This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There are how many bones in the adult human body? A) 216. B) 306. C) 206. D) 236. E) Approximately 300; but it varies slightly from person to person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 2. This part of the bone is increased in size and has a distal and proximal section A) Epiphysis. B) Medullar cavity. C) Bone Marrow. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphysis. 3. What does the term chronic mean when looking at the skeletal system responses to exercise? A) Long Term/ Over a prolonged period. B) Short Term/ Immediate. C) In the Gym. D) In one part of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long Term/ Over a prolonged period. 4. What are the articulating bones of the shoulder? A) Pelvis and femur. B) Scapula and humerus. C) Tibia and Fibula. D) Radius and Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scapula and humerus. 5. Examples:Vertebrae and Hip bones A) Long Bone. B) Short Bone. C) Irregular Bone. D) Flat Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irregular Bone. 6. Common sports fracture. A) Impacted. B) Spiral. C) Skull fracture. D) Greenstick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spiral. 7. Which part of the human skeleton refers to the membrane that surrounds bone? A) Cartilage. B) Periosteum. C) Cancellous bone. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periosteum. 8. WHICH PART OF THE BODY HAVE LONG BONES COMPARED TO WRIST AND ANKLES? A) ARMS. B) LEGS. C) BOTH. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BOTH. 9. Bones are held together at joints with A) Cartilage. B) Tendons. C) Ligaments. D) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ligaments. 10. What body system is for support, protection, and creates new blood cells? A) Skeletal system. B) Muscular system. C) Circulatory system. D) Integumentary system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal system. 11. How many bones in an adult body? A) 50. B) 100. C) 206. D) 306. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 12. Which of the following is the worst surface to run on if you have shin splints? A) Asphalt. B) Running Track. C) Soft Grass. D) Dirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Asphalt. 13. Which of the following statement about skin is Not correct A) Skin mainly functions as sensory organ of touch. B) Skin is a large organ. C) Skin lacks blood vessels and nerves. D) Two main layer of skin are epidermis and dermis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skin lacks blood vessels and nerves. 14. A ..... fracture generally occurs in children-one side of the bone shaft breaks and the other bends A) Spiral. B) Greenstick. C) Gangs. D) Potts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Greenstick. 15. ..... is a function of the skeletal system that is completed by joints, ligaments, and tendons. A) Protection. B) Storage. C) Synthesis. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Movement. 16. Which tissue in the skeletal system makes blood cells? A) Bone marrow. B) Cartilage. C) Tendons. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone marrow. 17. The movements that you cannot control are called A) Voluntary. B) Involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary. 18. The part of the skeleton along the axis of the body is A) Appendicular. B) Axial. C) Appendage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial. 19. What does the prefix 'Stern(o)-' mean? A) Ankle. B) Thigh. C) Rib. D) Breastbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Breastbone. 20. Tough layer of fibrous connective tissue that surrounds the bone and is continuous with tendons and ligaments A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Periosteum. D) Articular cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesSkeletal System Quiz 1Skeletal System Quiz 2Skeletal System Quiz 4Skeletal System Quiz 5Skeletal System Quiz 6Skeletal System Quiz 7Skeletal System Quiz 8Skeletal System Quiz 9Skeletal System Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books