This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 66 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 66 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is NOT highly mobile A) Appendicular Skeleton. B) Axial Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial Skeleton. 2. What are the 5 main functions of the skeleton? A) Shape, protection, insurance, safety, and storage. B) Support, movement, exercise, action, and shape. C) Protection, shape, development, repository, and action. D) Storage, movement, protection, support, and shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Storage, movement, protection, support, and shape. 3. Which organs help with the absorption of nutrients? A) Pancreas, liver, gallbladder. B) Liver, heart, spleen. C) Gallbladder, kidney, appendix. D) Kidneys, liver, bladder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pancreas, liver, gallbladder. 4. Small holes in bone matrix that contain osteocytes A) Central canals. B) Lamellae. C) Canaliculi. D) Lacunae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lacunae. 5. Muscle fibres that radiate out towards tendons A) Radiate, designed for mobility and power. B) Radiate, designed for power. C) Radiate, designed for mobility. D) Multi-pennate, designed for power and strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radiate, designed for mobility and power. 6. True/False:Skeletal muscles usually work in pair. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. ..... is the scientific name for the kneecap. A) Sternum. B) Fibula. C) Clavicle. D) Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Patella. 8. Which type of muscle is the strongest? A) Smooth. B) Skeletal. C) Cardiac. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cardiac. 9. Bones serve as attachment points for ..... to result in movement. A) Bone. B) Cartilage. C) Muscles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscles. 10. What must invade the bone in order for endochondral ossification to occurt? A) Cartilage. B) Epiphyseal plate. C) Secondary center of ossification. D) Blood vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blood vessels. 11. What feature of the skull allows babies to be born easier and allows for rapid brain growth? A) Membrane. B) Skull plates. C) Soft spots. D) Stretchy skin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soft spots. 12. Which double set of two bones is situated on the left and right sides of the body and makes up the Pectoral Girdle? A) Clavicle and Humerus. B) Scapula and Ulna. C) Clavicle and Sternum. D) Clavicle and Scapula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clavicle and Scapula. 13. These interacts with the skeletal system by attaching bone to bone. A) CARTILAGES. B) BONES. C) LIGAMENTS. D) TENDONS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) LIGAMENTS. 14. A ..... fracture is most often seen in small children. A) Collects. B) Comminuted. C) Green stick. D) Pathologic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green stick. 15. It is made up of series of irregularly-shaped bones called vertebrae. A) Skull. B) Vertebral Column. C) Sternum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebral Column. 16. How many bones are in the Appendicular Skeleton? A) 130. B) 80. C) 106. D) 126. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 126. 17. What is the word for the definition Spinal cord? A) Lord/o. B) Tx. C) RA. D) Myel/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Myel/o. 18. FEMUR IS FOUND IN OUR A) ARMS. B) RIBS. C) THIGHS. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) THIGHS. 19. Which bone protects our brain A) Mandible. B) Cranium. C) Ribs. D) Spine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cranium. 20. What type of Joint? SHOULDERS AND HIPS A) Hinge Joint. B) Ball and Socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and Socket. 21. I am called the shoulder blade. I provide a foundation for joint function A) Send. B) Femur. C) Scapula. D) Cranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scapula. 22. There are ..... Pair of limbs A) 4. B) 6. C) 2. D) 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 23. We can bend our joints. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 24. The longest bone in the body is ..... A) The phalanges. B) The Femur. C) The Cranium. D) The Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Femur. 25. What vitamin is needed by bone for calcium storage A) A. B) C. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 26. The gliding joint moves ..... A) With two bones siding past each other. B) In two directions. C) Up and down; forward and back. D) Up and down; all around. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With two bones siding past each other. 27. I am the bone cell that 'breaks down bone' by releasing dissolving chemicals. A) Osteoblast. B) Osteoclast. C) Osteocyte. D) Osteomyocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclast. 28. A cavity within a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities. A) Larynx. B) Nose. C) Sinus. D) Pharynx. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sinus. 29. Alas, poor Yorick, I used to know the name for the eight collective bones that house the human brain. What is it? A) Cranium. B) Skull. C) Mandible. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranium. 30. Limit movement to only one direction ..... A) Saddle Joint. B) Pivot Joint. C) Ball-and-Socket Joint. D) Hinge Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinge Joint. 31. A women may suffer from osteoporosis as she ages due to insufficient of certain hormones and nutrients. What are these hormones and nutrients? A) Oestrogen and sodium. B) Progesterone and calcium. C) Thyroxine and phosphorus. D) Growth hormone and iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Progesterone and calcium. 32. Parathyroid hormone and calcitriol are secreted in response to what? A) High potassium. B) Low potassium. C) High calcium. D) Low calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Low calcium. 33. Disorder that causes softening of the bones due to Vitamin D deficiency ..... A) Rickets. B) Osteomyelitis. C) Scoliosis. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rickets. 34. The ..... is an arrangement of bones present within the chest region A) Rib cage. B) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rib cage. 35. Which bone cell is able to create new bone tissue? A) Osteoclasts. B) Osteon. C) Osteocytes. D) Osteoblasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoblasts. 36. How many pairs of ribs does the average human adult have? A) 12. B) 15. C) 11. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 37. Which of the following is an irregular bone? A) Vertebrae. B) Patella. C) Humerus. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae. 38. What combines the skeletal system with the muscular system? A) The endocrine system. B) The nervous system. C) The cardiovascular system. D) The musculoskeletal system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The musculoskeletal system. 39. Compact bone, function A) Lighter in weight, aiding in movement. Produces red and white blood cells in the marrow. B) Provides strength, support, and protection.Houses blood vessels inHaversian canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provides strength, support, and protection.Houses blood vessels inHaversian canals. 40. Smooth muscles can be found in the legs, and arms A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 41. The clavicle is the scientific name for which bone? A) Forearm. B) Collar bone. C) Shoulder blade. D) Ankle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collar bone. 42. What mineral are bones made of up A) Calcium. B) Creatine. C) Zinc. D) Vitamin B12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium. 43. Of the following, which is NOT a function of the skeletal system? A) Protect interior organs. B) Give shape and support to the body. C) Stores minerals. D) Produces vitamin D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Produces vitamin D. 44. A patient slightly damaged vertebrae C2 and C3 in a bicycling accident. Which of the following tasks is most likely to cause pain? A) Turning their hips. B) Sitting in a chair. C) Lifting a bike. D) Turning their head. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turning their head. 45. What are minerals in relation to bones? A) Essential substances stored in bones. B) Rubbery tissue that cushions and provides flexibility. C) Fibrous tissue that holds bones together. D) Mechanical devices that enable movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Essential substances stored in bones. 46. Bone tissue that is thick and dense A) Spongy bone tissue. B) Periosteum. C) Cartilage. D) Compact bone tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compact bone tissue. 47. Which are functions of the skeleton? A) Protection. B) Body shape. C) Movement. D) A, B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A, B and C. 48. The imaginary plane that splits yoru body into left and right halves is called the ..... plane A) Transverse. B) Sagittal. C) Coronal. D) Horizontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sagittal. 49. There are two types of arthritis. Which of the following describes osteoarthritis? A) Articular cartilage degenerates causing pain in the joints. B) Thickening of the synovial membrane. C) Synovial fluid accumulates causing swelling in the joints. D) Chronic inflammatory disorder; autoimmune disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Articular cartilage degenerates causing pain in the joints. 50. The proximal and distal ends of a bone. A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Periosteum. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epiphysis. 51. As we begin to age what happens to the marrow in our body. A) Changes from red to yellow. B) We lose the marrow. C) Changes from yellow to red. D) Nothing, it stays the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changes from red to yellow. 52. Which bone is located in the lower leg? A) Clavicle. B) Tibia. C) Ulna. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tibia. 53. The thoracic cage does NOT protect this organ. A) Liver. B) Heart. C) Lower intestine. D) Lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lower intestine. 54. What can be found in the central canal of osteons? A) Osteocytes. B) Lamella. C) Blood vessels and nerves. D) Red blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood vessels and nerves. 55. Q2 to which body system do the bones belong to? A) Circulatory. B) Skeletal. C) Digestive. D) Muscular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal. 56. Is cartilage another name for bone? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 57. What type of cartilage would you find surrounding the ends of long bones? A) Hyaline. B) Fibrocartilage. C) Elastic cartilage. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyaline. 58. What is the movement called when the joint moves away from the midline of the body? A) Lateral rotation. B) Medial rotation. C) Adduction. D) Abduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abduction. 59. The small bones that make up the backbone ..... A) Sternum. B) Humerus. C) Vertebra. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vertebra. 60. Spinal cord, bone marrow A) Spondyl/o. B) Myel/o. C) Chondr/o. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myel/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