This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 213 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 213 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or false-The skeletal system produces blood cells A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. What is the scientific name for wrist bones? A) Carpals. B) Tarsals. C) Metatarsals. D) Metacarpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carpals. 3. The skeletal system is responsible for the production of: A) Calcium. B) Red blood cells. C) Vitamins A & D. D) Adrenalin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red blood cells. 4. The simplest type of fracture; bone is partly bent, but not completely separated: A) Greenstick. B) Stress fracture. C) Simple. D) Comminuted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenstick. 5. Name the agonist during plantar flexion A) Quadriceps. B) Gastrocnemius. C) Tibialis anterior. D) Hamstring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gastrocnemius. 6. The outer dense bone is called the spongy bone. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. Which term means the total displacement of a bone from its joint? A) Dislocation. B) Lumbago. C) Ankylosis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dislocation. 8. What are all of the bones in the body called? A) Skeleton. B) Joint. C) Ligament. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeleton. 9. The ends of a long bone are known as? A) Diaphysis. B) Shaftysis. C) Bulbysis. D) Epiphyses. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epiphyses. 10. Skull, ribs, and ulna are hard and contain a lot of calcium.They are classified as ..... type of bones. A) Compact. B) Long. C) Flat. D) Spongy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact. 11. Which of the following is a type of cell that BUILDs bone by depositing calcium? A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoclast. C) Keratinocyte. D) Osteoblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoblast. 12. The skeleton that includes the arms and legs, as well as the shoulders and hips. A) Axial. B) Appendicular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular. 13. A ..... allows forward and backward movements. A) Backward joint. B) Joint. C) Hinge joint. D) Pivot joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinge joint. 14. True or False:Bones are too hard to protect our organs. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. What type of bone is the radius bone? A) Sesamoid bone. B) Short bone. C) Irregular bone. D) Long bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Long bone. 16. Which of the following is not a joint? A) Hinge Joint. B) Ball and Pocket Joint. C) Pivot Joint. D) Gliding Joint. E) None of the following. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and Pocket Joint. 17. Which of the following terms does not match the description? A) Ankylosis-pertaining to the production of blood. B) Arthrocentesis-surgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint. C) Chondrectomy-removal of cartilage. D) Osteoarthritis-inflammation of the bones/joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ankylosis-pertaining to the production of blood. 18. What are the 4 main organs of the skeletal system? A) Stomach, small intestine, large intestine, esophagus. B) Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons. C) Brain, spinal cord, cerebellum, nerves. D) Lungs, trachea, diaphragm, larynxs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons. 19. An Adult human being has ..... bones. A) 100. B) 206. C) 200. D) 290. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 20. The wrist bones are examples of which type of joint A) Gliding. B) Pivot. C) Ball and Socket. D) Hinge. E) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gliding. 21. In most people, how many separate bones are in the cranium? A) 28. B) 21. C) 32. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 28. 22. A rigid case that protects the brain. A) Helmet. B) Spine. C) Skull. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull. 23. What is the term for "a unit of bone" . A) Lacunae. B) Osteon. C) Canal. D) Calcium. E) Osteocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteon. 24. Babies are born with approximately 300 bones why do adults only have 206 bones? A) The extra bones are fuel for the growing body and are internally consumed by cells during childhood. B) Some bones in a young child fuse together to form larger stronger bones. C) The extra bones are surgically removed to reduce growing pains in youth. D) No one knows it's a mystery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some bones in a young child fuse together to form larger stronger bones. 25. The number of bones in the human skeleton. A) 304. B) 206. C) 150. D) 250. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 26. Where are the ribs? A) In my leg. B) In my head. C) In my stomach. D) In my chest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In my chest. 27. What is your collarbone called? A) Femur. B) Scapula. C) Radius. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clavicle. 28. Which one is a joint? A) Ankle. B) Skull. C) Femur. D) Bicep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ankle. 29. What type of tissue binds the cells and organs of the body together and functions in the protection, support, and integration of all parts of the body? A) Connective. B) Nervous. C) Epithelial. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connective. 30. What is VITAMIN D? A) Top layer of the skin. B) The pigment that affects skin color and blocks UV light from the sun. C) The largest layer of skin and contains, sweat glands, nerves, and oil glands. D) The largest organ of the body. E) Produced in the skin using the rays from the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Produced in the skin using the rays from the sun. 31. Type of fracture that happens in toddlers where the bone doesn't completely separate A) Greenstick Fracture. B) Closed/Simple Fracture. C) Comminuted Fracture. D) Open/Compound Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenstick Fracture. 32. Which of the following is NOT a category of bone? A) Irregular. B) Flat. C) Fat. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fat. 33. What is the correct order of the levels of organization below? A) Organism, bone tissue, bone (organ), skeletal system, bone cell. B) Bone cell, bone (organ), bone tissue, skeletal system, organism. C) Bone (organ), bone cell, bone tissue, skeletal system, organism. D) Bone cell, bone tissue, bone (organ), skeletal system, organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bone cell, bone tissue, bone (organ), skeletal system, organism. 34. The fused bones of our skull are which bone type? A) Irregular. B) Short. C) Flat. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat. 35. This system is responsible for the ability of the body to move. A) Muscular System. B) Respiratory System. C) Skeletal system. D) Excretory System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscular System. 36. The skeletal system is also composed of? A) Joints. B) Cartilage. C) Ligaments. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 37. The largest pelvic bone is the: A) Femur. B) Pubis. C) Humerus. D) Ilium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ilium. 38. The anatomical name of the knee cap is the: A) Patella. B) Fubila. C) Phalanges. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patella. 39. Another name for your collar bone is your ..... A) Spinal cord. B) Spine. C) Scapula. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scapula. 40. What combining form means inner layer? A) Orth/o. B) Synovial membrane. C) Medull/o. D) Cortic/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medull/o. 41. Skeletal system made up of chitin and calcium carbonate that provide protection to creatures such as insects and crustacea. A) Exoskeletons. B) Endoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exoskeletons. 42. What is the membrane that covers a long bone called? A) Diaphysis. B) Medulla. C) Epiphysis. D) Endosteum. E) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Periosteum. 43. A function of the skeletal system A) Support. B) Nervous system pathways. C) Hormone storage. D) Exocrine pathways. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support. 44. What are compound fractures? A) Compound fractures are fractures in which the bones are only partially broken. B) Compound fractures are fractures in which the bones are completely intact. C) Compound fractures are fractures in which the bones protrude through the skin. D) Compound fractures are fractures in which the bones are dislocated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compound fractures are fractures in which the bones protrude through the skin. 45. A disease in which bones become breakable and thin A) Osteoporosis. B) Calcium deficiency. C) Muscular atrophy. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 46. An injury in which a ligament is torn or over stretched is called ..... A) Sprain. B) Strain. C) Break. D) Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sprain. 47. Dystonia is an inability to coordinate the muscles in the execution of voluntary movement. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 48. Which is the correct level of organization of human body? A) Organs$\rightarrow$tissues$\rightarrow$cells$\rightarrow$ organ system. B) Tissues$\rightarrow$ organs$\rightarrow$cells$\rightarrow$ organ system. C) Cells$\rightarrow$ tissues$\rightarrow$ organs$\rightarrow$ organ systems. D) Organs$\rightarrow$organ system$\rightarrow$cells$\rightarrow$tissues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cells$\rightarrow$ tissues$\rightarrow$ organs$\rightarrow$ organ systems. 49. The Joint in your neck is a/an A) Ball and socket joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Pivot joint. D) Gliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pivot joint. 50. Sesamoid bones are shaped like A) Sesame seeds. B) Irregular objects. C) Long bones. D) Cubes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sesame seeds. 51. A group of tissues that work together to perform this same function. A) Tissue. B) Organ Systems. C) Tendon. D) Organ. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organ. 52. We find short bones in our: A) Hands and feet. B) Elbow and skull. C) Ribcage and pelvis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hands and feet. 53. Major organs are covered by bones. Which function? A) Protection. B) Movement. C) Hempopoiesis. D) Mineral Storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protection. 54. ..... these are organisms like bacteria, amoeba and yeast. They are made up of single cell. A) Multicellular. B) Unicellular. C) Organisms. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unicellular. 55. What are the four different classifications of bones in the human body? A) ShouldersArmsLegsHips. B) SkullSpineSternumRib Cage. C) LongShortFlatIrregular. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) LongShortFlatIrregular. 56. Whats the important bone? A) Body. B) Legs. C) Hands. D) Knees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Legs. 57. This includes the bones of the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage. A) Axial skeleton. B) Appendicular skeleton. C) Sesamoid bones. D) Long bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton. 58. This type of marrow stores fat: A) Bones do not store fat. B) Red marrow. C) White marrow. D) Yellow marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) White marrow. 59. What is one action people can do to protect the musculoskeletal system? A) Proper rest times. B) Play with fire. C) Play with electricity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proper rest times. 60. Mineral storage is a function of the skeletal system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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