This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 266 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 266 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The two main types of bone are the ..... A) Compact bones and spongy bones. B) Spongy bones and dense bones. C) Compact bones and general bones. D) General bones and specialized bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact bones and spongy bones. 2. Human skeleton is a framework of..... A) Muscles. B) Nails. C) Bones. D) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bones. 3. What region is the mandible bone in: A) Upper. B) Middle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upper. 4. The cavity of the diaphysis that is filled with red or yellow marrow is called the A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Periosteum. D) Endosteum. E) Medullary cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Medullary cavity. 5. What would happen to a person without a skeleton? A) Would collapse and fall over. B) Nothing. C) Would be very flexible than the average person. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would collapse and fall over. 6. The bone that has no articulation to another bone is the ..... bone. A) Stapes. B) Incus. C) Hyoid. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyoid. 7. The bones in the palm of your hand is called this ..... A) Metacarpal. B) Femur. C) Skull. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metacarpal. 8. Allows your head to nod up and down and side to side A) Pivotal joint. B) Ball and socket joint. C) Hinge joint. D) Gliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pivotal joint. 9. The "shaft" of a long bone is known as the what? A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Lacunae. D) Central canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diaphysis. 10. If there is too much calcium in the blood these cells deposit the excess minerals into the bone. A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteocytes. C) Osteoclasts. D) Progenitor cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts. 11. Blachi/o A) Arm. B) Fusion of parts; stiffening. C) Hip. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arm. 12. Muscle always work ..... A) In pairs. B) Alone. C) In groups of three. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In pairs. 13. Not attached to the sternum, attach to the vertebrae A) True Ribs. B) False ribs. C) Floating Ribs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Floating Ribs. 14. An adults skeleton weighs about ..... A) 10 ponds. B) 20 pounds. C) 30 pounds. D) 40 pounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20 pounds. 15. What is #1? A) Scapula. B) Clavicle. C) Humerus. D) Calcaneus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clavicle. 16. How many bones are there? (yellow parts) A) 11. B) 22. C) 34. D) 33. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 33. 17. Fibrous bands that connects two bones together in a joint are called ..... A) Cartilage. B) Ligaments. C) Tendons. D) Strings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. 18. Located inside the spongy bone, where the red ad white blood cells are produced. A) Periosteum. B) Compct bone. C) Spongy bone. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bone marrow. 19. Long bones form via ..... ossification, while flat bones form via ..... ossification. A) Endochondral, intramembranous. B) Intramembranous, endochondral. C) Chondrocytal, osteocytal. D) Osteocytal, chondrocytal. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endochondral, intramembranous. 20. As you grow, bones make more bone tissue. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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