This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 65 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 65 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A decrease in calcium can make the bones decrease in density resulting in ..... A) Osteoporosis. B) Bursitis. C) Osteoarthritis. D) Tendonitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 2. What is filled inside the space of a spongy bone A) Cartilage. B) Bone marrow. C) Muscle. D) Arteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone marrow. 3. This is a process where there is inflammation of the fluid that surrounds a joint A) Bursitis. B) Muscle strain. C) Sprain. D) Fibromyalgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bursitis. 4. Cartilage is as hard as bone. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. According to the sliding filament theory, a muscle fiber contracts when myosin filaments pull actin filaments closer together and thus shorten sarcomeres within a fiber. When all the sarcomeres in a muscle fiber shorten, the fiber contracts. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. The end of the long bone is the: A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Periosteum. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epiphysis. 7. The nurse is caring for a patient with a fractured left leg. Which of the following findings during a neurovascular assessment of the lower extremities would the nurse recognize as a priority to report to the health care provider? A) Strong bilateral left leg post tibial pulse. B) Right foot capillary refill less than 2 seconds. C) Bilateral dorsal flexion. D) Pallor of the left leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pallor of the left leg. 8. We move our arms sideward, backward, forward and round, these movements are because our upper arm bone is joined to our shoulder bone called a ..... A) Gliding joints. B) Pivot joints. C) Hinge joints. D) Ball-and-socket joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ball-and-socket joint. 9. One of the main functions is to support the softer tissues, provide points of attachment for skeletal muscles, and provide protection for many of the body's internal organs. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 10. Excision of cartilage A) Chondrectomy. B) Chondroplasty. C) Carpectomy. D) Costectomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chondrectomy. 11. Which cranial bones are paired? A) Frontal. B) Occipital. C) Parietal. D) Ethmoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parietal. 12. What does the term 'porosis' mean? A) Deficiency. B) Inflammation. C) Softening. D) Abnormal condition of small holes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abnormal condition of small holes. 13. What type of joint is the shoulder? A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Pivot. D) Immovable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket. 14. Bone that is dense and looks smooth and homogeneous? A) Compact bone. B) Long bone. C) Spongy bone. D) Flat bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact bone. 15. How many bones are in a horse's body? A) 206. B) 244. C) 321. D) 205. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 205. 16. ..... is a cavity in the diaphysis that is filled with yellow marrow A) Endosteum. B) Medullary canal. C) Periosteum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medullary canal. 17. What is the function of sesamoid bones? A) Increase mechanical advantage of tendon. B) Protect internal organs. C) Store minerals. D) Support movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase mechanical advantage of tendon. 18. What allows bones to move in many directions? A) The tissue. B) The joints. C) The muscles. D) The nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The joints. 19. What is the word for the definition curve? A) DJD. B) Fx. C) Orth/o. D) Lord/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lord/o. 20. Tibialis anterior muscle action A) Hip extension and knee flexion. B) Dorsiflexion. C) Plantar flexion. D) Shoulder abduction, extension and flexsion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dorsiflexion. 21. Which of the following organs in NOT in the skeletal system? A) Cartilage. B) Skeletal muscle. C) Bones. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal muscle. 22. Overstretching ligaments and tendons of a joint. A) Sprain. B) Fracture. C) Arthritis. D) Bursitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sprain. 23. Disorder caused by accumulation of uric acid in the joints ..... A) Osteomyelitis. B) Rickets. C) Gout. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gout. 24. During development, an embryo's skeleton undergoes ossification. This involves: A) The production of new blood cells within the bone marrow. B) Incorporating calcium & minerals into cartilage to become bone. C) Stimulation of osteoclasts to break down bone. D) The breakdown of old bone & subsequent replacement with new bone cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorporating calcium & minerals into cartilage to become bone. 25. What connects the ribs to the sternum? A) Involuntary muscle. B) Ligaments. C) Tendon. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. 26. These type of bones are typically longer than they are wide. A) Irregular. B) Flat. C) Short. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Long. 27. Yellow bone marrow functions as: A) Fat storage. B) Blood producer. C) Mineral storage. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fat storage. 28. What type of joint is found in your cranium (skull)? A) Fixed. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fixed. 29. Which bone of the skull is movable A) Mandible. B) Maxilla. C) Stapes. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandible. 30. What kind of synovial joint does the radius and ulna form? A) Pivot. B) Ellipsoid. C) Ball and Socket. D) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pivot. 31. Movement of a limb laterally, away from the midline of the body. A) Adduction. B) Hyperextension. C) Extension. D) Abduction. E) Flexion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abduction. 32. What will Sidney do to care for her teeth and bones? A) She will eat a lot of Twinkies and drink a lot of Gatorade. B) She won't brush her teeth, but she will eat a lot of hot dogs. C) She will eat broccoli and drink milk and brush her teeth twice each day. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She will eat broccoli and drink milk and brush her teeth twice each day. 33. Which of the following is NOT a main purpose of the skeletal system? A) To provide your body with new Calcium. B) Provide your body with structure. C) Gives your body the ability to move. D) Stores important minerals and chemicals like Calcium and Phosphate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To provide your body with new Calcium. 34. Firm, flexible tissue that is not as hard as bone. A) Joint. B) Tendon. C) Cartilage. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilage. 35. My appendicular skeleton does NOT contain which of these A) Legs. B) Pelvis. C) Arms. D) Feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pelvis. 36. Taking rest is a method of taking good care of our joints, muscles and bones. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 37. A bunion on your big toe, caused by a bony bump that forms at the joint A) Achondroplasia. B) Osteophytes. C) Hallux valgus. D) Positional Plagiocephaly. E) Paget Disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hallux valgus. 38. Opposite of contract is: A) Relax. B) Best. C) Max. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relax. 39. What does Osteoporosis mean? A) You didn't get enough vitamin D. B) You are getting old. C) You didn't get enough exercise. D) You didn't get enough calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You didn't get enough calcium. 40. Pointing your toe A) Flexion. B) Plantar flexion. C) Extension. D) Dorsiflexion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plantar flexion. 41. How many bones do you have? A) 100. B) 500. C) 206. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 42. HEMATOPOEISIS OCCURS IN RED BONE MARROW LOCATED INSIDE SOME BONES A) Blood cell production. B) Mineral storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood cell production. 43. What is the correct term for:crani A) Sacred. B) Skull. C) Rib. D) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skull. 44. Which of the following lists the steps of fracture repair in the correct sequence? A) Hematoma, soft callus, bony callus, remodeling. B) Soft callus, bony callus, hematoma, remodeling. C) Remodeling, hematoma, bony callus, soft callus. D) Hematoma, bony callus, soft callus, remodeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hematoma, soft callus, bony callus, remodeling. 45. Biting down on something A) First Class Lever. B) Second Class Lever. C) Third Class Lever. D) All Types of Levers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third Class Lever. 46. Part of the skeletal system that is important for blood production. A) Skull. B) Humerus. C) Bone marrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bone marrow. 47. What is not part of the axial skeleton? A) Hip bone. B) Vertebrae. C) Skull. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hip bone. 48. The process by which osteoclasts break down bone to release minerals A) Bone calcification. B) Bone absorption. C) Bone formation. D) Bone resorption. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bone resorption. 49. Which of these is not a major function of the body? A) Movement. B) Shape. C) Blood Cell Formation. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shape. 50. Most of the mineral in bone is in the form of calcium phosphate crystals called A) Caniculi. B) Lacunae. C) Hydroxyapatite. D) Osteocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroxyapatite. 51. In the skull, Which is the only movable part? A) Nose. B) Upper jaw. C) Lower jaw. D) Mouth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lower jaw. 52. Can be osteo or rheumatoid A) Dislocation. B) Arthritis. C) Sprain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arthritis. 53. What connects muscle to bone? Hint:the part that connects your calf muscle to your heel bone is called your Achilles ..... A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Cartiage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendon. 54. Fibrous joints contain..... A) A fluid filled cavity. B) Epithelial tissue. C) Cartilage. D) Dense CT. E) Loose CT. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dense CT. 55. The sideways curve of the spine ..... A) Dislocation. B) Osteoporosis. C) Ruptured Disc. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scoliosis. 56. Name the main muscle in the back A) Lats. B) Gluteus maximus. C) Trapezius. D) Broadest back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Broadest back. 57. When do humans have the most bones in their bodies? A) Age 25. B) Age 5. C) As babies. D) Age 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As babies. 58. What are some ways to stay healthy and keep your skeletal system strong? A) Chips. B) Yogurt. C) Pizza. D) Pasta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yogurt. 59. Which type of muscles are involuntary (you can't control them)? A) Cardiac and Smooth. B) Cardiac and Skeletal. C) Smooth and Skeletal. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cardiac and Smooth. 60. Largest of the types of bone, and are typically found in the arms and legs A) Long. B) Flat. C) Irregular. D) Short. 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