This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System β Quiz 278 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 278 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Longer than they are wide A) Long bones. B) Short bones. C) Flat bones. D) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long bones. 2. This condition affects the lining of the joints causing swelling and can cause bone erosion and deformity. A) Osteoarthritis. B) Pagets Syndrome. C) Scoliosis. D) Rheumatoid Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rheumatoid Arthritis. 3. A1. The skull is shaped like a cage. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Total number of bones of a normal adult. A) 206. B) 208. C) 320. D) 350. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 206. 5. What causes most broken bones? A) Too little blood flow to a bone. B) Too much stress placed on a bone. C) A muscle or tendon detaching from a bone. D) A lack of marrow inside a bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too much stress placed on a bone. 6. Which is an example of a fixed joint? A) Skull. B) Ribs. C) Wrist. D) Elbow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull. 7. Disease that makes you get fractures easily. A) Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. B) Osteoporosis. C) Osteosarcoma. D) Osteogenesis imperfecta. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteogenesis imperfecta. 8. The primary purpose of the muscular system is to A) Provide protection for internal organs. B) Provide movement for the body. C) Create lactic acid. D) Strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provide movement for the body. 9. Craniotomy means what A) Transplant of the liver. B) Process of cutting into the skull. C) Brain inflammation. D) Cutting into the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Process of cutting into the skull. 10. When you EXTENDS your arm, your TRICEPS are the extensors. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What does an Orthopedic Surgeon do? A) Is a nurse in the Operating Room. B) Operates on the heart. C) Operates on bones. D) Operates on the kidneys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Operates on bones. 12. The end of long bones is called A) Diaphysis. B) Growth Plate. C) Epiphysis. D) Medullary Cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphysis. 13. The Ball and socket joint is found in ..... A) The lungs. B) The neck. C) The shoulder and hip. D) The knee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The shoulder and hip. 14. Spherical enlargement on the end of a bone A) Head. B) Process. C) Suture. D) Tubercle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Head. 15. There is o movement in this type of joint A) Ball-in socket. B) Fibrous. C) Pivot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fibrous. 16. What acts like a cushion between bones in a joint? A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Joint. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage. 17. Hey friends! Can you tell me, what is the largest bone in the human body? A) Femur. B) Tibia. C) Humerus. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur. 18. The prime movers for forearm extension are A) Triceps brachii. B) Biceps brachii. C) Quadriceps Femoris. D) Tibialis anterior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Triceps brachii. 19. βAround 126 bones βForms the appendages or limbs, shoulders, arms, hips, and legs A) Axial skeleton. B) Vertebral column. C) Appendicular skeleton. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appendicular skeleton. 20. Example of Long bones A) Carpus, Tarsus. B) Skull, Scapulae. C) Vertebra. D) Shoulder, Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shoulder, Femur. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books