This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 32 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When a plant grows away from a stimuli it is called: A) Positive. B) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 2. Function of cartilage A) Make bone lighter. B) Make organisms taller. C) Reduce friction. D) Join to other bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce friction. 3. The "little beams" that make up spongy bone are called A) Osteons. B) Beams. C) Interstitial lamellae. D) Concentric lamellae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beams. 4. The first step in bone healing A) Going to the ER. B) Remodeling. C) Formation of a bony callus. D) Formation of hematoma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Formation of hematoma. 5. Functions of the skeletal system include ..... A) Lack of protection to body cavities, lack of support for the body, and sites for blood cell development. B) Support, protection, levers for muscle activity, and sites for blood cell development. C) Structure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support, protection, levers for muscle activity, and sites for blood cell development. 6. What is the part of bone with all the holes or spaces in it? What is the part of the bone that has all the holes or spaces? A) Compact bone. B) Periosteum. C) Spongy bone. D) Articular cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spongy bone. 7. Which main joint is located where cartilage connects one bone to another bone? A) Saddle Joint. B) Fibrous Joint. C) Cartilaginous Joint. D) Synovial Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilaginous Joint. 8. Around how many bones are there in our body? A) 206. B) 205. C) 204. D) 207. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 206. 9. The name of the joint is ..... A) Hinge. B) Pivot. C) Ball and socket. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge. 10. The keel bone is A) An extension of the sternum. B) An additional bone present. C) An extension of the spinal column . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An extension of the sternum. 11. Joint allows the bonesto make a little or limitedmovement. A) Fixed (Fibrous Joint). B) Slightly moveable(Cartilaginous Joints). C) Movable (Synovial Joints). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slightly moveable(Cartilaginous Joints). 12. What are the different shapes of bones in human skeleton? A) Long, short, flat and irregular. B) Round, long, short and oval. C) Long, irregular and short. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long, short, flat and irregular. 13. The delicate spinal cord is protected by the A) Backbone. B) Skull. C) Girdles. D) Jawbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Backbone. 14. What type of cells break down bones? A) Fibroblast. B) Osteoclast. C) Osteocyte. D) Osteoblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclast. 15. Our teeth are part of the skeletal system, they are considered bones A) True. B) False, Teeth are part of the skeletal system and are not considered bones. C) False, Teeth are not part of the skeletal system and yet are considered bones. D) False. Teeth are not part of the skeletal system and are not considered bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False, Teeth are part of the skeletal system and are not considered bones. 16. Which type of diatrotic joint can be found in the shoulder and hip? A) Ball and socket. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball and socket. 17. The formation of bone tissue from a fibrous membrane A) Endochondral Ossification. B) Intramembranous Ossification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intramembranous Ossification. 18. Small bones that make up the backbone A) Joint. B) Cartilage. C) Vertebrae. D) Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vertebrae. 19. Irregular bones are best for ..... A) Production of cells. B) Protection and muscle attachment. C) Storage of minerals and movement of joints. D) Muscle attachment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protection and muscle attachment. 20. We have 306 bones in our body. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 21. This is good for your bones A) Doritos. B) Milk. C) Pizza. D) Pop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Milk. 22. Which type of fracture are common in a twisting type of injury, in which the break is spiral around the bone? A) Greenstick Fracture. B) Compound Fracture. C) Spiral Fracture. D) Segmental Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spiral Fracture. 23. What is the definition of an amphiarthroses? A) Not movable joint. B) Slightly movable joint. C) Freely movable joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slightly movable joint. 24. Which of the following means "the place where two bones connect to the body, such as the knee and elbow?" A) Structure. B) Patella. C) Joint. D) Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joint. 25. 33 small bones attached together A) Tibia. B) Sternum. C) Vertebral column. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vertebral column. 26. Where are your hinge joints located? A) My shoulder. B) My hips. C) My vertebrae. D) My jaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My jaw. 27. Which joint under normal conditions produces no movement? A) Synovial Joint. B) Fixed Joint. C) Slightly movable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixed Joint. 28. What type of joint is located in your shoulder? A) Hinge. B) Gliding. C) Ball and Socket. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball and Socket. 29. The inner framework of bones and cartilage in vertebrate animals. A) Muscular. B) Bones. C) Cartilage. D) Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeleton. 30. What ties muscles to bones? A) Flexors. B) Ligaments. C) Tendons. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tendons. 31. We use jaw muscles to: A) Walk. B) Talk. C) Hear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talk. 32. What is the purpose of the rib bones? A) Protect our lungs. B) Help us to think. C) Carry blood throughout the body. D) Protect our brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protect our lungs. 33. Where does hematopoiesis occur? A) In the kyphosis. B) In the diaphysis. C) In the epiphysis. D) In the lordosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the diaphysis. 34. Incomplete dislocation or where the bone comes out of the joint but does back in on its own. A) Sprain. B) Strain. C) Dislocation. D) Subluxation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subluxation. 35. What type of joint has a wide range of motion except for the ability to pivot? A) Gliding. B) Ellipsoidal. C) Fixed. D) Ball and Socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ellipsoidal. 36. What type of bone is the Carpals (Wrist)? A) Long. B) Irregular. C) Short. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short. 37. Harper, Benjamin, and Liam are having a debate about the human skull. They want to know how many different types of bones and the total number of bones it consists of. Can you help them? The skull is comprised of ..... different types of bones for a total of ..... bones. A) 6, 8. B) 8, 6. C) 4, 6. D) 8, 8. E) 6, 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8, 8. 38. The major function of the axial skeleton is to: A) Give the body resilience. B) Provide an attachment point for muscles that allow movement. C) Provide a space for the heart and lungs. D) Provide central support for the body and protect organs. E) Hematopoiesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Provide central support for the body and protect organs. 39. The hollow center of the bones are filled with a jellylike substance called this. A) Marrow. B) Muscle. C) Oatmeal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marrow. 40. Name of the smallest bone in your body. A) Ear bone. B) Phalanges. C) Femur. D) Stirrup. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stirrup. 41. A fibrous cord of tissue that attaches bone to bone A) Ligament. B) Sutures. C) Epiphyseal plate. D) Bursa sac. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligament. 42. Which body organ is responsible for digesting the food we eat? A) Heart. B) Stomach. C) Brain. D) Lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stomach. 43. Fragile, porous bones caused by higher osteoclast activity, most common in older females. A) Lordosis. B) Kyphosis. C) Rickets. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoporosis. 44. What is the main function of flat bones? A) Protection. B) Movement. C) Blood cell production. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protection. 45. All bone cells are connected by a network of these channels, which allow them to receive nutrients and remove wastes: A) Haversian canals. B) Volkmann's canals. C) Osteons. D) Canaliculi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Canaliculi. 46. Why does an infant have more bones than an adult? A) Because infant's bones are small. B) Because infant's bones are short. C) Because infant's body is bigger than adult's. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because infant's bones are small. 47. The partial displacement of a bone from its joint A) Sprain. B) Fracture. C) Dislocation. D) Sublaxation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sublaxation. 48. What is the medical term for the collarbone? A) Scapula. B) Femur. C) Clavicle. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clavicle. 49. Injury to a joint accompanied by stretching or tearing of the ligaments is called a(n) A) Strain. B) Dislocation. C) Sprain. D) Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sprain. 50. The point where two bones meet is called ..... A) Cartilage. B) Tendons. C) Ligaments. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joint. 51. What is the basic unit of bone structure called? A) Tendon. B) Osteon. C) Cartilage. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteon. 52. What is located at number 12? A) Radius. B) Vertebrae. C) Ulna. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radius. 53. What are the bones in the fingers and toes called? A) Patellas. B) Phalanges. C) Vertebrae. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phalanges. 54. The vertebrae is an example of a ..... bone. A) Long. B) Flat. C) Short. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irregular. 55. Which bone is the longest and strongest bone in our body? A) Femur. B) Humerus. C) Skull. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur. 56. Cartilage's cell type has a gel-like matrix, and lacks blood vessels. What's the name? A) Lamella. B) Chondrocyte. C) Fibroblasts. D) Beams. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chondrocyte. 57. A degenerative spinal disease that can involve any part of the vertebra, intervertebral disk, and surrounding soft tissue. A) Spondylosis. B) Osteonecrosis. C) Arthritis. D) Flexion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spondylosis. 58. Phalanges are bones of A) Both leg bones. B) The wrist. C) The fingers and toes. D) The ankle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fingers and toes. 59. The bones of the fingers and toes are both known as ..... A) Spindles. B) Phalanges. C) Carpals. D) Digits. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phalanges. 60. A bone that snaps, cracks or shatters is called: A) Fracture. B) Sprain. C) Strain. D) Stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fracture. ← 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