This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 221 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 221 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the main function of the rib cage? A) Provide support for the head. B) Protect the lungs and heart. C) Aid in digestion. D) Assist in walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protect the lungs and heart. 2. The shaft or central part of the bone is also called the A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Endosteum. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diaphysis. 3. Vertebrae makes up your..... A) Hands. B) Wrists. C) Sternum. D) Spinal column. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal column. 4. What type of cartilage is involved in the endochondral ossification? A) Fibrocartilage. B) Elastic cartilage. C) Hyaline cartilage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyaline cartilage. 5. Short bones are A) Cubed shaped. B) Protect vital organs. C) Support weight. D) Facilitate movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cubed shaped. 6. What is your Skeletal system mostly made of? A) Robot. B) Skeleton. C) Ulna. D) Vertebrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeleton. 7. -Inflammation of joints-Causes pain and swelling of joints-Due to the exhaustion of cartilage, depletion of synovial fluid and others The description of an impaired musculoskeletal system above is related to A) Osteoporosis. B) Arthritis. C) Muscle cramp. D) Muscular dystrophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arthritis. 8. The muscle which is relaxing A) Antagonist. B) Agonist. C) Antagonistic. D) Anteater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antagonist. 9. What system(s) work with the skeletal system? A) Nervous system. B) Nervous and Muscular System. C) Muscular System. D) Every System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous and Muscular System. 10. What is the layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary cavities of bone called? A) Endosteum. B) Humerus. C) Cranium. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endosteum. 11. The arm bone is called the ..... ; the forearm bones are the ..... and the radius. A) Fibula / ulna. B) Shoulder / tibia. C) Humerus / ulna. D) Pipe / clamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humerus / ulna. 12. What are the functions of the Integumentary System? A) Skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, oil glands. B) Produce movement, maintain posture, stabilize joints, generate heat. C) Protection, sensation (feeling), temperature regulation, vitamin d production, excretion (remove wastes). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protection, sensation (feeling), temperature regulation, vitamin d production, excretion (remove wastes). 13. What does the combining form scoli/o mean? A) Hump. B) Bent backward. C) Crooked. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crooked. 14. An....., is a bone making cell. A) Osteoblast. B) Osteoclast. C) Osteon. D) Osteocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblast. 15. Your skin is ..... to your bones A) Deep. B) Lateral. C) Superficial. D) Dorsal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Superficial. 16. What other body system does the skeletal system interact with? A) Muscular system. B) Integumentary system. C) Circulatory system. D) Respiratory system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscular system. 17. The skeletal system in an adults body consists of ..... bones A) 206. B) 205. C) 306. D) 2066. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 206. 18. Longest bone in the body; allows motion of the leg A) Pelvis. B) Femur. C) Fibula. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Femur. 19. A fracture that occurs when the bone bends and cracks and is common in children is called a ..... A) Greenstick. B) Open. C) Closed. D) Comminuted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greenstick. 20. What is the tough outer membrane of bone called? A) Periosteum. B) Marrow. C) Compact bone. D) Peristalsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. ← 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