This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 281 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 281 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bones that are usually cube shaped. A) Long. B) Short. C) Flat. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short. 2. Inorganic salts account for about this % of the bone matrix weight A) 20%. B) 40%. C) 55%. D) 70%. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 70%. 3. ..... shoulder bone found at the back of your shoulder A) Skeleton. B) Clavicle. C) Scapula. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scapula. 4. Which set of ribs is NOT attached directly to the sternum, but instead are attached to to the seventh pair of ribs? A) Hanging ribs. B) True ribs. C) Clavicle ribs. D) False ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False ribs. 5. Example of Pivotal joint A) Shoulder. B) Wrist. C) Knee. D) Between neck and skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between neck and skull. 6. Support and protection are two of the main functions of this system A) Skeletal. B) Muscular. C) Endocrine. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. 7. The inner framework called the ..... supports the body A) Bones. B) Fracture. C) Skeletal system. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal system. 8. These bones are made of both thin compact and spongy bone. A) Short bone. B) Long bone. C) Irregular bone. D) Flat bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flat bone. 9. Lamellae + a Haversian Canal =..... A) Osteon. B) Beams. C) Central Canal. D) Osteocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteon. 10. The bone associated with the shoulder blade A) Scapulae. B) Clavicle. C) Hemopoeis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scapulae. 11. ..... is the largest and strongest bone in our body A) Femur. B) Backbone. C) Humerus. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur. 12. Muscle co-ordination and maintaining balance of our body is due to which part of our brain A) Cerebrum. B) Cerebellum. C) Medulla. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cerebellum. 13. BLTM stands for what? A) Bacon Lettuce Tomato Mayonnaise. B) Bones Ligaments Tendons Muscles. C) Bones Broadest Dorsal Tibia Mandible. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bones Ligaments Tendons Muscles. 14. The system made up of bones that provides support and framework for the body. A) Axial skeleton. B) Appendicular skeleton. C) Skeletal system. D) Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal system. 15. What is NOT a contributing factor to the development of Osteoporosis? A) Being Physical Active. B) Family History. C) A diet low in Calcium and Vitamin D. D) Excess Sodium and Caffeine intake. E) Decline in estrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being Physical Active. 16. 4) The green colored section of the skull is called the? A) Jaw. B) Mouth. C) Mandible. D) Cranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mandible. 17. Where is the humerus found in the body? A) Arm. B) Leg. C) Chest. D) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arm. 18. The formation of bone in the body A) Ossification. B) Osteoprogenitor. C) Articulation. D) Erythopoiesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ossification. 19. What is the role of the long bone? A) Protection. B) Red blood cell production. C) Reduces friction. D) Produce fine movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red blood cell production. 20. True or FalseThe 2 types of joints are:moveable and immovable 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