This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 53 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What can help keep bones strong? A) Exercise. B) Not eating vegetables. C) Incorrect posture. D) Playing video games. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exercise. 2. The bones in the human body are not flexible A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 3. Name the type of joint that help you to nod your head A) Pivot joint. B) Ball and socket joint. C) Gliding joint. D) Hinge joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pivot joint. 4. The ..... system is the framework of your body. A) Skeletal. B) Excretory. C) Digestive. D) Muscular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. 5. What do bones produce for our body? A) Emotions. B) Sweat. C) Blood cells. D) Saliva. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood cells. 6. After a bone fracture, there are a series of four steps that occur to repair the bone. The first step of the process is called a ..... ? A) Bony callus. B) Fibrocartilaginous callus. C) Hematoma. D) Remodeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hematoma. 7. Which of the following is an inflexible joint called a suture? A) Synovial. B) Fibrous. C) Cartilaginous. D) Symphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fibrous. 8. The shoulder bone and the hip bones have A) Hinge Joint. B) Gliding joint. C) Ball and socket joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket joint. 9. ..... cells break down bone during exercise so that it can be remodeled into new bone cells. A) Ossification. B) Osteoblast. C) Osteoclast. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoclast. 10. Ribs skull sternum A) Short. B) Flat. C) Irregular. D) Compact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat. 11. Funtion of the autonomic nervous system in the muscular system: A) Control involuntary muscles. B) Hypertrophy in muscles. C) Secrete Hormones. D) Helps us breath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Control involuntary muscles. 12. Calcium and ..... are especially important for strong bones. A) Vitamin C. B) Water. C) Milk. D) Vitamin D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vitamin D. 13. If this bone is damaged, a human might become paralyzed. A) The tibia. B) The ribs. C) The skull. D) The spine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The spine. 14. Cells responsible for taking calcium and phosphorus A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoblasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoblasts. 15. A place where two bones meet is called a ..... A) Sinus. B) Joint. C) Fracture. D) Cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joint. 16. What does our skeletal system help us do? A) Think. B) Sleep. C) Move. D) None above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Move. 17. The muscle which relaxes during movement is the ..... A) Agonist. B) Antagonist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonist. 18. Partly movable joints are places where bones can move a little. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Intervertebral discs are what kind of joint? A) Fibrous. B) Cartilaginous. C) Synovial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilaginous. 20. What has many visible open spaces and gives the bone it's strength and support? A) Compact bone. B) Cartilage. C) Spongy bone. D) Yellow marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spongy bone. 21. What is the term for the small bones in the fingers and toes? A) Phalanges. B) Carpals. C) Metacarpals. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phalanges. 22. Which area of the body contains the most bones? A) Hand. B) Skull. C) Foot. D) Leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hand. 23. Which is the part of the bone where red blood cells are made? A) Cartilage. B) Tendon. C) Bone marrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bone marrow. 24. What connective tissue connects bones to bones? A) Ligament. B) Patella. C) Cartilage. D) Synovial Fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligament. 25. How does muscular system and skeletal system work together for movement A) They work together by using their interconnectment of tendons that connect bone to muscle which allows movement. B) They do not work together. The Skeletal system works with the Nervous system to send signals to the brain to allow for movement. C) They are connected by ligaments which allows movement. D) They simply do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They work together by using their interconnectment of tendons that connect bone to muscle which allows movement. 26. The tiniest bones in our body are located where? A) Ear. B) Toes. C) Elbow. D) Fingers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ear. 27. Red bone marrow functions to ....., whereas yellow bone marrow functions to ..... A) Produce adipose tissue; produce cells. B) Produce blood cells; store fat tissue. C) Provide osteoclasts; produce osteocytes. D) Provide osteocytes; produce blood cells. E) Provide osteocytes; produce osteoblasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Produce blood cells; store fat tissue. 28. Found inside bones and is lighter and less dense than compact bone because it is porous. A) Periosteum. B) Compact bone. C) Bone marrow. D) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spongy bone. 29. A bone-forming cell A) Osteoclasts. B) Osteoblasts. C) Osteocytes. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoblasts. 30. Chronic Injuries A) Occur due to excessive use of the same muscle, bone or joint. B) Caused by external force. C) Occur quickly with immediate pain. D) Occur due to weakness or insufficient rehabilitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Occur due to weakness or insufficient rehabilitation. 31. Which two bones are found in the lower arm? A) Radius and tibia. B) Fibula and tibia. C) Radius and ulna. D) Fibula and ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radius and ulna. 32. The point at which two bones meet A) Joint. B) Tendons. C) Marrow. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 33. True or False:Immovable Joints allow the body to move A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 34. A dome shaped sheet of muscle, the ....., separates the chest from the abdomen A) Epiglottis. B) Bronchial tubes. C) Diaphragm. D) Alveoli. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diaphragm. 35. The concentric circles of lacuna and bony matrix located around a central canal are known as: A) Lamellae. B) Osteocytes. C) Marrow. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lamellae. 36. Babies are born with 300 bones, but by adulthood, we have only 206. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 37. What are the pair of limbs we have A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 38. The main trunk of the body and is composed of the skull, spinal column, ribs, and breastbone A) Axial skeleton. B) Skeleton. C) Appendicular skeleton. D) Cranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton. 39. Characteristics in common with both smooth and skeletal muscles, involuntary, does not get tired and controls heartbeats. A) Smooth Muscle. B) Muscle. C) Cardiac Muscle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cardiac Muscle. 40. What is the main function of the cranium? A) Blood cell production. B) Protection. C) Mineral storage. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protection. 41. The term used for "hump" is A) Bent backward. B) Caf/o. C) Hunchback. D) Lord/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Caf/o. 42. WHich of the following statements is part of the cell theory? A) Humans are made of cells. B) All living things are made of one or more cells. C) All cells are surrounded by a cell wall. D) All cells get their energy from sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All living things are made of one or more cells. 43. Disease of bones where the cartilage gets reduced so a person cannot walk properly A) Osteoporosis. B) Leukemia. C) Arthritus. D) Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arthritus. 44. ..... their rigid nature, bones provide a framework for the body. A) Because of. B) Due to. C) Owing to. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. 45. ..... is attached to bones for movement and helps protect the inner organs. A) Skeletal muscle. B) Smooth muscle. C) Cardiac muscle. D) Stomach muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal muscle. 46. ..... muscles are muscles you cannot control. A) Voluntary. B) Involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary. 47. What structures are found in the central canal? A) Blood Vessels & Nerves. B) Nerves & Smooth Muscle. C) Nerves & Lymph Nodes. D) Lymph Nodes & Blood Vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood Vessels & Nerves. 48. Which of the following bones is (are) formed by intramembranous ossification? A) Flat bones of the cranium. B) Femur. C) Metatarsals. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flat bones of the cranium. 49. This connects bone to muscle A) Tendons. B) Fatty Tissue. C) Ligaments. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendons. 50. The skull is made up of ..... flat bones A) 6. B) 8. C) 5. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8. 51. The elbow, ankles, and joints between the phalanges are examples of which type of joint? A) Pivot Joints. B) Hinge Joints. C) Ball and Socket Joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge Joints. 52. Name the marking based on the description:air-filled space in a bone A) Sulcus. B) Crest. C) Protuberance. D) Sinus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sinus. 53. Which joints are at the knee and elbow? A) Flexion. B) Ball & Socket. C) Hinge. D) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinge. 54. You have ..... all over your body, which connect(s) muscles to bones. A) Cartilage. B) Calcium. C) Tendons. D) Joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tendons. 55. What two materials are the outside of bones made out of? A) Calcium and Iron. B) Calcium and Helium. C) Calcium and Phosphorus. D) Calcium and Red Blood Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium and Phosphorus. 56. Which system consists of bones and tissues. A) Circulatory. B) Digestive. C) Bones. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeletal. 57. What is all living matter made up of? A) Systems. B) Tissues. C) Organs. D) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cells. 58. The two bones that make up your lower arm are called ..... A) Radius and Ulna. B) Tibia and Fibula. C) Humerus and Femur. D) Scapula and Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radius and Ulna. 59. What is a volkmann's canal? A) Channels lying at right angles to the central canal, connecting blood and nerve supply of the periosteum to that of the Haversian canal. B) One of a network of tubes running through compact bone that contains blood vessels and nerves. C) Dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones. D) Tiny canals that link osteocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Channels lying at right angles to the central canal, connecting blood and nerve supply of the periosteum to that of the Haversian canal. 60. Which label is the radius? A) D. B) A. C) O. D) B. E) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) O. ← 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