This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 318 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 318 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Softening of the cartilage A) Chondromalacia. B) Chondromalacia. C) Arthralgia. D) Arthromalacia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chondromalacia. 2. The smallest bone of our body found in A) Ear. B) Nose. C) Hands. D) Feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ear. 3. Which professional specializes in treating health problems by spinal manipulation? A) Orthopedic surgeon. B) Podiatrist. C) Osteopath. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteopath. 4. Which are the smallest bones in your body? A) Cranium. B) Femur. C) Phalanges. D) Ossicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ossicles. 5. Physical Therapy helps with A) Movement. B) Protection. C) Mineral storage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Movement. 6. What is the main function of the musculoskeletal system? 1. Support and protect internal organs 2. Send and receive electrical impulses 3. Provide Movement 4 Regulate body temperature. A) Only 1. B) 2 and 3. C) 4 and 2. D) 1 and 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1 and 3. 7. A fracture that is common in children, whose bones have relatively more collagen in their matrix and are more flexible than those of adults, is a(n); A) Impact fracture. B) Spiral fracture. C) Depressed fracture. D) Greenstick fracture. E) Open fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greenstick fracture. 8. Bone growth occurs at the ..... of a bone. A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Epiphyseal Plate. D) Hyaline Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphyseal Plate. 9. What is the longest part of a long bone called? A) Metaphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Epiphysis. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diaphysis. 10. Complete the statement ..... connects muscles to bone and ..... connects bone to bone. A) Tendons, Ligaments. B) Ligaments, Tendons. C) Tendons, Cartilage. D) Cartilage, Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendons, Ligaments. 11. Name one connective tissue A) Bone. B) Muscle. C) Ligament. D) Fat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ligament. 12. The type of bone located where stresses are weaker or multi-directional is called A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. C) Epiphysis. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone. 13. Growth in the length of bone occurs A) At primary ossification center. B) Beneath the periosteum. C) At the diaphysis. D) At the epiphyseal plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the epiphyseal plate. 14. Stiffer but deforms more A) Ligaments. B) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligaments. 15. What are the hollow spaces in the skull called? A) Nose cavities. B) Sinuses. C) Patella. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sinuses. 16. The pelvis of a female is ..... as compared to a male. A) Wide and circular. B) Wide and heart-shaped. C) Narrow and circular. D) Narrow and heart-shaped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wide and circular. 17. Ribs that share an attachment to the sternum are called ..... A) Floating ribs. B) True ribs. C) Ghost ribs. D) False ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False ribs. 18. Bones, cartilage, and the special structures that connect them make up your A) Skeletal System. B) Muscular System. C) Nervous System. D) Cardiovascular System. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal System. 19. What is the function of the ribcage? A) The function of the ribcage is to aid in digestion. B) The function of the ribcage is to store excess fat. C) The function of the ribcage is to protect the vital organs such as the heart and lungs. D) The function of the ribcage is to regulate body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The function of the ribcage is to protect the vital organs such as the heart and lungs. 20. The long bones in the fingers are A) Carpals. B) Tarsals. C) Phalanges. D) Clavicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phalanges. ← 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