This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 249 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 249 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One of the Roles of the Skeletal System A) Send electrical signals. B) Fight disease. C) Protect the organs. D) Exchange gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protect the organs. 2. What type of skeleton do earthworms have? A) Endoskeleton. B) Hydrostatic skeleton. C) Bony skeleton. D) Exoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrostatic skeleton. 3. How many muscles are there in the body? A) About 63. B) About 36. C) About 630. D) About 360. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About 630. 4. The female ..... is also different from that of males in order to facilitate childbirth. A) Backbone. B) Ribcage. C) Humerus. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pelvis. 5. These bones with specific shapes; bones of the ear, vertebrae, and face. A) Flat Bones. B) Long Bones. C) Irregular Bones. D) Short Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irregular Bones. 6. It includes all the bones attached to the central framework of the human body. A) Axial Skeleton. B) Appendicular Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular Skeleton. 7. The joints of the cranium. A) Sutures. B) Sinuses. C) Fontanels. D) Foramina. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sutures. 8. Living bone cells are called ..... A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteocytes. C) Osteoclasts. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteocytes. 9. When we breathe in, oxygen will enter A) Heart. B) Peparu. C) Blood vessels. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peparu. 10. How do bones support the body? A) By aiding in digestion. B) By providing structural support and protection for the body's organs and tissues. C) By producing red and white blood cells. D) By regulating body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By providing structural support and protection for the body's organs and tissues. 11. Children have more ..... marrow than ..... marrow A) Red, yellow. B) Yellow, red. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red, yellow. 12. The two bones of the lower arm are, A) Tibia and fibula. B) Femur and humerus. C) Radius and ulna. D) Humerus and radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radius and ulna. 13. Which gland is stimulated in the event where calcium levels are not in equilibrium. A) Thyroid. B) Parathyroid. C) Hypothalmus. D) Pineal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Parathyroid. 14. Peri A) Inside. B) Around. C) Outside. D) Side. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Around. 15. What is true about bones? A) Bones are very strong and lightweight. B) Concrete can absorb more force without breaking than the bone can. C) Bones make up over half of an adult's body weight. D) Bones are hard because they contain minerals. E) Two answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Two answers are correct. 16. Attached to the sternum, it is the only long bone in the body that lies horizontally. A) Scapula. B) Clavicle. C) Humerus. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clavicle. 17. Inflammation of the joints; there are at least 20 different types: A) Dislocation. B) Osteoarthritis. C) Arthritis. D) Sprain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arthritis. 18. What are the smallest bone in the body? A) Femur and fibula. B) Radius and clavicle. C) Ossicles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ossicles. 19. Blood cell formation: A) Ossification. B) Hemostasis. C) Hematopoiesis. D) Hemophilia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hematopoiesis. 20. Which label is the spongy bone? A) E. B) A. C) B. D) C. E) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) E. ← 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