This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 207 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 207 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Skeletal muscles connect to bones with ..... A) Tendons. B) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendons. 2. The bones that form the sides and top of the cranium are the ..... bones. A) Ethmoid. B) Sphenoid. C) Temporal. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parietal. 3. What bone protects the lungs A) Sternum. B) Ulna. C) Fibula. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ribs. 4. This is where red and white blood cells are made A) Red bone marrow. B) Gliding joints. C) Axial skeleton. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red bone marrow. 5. Depressions/Openings A) Place where muscle and ligaments attach. B) Places that form joints. C) Place for blood vessels and nerves to run through. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Place for blood vessels and nerves to run through. 6. Two bones, the ..... and the ulna, form the skeleton of the forearm. A) Radius. B) Fibula. C) Femur. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radius. 7. Which best describes homeostasis? A) Changes in the external environment. B) Ability to maintain a stable internal environment regardless of external changes. C) Physical changes due to environmental changes. D) Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ability to maintain a stable internal environment regardless of external changes. 8. Which of the following is the smallest bone of the body A) Stapes. B) Clavicle. C) Tibia. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stapes. 9. Surrounds and keeps the medullary canal in tact A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Endosteum. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endosteum. 10. Anatomists classify the tarsals as what type of bone? A) Short bone. B) Irregular bone. C) Long bone. D) Sesamoid bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short bone. 11. This is a side-to-side curvature of the spine. A) Mycosis. B) Scoliosis. C) Kyphosis. D) Lordosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scoliosis. 12. Which of these isn't a function of the skeleton A) Movement. B) Storage of Blood. C) Protection. D) Blood Cell Production. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Storage of Blood. 13. Which of the following is not a function of our bones? A) Provide movement. B) Protect organs. C) Act as a foundation or framework. D) Help digest food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Help digest food. 14. What are the two main types of bones? A) Long and Short. B) Compact and Spongy. C) Sharp and Dull. D) Round and Straight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compact and Spongy. 15. The bones of the hands & feet are what kind of bones A) Irregular. B) Sesamoid. C) Long. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short. 16. The membrane that lines the medullary canal is the: A) Osteocyte. B) Endosteum. C) Periosteum. D) Yellow Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endosteum. 17. Also called as "breastbone" which is a long, flatbone at the middle of the chest A) Scapula. B) Clavicle. C) Sternum. D) Cranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sternum. 18. There are two types of bones in our body. Appendicular bones are one type. In generally, what is the important function they serve? A) They help us move. B) They create water for our bodies. C) They surround our organs. D) They protect our inner organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They help us move. 19. A fibrous sac lined with synovial membrane and containing the synovial fluid A) Medullary cavity. B) Bursa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bursa. 20. Short bands of tough but flexible dense connective tissue that connect two bones and stabilize joints A) Hematopoiesis. B) Tendon. C) Cartilage. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ligament. 21. Specifically where does the blood come from? A) Outer layer of the bone. B) The bone marrow. C) Ossification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bone marrow. 22. Fluid in joint cavity A) Synovial. B) Plasma. C) Mucus. D) Serous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synovial. 23. What are the types of joints? A) Synarthroses. B) Amphiarthroses. C) Diarthroses. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 24. Combining form that means vertebra or backbone. A) Search. B) Spondyl/o. C) Arthr/o. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spondyl/o. 25. The last two pairs of ribs are attached to the sternum A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 26. A pivot joint allows for what type of movement? A) Rotational/turning movements. B) Side to side. C) Up and down. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rotational/turning movements. 27. Which of these directional terms refers to body parts toward the point of attachment? A) "Ventral". B) "Dorsal". C) "Distal". D) "Proximal". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Proximal". 28. Compact bone is arranged in: A) A lattice of trabeculae. B) Cylinders called osteons. C) Layers of periosteum. D) Hollow canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cylinders called osteons. 29. A person with this disorder suffers from paralysis (immobility) and this causes the bones toshrink. The disorder is called ..... A) Polio. B) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polio. 30. Dense connective tissue covering the surface of a bone. A) Periosteum. B) Beams. C) Articulate cartilage. D) Spongy tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 31. These are cube shaped bones. A) Sesamoid bones. B) Limb bones. C) Short bones. D) Long bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short bones. 32. This stimulates the creation of bones. A) Osteoclasts. B) Iron. C) Osteoblasts. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoblasts. 33. Where the muscle attaches to the more moveable bone A) Insertion. B) Sarcomere. C) Body. D) Origin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Insertion. 34. What components or mineral made a bone? A) Calcium and phosphorus. B) Calcium and vitamin A. C) Vitamin D and iron. D) Potassium and iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium and phosphorus. 35. True or False:The humerus protects the heart and lungs. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 36. Which of the following is Not part of the Arm? A) Radius. B) Clavicle. C) Ulna. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clavicle. 37. The bones in the wrist are categorized as ..... A) Long Bones. B) Flat bones. C) Short bones. D) Irregular Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short bones. 38. The place where a lever pivots is called the ..... A) Pivot point. B) Tissue. C) Fulcrum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fulcrum. 39. This is one of the important minerals found in bones. A) Cartilage. B) Blood. C) Calcium. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium. 40. The rib cage helps to protect vital organs such as- A) Heart and lungs. B) Toes and nose. C) Hair and blood. D) Tongue and teeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heart and lungs. 41. This muscle acts as the pump for the circulatory system. A) Bicep. B) Abdominal. C) Tricep. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heart. 42. What is the common name for the "patella" ? A) Knee cap. B) Funny bone. C) Shoulder blade. D) Collarbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Knee cap. 43. What is the process called in which bone tissue is continually being built, broken down, and rebuilt? A) Hydroxy appetite. B) Bone remodeling. C) Osteoblasts. D) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone remodeling. 44. Your stomach is an example of ..... muscle. A) Smooth. B) Cardiac. C) Skeletal. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smooth. 45. ..... are where your bones come together and what allows them to move. A) Joints. B) Socket. C) Connectors. D) Cardiac. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joints. 46. Inner lining of the bones A) Diaphysis. B) Endosteum. C) Epiphysis. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endosteum. 47. The place where the 1st metacarpal and carpal meet are this type of joint A) Hinge. B) Gliding. C) Condyloid. D) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Saddle. 48. What type of bones helps with movement? A) Vertical. B) Parallel. C) Upright. D) Appendicular. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appendicular. 49. Cancer that starts in the bone marrow? A) Kyphosis. B) Lordosis. C) Osteoporosis. D) Leukemia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leukemia. 50. A bundle of muscle fibers A) Sarcomere. B) Fascicle. C) Myosin. D) Actin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fascicle. 51. What is found in the medullary cavity? A) Compact bone. B) Red blood cells. C) Yellow marrow. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yellow marrow. 52. Basic unit of ALL living things A) Organ. B) Tissue. C) Atom. D) Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell. 53. What is the name of the protein in epidermal cells that waterproofs and protects the cells? A) Fat. B) Melanin. C) Keratin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keratin. 54. Skull is ..... to the top of the backbone. A) Connected. B) Not connected. C) Both. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connected. 55. Enables movement of the body and internal organs A) Smooth muscle. B) Cardiac muscle. C) Skeletal system. D) Muscular system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscular system. 56. ..... provides oxygen and nutrients to osseous tissue A) Haversian canal. B) Osteocyte. C) Canaliculi. D) Lamella. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haversian canal. 57. How many bones are normally present in adult skeletons? A) 5. B) 100. C) 206. D) 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 58. When muscles ....., they produce a pulling force and get shorter A) Expand. B) Contract. C) Relax. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contract. 59. Syndesmoses are functionally classified as ..... A) Diarthroses. B) Syntharsoses. C) Symphyses. D) Synchondroses. E) Amphiarthroses. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Amphiarthroses. 60. A clear and slippery liquid that lubricates the joint and stops the bones rubbing together, is ..... A) Bursa. B) Synovial Fluid. C) Cartilage. D) Joint Capsule. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synovial Fluid. ← 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