This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 285 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 285 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In reference to the knee the toes are ..... A) Proximal. B) Distal. C) Anterior. D) Posterior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distal. 2. Hemopoiesis occurs in ..... A) Yellow bone marrow. B) Red bone marrow. C) Lacunae. D) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red bone marrow. 3. Which of the following can be found in areas of movement? A) Hematopoiesis. B) Cartilage. C) Yellow marrow. D) Red marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 4. What is the name of the thin, connective tissue that holds blood vessels to organs? A) Membrane. B) Mesentery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mesentery. 5. This feedback system amplifies a change until a desired outcome is reached. A) Positive feedback system. B) Negative feedback system. C) Neutral feedback system. D) Self-monitoring feedback system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positive feedback system. 6. Synovial joints are all moveable A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Joints that can only move back and forth in one direction A) Pivot. B) Hinge. C) Ball and socket. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge. 8. Extreme curvature of the upper vertebrae of the spine; hunchback ..... A) Lordosis. B) Osteomyelitis. C) Kyphosis. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kyphosis. 9. What are the bones in the main portion of the foot? A) Phalanges. B) Metatarsal bones. C) Tarsal bones. D) We are good. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metatarsal bones. 10. A fracture at the growth plate: A) Spiral. B) Epiphyseal. C) Compressed. D) Avulsion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epiphyseal. 11. A joint is the meeting point of two bones held together by strong tissues called ..... A) Marrows. B) Ligaments. C) Column. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. 12. How many bones make up the skeletal system? A) 270. B) 206. C) 20. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 13. The frog is cold blooded. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Vertebrae are..... bones. A) Flat. B) Irregular. C) Short. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irregular. 15. You haven't been eating your vegetables or drinking milk. The calcium in your blood is therefore, quite low. What hormone will break down your bone to put calcium back into your blood? A) PTH. B) Osteoid. C) Calcitonin. D) Hydroxyapatite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PTH. 16. How many bones are in the Pelvis? A) 3. B) 20. C) 1. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 17. The place where two bones meet is called a ..... They work with your muscles to help you move. A) Tendon. B) Joint. C) Blood vessel. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joint. 18. Mr. Duong was hiking and suddenly tripped, falling off a cliff. X-rays show Mr. Duong's femur had shattered fragments of bones. Identify the type of fracture described. A) Compression. B) Comminuted. C) Compound. D) Greenstick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comminuted. 19. Which bones can be found in the upper leg? A) Femur. B) Tibia. C) Humerus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur. 20. What are the names of the bones found in the feet? A) Phalanges, Metatarsals, Tarsals. B) Phalanges, Tarsals and Carpals. C) Tarsals, Carpals and Metatarsals. D) Carpals, Metacarpals, Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phalanges, Metatarsals, Tarsals. ← 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