass across to bone interior. 44. The bones that make up your spine and hold up your body A) Vertebrae. B) Clavicle. C) Ribs. D) Cranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae. 45. Another name for the ankle bones A) Tarsals. B) Metatarsals. C) Metacarpals. D) Carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tarsals. 46. What is the name of the outer layer that surrounds bones? A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. C) Squishy bone. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact bone. 47. The upper arm bone is called A) The funny bone. B) The humerus. C) The phalange. D) The pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The humerus. 48. Which type of diatrotic joint can be found in the lower arm? A) Ball and socket. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pivot. 49. Often contains a fluid-filled cushion A) Fibrous. B) Cartilaginous. C) Synovial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synovial. 50. What is the function of cartliage? A) Keep you from falling apart. B) Act as a shock absorber. C) Move your bones. D) You don't have any, trick question. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Act as a shock absorber. 51. What do you call the two bones in the lower leg? A) Ulna and Radius. B) Ulna and Humerus. C) Tibia and Fibula. D) Femur and Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tibia and Fibula. 52. What is located at number 15? A) Patella. B) Radius. C) Femur. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patella. 53. What does the Clavicle protect A) Throat. B) Bundle of nerves. C) Brain. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bundle of nerves. 54. The strong, flexible and smooth connective tissue found at the ends of bones is called ..... A) Spongy bone. B) Cartilage. C) Compact bone. D) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 55. When chesting a football, which bone helps protect your heart and lungs? A) Ribs. B) Clavicle. C) Vertebrae. D) Scapula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribs. 56. Which body system gives your body shape and protects most major organs? A) Muscular. B) Muscular. C) Skeletal. D) Cardiovascular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 57. The ..... bones of the body contain spongy bone marrow A) Short. B) Long. C) Round. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long. 58. Abigail, Anabel, and Zoey are having a debate! They're trying to figure out how many bones are in the human body. Can you help them? There are more than ..... bones in your body. A) 175. B) 200. C) 800. D) 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 200. 59. The shoulder is an example of what joint? A) Saddle. B) Ball and socket. C) Hinge. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket. 60. Name the marking based on the description:prominence feature A) Facet. B) Process. C) Canal. D) Fovea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Process. ← 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