This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 21 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A4 Red cells are made in marrow. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 2. Long bones have a ..... that makes up most of bone's length A) Epiphyseal plate. B) Yellow marrow. C) Diaphysis. D) Articular cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diaphysis. 3. Thinner bone density A) Osteomalacia. B) Gout. C) Chondromalacia. D) Osteopenia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteopenia. 4. Inflammation on the tendon sheath is called what? A) Tendonitis. B) Bursitis. C) Arthritis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendonitis. 5. It is also called as the shoulder blades. A) Scapula. B) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scapula. 6. I am the jawbone. I hold the lower teeth in place. I am the strongest bone in the face. A) Tibia. B) Cranium. C) Mandible. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mandible. 7. Which disease in which joints become irritated or inflamed, such as when cartilage in joints is damaged or wears away? A) Arthritis. B) Osteoporosis. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arthritis. 8. The largest bone in your body is your ..... A) Vertebrae. B) Femur. C) Skull. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Femur. 9. Which of the following is an example of a hinge joint? a. Hipb. Ribcagec. Shoulderd. Elbow A) Hip. B) Elbow. C) Ribcage. D) Shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elbow. 10. This disease causes paralysis in children.We can prevent it by ..... A) Staying away from smokers. B) Oral vaccination. C) Wearing a mask. D) Wearing knee protectors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Oral vaccination. 11. How many bones are in an adult A) 216. B) 306. C) 206. D) 196. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 12. Movements that you cannot control (for example, the smooth muscles in your digestive system) A) Sprain. B) Involuntary. C) Voluntary. D) Strain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary. 13. A lateral curvature of the spine is called what? A) Stenosis. B) Lordosis. C) Kyphosis. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scoliosis. 14. Movements that you choose to control are called? A) Strain. B) Voluntary. C) Involuntary. D) Cramp. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntary. 15. How many bones does the vertebral have A) 33. B) 400. C) 23. D) 38. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 33. 16. What is another important job the skeletal system has? A) It makes the blood. B) It helps with the digestion. C) It contributes to speed up the metabolism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It makes the blood. 17. Which is NOT a component of the skeletal system? A) Bones. B) Ligaments and tendons. C) Cartilage. D) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscles. 18. The prefix meta-means what? A) Against or opposing. B) Change or beyond. C) Within or inside. D) Before or preceding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change or beyond. 19. Our bones are attached to our muscles by ..... A) Tendons. B) Joints. C) Ligaments. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendons. 20. There are about 26 different blood types. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. What's the formal name for your jaw? A) Mandible. B) Chomper. C) Cruncher. D) Bite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandible. 22. It is the lack of phosphorus and calcium of the bone that may make them brittle, weak, and thin. Older people are more susceptible to this because the ability of the body to absorb calcium lessens with age. A) Osteoporosis. B) Arthritis. C) Rickets. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 23. Which of the follow is NOT a function of the skeletal system? A) Storage. B) Support. C) Oil production. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil production. 24. What is the scientific name for the shoulder blade bone? A) Femur. B) Clavicle. C) Humerus. D) Scapula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scapula. 25. Which of the following would you find in an osteon? A) Nerves. B) Blood vessels. C) Osteocytes. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 26. Bones that are longer than shorter eg. femur A) Flat. B) Irregular. C) Long. D) Sesamoid. E) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long. 27. What classification of bones provide points of attachment for muscles? A) Short. B) Long. C) Flat. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat. 28. What are sesamoid bones? A) The strongest bones in our body. B) Bones that are thin and serve as protection. C) Bones that are small and usually embedded in tendons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bones that are small and usually embedded in tendons. 29. Based on the image, what is happening with the front muscle (bicep)? A) It is contracting. B) It is pushing the bone. C) It is getting longer. D) It is relaxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is contracting. 30. What might happen if one of your tendons snapped in half? A) One of your bones would break. B) You wouldn't be able to move a bone. C) An involuntary muscle would stop functioning. D) Your muscles would tighten up and not be able to relax. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You wouldn't be able to move a bone. 31. What replaces the blood clot a few weeks after the fracture? A) Hematoma. B) Callus. C) Bone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Callus. 32. Adduction is ..... A) Moving a joint away from the central line of the body. B) Extension of a joint. C) Rotation. D) Bringing a joint towards the central line of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bringing a joint towards the central line of the body. 33. Insects and spider are classified as ..... animals. A) Exoskeleton. B) Vertebrate. C) Mammals. D) Endoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exoskeleton. 34. The Ankle bone is called the ..... bone. A) Fibula. B) Thorax. C) Scapula. D) Talus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Talus. 35. What is the correct term for:osteo A) Within. B) Bone. C) Surrounding. D) Blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone. 36. A bad habit of sitting slated to the left or to the right may cause ..... A) Scoliosis. B) Tuberculosis. C) Kyphosis. D) Lordosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scoliosis. 37. The hardening and replacement of cartilage A) Ossification. B) Ligaments. C) Osteoporosis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ossification. 38. True or False:Skeletal Muscle gives your body strength and power? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 39. Joints that move a little bit A) Immovable Joints. B) Partially movable Joints. C) Freely movable Joints. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Partially movable Joints. 40. Which part of the skeletal system is responsible for producing blood cells? A) Red Bone marrow. B) Cartilage. C) Blood vessel. D) Yellow bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red Bone marrow. 41. The bone cells that synthesize new matrix in the process of osteogenesis are called A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoprogenitor cells. C) Osteocytes. D) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts. 42. Frogs have ..... that helps them to swim in water A) Legs. B) Paddle like limbs. C) Lungs. D) Webbed feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Webbed feet. 43. Which is not part of the microscopic anatomy of bone? A) Haversian canals. B) Lacunae. C) Lamellae. D) Sharpey's fibers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sharpey's fibers. 44. Physical Therapy helps with which function? A) Movement. B) Protection. C) Hemopoiesis. D) Mineral storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Movement. 45. What is the correct term for:-iatrist A) Specialist. B) Bone. C) Foot. D) Disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Specialist. 46. The process of bone growth formation from cartilage is called ..... A) Growth. B) Ossification. C) Fracture repair. D) Callus zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ossification. 47. ..... joints connect bones that do not move A) Immcuable. B) Mmmmm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immcuable. 48. A group of tissues makes ..... A) A cell. B) An organism. C) An organ. D) An organ system. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An organ. 49. What type of bone is about as wide as it is long? A) Irregular bones. B) Flat bones. C) Long bones. D) Short bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short bones. 50. The axial skeleton consists of the bones in the A) Skull, pelvic girdle, arms, legs. B) Skull, vertebrae, legs, and feet. C) Skull, spinal column, chest, rib cage. D) Arms, legs, pelvic girdle, pectoral girdle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull, spinal column, chest, rib cage. 51. The bones in the middle of your hand are called? A) Metatarsals. B) Tarsals. C) Metacarpals. D) Carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metacarpals. 52. What are the immovable joints? A) *These joints allow limited movement. The joints in your rib cage are partly movable joints. B) *Immovable joints don't let the bones move at all, like the joints between your skull bones. C) *Immovable joints allow a wide range of motion. Your elbow, shoulder, and knee are movable joints. D) *Bands of strong connective tissue called ligaments hold bones together. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) *Immovable joints don't let the bones move at all, like the joints between your skull bones. 53. Openings in bones that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone A) Fontanels. B) Foramina. C) Sutures. D) Sinuses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foramina. 54. Closed Reduction A) Treating a bone through realignment with one's hands. B) Treating a bone surgically with pins, rods, screws, and/or wires. C) Placing the broken bone within a cast, splint, or boot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Treating a bone through realignment with one's hands. 55. Which of the following does NOT need to be regulated to maintain homeostasis? A) Blood pressure. B) Blood type. C) PH balance. D) Body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blood type. 56. Ribs that attach indirectly to the sternum are called A) False ribs. B) BBQ ribs. C) True ribs. D) Floating ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False ribs. 57. Imagine Avery, Benjamin, and Nora are playing a trivia game. Avery draws a card and reads out the question:'During which stage of a person's life might their bones become less dense and break more easily?' A) Adulthood. B) Childhood. C) Adolescence. D) Infancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adulthood. 58. How many bones make up the thoracic region of the spine? A) 5. B) 12. C) 7. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 59. Layer of hard minerals that gives bones strength. A) Red marrow. B) Spongy Bone. C) Yellow marrow. D) Compact Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compact Bone. 60. What is the smallest bone in your body called? A) Radius. B) Scalpel. C) Fibula. D) Stapes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stapes. ← 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