This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 58 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of joint allows one bone to slide over another bone? A) Hinge. B) Ball and Socket. C) Gliding. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gliding. 2. Mature bone cells, called ....., maintain bone in a viable state. A) Osteobytes. B) Osteoblasts. C) Osteocytes. D) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteocytes. 3. Knobby end of bone A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epiphysis. 4. What is the name of the hard tissue covering the outside of a bone? A) Spongy. B) Compact. C) Shell. D) Cancellous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compact. 5. Which of the following concerns must be addressed when considering the creation of a prosthetic leg attached after a transfemoral amputation? A) The ability of the limb to support the full weight of the body. B) The ability of the limb to have a functional hinge joint. C) The ability of the limb to grasp objects. D) The ability of the limb to have a fully functional ankle joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ability of the limb to support the full weight of the body. 6. Critical in the regeneration of bone through bone remodeling by absorbing bone tissue A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteocytes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts. 7. Hyaline cartilage covering the ends of bones A) Articular Cartilage. B) Medullary Cavity. C) Epiphysis. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Articular Cartilage. 8. This type of bone tissue is very dense/strong and is often the outer layer of a bone. A) Compact Bone. B) Spongy Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact Bone. 9. The skeleton is divided into the A) Axial and appendicular. B) Superior and inferior. C) Anterior and posterior. D) Anastomoses and xerostomas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial and appendicular. 10. Which bone is the largest bone in the human body? A) Rib. B) Ankle. C) Femur. D) Wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 11. ..... is the longest bone in your body. A) Ulna. B) Tibia. C) Femur. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 12. Muscles constitute approx ..... % of our body weight A) 70. B) 50. C) 60. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 40. 13. Which function of bone involves muscle tissue? A) Provides Structure. B) Enables Movement. C) Mineral Storage. D) Produces Blood Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enables Movement. 14. Which type of bone provides leverage for movement and red blood cell production? A) Flat bone. B) Short bone. C) Long bone. D) Irregular bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long bone. 15. Another word for cortical bone is ..... bone. A) Spongy. B) Cancellous. C) Trabecular. D) Compact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compact. 16. A patient's knee moves beyond its normal range of motion as the patient straightens the knee joint. Which movement does this demonstrate? A) Dorsiflexion. B) Circumduction. C) Supination. D) Hyperextension. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperextension. 17. 2 or more types of organs working together are ..... A) Tissues. B) Cells. C) Organs. D) Organ system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organ system. 18. Which of the following organs can control calcium homeostasis? A) Stomach. B) Thyroid. C) Kidney. D) Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thyroid. 19. Match the Long Bone Structures:F A) Periosteum. B) Diaphysis. C) Proximal Epiphysis. D) Distal Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proximal Epiphysis. 20. The upper jaw is called the ..... A) Maxilla. B) Stomach. C) Liver. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maxilla. 21. How many bones make up the appendicular skeleton? A) 80. B) 126. C) 206. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 126. 22. I am any of the bones or the fingers. A) Femur. B) Carpals. C) Phalanges. D) Cranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phalanges. 23. Bone tissue is hardened as it absorbs a mineral called as A) Iron. B) Carbon. C) Magnesium. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium. 24. What is the function of red marrow in bones? A) Mineral storage. B) Energy storage. C) Muscle contraction. D) Blood cell production. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blood cell production. 25. A place where two bones come together is called a ..... A) Ligament. B) Hinge. C) Tendon. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joint. 26. What does bone marrow do for us? A) Turns into sponge. B) Helps us move. C) Helps us walk. D) Makes blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Makes blood cells. 27. Name the agonist during extension of the elbow joint A) Pectoralis major. B) Deltoid. C) Tricep. D) Bicep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tricep. 28. Which mineral is essential for maintaining bone mass? A) "Salt". B) "Potassium". C) "Iron". D) "Calcium". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Calcium". 29. Bones of the skeletal system are important because they ..... A) Provide support and structure. B) Protect organs and allow movement. C) Make blood cells. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 30. How do we move our bones? A) More magic!. B) With our organs. C) With our muscles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With our muscles. 31. Long bones have a ..... that makes up most of bone's length and is composed of compact bone A) Articular cartilage. B) Diaphysis. C) Yellow marrow. D) Epiphyseal plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diaphysis. 32. About as long as they are wide also called cube bones A) COMPACT BONE. B) SPONGY BONE. C) LONG BONES. D) SHORT BONES. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SHORT BONES. 33. True or false:The inside portion of the bone that makes blood is called spongy bone. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 34. Which of the following movements is indicated in the image? A) Rotation. B) Hyperextension. C) Dorsiflexion. D) Pronation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dorsiflexion. 35. The correct functions of the skeletal system are ..... A) To protect the vital organs and to direct the air into the lungs. B) To produce the voice and to exchange the gas. C) To function as passive locomotor and to give shape of the body. D) To function as a place to produce red blood cells and to digest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To function as passive locomotor and to give shape of the body. 36. The three muscle tissues help maintain homeostasis, which answer is not an example of homeostasis within the muscular system? A) Maintains constant blood flow to the body. B) Allows the body to move. C) Allows the body to shiver and sweat. D) Assist in the digestion of food for energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allows the body to shiver and sweat. 37. Cells that form new bone that come from the bone marrow. A) Osteoclasts. B) Osteoblasts. C) Osteocytes. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoblasts. 38. This type of cell dissolves and reshapes bone. A) Osteon. B) Osteocyte. C) Osteoblast. D) Osteoclast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoclast. 39. This joint helps you turn you head from side to side or shake "yes" and "no" . A) Fixed. B) Hinge. C) Gliding. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pivot. 40. Most bones are made up ..... layers A) 6. B) 12. C) 3. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 41. Involuntary muscles of the digestive system A) Voluntary muscles. B) Involuntary muscles. C) Skeletal muscles. D) Smooth muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smooth muscles. 42. Bones house the bone marrow that makes red blood cells, white bloodcells, and platelets. A) Red. B) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red. 43. What condition occurs when osteoclasts are breaking down more bone tissue at a rate greater than it's formation? A) Osteoporosis. B) Osteoreductious. C) Osteogenesis. D) Osteopargenesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 44. If a student breaks their hip, which type of joint was injured? A) Wrist. B) Hinge. C) Fixed. D) Ball and Socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ball and Socket. 45. Read this sentence from Skeletons Inside and Out. In ancient rocks, scientists have found fossils of reptiles, such as dinosaurs, that have long been extinct. What does the word ancient mean in this sentence? A) Somewhat old. B) Somewhat new. C) Very old. D) Present-day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Very old. 46. Which type of joint is present in our hands? A) Hinge joint. B) Gliding joint. C) Ball and socket joint. D) Pivot joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge joint. 47. The axial skeleton consists of the skull, spinal column, ribs and sternum. A) Patella. B) Breastbone. C) Kneecap. D) Limb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breastbone. 48. In muscle contraction at the sarcomeres; myofilament ..... cross-bridges attach to ..... filaments A) Actin, myosin. B) Myofibril, myosin. C) Myosin, actin. D) Myofibril, actin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Myosin, actin. 49. Pertaining to the pelvis. A) Pelvic. B) Diskectomy. C) Abduction. D) Osteoarthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pelvic. 50. The tissue found on the ends of bones that helps to cushion and protect the bones is called ..... A) Tendons. B) Cartilage. C) Ligaments. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 51. Red bone marrow is found in A) Spongy bone. B) Compact bone. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy bone. 52. The spine is made up of little ring-shaped bones called: A) Vertebrates. B) Verdigris. C) Vertebrae. D) Vertigo. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vertebrae. 53. Which two bones are displayed here? A) Tibia and fibula. B) Ulna and radius. C) Tarsal and metatarsal. D) Carpal and metacarpal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tibia and fibula. 54. Both injuries are serious, however which one is more damaging? A) Strain. B) Sprain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sprain. 55. The location where bones meet is called ..... A) Cartilage. B) Joint. C) Muscle. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joint. 56. Arms and legs are part of the ..... skeleton A) Axial. B) Appendicular. C) Central. D) Main. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular. 57. How does the skeletal system help us to move? A) Through ligaments that connect to our bones. B) Through our brain telling our bones to move. C) Through muscles that connect to our bones. D) Through humans moving their body parts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through muscles that connect to our bones. 58. The Femur goes from the ..... to the ..... A) Shoulder/neck. B) Ankle/waist. C) Hip/knee. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hip/knee. 59. What is the name of the bone in the lower leg, commonly known as the shinbone? A) Femur. B) Tibia. C) Humerus. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tibia. 60. Specialized type of smooth ER that regulates the calcium ion concentration ;looks like netting that surrounds the myofibril. A) Transverse Tubules. B) Sarcoplasmic reticulum. C) Sarcolemma. D) Mitochondria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarcoplasmic reticulum. ← 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