This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System โ Quiz 37 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 37 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Tiny pasageways or canals that connect lacunae to each other and the central canal A) Lamellae. B) Lacunae. C) Canaliculi. D) Process. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Canaliculi. 2. Which of the following is not apart of the axial skeleton? A) Vertebrae. B) Humerus. C) Hyoid. D) Sacred. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humerus. 3. Which of these are involuntary muscles? A) Stomach. B) Skeletal. C) Legs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stomach. 4. Prefix that means "within" or "into" A) Arthr/o. B) Intra-. C) -osis. D) Supra-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intra-. 5. Which of the following is an example of a sesamoid bone? A) Patella. B) Humerus. C) Vertebrae. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patella. 6. In the second step of bone formation A) Bone building cells are destroyed. B) Blood vessels "invade" the bone cells. C) Hyaline cartilage is covered with bone matrix. D) Hyaline cartilage is digested away leaving a cavity in newly formed bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyaline cartilage is digested away leaving a cavity in newly formed bone. 7. What is #3 pointing to? A) The styloid process. B) The radial head. C) The ulna neck. D) The radio/ulna joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The radial head. 8. Your skeleton..... your organs from being damaged A) Supports. B) Moves. C) Protects. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protects. 9. Is a joint a connective tissue? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 10. This is the scientific name for your skull. A) Mandible. B) Cranium. C) Femur. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cranium. 11. Which bone is commonly known as the cheekbone? A) Zygomatic bone. B) Tibia. C) Humerus. D) Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zygomatic bone. 12. AREA WHERE LENGTH OF BONE GROWTH OCCURS, FOUND IN EPIPHYSIS A) EPIPHYSEAL PLATE. B) HAVERSIAN CANAL. C) DIAPHYSIS. D) PERIOSTEUM. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) EPIPHYSEAL PLATE. 13. Which bone is responsible for producing red blood cells? A) Skull. B) Rib. C) Femur. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bone marrow. 14. Which part of your skeleton includes the pelvis, pectoral girdle, and limbs? A) Appendicular skeleton. B) Axial skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular skeleton. 15. There are 210 bones in your body A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. Which part of a long bone has the most spongy bone?hint:this helps with shock absorption. ยฟQuรฉ parte de un hueso largo tiene el hueso mรกs esponjoso?pista:esto ayuda con la absorciรณn de impactos. A) Epiphysis. B) Periosteum. C) Diaphysis. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphysis. 17. What fills the hollow of most bones? A) Bone marrow. B) Spongy bone. C) Bone blood. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone marrow. 18. Spongy bone begins to form in the secondary ossification center A) Step 2 of Endochondral Ossification. B) Step 5 of Endochondral Ossification. C) Step 3 of Endochondral Ossification. D) Step 4 of Endochondral Ossification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Step 4 of Endochondral Ossification. 19. Example of a irregular bone. A) Humerous. B) Patella. C) Vertebrae. D) Sternum. E) Trapezoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vertebrae. 20. How many vertebrae's are there in Backbone? A) 21. B) 33. C) 5. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 33. 21. A long term effect of exercise on the muscular system is A) Increased number of alveoli. B) Reduced blood pressure. C) Decreased tolerance to lactic acid. D) Increased tolerance to lactic acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Increased tolerance to lactic acid. 22. Movement of a limb toward the body midline is A) Extension. B) Adduction. C) Abduction. D) Flexion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adduction. 23. What type of joint is located at the shoulder and hip? A) Pivot. B) Hinge. C) Ball and Socket. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball and Socket. 24. The wrist and ankle joints are both examples of a: A) Condyloid joint. B) Pivot joint. C) Gliding joint. D) Ball and socket joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gliding joint. 25. ..... and ..... are minerals that help keep the bones strong. A) Calcium and phosphorus. B) Minerals and food. C) Ligaments and cartilage. D) Exercise and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium and phosphorus. 26. Which of the following function of bones produce and store material? A) Support. B) Movement. C) Protection. D) Storage and production. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Storage and production. 27. The smallest bone in the body A) Stirrup. B) Femur. C) Humerus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stirrup. 28. A skeleton is made up of only bones- A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 29. The patella is classified as a ..... bone. A) Sesamoid. B) Flat. C) Long. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sesamoid. 30. Why does damaged cartilage not repair itself easily? A) It lacks blood vessels for nutrient supply. B) It has too many collagen fibers. C) It is too flexible. D) It has too many blood vessels and an abundance of nutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It lacks blood vessels for nutrient supply. 31. Which part of the bone contains red bone marrow (for making Red Blood Cells)? A) Epiphysis. B) Medullary Cavity. C) Hyaline Cartilage. D) Elastic cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medullary Cavity. 32. These bones connect your fingers (phalanges) with your wrist (carpals). A) Metatarsals. B) Metacarpals. C) Phalanges. D) Carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metacarpals. 33. Simple Transverse A) A. B) B. C) F. D) C. E) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) F. 34. Where can you find an example of a hinge joint? A) The hips. B) The head. C) The elbow. D) Your fingers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The elbow. 35. Which type of arthritis is the most common and a result of the normal aging process? A) Wrinkles. B) Tendinitis arthritis. C) Gouty arthritis. D) Rheumatoid arthritis. E) Osteoarthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Osteoarthritis. 36. When you have a skeleton outside of the body it's called a ..... A) A lot. B) Exoskeleton. C) Endoskeleton. D) Shading. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exoskeleton. 37. Each of the following are types of bones, EXCEPT A) Long. B) Flat. C) Circular. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Circular. 38. Our bones are covered with ..... A) Skin. B) Joints. C) Hair. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscle. 39. The long portion of a long bone A) Spongy bone. B) Endosteum. C) Diaphysis. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diaphysis. 40. This is also known as "brittle bones" disease. A) Osteoporosis. B) Fractures. C) Rickets. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 41. This is muscle action that is not under your control like in smooth/cardiac muscles A) Voluntary. B) Involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary. 42. True of False:all 3 types of the muscles are all in voluntary A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 43. A simple mechanical device that consists of a rod, a fulcrum, a weight, and a source of energy that is applied to some point on the rod; describes the interaction between a muscle and a bone A) Hematization. B) Lever. C) Primary ossification center. D) Secondary ossification center. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lever. 44. How many phalanges are there? A) 10. B) 14. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 14. 45. Which answer is not a specific function of the skeletal system? A) Support for soft tissues. B) Waste removal. C) Makes blood cells. D) Protection of internal organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waste removal. 46. Bones protect the soft parts of the body. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 47. The muscles work on their own and we have no control over their moment are called A) Involuntary muscles. B) Voluntary muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Involuntary muscles. 48. The upper portion of the sternum is called the ..... A) Patella. B) Xiphoid process. C) Hyoid. D) Handle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Handle. 49. The difference between Compact and Spongy bone is ..... A) Compact forms the outer shell while Spongy bone fills most of irregular bones. B) Spongy bone forms the outer shell while Compact bone fills most of irregular bones. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact forms the outer shell while Spongy bone fills most of irregular bones. 50. What function does compact bone tissue serve? A) It stores minerals. B) It enhances bone flexibility. C) It provides strength. D) It produces red blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It provides strength. 51. Which of the following is a function of the appendicular skeleton? A) Protects the brain. B) Allows for movement of the wrist and hand. C) Supports trunk of body. D) Protects the spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allows for movement of the wrist and hand. 52. An osteocyte "lives" in ..... A) Haversian canals. B) Volkmann's canals. C) Lacunae. D) Lamellae. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lacunae. 53. How do muscles move? A) By extraction. B) By relaxation. C) By absorption. D) By contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By contraction. 54. How many ribs do most people have? A) 12. B) 10. C) 14. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 55. Bones are held together by strong bands of tissue called ..... A) Joints. B) Tendons. C) Ligaments. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ligaments. 56. A tough band of tissue that connects bone to bone is called ..... A) A muscle. B) A tendon. C) A cartilage. D) A ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A ligament. 57. The way in which we keep our body while sitting or standing A) Posture. B) Fatigue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Posture. 58. Which disease is caused when bones weaken and become brittle? A) Arthritis. B) Osteoporosis. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoporosis. 59. What types of bones are usually as long as they are wide, and are found in the wrists and ankles? A) Short. B) Flat. C) Long. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short. 60. The skull is not just one big bone, it has ..... bones. A) 10. B) 15. C) 22. D) None of above. 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