This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 101 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 101 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Arms, legs, hips, toes, finger A) Axial. B) Appendicular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular. 2. A connective tissue that produces red and white blood cells. A) Bone marrow. B) Joints. C) Tendons. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone marrow. 3. An example of a pivot joint can be found in the forearm. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Soft, inside part of the bone A) Cartilage. B) Marrow. C) Ligaments. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marrow. 5. Bending movement that decrease the angle between body parts is known as A) Flexion. B) Extension. C) Rotation. D) Abduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flexion. 6. All systems working together make an ..... A) Organ. B) Organism. C) System. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organism. 7. Isla, Mason, and Jackson are learning about the human body in their biology class. Their teacher asks, 'What is the purpose of the skeletal system in our bodies?' A) Transport oxygen to tissues and waste products from tissues. B) Protect against the outside environment, regulate temperature. C) Support and protect our body while allowing movement and producing red blood cells. D) Provide protection at a cellular level from pathogens and foreign substances. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Support and protect our body while allowing movement and producing red blood cells. 8. How many bones does the human body have? A) 200. B) 195. C) 203. D) 206. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 206. 9. A hinge joint ..... A) Has a free range of motion. B) Only open and closes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only open and closes. 10. The smallest bones of the appendicular skeleton. A) Pisiform. B) Short bones. C) Sesamoid bones. D) Femurs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pisiform. 11. . The outer covering of bone is known as ..... A) Osteocyte. B) Endosteum. C) Periosteum. D) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. 12. The part of the bone that contains red marrow & makes red blood cells is called ..... A) Spongy bone. B) Marrow. C) Compact bone. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy bone. 13. What part of the long bone is found on the ends and contains the red marrow? A) Spongy bone. B) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compact bone. 14. When a plant grows away from a stimuli it is called: A) Positive. B) Negative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Negative. 15. Function of cartilage A) Make bone lighter. B) Make organisms taller. C) Reduce friction. D) Join to other bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce friction. 16. The "little beams" that make up spongy bone are called A) Concentric lamellae. B) Interstitial lamellae. C) Beams. D) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beams. 17. The first step in bone healing A) Going to the ER. B) Remodeling. C) Formation of a bony callus. D) Formation of hematoma. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Formation of hematoma. 18. Functions of the skeletal system include ..... A) Lack of protection to body cavities, lack of support for the body, and sites for blood cell development. B) Support, protection, levers for muscle activity, and sites for blood cell development. C) Structure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support, protection, levers for muscle activity, and sites for blood cell development. 19. What is the part of bone with all the holes or spaces in it? What is the part of the bone that has all the holes or spaces? A) Articular cartilage. B) Compact bone. C) Spongy bone. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spongy bone. 20. Which main joint is located where cartilage connects one bone to another bone? A) Synovial Joint. B) Saddle Joint. C) Fibrous Joint. D) Cartilaginous Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilaginous Joint. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesSkeletal System Quiz 1Skeletal System Quiz 2Skeletal System Quiz 3Skeletal System Quiz 4Skeletal System Quiz 5Skeletal System Quiz 6Skeletal System Quiz 7Skeletal System Quiz 8Skeletal System Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books