This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 287 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 287 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Tendons connect ..... to ..... whereas ligaments connect ..... to ..... A) Bone to bone; muscle to bone. B) Muscle to bone; bone to bone. C) Bone to bone; Muscle to muscle. D) Muscle to muscle; bone to muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscle to bone; bone to bone. 2. Peach A) Ulna. B) Radius. C) Tibia. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radius. 3. Myocele A) Hernia of a muscle; protrusion of a muscle through its fascia. B) Study of movement. C) Excessive movement; hyperactivity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hernia of a muscle; protrusion of a muscle through its fascia. 4. Allows the bones to move in multiple directions A) Tendons. B) Ball and socket joint. C) Ligaments. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket joint. 5. Bones in the legs A) Tibia and Fibula. B) Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tibia and Fibula. 6. What is the term for the growth plate? A) Epiphyseal line. B) Process line. C) Endosteum. D) Articular cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphyseal line. 7. Osteocytes reside in chambers called ..... and communicate with each other through thin channels called ..... A) Gaps; canaliculi. B) Beams; canaliculi. C) Gaps; beams. D) Canaliculi; gaps. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gaps; canaliculi. 8. What is the anatomical name for the end of a long bone? A) Periosteum. B) Spongy bone. C) Epiphysis. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphysis. 9. The ..... skeleton makes up all the bones of the arms & legs as well as the shoulder and pelvic girdles. A) Axial. B) Appendicular. C) Cartilaginous. D) Osseous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular. 10. These type of muscles functions independently and is not not controlled by voluntary nerve activity A) Voluntary muscles. B) Involuntary muscles. C) Skeletal muscles. D) No answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary muscles. 11. Which of the following bones is a sesamoid bone type? A) Triquetral bone. B) Malleus bone. C) Patella good. D) Calcaneus bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patella good. 12. Which is the moveable jawbone A) Upward. B) Downward. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Downward. 13. The body parts with most bones are: A) Skull and Feet. B) Feet and Hands. C) Hands and Skull. D) Arms and Legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feet and Hands. 14. Your skull is a/an..... joint. A) Immovable. B) Pivot. C) Gliding. D) Ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immovable. 15. Function of osteoblasts A) The function of osteoblasts is to break down bone tissue. B) For the growth and repair of bones. C) The function of osteoblasts is to produce red blood cells. D) The function of osteoblasts is to regulate muscle movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For the growth and repair of bones. 16. Skull protect our A) Brain. B) Kidney. C) Heart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 17. What is the term for a stretched or torn ligament? A) Sprain. B) Strain. C) Dislocation. D) Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sprain. 18. Bones can work as protectors of the organs. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 19. During bone remodeling, osteoclasts helps in A) Bone absorption. B) Bone formation. C) Bone restructuring. D) Bone cavitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone absorption. 20. Inflammatory disease that damages joints and surrounding tissue. A) Arthritis. B) Osteomalacia. C) Tendon. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arthritis. ← 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