This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 151 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 151 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There are ..... bones in an adult A) 206. B) 300. C) 600. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 206. 2. Cells A) The smallest units that make up living things. B) To move around. C) The actions that something was designed to do. D) Major parts of the body that perform specific functions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The smallest units that make up living things. 3. Softening of bone A) Osteomalacia. B) Chondromalacia. C) Encephalitis. D) Tendotomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteomalacia. 4. How do you know the meaning of the word femur? A) An antonym is given in the text. B) An example is given in the text, but I had to make an inference. C) The definition and an example is given in the text. D) I just know because I'm smart like that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The definition and an example is given in the text. 5. What is the place where two bones meet? A) Hinge. B) Bone. C) Spot. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joint. 6. Toes and fingers are called ..... A) Bones. B) Carpals. C) Tendons. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phalanges. 7. The backbone is made up of how many small bones A) 22. B) 33. C) 66. D) 201. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 33. 8. What type of tissue are bones considered to be? A) Connective. B) Nerve. C) Muscle. D) Epithelial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connective. 9. Babies have more cartilage than adults. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. What are the pits called that contain cells such as osteocytes and chrondrocytes? A) Lacunae. B) Lamellae. C) Osteons. D) Canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lacunae. 11. Combining form that means arm. A) Arthr/o. B) Blachi/o. C) Chondr/o. D) Myel/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blachi/o. 12. Which of these best describes the role the skeletal system plays in the human body? A) Converting food into energy. B) Allows the body to move. C) Providing structural support. D) Protect the outside of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Providing structural support. 13. Which of these is not a short bone? A) Carpals. B) Tarsals. C) Ulna. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ulna. 14. Where are the sutures located? A) In the cranium. B) In the elbow. C) In the patella. D) In the ankle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the cranium. 15. It is also called the collar bone. A) Clavicle. B) Scapula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clavicle. 16. Which is NOT a true statement for Endoskeleton. A) An endoskeleton can support extra weight. B) An endoskeleton has to molt in order to grow. C) An endoskeleton is on the inside of an animal. D) An endoskeleton grows with you as you grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An endoskeleton has to molt in order to grow. 17. In an adult, trabeculae and red bone marrow are found in A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone. 18. Cartilage does not have blood supply. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Dense, extremely hard bone is known as ..... A) Regular Bone. B) Spongy Bone. C) Compact Bone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compact Bone. 20. How many different types of bones are there? A) 5. B) 3. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. ← 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