This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 28 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Based on the functions of the axial skeleton, what would be the classification of most of the bones in the axial skeleton? A) Flat. B) Long. C) Short. D) Sesamoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flat. 2. The movable lower jaw enables us to ..... A) Talk and eat. B) Sleep. C) Walk. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talk and eat. 3. B6 The part of the skeleton that protects the heart. A) Skull. B) Rib cage. C) Backbone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rib cage. 4. Skeletal system can be divided in how many parts A) 1. B) 4. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 5. Complete the sentence:When one muscle contracts, the other muscle ..... A) Stretches. B) Contracts. C) Relaxes. D) Freezes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Relaxes. 6. What is the name given to the long, middle section of a long bone? A) Diaphysis. B) Periosteum. C) Epiphyses. D) Epiphyseal plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diaphysis. 7. Which of the following classification of bones are does not fit into the description of the others? A) Irregular Bones. B) Flat Bones. C) Long Bones. D) Short Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irregular Bones. 8. The framework of the internal skeleton that makes up the muscle A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. What are the pathways that connect osteocytes called? A) Haversian Canals. B) Lacunae. C) Osteons. D) Canals. E) Lamellae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Canals. 10. The pinky side bone in your forearm A) Radius. B) Fibula. C) Ulna. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ulna. 11. How many bones are there in skull? A) 11. B) 22. C) 33. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 22. 12. A joint that allows a lot of movement is called as a A) Slightly movable join. B) Freely movable joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freely movable joint. 13. Where in your body are cells made A) Foot. B) Arm. C) Pelvis. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pelvis. 14. Long bones are found in which of the following? A) Limbs (arms and legs). B) Head. C) Rib cage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limbs (arms and legs). 15. Which of the following is NOT part of the appendicular skeleton? A) Hyoid. B) Pectoral girdle. C) Lower limbs. D) All are part of the appendicular skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyoid. 16. The most plentiful mineral in our bones is ..... A) Calcium. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon. D) Magnesium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium. 17. Provide movement/storage in the internal organs: A) Your mom. B) Smooth muscle. C) Skeletal muscle. D) Cardiac muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smooth muscle. 18. In endochondral ossification where does the primary center of ossification form? A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Beams. D) Yellow bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diaphysis. 19. Which of the following describes the shaft of a long bone? A) Periosteum. B) Epiphysis. C) Diaphysis. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diaphysis. 20. What is the function of the central canal (Haversian Canal) in a bone cell? A) To contain blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels. B) To reduce friction and act as a shock absorber. C) To connect bone surfaces. D) To produce blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To contain blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatic vessels. 21. Which human organ continues to grow throughout the entire life? A) Ear. B) Nose. C) Ear and Nose. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ear and Nose. 22. An example of a pivot joint is(are) the: A) Interphalangeal joints. B) Humerus articulating with the scapula. C) Head of the radius articulating with the ulna. D) First metacarpal articulating with the trapezium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Head of the radius articulating with the ulna. 23. What is the name of the group of bones that make up the toes of the foot? A) Metatarsals. B) Phalanges. C) Carpals. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phalanges. 24. During endochondral ossification A) Fibrocartilage turns into bone. B) Hyaline cartilage turns into bone. C) Elastic cartilage turns into bone. D) Bone differentiates into cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyaline cartilage turns into bone. 25. Name the agonist during extension of the knee joint A) Hamstring. B) Gastrocnemius. C) Tibialis anterior. D) Quadriceps. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quadriceps. 26. Skull sutures are examples of..... joints A) Synovial (freely movable). B) Cartilaginous (slightly movable). C) Fibrous (immovable). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fibrous (immovable). 27. Pivot function and movement A) Allows sliding or twistingmovements.Movements:sliding and twisting. Example:intercarpal and intertarsaljoints. B) Allows for bending andstraightening motionsalong a single plane.Movements:Flexion and extension. Example:elbow and knee joints. C) Enables rotationalmovement around asingle axis.Movements:Rotation. Example:joint between the first and secondcervical vertebrae. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enables rotationalmovement around asingle axis.Movements:Rotation. Example:joint between the first and secondcervical vertebrae. 28. Expiratory reserve A) Maximum air expired after maximum expiration. B) Maximum air inspired after normal inspiration. C) The air left in lungs after maximum expiration. D) Volume of air in lungs after maximal inspiration (including residual volume). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maximum air expired after maximum expiration. 29. The Axial part of the skeleton contains ..... bones A) 80. B) 126. C) 50. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 80. 30. Where two bones meet, such as the knee or elbow. The place where two bones meet, such as the knee or elbow is called A) Tendons. B) Ligaments. C) Joints. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joints. 31. About how many bones does an adult have? A) 1, 290. B) 399. C) 206. D) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 32. Bones first form as hyaline cartilage. The cartilage then gradually changes into bone tissue-a process called A) Amphiarthrotic Calcification. B) Ossification. C) Resorption. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ossification. 33. Protective covering around bone A) Compact bone. B) Cartilage. C) Periosteum. D) Marrow. E) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. 34. Inferior portion of the sternum; made of cartilage; cone shaped A) Coracoid process. B) Xiphoid process. C) Acromion process. D) Scapula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Xiphoid process. 35. What is the role of the skeletal system in movement? A) Supporting and providing structure for movement. B) Regulating body temperature for movement. C) Filtering blood for movement. D) Producing hormones for movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supporting and providing structure for movement. 36. The upper leg is made of a single bone called ..... A) Knees. B) Vertebrae. C) Femur. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 37. Without these, we would not be able to bend our arms or legs. A) Hinges. B) Bones. C) Joints. D) Levers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joints. 38. What is the function of tendons in the skeletal system? A) Produce synovial fluid. B) Attach articulating bones to form a joint. C) Attach muscles to bones. D) Increase bone density. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attach muscles to bones. 39. Makes up the Spine. A) Flat bones. B) Long bones. C) Irregular bones. D) Short bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irregular bones. 40. The skeletal system is the framework of the body. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 41. The suffix-malacia means what? A) Softening. B) Hardening. C) Strengthening. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Softening. 42. Break completely across the bone A) Transverse fracture. B) Compound fracture. C) Greenstick fracture. D) Comminuted fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Transverse fracture. 43. Which of the following is an example of the hinge joint A) Between humerus and pectoral girdle. B) Between knee joints. C) Between carples. D) Collar bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between knee joints. 44. An adult skeleton has how many bones? A) 216. B) 206. C) 306. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 45. What is the most plentiful mineral in bones? A) Iron. B) Calcium. C) Potassium. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcium. 46. What part of the skeletal system is used to protect the brain? A) Spine. B) Sternum. C) Ribs. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skull. 47. What bones include the bones of the wrist and ankle? A) Sesamoid. B) Irregular. C) Long. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short. 48. Your skull is an example of a ..... joint. A) Immovable. B) Ball and socket. C) Hinge. D) Pivot. E) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immovable. 49. Allows the arm and leg to move in a circle A) Pivot Joint. B) Hinge Joint. C) Ball-and-socket Joint. D) Gliding Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball-and-socket Joint. 50. Muscles attached to the skeleton, making movements possible A) Cardiac muscle. B) Smooth muscle. C) Tendon. D) Striated muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Striated muscle. 51. What is the function of the wrist in the skeletal system? A) Supporting the head. B) Connecting the hand to the forearm. C) Aiding in digestion. D) Protecting the lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connecting the hand to the forearm. 52. The fat inside the medullary cavity is: A) Yellow marrow. B) Red marrow. C) Synovial. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yellow marrow. 53. A cancerous bone tumor A) Osteoporosis. B) Osteosarcoma. C) Osteoarthritis. D) Osteomalacia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteosarcoma. 54. There are two main types of bone tissue. These are: A) Epiphysis and diaphysis. B) Cancellous and compact. C) Bone marrow and periosteum. D) Medullary cavity and haversian canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cancellous and compact. 55. For the pectoral girdle all of the following are true EXCEPT A) It is part of the appendicular skeletal system. B) Includes the clavicle and scapula. C) Includes the ischium, ilium, pubis. D) Attaches the humerus to the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Includes the ischium, ilium, pubis. 56. What is one disease caused from your skeletal system? A) Dermatomyositis. B) Cancer. C) Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. D) Diabetic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dermatomyositis. 57. Small bones of the fingers and toes A) Metacarpals. B) Phalanges. C) Tibia. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phalanges. 58. Death of bone tissue. A) Osteoma. B) Osteotomy. C) Osteonecrosis. D) Osteomyelitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteonecrosis. 59. A flexible connective tissue found in many parts of the body. Its main function is to connect bones together. (It is also found in the joints, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the throat and between the bones of the back.) A) Cartilage. B) Tendon. C) Ligament. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 60. What is the common name for scapula? A) Shoulder blades. B) Collarbone. C) Ear. D) Shoulder. 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