This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 42 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Another name for your collar bone. A) Clavicle. B) Scapula. C) Radius. D) Maxilla. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clavicle. 2. Identify the four classifications of bones ..... A) Long, Short, Flat, Irregular. B) Protection, Muscle Attachment, Storage, Blood Cell Production. C) Flat, Round, Irregular, Regular. D) Muscular, Skeletal Tendon, Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long, Short, Flat, Irregular. 3. This joint allows limited rotational movement in a single axis like the neck. A) Ball-and-socket joints. B) Hinge joints. C) Pivot joints. D) Gliding joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pivot joints. 4. A break in the bone is called a sprain A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. What is stored in the yellow marrow? A) Calcium. B) Fat. C) Blood. D) Phosphorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fat. 6. The wrist (radiocarpal) is an example of this type of joint? A) Ellipsoidal. B) Pivot. C) Plane (gliding). D) Ball and scoket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ellipsoidal. 7. True or False:Both compact and spongy bone are strong and resist bending. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Which is the longest bone in the skeleton system A) Femur. B) Cranium. C) Clavicle. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur. 9. The purpose of a vertebrae is A) Calcium storage. B) Protecting the central nervous system. C) Producing bone marrow. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protecting the central nervous system. 10. What happens to bones as we age? A) Bones become stronger and more flexible. B) Bones remain the same. C) Bones become weaker and more brittle. D) Bones shrink in size. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bones become weaker and more brittle. 11. The bones found in your backbone are called- A) Patella. B) Cranium. C) Phalanges. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vertebrae. 12. What is the name of the bone that houses the brain? A) Cranium. B) Sternum. C) Carpals. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranium. 13. What kind of bone tissue gives bones most of their strength and support? A) Red marrow. B) Spongy bone. C) Yellow marrow. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone. 14. How are fractures typically classified based on different criteria? A) By the condition of the bone. B) By the location of the fracture in the body. C) By the nature of the break, direction of the fracture line, or involvement of surrounding tissues. D) By the force applied to the bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By the nature of the break, direction of the fracture line, or involvement of surrounding tissues. 15. RA that primarily affects the joints between vertebrae is called: A) Ankylosing spondylitis. B) Gouty arthritis. C) Spondylolisthesis. D) Rheumatoid spondylitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ankylosing spondylitis. 16. What are the strong elastic bands of tissue that hold bones together called? A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 17. Which bone articulates with the temporal bone posteriorly? A) Zygomatic. B) Sphenoid. C) Occipital. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occipital. 18. What type of connective tissue acts like a cushion between joints? A) Tendon. B) LIgament. C) Cartilage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilage. 19. Hallux valgus is a: A) Hemarthrosis. B) Bent knee. C) Crepitation. D) Bunion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bunion. 20. Which is not a stored mineral in the bones? A) Calcium. B) Phosphorous. C) Folic acid. D) Sodium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Folic acid. 21. An inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum. A) Chondromus. B) Sprain. C) Hallux valgus. D) Costochondritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Costochondritis. 22. What is the movement called when the arm is moved away from the midline of the body? A) Flexion. B) Extension. C) Adduction. D) Abduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abduction. 23. Surrounds the lungs and protects them A) Vertebrae. B) Rib cage. C) Patella. D) Scapula. E) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rib cage. 24. Match the example to the job:Your bone marrow produces red blood cells that carry oxygen to the rest of your body. A) Gives you shape and support. B) Protects your inner organs. C) Forms blood cells. D) Stores minerals. E) Helps you move (with muscles). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Forms blood cells. 25. The medical term for the hip bone. A) Phalanges. B) Tibia. C) The Coxae. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Coxae. 26. Which words from the text help you understand the meaning of the word fuse? A) Connects to the knee. B) Join together. C) Keep us alive. D) Where?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Join together. 27. You may need to use a splint for which of the following injuries? A) Strain. B) Abrasion. C) Dislocation. D) Contusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dislocation. 28. Bone on the thumb side of the forearm. A) Tibia. B) Radius. C) Humerus. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radius. 29. What does Hematopoiesis mean? A) Mature blood cells. B) Bone cell production. C) I don't know. D) Blood cell Production. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blood cell Production. 30. Cells that dissolve the bony matrix. A) Lamellae. B) Osteoblasts. C) Canals. D) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoclasts. 31. Q4 There are ..... muscles in our body. A) 630. B) 650. C) 620. D) 640. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 650. 32. What category does the arm and legs bones fall? A) Short. B) Flat. C) Irregular. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Long. 33. The shapes of bone are A) Long, flat, short, irregular, sesamoid, and sutural. B) Big, flat, small, irregular, sesamoid, and sutural. C) Long, flat, short, irregular, sesamoid, and cranial. D) Long, flat, short, irregular, oval, and sutural. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long, flat, short, irregular, sesamoid, and sutural. 34. What part of the skeletal system is #2? A) Pelvis. B) Phalanges. C) Ribs. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord. 35. This function of bone is when bones act as a reservoir for calcium and phosphate. A) Protection. B) Blood cell formation. C) Support. D) Mineral storage. E) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mineral storage. 36. A pulling force that helps hold bones in place A) Open reduction. B) Closed reduction. C) Traction. D) Trapeze bar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traction. 37. The place where 2 or more bones come together is called a ..... A) Ligament. B) Joint. C) Suture. D) Socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joint. 38. ..... is the kneecap A) Pelvis. B) Tibia. C) Patella. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patella. 39. Articular cartilage A) Covers epiphysis. B) Lines the medullary cavity. C) Strong membrane covering bone . D) Contains yellow bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Covers epiphysis. 40. What is the name of the outer membrane that surrounds bones? A) Periosteum. B) Bone marrow. C) Spongy bone. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 41. Joints are connected to our bones and help us bend. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 42. Which of the following can bones store for later use by the body? A) Marrow. B) Cartilage. C) Blood cells. D) Minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Minerals. 43. These type of bones have roughly equal widths and lengths. A) Irregular. B) Short. C) Flat. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short. 44. What do tendons attach? A) Bone to Muscle. B) Muscle to Muscle. C) Muscle to Bone. D) Bone to Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscle to Bone. 45. The ribs protect organs such as the ....., ....., and ..... A) Stomach, intestines, bladder. B) Heart, bladder, intestines. C) Liver, kidneys, lungs. D) Heart, lungs, liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Heart, lungs, liver. 46. What type of joint is involved in wringing your hands? A) Ball in socket. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gliding. 47. Type of muscle found in the heart A) Smooth Muscle. B) Cardiac Muscle. C) Striated muscle. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cardiac Muscle. 48. ..... are where two bones meet A) Skeletal System. B) Cartilage. C) Joints. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joints. 49. The framework that includes all the bones, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage in the human body A) Gliding joint. B) Compact bone. C) Skeletal system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal system. 50. Choose the object that can be attracted to magnets. A) Matchstick. B) Nail. C) Rubber. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nail. 51. Periosteum is composed of this type of tissue ..... A) Hyaline cartilage. B) Bone marrow. C) Bone tissue. D) Dense irregular connective tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dense irregular connective tissue. 52. All of the following are functions of the skeletal system EXCEPT A) Blood cell formation. B) Storage. C) Movement. D) Flexibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flexibility. 53. The elbow and knee are ..... joints. A) Hinge. B) Book. C) Door. D) Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge. 54. Skeletal muscle is..... A) Voluntary and striated in appearance. B) Voluntary and non-striated in appearance. C) Involuntary and striated in appearance. D) Involuntary and non-striated in appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voluntary and striated in appearance. 55. What is the tissue shaped like a disc or partial disc that provides cushioning at a joint? A) Elastic cartilage. B) Articular cartilage. C) Periosteum. D) Hyaline cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Articular cartilage. 56. This type of joint allows for the largest range of motion A) Ball and socket. B) Saddle. C) Ellipsoidal. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball and socket. 57. The larger of the two lower leg bones is the A) Radius. B) Tibia. C) Ulna. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tibia. 58. The cell responsible for forming new bone. A) Arthroscopy. B) Hematopoiesis. C) Scoliosis. D) Osteoblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoblast. 59. True or False Hydroelectricity is renewable A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 60. Babies have ..... bones in their bodies, on average. A) 106. B) 300. C) 206. D) None of above. 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