This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 69 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 69 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An....., is a bone making cell. A) Osteoclast. B) Osteoblast. C) Osteocyte. D) Osteon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoblast. 2. Your skin is ..... to your bones A) Deep. B) Lateral. C) Dorsal. D) Superficial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Superficial. 3. What other body system does the skeletal system interact with? A) Integumentary system. B) Respiratory system. C) Circulatory system. D) Muscular system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscular system. 4. The skeletal system in an adults body consists of ..... bones A) 206. B) 306. C) 205. D) 2066. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 206. 5. Longest bone in the body; allows motion of the leg A) Femur. B) Phalanges. C) Pelvis. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur. 6. A fracture that occurs when the bone bends and cracks and is common in children is called a ..... A) Comminuted. B) Closed. C) Open. D) Greenstick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greenstick. 7. What is the tough outer membrane of bone called? A) Compact bone. B) Periosteum. C) Peristalsis. D) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periosteum. 8. An articulation or junction between two or more bones. A) Muscle. B) Joint. C) Knee. D) Elbow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joint. 9. Your sister hurt her thoracic vertebrae in a car accident. Which skeleton is injured? A) Axial skeleton. B) Appendicular skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton. 10. A large muscle of the front of the upper arm A) Radius. B) Ulna. C) Biceps. D) Triceps. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biceps. 11. THERE ARE AROUND ..... VOLUNTARY MUSCLES IN OUR BODY. A) 650. B) 260. C) 80. D) 605. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 650. 12. Which of the following are immovable joints? A) Pivot. B) Gliding. C) Hinge. D) Sutures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sutures. 13. Which of the following is NOT a part of your bone? A) Compact bone (hard). B) Cancellous bone (spongey). C) Ulna. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ulna. 14. About how many bones does the adult human body contain? A) 128. B) 206. C) 344. D) 300 in the hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 15. A synonym for flexible is A) Nimble. B) Loose. C) Stretching. D) Nimble, loose, and stretching. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nimble, loose, and stretching. 16. OPG inhibits osteoclast activation. True or False? A) Partially true. B) False. C) True. D) Not enough information provided. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 17. ..... are bones of the appendages and the girdles that connect them with axial skeleton and provide support and flexibility. A) Axial. B) Appendicular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial. 18. Where is the tiniest bone in the body? A) Ear. B) Hand. C) Toes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ear. 19. Bones are ..... and spongy on the inside. A) Softer. B) Harder. C) Both. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Softer. 20. Another name for the finger bones A) Carpals. B) Phalanges. C) Pelvis. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phalanges. 21. Which of the following below is considered when bones are connected to other bones by tissues? A) Arthritis. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 22. What joint has a 360$^\circ$ movement? A) Hinge joint. B) Gliding joint. C) Pivot joint. D) Ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ball and socket. 23. The pelvic and pectoral girdles are considered to be part of the ..... A) Axial Skeleton. B) Appendicular Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular Skeleton. 24. The ..... covers bundles of cells (fascicles) within the muscle. A) Perimysium. B) Sarcoplasm. C) Endomysium. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perimysium. 25. Which type of muscle tires quickly during exercise? A) Smooth muscle. B) Cardiac muscle. C) Breathing muscle. D) Skeletal muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skeletal muscle. 26. Our bones come together and connect at special places called A) Ligaments. B) Cartilage. C) Joints. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joints. 27. What does the suffix '-porosis' mean? A) Kneecap. B) Decrease in. C) Shin. D) Rib. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease in. 28. What is the function of the inorganic parts (calcium salts) in giving bone strength and flexibility? A) Provides flexibility and tensile strength. B) Gives bone hardness which resists compression. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gives bone hardness which resists compression. 29. What is the function of the organic parts (collagen fibers) in giving bone strength and flexibility? A) Provides flexibility and tensile strength. B) Gives bone hardness which resists compression. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Provides flexibility and tensile strength. 30. The ..... look like a wasp's nest and is where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes places. A) Alveoli. B) Lung. C) Diaphragm. D) Bronchial tubes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alveoli. 31. The medullary cavity is filled with A) Red marrow. B) Yellow marrow. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow marrow. 32. The framework of bones that forms the structure of the body and protects internal organs. A) Patella. B) Ligament. C) Skeleton. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeleton. 33. How many types of joints does your body have? A) 3. B) 9. C) 4. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 34. The vertebral column, the rib cage, the skull and other associated bones make up the ..... skeleton. A) Axial. B) Pelvis. C) Backbone. D) Appendicular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial. 35. Where can you find the fibrous cartilage? A) Ends of the long bones. B) Intervertebral disc. C) In the nose. D) In the ear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intervertebral disc. 36. Bones that are soft because of a lack of vitamin D A) Osteomyelitis. B) Scoliosis. C) Rickets. D) Gout. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rickets. 37. Osteogenesis imperfecta can be caused by abnormally formed A) Osteoblasts. B) Collagen. C) Calcium. D) Proteoglycans. E) Hydroxyapatite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collagen. 38. Babies have ..... bones while adults have ..... A) 206, 300. B) 400, 300. C) 300, 206. D) 300, 400. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 300, 206. 39. The action that do not involve the brain is called ..... A) Reflex actions. B) Response action. C) Resistance. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reflex actions. 40. The joints of the skull are A) Gliding joints. B) Synovial joints. C) Fibrous joints. D) Hinge joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fibrous joints. 41. What is MELANIN? A) Top layer of the skin. B) The pigment that affects skin color and blocks UV light from the sun. C) The largest layer of skin and contains, sweat glands, nerves, and oil glands. D) The largest organ of the body. E) Produced in the skin using the rays from the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pigment that affects skin color and blocks UV light from the sun. 42. Diarthrotic bones ..... A) Slightly moveable. B) Not moveable. C) Moveable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moveable. 43. Longest bone in the body A) Throat. B) Upper arms. C) Femur. D) Breastbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 44. Bones can move without muscles. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 45. What is the knee cap called? A) Patella. B) Pelvis. C) Femur. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patella. 46. Where is the cardiac muscle found in the body A) In the heart. B) On the walls of the organs. C) In the bones. D) In my brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the heart. 47. Which function gives shape to the body and makes you tall or short? A) Blood Production. B) Movement. C) Shape. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shape. 48. Muscles you cannot control A) Strain. B) Involuntary. C) Sprain. D) Voluntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary. 49. The soft tissue located within the medullary canal that produces the leukocytes. A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Yellow marrow. D) Red marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yellow marrow. 50. What is another word for your spine? A) Metacarpals. B) Clavicle. C) Sternum. D) Spine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spine. 51. What is letter C on the skeleton in the front of the class? A) Handle. B) The gladiolus. C) The xiphoid process. D) The clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Handle. 52. What is the function of the skeletal system in protecting internal organs? A) It provides a storage for minerals. B) It produces blood cells. C) It acts as a framework for muscles. D) It encases and protects vital organs like the brain and heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It encases and protects vital organs like the brain and heart. 53. The backbone has ..... bones A) 34. B) 33. C) 31. D) 32. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 33. 54. What bone is this A) Tibia. B) Radius. C) Fibula. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fibula. 55. A abnormal lateral(sideways) curvature of the spine. A) Scoliosis. B) Lumbago. C) Lordosis. D) Kyphosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scoliosis. 56. True or False:The smallest bones in the human body are called ossifers. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 57. What bone is located in the upper arm? A) Radius. B) Ulna. C) Humerus. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humerus. 58. What is the most common type of cartilage found in the human body? A) Hyaline cartilage. B) Fibrocartilage. C) Dense connective tissue. D) Elastic cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyaline cartilage. 59. A small, round bone embedded in a tendon. (Ex. patella) A) Flat. B) Long. C) Short. D) Irregular. E) Sesamoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Sesamoid. 60. What is yellow marrow made of? A) Yellow marrow is made of red blood cells and platelets. B) Yellow marrow is made of fat cells, some white blood cells, and blood vessels. C) Yellow marrow is made of muscle cells, tendons, and nerves. D) Yellow marrow is made of bone cells and minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yellow marrow is made of fat cells, some white blood cells, and blood vessels. ← 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