This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System โ Quiz 39 ๐ Homepage ๐ Download PDF Books ๐ Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 39 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. FIXED JOINTS ARE FOUND IN THE CRANIUM. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TRUE. 2. Cells that can build bony matrix. A) Osteoclasts. B) Osteoblasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoblasts. 3. Gouty arthritis is a painful condition caused by: A) A bacterial infection in the bursae. B) Excessive blood levels of uric acid deposited as crystals in the soft tissue joints. C) A thickening of the synovial membrane and a decrease in fluid production. D) A disorder in the body's immune system resulting in destruction of joints. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excessive blood levels of uric acid deposited as crystals in the soft tissue joints. 4. What are the different categories in a hand? A) Carpals, metatarsals, phalanges. B) Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges. C) Tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges. D) Tarsals, metacarpals, phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges. 5. What is tightly packed tissue that increases strength? A) Sharpey's fibers. B) Articular cartilage. C) Compact bone. D) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compact bone. 6. How many bones are there in the adult human skeleton? A) 100. B) 150. C) 206. D) 250. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 7. Run sidewise just below neck A) Collarbone or clavicle. B) Shoulder blades. C) Humerus. D) Ulna and radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collarbone or clavicle. 8. A condition in the body's bones become weak and break easily A) Skeleton. B) Parasite. C) Osteoporosis. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoporosis. 9. ..... hold bones together at joints. A) Ligaments. B) Endosteum. C) Periosteum. D) Joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligaments. 10. Toward the midline of the body is called A) Medial. B) Inferior. C) Lateral. D) Deep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medial. 11. What are long bones? A) Located in complex joints, shaped like a cube to absorb concussion and reduce friction. B) Serve as support columns, help the animal in body support, locomotion and eating. C) Protect vital organs such as the brain, heart and lungs, flat and long, usually thin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Serve as support columns, help the animal in body support, locomotion and eating. 12. Which of the answers below is a type of joint? A) Hinge. B) Long Bone. C) Saddle. D) Both A&C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both A&C. 13. What stimulates bone growth? A) Epiphyseal plates closing. B) Low blood calcium levels. C) Strength exercises. D) Excess red bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low blood calcium levels. 14. Skeletal muscle is also called ..... muscle. A) Cardiac. B) Involuntary. C) Smooth. D) Voluntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Voluntary. 15. The ....., or thigh bone, is the only bone in the thigh. A) Humerous. B) Femur. C) Ulna. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Femur. 16. Bones, cartilage, bones, and tendons together make up your A) Skeletal System. B) Muscular System. C) Cardiovascular System. D) Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal System. 17. Is the ulna on the pinky side or the thumb side? A) Thumb. B) Pinky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pinky. 18. This bone forms part of the elbow joint. A) Radius. B) Tibia. C) Ulna. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ulna. 19. An example of a hinge joint would be your knee A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Ossicles help organisms ..... A) Move. B) Hear. C) Breathe. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hear. 21. Use the figure on page 115. Which of the following is part of the appendicular skeleton? (a) A) A clavicle. B) Sternum. C) Vertebra. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A clavicle. 22. Bone cells that lay down new bone are called osteocytes. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 23. Vitamin D helps the body absorb ..... A) Oxygen. B) Calcium. C) Water. D) Glucose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcium. 24. Which type of diatrotic joint can be found in the elbow and knee? A) Ball and socket. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge. 25. What is the process called when a muscle shortens and generates force? A) Muscle expansion. B) Muscle contraction. C) Muscle extension. D) Muscle relaxation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscle contraction. 26. Look at this picture carefully. Name the layer of the bone on number 3! A) Bone marrow. B) Spongy bone. C) Compact bone. D) Blood vessels and nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blood vessels and nerves. 27. ..... is a substance that is primarily collagen, which gives bone its high tensile strength A) Skeletal system. B) Epiphysis. C) Endochondral ossification. D) Red marrow. E) Osteoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Osteoid. 28. These bones cover organs or provide a surface for large areas of muscle. A) Flat Bones. B) Short Bones. C) Long Bones. D) Irregular Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flat Bones. 29. Look at this picture carefully. Name the layer of the bone on number 2! A) Bone marrow. B) Spongy bone. C) Compact bone. D) Blood vessels and nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone marrow. 30. What is the difference between bunions and bursitis? A) Bun:toes are crunched together from tight shoes.Bur:Inflamed bursa of the knee. B) Bun:Severe Blow or twisting of a JointBur:Loss of blood and headches. C) Bun:chest pain followed with loss of feelingBur:amputation of toes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bun:toes are crunched together from tight shoes.Bur:Inflamed bursa of the knee. 31. Which of the following is not naturally produced by the body? A) "Yellow marrow". B) "Vitamin D". C) "Calcium". D) "Blood cells". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) "Calcium". 32. The most effective way to increase your type I is to do regular ..... A) Long distance running. B) Push ups. C) Strength training. D) Weight lifting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long distance running. 33. An organ is composed of: A) An organism. B) A groups of organ systems. C) A group of related tissues. D) One cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A group of related tissues. 34. How many limbs do you have? A) 8. B) 7. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 35. What are the functions of a white blood cell? A) Help increase fat burnt when exercising. B) They do nothing just a waste product. C) Help fight infection. D) Help carry oxygen to the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Help fight infection. 36. The muscles that help with movement are known as ..... muscles. A) Smooth. B) Cardiac. C) Skeletal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 37. Which type of joint has the GREATEST range of motion? (sec 4) A) Hinge. B) Pivot. C) Ball & socket. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball & socket. 38. Which type of bone tissue is found at the center of short or flat bones? A) Compact Bone. B) Yellow Bone Marrow. C) Red Bone Marrow. D) Spongy Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spongy Bone. 39. Which of these is NOT a type of bone A) Long bone. B) Short bone. C) Irregular bone. D) Regular bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Regular bone. 40. Which statement is FALSE? ยฟQuรฉ afirmaciรณn es FALSA? A) Cartilage covers the joints where bones connect. B) The skeleton is important for support, protection, and movement. C) Red blood cells are made in red bone marrow. D) There is NO calcium in bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is NO calcium in bone. 41. What type of tissue consists of sheets of cells that cover exterior surfaces of the body? A) Nervous. B) Epithelial. C) Connective. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epithelial. 42. What type of joint is located in your thumb? A) Saddle Joint. B) Ball and Socket Joint. C) Pivot Joint. D) Gliding Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saddle Joint. 43. Just above coccyx A) Sacred. B) Fibula. C) Sternum. D) Tibia. E) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sacred. 44. The correct angle to the ..... and ..... on animals lower leg acts like a shock on a vehicle to the animal. A) Hock-cannon. B) Heart girth-pin. C) Hock-pastern. D) Poll-brisket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hock-pastern. 45. Fracture that occurs in vertebrae subjected to extreme stress A) Transverse. B) Spiral. C) Pott's. D) Catch up. E) Compression. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Compression. 46. The extracellular matrix between bone cells is made up of what inorganic molecules A) Potassium. B) Sodium. C) Iron. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium. 47. The tough outer covering of a bone is the: A) Endosteum. B) Epiphyseal Plate. C) Periosteum. D) Articular Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. 48. Most people have ..... ribs but some people have few more or a few less. A) 22. B) 12. C) 24. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 49. An operation in which a piece of the skull is removed. A) Arthrodesis. B) Spondyloarthritis. C) Lordosis. D) Craniotomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Craniotomy. 50. What part of your skeleton is the vertebral column? A) Appendicular Skeleton. B) Axial Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial Skeleton. 51. Bones on the toes A) Tarsal. B) Metatarsal. C) Phalanges. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phalanges. 52. An abnormal curve of the spine is called ..... A) Arthritis. B) Greenstick. C) Osteoporosis. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scoliosis. 53. Circumduction is the circular movement of a joint. It combines flexion, extension, abduction and adduction A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 54. Main opening in center of the osteon? A) Canaliculi. B) Osteons. C) Lacuna. D) Lamellae. E) Central (Haversian) canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Central (Haversian) canal. 55. The type of ossification that has 2 ossification centers (primary and secondary) A) Deterministic. B) Appositional. C) Endochondral. D) Intramembranous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endochondral. 56. What type of bone is the scapula? A) Irregular. B) Sesamoid. C) Short. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flat. 57. What are the ends of bones covered with that helps reduce friction when two bones are rubbed together. A) Ligament. B) Sternum. C) Cartilage. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilage. 58. Which of the following statements about osteoclasts is true? A) Osteoclasts are large cells that originate by the fusion of monocytes. B) Osteoclasts are cells that give rise to new bone tissue. C) Osteoclasts become inactive with aging, giving rise to osteoporosis. D) Osteoclasts get rid of the inorganic component of the oldest cartilaginous cells and allow osteoblasts to invade the region. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoclasts are large cells that originate by the fusion of monocytes. 59. Which of the function of bones protects our internal organs? A) Support. B) Movement. C) Protection. D) Storage and production. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protection. 60. A 86 year old female was transported to the hospital after stepping off the side walk and broke her hip. This injury was most likely related to: A) Osteoarthritis. B) Brittle bone disease. C) Osteoporosis. D) Kyphosis. 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