This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 99 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 99 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following functions is supportive? A) It supports soft tissues and provides insertion points. B) Stores Ca and P, this contributes to bone resistance. C) The skeleton protects the most important internal organs from injury. D) Most skeletal muscles are attached to bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It supports soft tissues and provides insertion points. 2. The tissue that holds bones to bones are ..... A) Synovial Fluid. B) Tendons. C) Fascia. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ligaments. 3. All the other bones are referred to A) Intramembranous. B) Endochondral. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endochondral. 4. Produces blood cells A) Yellow bone marrow. B) Red bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red bone marrow. 5. This type of joint cannot move A) Immovable. B) Extensor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immovable. 6. What are the ends of a long bone called? A) Diaphysis. B) Periosteum. C) Medullary cavity. D) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epiphysis. 7. The prime function of osteoclasts is to A) Prevent osteoblasts from forming. B) Break down bone. C) Produce calcium salts and collagen fibers. D) Change spongy bone to cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break down bone. 8. What is the function of red blood cells produced in the bone marrow? A) The function of red blood cells is to carry oxygen and remove carbon dioxide. B) The function of red blood cells is to store nutrients. C) The function of red blood cells is to fight infections. D) The function of red blood cells is to produce hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The function of red blood cells is to carry oxygen and remove carbon dioxide. 9. Mr. Jones suffers from painful inflammation of his joints. This condition is known as ..... A) Osteoporosis. B) Osteoarthritis. C) Arthritis. D) Kyphosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arthritis. 10. Which structure attaches bones to muscles? A) Ligament. B) Connective muscle. C) Tendon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tendon. 11. The strong, flexible tissue that covers the ends of the bones A) Periosteum. B) Bone marrow. C) Compact bone tissue. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage. 12. When you bend your arm which muscle is contracting, or shortening? A) Tricep. B) Bicep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bicep. 13. What is the EPIDERMIS? 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: A) Top layer of the skin. 14. What type of joint is your skull? A) Fibrous. B) Synovial. C) Cartilaginous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fibrous. 15. Supports the feet A) Metacarpals. B) Metatarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metatarsals. 16. These are the bones that run sidewise below your neck. A) Collar Bones. B) Shoulder Blades. C) Breastbone. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Collar Bones. 17. How many bone are in the adult human body A) 208. B) 206. C) 210. D) 260. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 18. Which step comes after a hematoma in the repair of a bone fracture? A) Fibrocartilagenous (soft) callus. B) Hard (bony) callus. C) Bone remodeling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fibrocartilagenous (soft) callus. 19. What are your bones made of? A) Salt. B) Water. C) Tissues. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. Wich of these diseases affect the bones? A) Ostheoarthritis. B) Myasthenia gravis. C) Osteoporosis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoporosis. 21. How many bones do we have in our Skeletal System? A) 200 bones. B) 195 bones. C) 206 bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206 bones. 22. The bones that form the palm of each hand. A) Phalanges. B) Carpals. C) Metacarpals. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metacarpals. 23. What type of bones are the phalanges? A) Short. B) Long. C) Flat. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long. 24. The main difference between the male and female skeleton is found in the ..... bone. A) Ribcage. B) Cranial. C) Clavicle. D) Pelvic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pelvic. 25. The skeletal system is a rigid structure that holds the body up and ..... A) Makes the body move. B) Sends signals to the brain. C) Provides the body with energy. D) Protects internal organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protects internal organs. 26. Newborns are born with less bones because the bones haven't fused together yet. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 27. The shaft of a long bone is called A) Epiphyseal line. B) Diaphysis. C) Epiphysis. D) Epiphyseal plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diaphysis. 28. A group of organ together makes a ..... A) Organ system. B) Nervous system. C) Muscular system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organ system. 29. What makes your bones move? A) Nerves. B) Muscles. C) Measles. D) Other bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles. 30. This is where blood cells and platelets are made A) Compact Bone. B) Spongy Bone. C) Bone Marrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bone Marrow. 31. The term for a painful, involuntary skeletal muscle contraction. A) Spasm. B) Atrophy. C) Adhesion. D) Tenodesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spasm. 32. What does exercise do to muscles? A) Helps them store calcium. B) Weakens them. C) Helps them make red blood cells. D) Strengthens them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strengthens them. 33. Abnormal condition A) -osis. B) -pathy. C) -rrhea. D) -pumpkin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) -osis. 34. The two bones found in the forearm. A) Tibia and fibula. B) Radius and ulna. C) Tarsals and metatarsals. D) Maxilla and mandible. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radius and ulna. 35. Which of the following statements about ribs is NOT true? A) Floating ribs are not attached to the sternum. B) Ribs are attached to the thoracic vertebrae. C) Women have more ribs than men. D) False ribs are indirectly attached. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Women have more ribs than men. 36. What type of joint allows for the most flexibility? A) Cartilaginous joint. B) Synovial joint. C) Fibrous joint. D) All are equal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synovial joint. 37. How many carpal bones are there? A) 8. B) 14. C) 5. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8. 38. One function of the skeletal system is to make red blood cells ..... is where red blood cells are made. A) Yellow marrow. B) Red marrow. C) Compact bone. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red marrow. 39. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of immovable joints? A) Made of fibrous tissue. B) Mainly found in the cranium. C) Contain a cavity filled with fluid. D) Allow little or no movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contain a cavity filled with fluid. 40. Which of the following is NOT true about the pectoral girdle? A) Includes the humerus. B) Is part of the appendicular skeleton. C) Attaches the upper extremity to the axial skeleton. D) Includes the clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Includes the humerus. 41. The center of each osteon in compact bone contains the ..... which is where blood vessels are found. A) Central canal. B) Lacunae. C) Osteoblasts. D) Volkmann canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Central canal. 42. What is the definition of 'rheumatoid arthritis'? A) A condition that causes inflammation of the joints. B) A condition that causes stiffness of the joints. C) A surgical procedure to remove a joint. D) A condition that causes pain in the joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A condition that causes inflammation of the joints. 43. The common name for the scapula is ..... A) Chest. B) Shoulder blade. C) Neck. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shoulder blade. 44. Tendons hold muscle to bone. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 45. Which muscles are voluntary? A) Smooth. B) Skeletal. C) Cardiac. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal. 46. These blood cells carry oxygen and are made in bone marrow. A) White. B) Platelets. C) T-cells. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red. 47. The thigh has one bone called: A) Ulna. B) Radius. C) Humerus. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 48. Why is bone marrow important? A) It keeps your bones from breaking. B) It stops your bones from growing too big for your body. C) It produces blood cells that help to fight infections, carry oxygen throughout the body, and allow bones to grow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It produces blood cells that help to fight infections, carry oxygen throughout the body, and allow bones to grow. 49. In order to move, your muscles need to ..... A) Grow. B) Constrict. C) Contract. D) Stretch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contract. 50. The femur and the pelvis is an example of a ball and socket joint. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. This is connected by a ball and socket joint A) Thumb. B) Hip/Pelvis. C) Elbow. D) Ankle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hip/Pelvis. 52. How many bones are in the thoracic cage? A) 25. B) 1. C) 26. D) 28. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25. 53. Which of these is not a flat bone? A) Scapula. B) Cranium. C) Pelvis. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pelvis. 54. Where is the longest and strongest bone in the body located? A) Arm. B) Leg. C) Hand. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leg. 55. The human skeletal system is found inside the body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 56. What is an example of a ellipsoidal joint? A) Wrist. B) Toes. C) Hip. D) Shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wrist. 57. Foot movement in which the bottom of the foot is turned toward the midline. A) Diarthrosis. B) Ankylosis. C) Inversion. D) Osteopenia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inversion. 58. Which is the smaller of the two bones of the lower leg below the knee? A) Diaphysis. B) Fibula. C) Clavicles. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fibula. 59. What are tissues? A) What functions the human body. B) A group of specialized cells that work together to preform a specific function. C) I don't know the answer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A group of specialized cells that work together to preform a specific function. 60. What type of muscle is attached to bones? A) Cardiac. B) Smooth. C) Skeletal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. ← 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