This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 259 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 259 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The skeletal system is responsible for storing minerals? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Bone matrix forming cells: A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoblasts. C) Osteoclasts. D) Osteogenic cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoblasts. 3. At birth, your skeleton was made up of ..... bones A) A greater number of. B) The same number of. C) A smaller number of. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A greater number of. 4. Type of fracture-breaks into many pieces A) Greenstick. B) Comminuted. C) Transverse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comminuted. 5. What food contains calcium that helps our bones? A) Celery. B) Coke. C) Apples. D) Milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Milk. 6. The name of the part of human skeletal based on the picture is ..... A) Limbs. B) Skull. C) Body skeleton. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limbs. 7. Disease that makes your bones thin, brittle, and easy to break; related to the loss of bone mass that is natural in aging A) Osteoporosis. B) Osteopenia. C) Osteoarthritis. D) Rheumatoid Arthritis. E) Rickets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 8. From the following which animal can move without bones? A) Snail. B) Earthworm. C) Cockroach. D) Birds. E) Both snail and earthworm. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Both snail and earthworm. 9. ..... is the Bony structure of the head that surround the brain and gives the head its shape A) Skull. B) Backbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull. 10. The Sagittal plane is ..... A) A vertical plane that extends from front to back dividing the body into left and right segments. B) A vertical plane that extends from side-to-side dividing the body into anterior and posterior (front and back) portions. C) A vertical plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A vertical plane that extends from front to back dividing the body into left and right segments. 11. During bone reconstruction, osteoblasts ..... the bone while osteoclasts ..... the bone A) Build; break down. B) Break down; build. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Build; break down. 12. An abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. A) Scoliosis. B) Greenstick fracture. C) Osteoporosis. D) Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scoliosis. 13. What is not a job of your skeletal system? A) Making blood cells. B) Help with movement. C) Storing minerals. D) Filter out poisons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Filter out poisons. 14. What part of the skeletal system is where two bones meet? A) Joint. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 15. This bone is not attached to any other bone. It plays a vital role in speech, chewing, and swallowing. A) Hyoid. B) The Great Hole. C) Sutures. D) Fontanelles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyoid. 16. Around how many ligaments are there in a body? A) 100. B) 2000. C) 900. D) 230. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 900. 17. Which of the following means "a group of related things or parts that work together as a whole?" A) Support. B) Marrow. C) Joint. D) System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) System. 18. The skeleton system has ..... bones. A) 3, 000. B) 20. C) 210. D) 150. E) 206. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) 206. 19. What are the bones in the chest that protect your heart and lungs? A) Ribs. B) Vertebrae. C) Teeth. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribs. 20. How many bones are there in newly born babies? A) 200. B) 250. C) 300. D) 800. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 300. ← 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