This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 316 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 316 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Movable joints are in general called A) Fibrous. B) Cartilaginous. C) Synovial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synovial. 2. The sole of the foot is turned to face inwards is: A) Rotation. B) Circumduction. C) Supination. D) Plantar Flexion. E) Inversion. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Inversion. 3. WHAT IS THE JOB OF TENDONS? A) Attaches muscle to bone. B) Connects bone to bone. C) Connective tissue acting like a cushion between bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Attaches muscle to bone. 4. Backbone is also known as ..... A) Vertebrae. B) Humerus. C) Cranium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae. 5. The skeletal system stores the mineral A) Iron. B) Magnesium. C) Calcium. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium. 6. Your skeleton and bones protect your insides A) True. B) Decisions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Normal wear and tear of the joints A) Rheumatoid Arthritis. B) Osteoarthritis. C) Gout. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoarthritis. 8. Why do you have more bones in your body when you are born? A) Babies have longer bones. B) Babies have more moveable joints. C) Babies have more immovable joints. D) Bones of a baby eventually fuse together. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bones of a baby eventually fuse together. 9. ENDOCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION-The process starts from a mass of ..... A) COLLAGEN/FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE. B) HYALINE CARTILAGE. C) FIBROCARTILAGE. D) ELASTIC CARTILAGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HYALINE CARTILAGE. 10. In which part of a bone are blood cells produced? A) Bone marrow. B) Cartilage. C) Ligament. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone marrow. 11. What is the purpose of cells? A) To carry out processes that keep an organism alive. B) To convert light energy to chemical energy. C) To provide light energy. D) To break down glucose within the mitochondria. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To carry out processes that keep an organism alive. 12. Where is the red marrow found in a long bone? A) In adults in the diaphysis; in infants in the epiphysis. B) In adults in the epiphysis; in infants in the diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In adults in the epiphysis; in infants in the diaphysis. 13. Epiphyses are ..... A) The shaft of the bone. B) Inner part of the bone. C) The ends of the bone. D) Outer part of the bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ends of the bone. 14. ..... regulate mineralization and resorption (i.e. remodeling) A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteocytes. D) Osteoprogenitor cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteocytes. 15. The nurse is caring for a patient who has undergone a right knee arthroscopy. Two hours after the procedure, the patient's right pedal pulse is diminished compared with the previous assessment. What action should the nurse take? A) Take vital signs. B) Notify the surgeon. C) Perform neurovascular assessment in 30 minutes. D) Change the dressing and rewrap the elastic wrap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Notify the surgeon. 16. It is the actual fingernail. A) Nail polish. B) Nail. C) Nail plate. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nail plate. 17. What is the hard, outer layer of bone called? A) Spongy bone. B) Marrow. C) Periosteum. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compact bone. 18. What is the first step in bone repair? A) Hematoma. B) You shut up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hematoma. 19. C1 What is the important job of the rib cage? A) Protect heart. B) Protect brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protect heart. 20. Expand A) To get bigger. B) The small, outside bone in the lower part of your leg. C) Hip bones. D) Shoulder bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get bigger. ← 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