This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 311 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 311 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where does primary ossification occur? A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Cortical Bone. D) Compact Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diaphysis. 2. Some of the bones in the skull have the same name like the regions of the brain:frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal. A) Some. B) Have. C) Like. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like. 3. When your body bends down to do squats you are probably using what type of joint? A) Ball and Socket Joint. B) Hinge Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge Joint. 4. Type of diarthrodial joint that allows for the rotation of one bone around another, such as the neck. A) Pivot. B) Condyloid. C) Gliding. D) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pivot. 5. What type of cells create the cartilage that first reconnects two bones after they break? A) Osteoblast. B) Osteoclast. C) Osteocyte. D) Fibroblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fibroblast. 6. This bone disease makes the bone lose its density.It is caused by calcium deficiency.It is usually suffered by the elderly women.The bone disease is called ..... A) Tuberculosis. B) Rheumatism. C) Scoliosis. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoporosis. 7. What are the two main parts of the skeleton? A) Left skeleton and right skeleton. B) Axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton. C) Frontal skeleton and dorsal skeleton. D) Upper skeleton and lower skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton. 8. Where are ligaments found in the body? A) Between muscle and bone. B) In between bones. C) At the center of a bone. D) Between compact bone and spongy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In between bones. 9. What is our mandible? A) Pelvis. B) Largest bone in our body. C) Cheek bones. D) Jaw bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jaw bone. 10. The joints between the various carpal and tarsal bones are examples of ..... joints A) Ellipsoidal. B) Pivot. C) Plane (gliding). D) Ball and scoket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plane (gliding). 11. How many bones do babies have at birth? A) 400. B) 7. C) 350. D) 1, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 350. 12. Excessive anterior curvature of the lumbar vertebral column region; also called swayback. A) Lordosis. B) You learn. C) Arthralgia. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lordosis. 13. Helps in movement of bones, where two bones meet A) Joints. B) Cartilage. C) Bone marrow. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joints. 14. Which food would be best to make your bones strong? A) Grapes. B) Milk. C) French Fries. D) Sugar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Milk. 15. These cells build bones A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Cartilage. D) Collagenous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts. 16. What is soft connective tissue that attach bones at the joints? A) Ligaments. B) Tendons. C) Muscles. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligaments. 17. What doctor teats Osteoporosis? A) Endocrinologist. B) Doctor. C) Surgeon. D) Therapist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endocrinologist. 18. What type of bone is your sternum? A) Flat. B) Short. C) Irregular. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flat. 19. Read this sentence from Skeletons Inside and Out. It supports the body's weight and gives it shape. What does the word supports mean in this sentence? A) Brings back. B) Moves forward. C) Holds up. D) Looks at. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holds up. 20. Which bone is located at the base of the skull and connects to the spine? A) Atlas. B) Axis. C) Occipital bone. D) Sphenoid bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atlas. ← 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