This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System β Quiz 86 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 86 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This condition affects the lining of the joints causing swelling and can cause bone erosion and deformity. A) Scoliosis. B) Pagets Syndrome. C) Osteoarthritis. D) Rheumatoid Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rheumatoid Arthritis. 2. A1. The skull is shaped like a cage. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 3. Total number of bones of a normal adult. A) 350. B) 206. C) 208. D) 320. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 4. What causes most broken bones? A) Too much stress placed on a bone. B) Too little blood flow to a bone. C) A muscle or tendon detaching from a bone. D) A lack of marrow inside a bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Too much stress placed on a bone. 5. Which is an example of a fixed joint? A) Elbow. B) Skull. C) Wrist. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skull. 6. Disease that makes you get fractures easily. A) Osteogenesis imperfecta. B) Osteosarcoma. C) Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteogenesis imperfecta. 7. Craniotomy means what A) Brain inflammation. B) Process of cutting into the skull. C) Cutting into the brain. D) Transplant of the liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Process of cutting into the skull. 8. When you EXTENDS your arm, your TRICEPS are the extensors. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. What does an Orthopedic Surgeon do? A) Operates on the heart. B) Operates on the kidneys. C) Is a nurse in the Operating Room. D) Operates on bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Operates on bones. 10. The end of long bones is called A) Growth Plate. B) Medullary Cavity. C) Diaphysis. D) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epiphysis. 11. The Ball and socket joint is found in ..... A) The lungs. B) The neck. C) The shoulder and hip. D) The knee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The shoulder and hip. 12. Spherical enlargement on the end of a bone A) Process. B) Head. C) Suture. D) Tubercle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Head. 13. There is o movement in this type of joint A) Ball-in socket. B) Fibrous. C) Pivot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fibrous. 14. What acts like a cushion between bones in a joint? A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilage. 15. Hey friends! Can you tell me, what is the largest bone in the human body? A) Tibia. B) Fibula. C) Femur. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 16. The prime movers for forearm extension are A) Triceps brachii. B) Quadriceps Femoris. C) Tibialis anterior. D) Biceps brachii. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Triceps brachii. 17. βAround 126 bones βForms the appendages or limbs, shoulders, arms, hips, and legs A) Axial skeleton. B) Vertebral column. C) Appendicular skeleton. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appendicular skeleton. 18. Example of Long bones A) Skull, Scapulae. B) Carpus, Tarsus. C) Shoulder, Femur. D) Vertebra. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shoulder, Femur. 19. When a bone breaks, the bone cells don't reproduce and come together and heal. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. The ..... is a set of bones in your chest that protects your heart & lungs. A) Skull. B) Ribcage. C) Femur. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ribcage. 21. True or False does the skeletal system make blood cells? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 22. Which major bone of the skeletal system supports the entire body? A) Cranium. B) Vertebrae. C) Hip. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebrae. 23. What is periosteum? A) Bones. B) A thin membrane on the outside of your bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A thin membrane on the outside of your bones. 24. Identify the bone: A) Maxilla. B) Mandible. C) Occipital. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maxilla. 25. Joint present in the neck A) Hinge joint. B) Pivot joint. C) Gliding joint. D) Gliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pivot joint. 26. A break of any kind in a bone is A) Bone break. B) Compound fracture. C) Fracture. D) Simple fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fracture. 27. What is the function of the long bones? A) To produce blood. B) To absorb shock between vertebrae. C) To protect vital organs. D) To provide strength, structure, and mobility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To provide strength, structure, and mobility. 28. Carpals in the wrist and tarsals in the ankles are the only examples of ..... bones A) Irregular. B) Long. C) Short. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short. 29. What hard substance is found in babies before bones grow? A) Joint. B) Ligament. C) Tendon. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage. 30. Osteorrhaphy is a surgical ..... of bones. A) Repair. B) Removal. C) Gluing. D) Suturing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suturing. 31. The function of a bony process is to provide a ..... A) Passage for blood vessels. B) Place of attachment for tendons and ligaments. C) Smooth surface for articulation with another bone. D) Location for exchange of electrolytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place of attachment for tendons and ligaments. 32. ..... means "in front of" or "the front surface of." It usually refers to the front side of the body. A) Radial. B) Distal. C) Superior. D) Anterior. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anterior. 33. What is the job of the clavicle bone? A) Helps to control your legs. B) Helps to attach upper arms to trunk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helps to attach upper arms to trunk. 34. What is an example of a bone that provides protection? A) Humerous. B) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skull. 35. Bending your knees while you run 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. 36. What are the three main components of connective tissue? A) Matrix, fibers, cells. B) Fibroblasts, chondroblasts, and osteoblasts. C) Collagen, elastin, and reticular fibers. D) Alveoli, fibrous capsule, and secretory cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matrix, fibers, cells. 37. The animals without backbones are called ..... A) Vertebrates. B) Invertebrates. C) Exoskeleton. D) Endoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invertebrates. 38. The following bones makes up the appendicular skeleton, EXCEPT ONE: A) Breastbone. B) Hip Bone. C) Collar Bones. D) Shoulder Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Breastbone. 39. Name "b" (the shaft of the bone) A) Epiphysis. B) Medullary Cavity. C) Diaphysis. D) Articular Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diaphysis. 40. Soft tissue in the center of some bones A) Nougat. B) Fiber. C) Plasma. D) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marrow. 41. Name the two types of bone tissue A) Periosteum and pericardial. B) Periosteum and spongy. C) Spongy and marrow. D) Spongy and compact. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spongy and compact. 42. The tough layer of connective tissue surrounding the bone and allowing for attachment to tendons and ligaments is called A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphyseal plate. C) Periosteum. D) Epiphyses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. 43. The process that prevents blood from flowing to an open wound is called ..... A) Scarring. B) Vasoconstriction. C) Vasodilation. D) Homeostasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vasoconstriction. 44. All your bones together is called your ..... A) Skeleton. B) Skin. C) Skull. D) Spine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeleton. 45. Which one of these body functions is helped by calcium? A) Helps our muscles to contract. B) Helps keep our nerves healthy. C) Helps build strong bones and teeth. D) All of the choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the choices. 46. How many bones are in the lower extremities? A) 4. B) 60. C) 6. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 60. 47. A fracture where the broken bone pierces the skin is called a(n) A) Closed. B) Open. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Open. 48. Holes in the skull that allow for blood vessels and nerves to pass through. A) Sinuses. B) Processes. C) Foramina. D) The pits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foramina. 49. The bones of the shoulders belongs to A) The appendicular skeleton. B) The axial skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The appendicular skeleton. 50. Attach to sternum A) True Ribs. B) False ribs. C) Floating Ribs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True Ribs. 51. The appendicular skeleton is made up of the arms and legs A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 52. The E in RICE ..... A) Elephant. B) Elevate. C) Equal. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elevate. 53. Actin, contractile protein A) Sarcoplasmic reticulum. B) Sarcolemma. C) Thin filament. D) Thick filament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thin filament. 54. Femur, tibia and radius are the bones of our hands. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 55. A sprain is an injury to a ..... A) Ligament. B) Muscle. C) Strain. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligament. 56. Bones that are usually cube shaped. A) Long. B) Short. C) Flat. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short. 57. Inorganic salts account for about this % of the bone matrix weight A) 20%. B) 40%. C) 55%. D) 70%. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 70%. 58. ..... shoulder bone found at the back of your shoulder A) Skeleton. B) Clavicle. C) Bone marrow. D) Scapula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scapula. 59. Which set of ribs is NOT attached directly to the sternum, but instead are attached to to the seventh pair of ribs? A) True ribs. B) Clavicle ribs. C) Hanging ribs. D) False ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False ribs. 60. Example of Pivotal joint A) Shoulder. B) Wrist. C) Knee. D) Between neck and skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between neck and skull. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books