This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 277 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 277 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the 'ring of bones'? A) Ulna. B) Pelvic girdle. C) Humerus. D) Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pelvic girdle. 2. These are bone-building cells A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoblasts. C) Osteoclasts. D) Osteoplasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoblasts. 3. This type of bone tissue is arranged in trabeculae and has a porous appearance. A) Compact. B) Spongy. C) Long bone. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy. 4. The longest bone in the body is the ..... A) Tibia. B) Fibula. C) Femur. D) Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 5. What percentage of body weight is bone? A) 5%. B) 15%. C) 25%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 15%. 6. An osteon has blood supply. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. The human ..... is a framework of the body. A) Digestive system. B) Respiratory system. C) Skeletal system. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal system. 8. The knee and elbow are examples of which type of joint? A) Hinge. B) Ball and Socket. C) Ellipsoid/Condyloid. D) Pivot. E) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge. 9. Evelyn, Sophia, and Samuel are having a debate about the human body. They are stuck on one question:What is the difference between true ribs and false ribs? Can you help them out? A) Size. B) Placement. C) Weight. D) Attachment to sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attachment to sternum. 10. Small nearly flat surface on a vertebrae that articulates with another bone A) Condyle. B) Tuberosity. C) Facet. D) Foramen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Facet. 11. The vertebra is what type of bone? A) Long Bone. B) Short Bone. C) Flat Bone. D) Irregular Bone. E) Sesamoid Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irregular Bone. 12. Which of the following terms does not match the meaning? A) Sternum-pertaining to the sternum. B) Patellar-pertaining to the patella. C) Periosteum-pertaining to around the bone. D) Styloid-pertaining to the styloid process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Styloid-pertaining to the styloid process. 13. The body is divided into how many divisions? A) 2. B) 4. C) 8. D) 100. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 14. Moving a part around an axis. A) Dorsiflexion. B) Retraction. C) Protraction. D) Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rotation. 15. What are the two types if joints? A) Fixed/movable. B) Round/small. C) Small/large. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fixed/movable. 16. What happens when there is an increase in blood calcium? A) Osteoblasts deposit calcium in bones. B) Osteoclasts resorb bone to release calcium. C) Osteoclasts deposit calcium in bones. D) Osteoblasts resorb bone to release calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts deposit calcium in bones. 17. What is you mandible A) Your jaw. B) You mouth. C) Your teeth. D) You ribcage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your jaw. 18. True or False? Giraffes and Humans have the same number of bones in their necks? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. The finger bones are called what? A) Phalanges. B) Carpals. C) Metacarpals. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phalanges. 20. Skeletal System works in co ordination with ..... A) Digestive system. B) Muscular system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscular system. ← 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