This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 232 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 232 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My elbow is ..... to my fingers A) Proximal. B) Distal. C) Superior. D) Inferior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proximal. 2. Your ankle and wrist are examples of ..... joints. A) Gliding. B) Ball and socket. C) Pivot. D) Hinge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gliding. 3. What is a Muscular System? A) A body system that is the framework of bones that supports an organism's body, protects its organs, and allows the body to move. B) An independent structure that carries out a specific job for the body. C) A body system of all the muscles of the body that allow movement when they contract, or shorten. D) An independent body part that has a job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A body system of all the muscles of the body that allow movement when they contract, or shorten. 4. What is the word for the definition skull? A) Skulls. B) -hiss. C) Son/daughter. D) -painted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skulls. 5. Which ion, when present, changes the conformation of tropomyosin? A) Calcium. B) Sodium. C) Potassium. D) Lithium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium. 6. Bones are connected to bones by A) Cartilage. B) Ligaments. C) Bones. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. 7. Lacuna form rings called A) Lamella. B) Haversian Rings. C) Osteoactic rings. D) Osseous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lamella. 8. The following are the human upper extremity bones correctly matched to their quantity except: A) Carpals:16. B) Metacarpals:20. C) Humerus:2. D) Ulna:2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metacarpals:20. 9. This type of bone shape is classified as longer than wide, with a shaft that has heads at both ends, and is made of mostly compact bone. A) Long. B) Short. C) Irregular. D) Flat. E) Thin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long. 10. What type of skeleton is the Human Body A) None of the above. B) Hydrostatic. C) Exoskeleton. D) Endoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endoskeleton. 11. The APPENDICULAR skeleton consists of ..... bones. A) 206. B) 80. C) 126. D) 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 126. 12. The fibrous membrane covering the outer surface of the bone is the ..... A) Periosteum. B) Epiphysis. C) Endosteum. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 13. The cranium is made up of eight bones. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The hollow part of long bone is called the ..... A) Periosteum. B) Spongy bone. C) Medullary cavity. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Medullary cavity. 15. Your spine is made of ..... ? A) 1 Big Bone. B) Many, many small bones. C) 3 Bones. D) There are no bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many, many small bones. 16. Why is a compound fracture more serious than other fractures? A) It has a much higher risk of infection. B) It make people feel sick looking at it. C) It can develop into a hairline fracture. D) It is not more serious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It has a much higher risk of infection. 17. True or False:The foot has a similar structure as the hand. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. This type of tissue connects and holds our muscles to our skeleton. A) Tendons. B) Cartilage. C) Ligaments. D) Joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendons. 19. Which is NOT a bone shape in the skeletal system? A) Long. B) Circular. C) Short. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circular. 20. The human adult skeleton has approximately how many bones? A) 106. B) 166. C) 206. D) 266. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. ← 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