This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 26 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is produced by your bones? A) Blood cells. B) Fat. C) Oxygen. D) Carbon Dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood cells. 2. An area of cartilage tissue in long bones that is consistently being replaced by new, bony tissue as the bone grows; also known as the epiphyseal line or growth plate A) Epiphyseal plate. B) Bursa sac. C) Carpals. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphyseal plate. 3. Many WBC mature is thymus located in A) Throat. B) Chest. C) Liver. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chest. 4. The synovial fluid is a slippery fluid that ..... A) Reduces friction between the bones in the joint. B) Allows oxygen to be transported throughout the body. C) Enables the clotting of blood when there is a cut in our blood vessel. D) The liquid excreted out of our body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduces friction between the bones in the joint. 5. In connective tissue, what is the non-living material that surrounds the cells called? A) Cartilage. B) Matrix. C) Extracellular fluid. D) Fibrocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Matrix. 6. A bundle of fascicles best describes a A) Muscle fiber. B) Muscle tissue. C) Myofibril. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscle tissue. 7. The suffix-a-an, -ic, -ious means what? A) Related to numbers. B) Opposite or contrary. C) Pertaining to. D) Having a negative connotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pertaining to. 8. The functions of the skeletal system is to A) Support:holds us up. B) Movement:allows us to move. C) Storage:stores chemicals like calcium, fatty acids, phosphorus. D) Blood:creates blood, bone marrow, stem cells. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 9. Babies have ..... bones than adults do. A) More. B) Fewer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More. 10. A strong, smooth, flexible connective bone like tissue that protects your joints and bones. Some are found in ears and nose A) Joint. B) Bone marrow. C) Cranium. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage. 11. What do we call the individual bones found in our spine? A) Pelvis. B) Radius. C) Phalanges. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vertebrae. 12. What type of joint allows the greatest freedom of movement? A) Ball and socket. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball and socket. 13. The strongest joint in the body is the (a) joint. A) A knee. B) Elbow. C) Wrist. D) Ankle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A knee. 14. Bones are classified according to their function in the body and their shape. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Which hormone is activated when calcium levels in blood are high? A) Calcitonin. B) Insulin. C) Parathyroid hormone (PTH). D) Growth hormone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcitonin. 16. Bones of the wrist could be classified as A) Short Bones. B) Long Bones. C) Irregular Bones. D) Flat Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short Bones. 17. Which kind of joint movement describes the movement of a limb in a circle such as an overarm tennis serve? A) Flexion. B) Circumduction. C) Rotation. D) Abduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circumduction. 18. ..... is released when your blood is LOW in calcium A) Calcitonin. B) PTH. C) Parathyroid. D) Thyroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PTH. 19. How many bones are in the Skeletal System? A) 200. B) 203. C) 175. D) 206. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 206. 20. What is the main function of the spinal column? A) To form the palm of the hand. B) To produce blood. C) To absorb shock between vertebrae. D) To protect the spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To protect the spinal cord. ← 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