This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 126 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 126 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the functions of a white blood cell? A) Help carry oxygen to the brain. B) They do nothing just a waste product. C) Help fight infection. D) Help increase fat burnt when exercising. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Help fight infection. 2. The muscles that help with movement are known as ..... muscles. A) Smooth. B) Cardiac. C) Skeletal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 3. Which type of joint has the GREATEST range of motion? (sec 4) A) Hinge. B) Pivot. C) Ball & socket. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball & socket. 4. Which type of bone tissue is found at the center of short or flat bones? A) Spongy Bone. B) Compact Bone. C) Red Bone Marrow. D) Yellow Bone Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy Bone. 5. Vertebrae A) The individual bones that stack to form the backbone of an animal. B) A solid bone that forms the backbone of an animal. C) The individual bones that forms the lungs of an animal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The individual bones that stack to form the backbone of an animal. 6. Which of these is NOT a type of bone A) Long bone. B) Regular bone. C) Short bone. D) Irregular bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regular bone. 7. Which statement is FALSE? ¿Qué afirmación es FALSA? A) Cartilage covers the joints where bones connect. B) The skeleton is important for support, protection, and movement. C) Red blood cells are made in red bone marrow. D) There is NO calcium in bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is NO calcium in bone. 8. What type of tissue consists of sheets of cells that cover exterior surfaces of the body? A) Muscle. B) Epithelial. C) Connective. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epithelial. 9. What type of joint is located in your thumb? A) Saddle Joint. B) Ball and Socket Joint. C) Pivot Joint. D) Gliding Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saddle Joint. 10. Just above coccyx A) Femur. B) Sternum. C) Fibula. D) Tibia. E) Sacred. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Sacred. 11. The correct angle to the ..... and ..... on animals lower leg acts like a shock on a vehicle to the animal. A) Hock-cannon. B) Hock-pastern. C) Poll-brisket. D) Heart girth-pin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hock-pastern. 12. Fracture that occurs in vertebrae subjected to extreme stress A) Compression. B) Transverse. C) Catch up. D) Spiral. E) Pott's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compression. 13. The extracellular matrix between bone cells is made up of what inorganic molecules A) Sodium. B) Calcium. C) Iron. D) Potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcium. 14. The tough outer covering of a bone is the: A) Articular Cartilage. B) Endosteum. C) Periosteum. D) Epiphyseal Plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. 15. Most people have ..... ribs but some people have few more or a few less. A) 24. B) 10. C) 22. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12. 16. An operation in which a piece of the skull is removed. A) Craniotomy. B) Arthrodesis. C) Spondyloarthritis. D) Lordosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Craniotomy. 17. What part of your skeleton is the vertebral column? A) Appendicular Skeleton. B) Axial Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial Skeleton. 18. Bones on the toes A) Tarsal. B) Metatarsal. C) Phalanges. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phalanges. 19. An abnormal curve of the spine is called ..... A) Greenstick. B) Scoliosis. C) Osteoporosis. D) Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scoliosis. 20. Circumduction is the circular movement of a joint. It combines flexion, extension, abduction and adduction A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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