This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 93 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 93 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Growth or development A) My/o. B) -plegia. C) -trophy. D) Ton/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) -trophy. 2. A ..... is a bone marking that allows for the passage of vessels and nerves. A) Condyle. B) Process. C) Tuberosity. D) Foramen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foramen. 3. Normally, there are about ..... bones in the human body. A) 200. B) 206. C) 31. D) 32. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 4. Cords of dense connective tissue connecting two bones together. A) Tendon. B) Cartilage. C) Ligament. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ligament. 5. Which skeleton makes up the appendages? A) Midicular. B) Axial. C) Appendicular. D) Appealicular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appendicular. 6. Which of the following is NOT a bone shape? A) Thick. B) Short. C) Irregular. D) Long. E) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thick. 7. This tissue is found in some bones that makes red and white blood cells A) Compact tissue. B) Spongy tissue. C) Red marrow. D) Yellow marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red marrow. 8. The hip joint is a ..... joint. A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Pivot. D) Fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket. 9. Bone marrow is a ..... connective tissue. A) Hard. B) Soft. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soft. 10. Which skeleton contains the skull, ribs and sternum? A) Axial skeleton. B) Appendicular skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton. 11. The smaller bone in the forearm on the same side as the thumb is the radius. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Connect the scapulas to the upper region of the sternum and hold the shoulders apart. A) Pelvic girdle. B) Clavicle. C) Pelvic bone. D) Pectoral girdle. E) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clavicle. 13. What does red marrow do? A) Store fat. B) Produce blood cells. C) Produce collagen. D) Store minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Produce blood cells. 14. Movement that pulls towards the midline of the body is known as A) Flexion. B) Adduction. C) Extension. D) Abduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adduction. 15. What type of bone are vertebrae classified as? A) Irregular. B) Flat. C) Short. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irregular. 16. Which type of bone is found in the leg? A) Long. B) Short. C) Flat. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long. 17. The skeletal system comprises of the following components: A) Bones, Heart, Cartilages, Muscle. B) Tendons, pancreas, stomach, Ligaments. C) Bones, Joints, Cartilages, Ligaments. D) Ligaments, Tendons, Brain, Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bones, Joints, Cartilages, Ligaments. 18. The fibrous membranes between the bones of a fetal skull are ..... Hint:it's sometimes called a "soft spot" . A) Fountains. B) Osteocytes. C) Fountains. D) Chondrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fountains. 19. This is a mineral that helps strengthen the bones A) Iron. B) Protein. C) Phosphorus. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium. 20. The skeletal system is made up of ....., ..... and ..... (from the video) A) Cells, tissues, and bones. B) Skeleton, cells, and tissues. C) Bones, muscles and tissues. D) Bones, joints, and cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bones, joints, and cartilage. 21. The bone that forms the back of the skull and joins the skull along the lambdoidal suture is the ..... A) Temporal bone. B) Occipital bone. C) Frontal bone. D) Parietal bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occipital bone. 22. How Many Bones Are In A Fully Grown Man? A) 328. B) 206. C) 159. D) 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 23. Many similar cells put together creates ..... A) Tissues. B) Organism. C) Organs. D) Organ system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tissues. 24. What role do osteoclasts play in bone remodeling? A) Building new bone tissue. B) Producing collagen. C) Liberating minerals from the bone matrix. D) Crystallizing hydroxy appetite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberating minerals from the bone matrix. 25. Which type of synovial joint is found in the elbows and knees (acts like a door)? A) Ball & Socket. B) Pivot. C) Hinge. D) Condyloid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinge. 26. How many vertebrae are in our thoracic curve? A) 5. B) 7. C) 12. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 27. What is the purpose of the skeletal system in relation to movement? A) Transportation of nutrients for movement. B) Energy production for movement. C) Regulation of body temperature. D) Support and structure for movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Support and structure for movement. 28. The generic name of "Lioresaltextregistered" is: A) Auranofin. B) Baclofen. C) Indomethacin. D) Carisoprodol. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Baclofen. 29. True or False:All fractures can be treated with a cast? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. The largest bone is the femur and it is located in your ..... A) Lower leg. B) Arm. C) Back. D) Upper leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Upper leg. 31. What is the name of the disease in which joints hurt and become stiff? A) Sprain. B) Osteoporosis. C) Arthritis. D) Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arthritis. 32. Allows the bones to move in a twisting and rotating motion A) Pivot joint. B) Compact bone. C) Bone marrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pivot joint. 33. Which of the following task are completed by your bones? A) All of these. B) Store fat. C) Make blood cells. D) Protect our organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All of these. 34. Bones, cartilage and ..... make up the three components of the skeletal system. A) Muscles. B) Ligaments. C) Pump. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. 35. Ball and socket joint allows how movment A) All direction. B) Back and forth. C) No movement. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All direction. 36. What's another name for your knee? A) Nee. B) Nutella. C) Knee. D) Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Patella. 37. Does our body have facial bones? A) SOME PEOPLE DO AND SOME DO NOT. B) YES. C) I DO NOT KNOW. D) YOU ARE SO DUMB, NO. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) YES. 38. What is the term for the bones in the skull? A) Cranium. B) Joints. C) Fibula. D) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranium. 39. The foramen magnum passes through the; A) Temporal bone. B) Occipital bone. C) Coxal bone. D) Atlas. E) Axis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Occipital bone. 40. POLYMYALGIA RHEUMATICA A) PRA. B) PAR. C) PMR. D) PR. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PMR. 41. Here are the jobs of the skeletal system, EXCEPT A) Helps your heart to pump blood. B) Works with your muscles to help you move. C) Protects your organs. D) Gives your body its shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Helps your heart to pump blood. 42. Which type of fracture happens when the bone is broken, but doesn't break through the skin? A) Segmental Fracture. B) Greenstick Fracture. C) Closed Fracture. D) Spiral Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closed Fracture. 43. Muscle tissues are made of ..... A) Tissues. B) Organs. C) Muscles. D) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cells. 44. ..... (sometimes called avascular necrosis) is the death of bone cells. A) Osteoporosis. B) Paget's disease. C) Osteonecrosis. D) Osteoarthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteonecrosis. 45. Why is cartilage slow to heal? A) Because it eventually develops into bone. B) Because it is semi-solid and flexible. C) Because it does not have a blood supply. D) Because endochondral ossification replaces all cartilage with bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because it does not have a blood supply. 46. The upper arm bones A) Collarbone or clavicle. B) Shoulder blades. C) Humerus. D) Ulna and radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humerus. 47. Bone that protects the jaw A) Mandible. B) Cranium/skull. C) Clavicle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandible. 48. The first seven pairs of ribs are attached anterior to the sternum. A) The. B) Pairs. C) Are. D) Anterior . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anterior . 49. Which skeleton contains the femur, phalanges and humerus? A) Appendicular skeleton. B) Axial skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular skeleton. 50. Bones are able to store, absorb, and release minerals in the body. This helps produce ..... in the body. A) Hypothesis. B) Homeopathic. C) Gay bile. D) Homeostasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Homeostasis. 51. Stapes bone or Stirrup are responsible Human being can A) Walk. B) See. C) Hear. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hear. 52. This bone forms part of the wrist joint. A) Humerus. B) Ulna. C) Radius. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radius. 53. When a vertebra slips forward on the vertebra below it, this is called: A) Spondylitis. B) Spondylolisthesis. C) Paget's disease. D) Dysplasia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spondylolisthesis. 54. Which type of Muscle is found in the organs? A) Cardiac. B) Smooth. C) Skeletal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smooth. 55. The skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage make up which division of the skeleton? A) Appendicular. B) Axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial. 56. Protects while providing a broad surface for muscle attachment A) Flat. B) All of these. C) Long. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flat. 57. The structural units of mature compact bone are A) Canals. B) Lamellae. C) Lacunae. D) Osteocytes. E) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Osteons. 58. Which label is the tarsals? A) B. B) K. C) C. D) D. E) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) K. 59. The ..... is attached to the bottom of the spine. A) Patella. B) Fibula. C) Tibia. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pelvis. 60. Which division of the skeletal system consists of the bones around the longitudinal axis of the body? A) Appendicular Skeleton. B) Pelvic Girdle. C) Pectoral Girdle. D) Axial Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Axial Skeleton. ← 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