This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System β Quiz 46 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 46 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The type of bone that supports most of the body's weight A) Sesamoid bone. B) Long bone. C) Periosteum. D) Flat bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long bone. 2. The broad ends of the long bones are called ..... A) Diaphysis. B) Medullary cavity. C) Growth plate. D) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epiphysis. 3. Osteoporosis is characterized by low density and strength and nonporous bones A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. What type of bone has a smooth, homogeneous appearance? A) Spongey bone. B) Medullary bone. C) Compact bone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compact bone. 5. Rigid framework of bones is called ..... A) Skeletal System. B) Muscular system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal System. 6. Dorsi-flexion is defined as A) Extending or pointing the toes down, away from the shin. B) Bending movement that decreases the angle between body parts. C) Moving a part of the body in a circular or conical shape. D) Bending or flexing the toes up, closer to the shin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bending or flexing the toes up, closer to the shin. 7. THE LONGEST BONE IN OUR BODY IS THE ..... A) FEMUR. B) STERNUM. C) GIRDLE BONES. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FEMUR. 8. Red Bone Marrow is typically found in what area of a long bone? A) Metaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Diaphysis. D) Articular Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epiphysis. 9. Which type of bone stores excess adipose tissue? A) Flat. B) Long. C) Short. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long. 10. The hollow cavity of the bone is called the ..... cavity. A) Canal. B) Osteo. C) Medullary. D) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medullary. 11. Where is the smallest bone in the body located? A) Leg. B) Foot. C) Ear. D) Arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ear. 12. Which organ system helps move our body? A) Circulatory System. B) Respiratory System. C) Muscular System. D) Digestive System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscular System. 13. A shoulder is considered a A) Hinge joint. B) Pivot joint. C) Ball and socket joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket joint. 14. What age do bones stop growing? A) 100. B) 25. C) 15. D) 29. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 25. 15. List the types of fractures in order from #1 to #3 A) #1 Spiral #2 transverse(hariline) #3 Comminuted(open). B) #1 Transverse(hairline) #2 Spiral #3 Comminuted9open). C) #1 transverse(hairline) #2 Greenstick #3 spiral. D) #1 Comminuted #2 Hairline #3 open. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) #1 Transverse(hairline) #2 Spiral #3 Comminuted9open). 16. The human skeleton protects vital organs A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. The extremities are what type of bone A) Long. B) Irregular. C) Short. D) Sesamoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long. 18. How can we take care of the skeletal system? A) DonΒ΄t use protection when doing sports. B) Sit in a proper way. C) Eat junk food. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sit in a proper way. 19. What is this bone? A) Femur. B) Fibula. C) Ulna. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humerus. 20. What type of joint has free movement? A) Fibrous. B) Synovial. C) Cartilaginous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synovial. 21. Smooth Muscles ..... A) Involuntary muscles that die NOT get tired. B) Attach to bones of skeleton; voluntary. C) Involuntary muscles that react more slowly and tire more slowly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Involuntary muscles that react more slowly and tire more slowly. 22. What is melanoma? A) A type of skin cancer. B) A type of protein found in your skin. C) A type of oil produced by the skin. D) A type of acne. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A type of skin cancer. 23. What type of bone marrow stores fat? A) Purple. B) Unicorn. C) Red. D) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yellow. 24. Which systems work together? A) The digestive system and the muscular system. B) The skeletal system and the circulatory system. C) The muscular system and the nervous system. D) All of the systems work together. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the systems work together. 25. There are how many types of skeleton systems are there? A) 4. B) 2. C) 3. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 26. How much time is it recommended to be in the sun each week to get the right amount of Vitamin D? A) 5-15 minutes. B) 1 hour. C) 1 day. D) 25 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5-15 minutes. 27. Fracture from repeated use over time A) Stress Fracture. B) Impact Fracture. C) Disease. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stress Fracture. 28. An incomplete fracture that bends the bone A) Rotated. B) Supined. C) Greenstick. D) Oblique. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Greenstick. 29. Bones make blood cells that help us fight disease and infections. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 30. The oil produced by the sebaceous glands that helps keep your skin and hair moisturized is called ..... A) Insulin. B) Dermoil. C) Sweat. D) Sebum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sebum. 31. Where would you find the humerus? A) Head. B) Leg. C) Knee. D) Arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arm. 32. The zygomatic bones are also called the ..... A) Thigh bones. B) Wrist bones. C) Jawbones. D) Cheekbones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cheekbones. 33. A cell that builds bone tissue A) Fibroblast. B) Osteoclast. C) Red bone marrow. D) Osteoblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoblast. 34. What is the name of the joint at the base of the thumb? A) Saddle joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Ball and socket joint. D) Ellipsoid joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saddle joint. 35. Bones that are cylindrical in shape, consisting of a shaft with two ends A) Sesamoid bones. B) Flat bones. C) Short bones. D) Long bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Long bones. 36. Secondary ossification centers appears in A) Endosteum. B) Diaphysis. C) Epiphyses. D) Epiphyseal plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphyses. 37. The function of joints is to allow the functional movement of the bone system? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. What is the job of the skull? A) Protect the heart. B) Protect the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protect the brain. 39. Part of ear that transforms sound into a nerve signal which is sent to brain is called ..... A) Middle ear. B) Inner ear. C) Ear canal. D) Eardrum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inner ear. 40. All the places where bones come together A) Joints. B) Ligaments. C) Tendons. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joints. 41. What is the name of the shin bone? A) Tibia. B) Fibula. C) Ilium. D) Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tibia. 42. The bones in our body come in many different shapes and sizes. What is the most likely reason for this? A) Some bones grow larger than others depending on the types of vitamins you eat. B) Each bone is designed to do a unique job in your body. C) People have different types of bones depending on the genes they inherit from their parents. D) Bones develop into different shapes and sizes according to how much exercise you get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Each bone is designed to do a unique job in your body. 43. The type of joint that allows us to move our head side ways A) Ball and socket. B) Pivot. C) Gliding. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pivot. 44. What is the best treatment for sprains and strains? A) B.E.A.N.S. B) R.I.C.E. C) Amputation. D) Surgery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) R.I.C.E. 45. The shaft, long part of a long bone is called the A) Medullary Cavity. B) Epiphysis. C) Compact Bone. D) Spongy Bone. E) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Diaphysis. 46. The "new bone" material laid down by osteoblast is called the: A) Osteon. B) Bone matrix. C) Articular cartilage. D) Osteocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone matrix. 47. Movement that brings the limb or hand toward or across the midline of the body, or brings the fingers or toes together. A) Muscular dystrophy. B) Scoliosis. C) Bradykinesia. D) Adduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adduction. 48. Which component of blood is responsible for transporting oxygen to bones? A) White blood cells. B) Platelets. C) Red blood cells. D) Plasma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red blood cells. 49. How many ribs are present in a normal adult human skeleton? A) 12. B) 20. C) 24. D) 32. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 24. 50. This is the smaller bone in the lower leg positioned behind the Tibia? A) Femur. B) Pelvis. C) Fibula. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fibula. 51. In the following analogy, what is a tissue most similar to? A) School. B) Student. C) Grade level. D) Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Class. 52. What body parts make up the upper division in the appendicular skeleton? A) Shoulder, arms, hands, head, neck. B) Everything from the waist up makes up the upperdivision. C) Shoulder, arms, wrist, hands, fingers. D) Arms, wrist, hands, fingers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shoulder, arms, wrist, hands, fingers. 53. What is the structural unit of a compact bone called? A) Beams. B) Haversian system or osteon. C) Lamellae. D) Hematopoiesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Haversian system or osteon. 54. The human skeleton has ..... bones of various sizes and shapes. A) 146. B) 206. C) 256. D) 106. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 55. Hip bones, vertebrae A) Irregular bones. B) Short bones. C) Flat bones. D) Long bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irregular bones. 56. What structure consists of groups of tissues working together to perform a function? A) Organ System. B) Tissue. C) Organ. D) Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organ. 57. The process of bone formation from cartilage is called A) Growth. B) Ossification. C) Fracture repair. D) Callus zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ossification. 58. Bone that is cylindrical in shape, being longer than it is wide. A) Flat bone. B) Short bone. C) Irregular bone. D) Long bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Long bone. 59. The place where two or more bones connect is called a A) Joint. B) Tendon. C) Connector. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 60. What type of doctor uses traditional forms of medical tx in addition to specializing in treating health problems by spinal manipulation A) Orthopedic surgeon. B) Podiatrist. C) Chiropractor. D) Osteopath. 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