This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 22 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Adults' bones fuse together as they age. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 2. What is the process called by which bones remodel and repair themselves? A) Bone restructuring. B) Bone remodeling. C) Bone regeneration. D) Bone rejuvenation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone remodeling. 3. Manipulates the spine to treat misalignments of the spine A) Dentist. B) Orthopedic surgeon. C) Chiropractor. D) Podiatrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chiropractor. 4. The breastbone is also called the: A) Clavicle. B) Patella. C) Scapula. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sternum. 5. A plane that divides the body into superior and inferior portion. A) Coronal plane. B) Oblique plane. C) Sagittal plane. D) Transverse plane. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transverse plane. 6. What type of bone forms the wall of the diaphysis? A) Spongy. B) Compact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compact. 7. Bringing 2 bones closer together A) Flexion. B) Extension. C) Circumduction. D) Abduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flexion. 8. What is the name given to the end of a long bone? A) Epiphysis. B) Periosteum. C) Diaphysis. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphysis. 9. Bone marrow inside the bones makes red blood cells A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The bone cell that breaks down bone is: A) Osteobyte. B) Osteoclast. C) Osteocyte. D) Osteoblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclast. 11. This bone has the nickname "funny bone", it is located at the upper part of your arm A) Humerus. B) Scapula. C) Radius. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humerus. 12. Name the marking based on the description:rounded surface A) Head. B) Process. C) Condyle. D) Facet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Condyle. 13. The soft tissue present in the hollow space of the shaft is called? A) Boney line. B) Boney plate. C) Bone marrow. D) Boney cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bone marrow. 14. Which of the following is a function of the bones? A) Protect organs. B) Formation of blood. C) A site for muscles to attach so can promote movement. D) Support the body to keep us from being a blob on the floor. E) All answers are a function of bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All answers are a function of bone. 15. What is the difference between an eukaryote and a prokaryote? A) Prokaryotes lack a defined nucleus while eukaryotes have a defined nucleus. B) Eukaryotes lack a defined nucleus while prokaryotes have a defined nucleus. C) Prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a defined nucleus. D) Eukaryotes and prokaryotes do not have a defined nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prokaryotes lack a defined nucleus while eukaryotes have a defined nucleus. 16. Which term describes a fracture in which the ends of a bone protrude from the skin? A) Simple. B) Compound. C) Avulsion. D) Comminuted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound. 17. Luna, Scarlett, and Oliver are learning about bones. They discovered that there are 2 types of bone tissue. Can you help them identify these types? A) Spongy bone and compact bone. B) Marrow and blood vessels. C) Axial and appendicular. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy bone and compact bone. 18. Outdoor games like football and swimming are an example of A) Exercise. B) Yoga. C) Winning in a video game eg. Free Fire, COD etc. D) Good Posture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exercise. 19. Main function of skeletal system A) Supports your body. B) Helps you to move. C) Protects your internal organs. D) Produces RBC and WBC and stores calcium and fats. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 20. Which type of fracture is caused by severe twisting of the bone? A) Spiral. B) Comminuted. C) Open. D) Greenstick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spiral. 21. In the skull, how many bones are interlocked to form the head? A) 14. B) 22. C) 8. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8. 22. The rib cage protects your: A) Heart. B) Lungs. C) Liver. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 23. ..... are needlelike structures found in spongy bone. A) Canals. B) Beams. C) Lacunae. D) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beams. 24. Holds the shoulder joint away from the rest of the upper body A) Clavicle. B) Sternum. C) Radius. D) Scapula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clavicle. 25. The part of the skeleton that houses the brain is the ..... A) Skull. B) Fibula. C) Scapula. D) Carpal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull. 26. What part of your skeleton makes new blood cells? A) Red bone marrow. B) Calcium. C) Toes. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red bone marrow. 27. Dark bands are also called the A) I band. B) A band. C) Z disc. D) H zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A band. 28. The lower, outer arm bone A) Tibia. B) Radius. C) Ulna. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ulna. 29. Soft tissue that makes up the inside of most bones A) Compact bone tissue. B) Spongy bone tissue. C) Cartilage. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bone marrow. 30. Joints of the bones help in the movement of the body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. What is the word for the definition bent? A) Or/about. B) Caf/o. C) Son/daughter. D) -ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caf/o. 32. What does yellow bone marrow store? A) Red blood cells. B) White blood cells. C) Fat cells. D) Minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fat cells. 33. Ability of a muscle to return to original length A) Elasticity. B) Extensibility. C) Contraction. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elasticity. 34. The clavicle is the ..... A) Ribs. B) Jawbone. C) Collarbone. D) Shoulder blade. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collarbone. 35. What type of bone is the SKULL? A) Irregular. B) Flat. C) Short. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat. 36. For fat and energy storage. A) Red marrow. B) Yellow marrow. C) Spongy bone. D) Compact Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow marrow. 37. What are the bones of the foot called? A) Metatarsals. B) Tarsals. C) Metacarpals. D) Carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metatarsals. 38. A reflex is n involuntary, or automatic, action that your body does in response to something-without you have to think about it. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. Which part of the bone stores fat cells that are used for energy? A) Spongy bone. B) Red marrow. C) Yellow marrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yellow marrow. 40. What is the largest bone in our body? A) Pelvis. B) Skull. C) Femur. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 41. The last two pairs of ribs are called A) Floating ribs. B) Vertebrae. C) Femur. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Floating ribs. 42. How many type of synovial joints are there? A) 5. B) 4. C) 6. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 43. This muscle is an involuntary muscle and moves on it's own. A) Hamstring. B) Lats. C) Heart. D) Bicep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heart. 44. Which system's primary function is to protect and support the body? A) Muscular. B) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal. 45. Which organism has an exoskeleton? A) A common beetle. B) A human. C) A black bear. D) A shark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A common beetle. 46. Ligaments are the connective tissue that attach A) Muscles to Dermis. B) Muscles to Muscles. C) Bone to Bone. D) Bone to Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bone to Bone. 47. Activates osteoblasts to break down bone matrix so calcium is released into the blood: A) Osteocytes. B) Adipose tissue. C) Parathyroid hormone. D) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parathyroid hormone. 48. The skeletal system gives ..... to an organism's body A) Support. B) Flu. C) Sunlight. D) Food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support. 49. Which of the following structures is found in your axial skeleton? A) Vertebrae. B) Humerus. C) Patella. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae. 50. What is the biggest bone in the body? A) The Illium. B) The clavicle. C) The Humerus. D) The femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The femur. 51. This lines the medullary cavity A) Periosteum. B) Diaphysis. C) Osteoblasts. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endosteum. 52. Bone cells that destroy bone with enzymes and acids to make way for new bone to be built A) Osteocytes. B) Osteogenic cells. C) Osteoclasts. D) Osteoblasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoclasts. 53. What protects the the heart and other internal organs? A) Scapula. B) Pelvis. C) Ribcage. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ribcage. 54. The bone in the which is not fixed A) Skull. B) Brain. C) Mandible. D) Suture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mandible. 55. This is the middle layer of the skin and is called "TRUE SKIN" . A) Hypodermis. B) Epidermis. C) Dermis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dermis. 56. How many bones present in vertebral column A) 23. B) 24. C) 43. D) 33. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 33. 57. What is the purpose of the joints in the skeletal system? A) To provide nutrients to the body. B) To help with digestion. C) To regulate body temperature. D) To allow movement and provide stability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To allow movement and provide stability. 58. Where are red blood cells made in a long bone? A) Periosteum. B) Red bone marrow. C) Yellow bone marrow. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red bone marrow. 59. Scoliosis is also known as sway back. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 60. The muscular organ that pumps blood through out your body is your A) Arteries. B) Diaphragm. C) Heart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heart. ← 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