This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 32 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This cell secretes osteoid, the organic component of the bone matrix. A) Osteoclast. B) Osteocyte. C) Osteoblast. D) Chondrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoblast. 2. Which of the following statement is NOT true about the skull? A) Skull has 22 bones. B) Skull has fixed joints. C) Upper and lower jaws are movable. D) Skull protects the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Upper and lower jaws are movable. 3. The femur is known as what type of bone? A) Long. B) Short. C) Flat. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long. 4. Where is the femur located in the body? A) Arm. B) Shoulder. C) Leg. D) Foot. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leg. 5. The ..... skeleton consists of the cranium, the face, and the vertebrae. A) Appendicular. B) Axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial. 6. This strong, thread-like tissue holds two bones together at a joint. A) Ligament. B) Blood vessel. C) Intestine. D) Nerve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligament. 7. In most adult human beings there are ..... bones in the skeleton. A) 206. B) Over 300. C) 186. D) 142. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 206. 8. Which type of arthritis is considered an autoimmune disease that attacks the joints and causes deformities? A) Osteoarthritis. B) Rheumatoid arthritis. C) Gouty arthritis. D) Tendinitis arthritis. E) Aging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rheumatoid arthritis. 9. There are six different types of synovial joints. What type of synovial joint is the wrist? A) Pivot. B) Condyloid. C) Saddle. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Condyloid. 10. Select an example of irregular bones A) Phalanges. B) Vertebrate. C) Ribs. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebrate. 11. Joints that are slightly movable. Ex:vertebrae A) Fibrous Joints. B) Cartilaginous Joints. C) Synovial Joints. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilaginous Joints. 12. What's occurring at the epiphyseal plate? A) The bone becomes cartilage. B) The cartilage stays as cartilage. C) The cartilage becomes bone. D) The bone becomes a bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cartilage becomes bone. 13. The smallest bone in the body is found in the inner ear. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. How many bones are there in an adult human body? A) 233. B) 115. C) 312. D) 206. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 206. 15. Which of the following is not a section of the vertebrae? A) Thoracic. B) Lumbar. C) Coccyx. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pelvis. 16. What is periosteum and where is it found? A) Periosteum is a dense layer of connective tissue that covers the outer surface of bones. B) Periosteum is a layer of skin that covers the surface of bones. C) Periosteum is a type of joint that connects two bones together. D) Periosteum is a thin layer of muscle that covers the inner surface of bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum is a dense layer of connective tissue that covers the outer surface of bones. 17. The shaft of a long bone that is composed of compact bone is called the A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Periosteum. D) Endosteum. E) Medullary cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diaphysis. 18. It is responsible for continuous and smooth gliding movements like wrist, ankles collarbones and shoulder blades. A) Ball-and-socket joints. B) Hinge joints. C) Pivot joints. D) Gliding joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gliding joints. 19. Mature bone cells that live in tiny cavities within the bone are called? A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoblasts. C) Osteoclasts. D) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteocytes. 20. A mature bone cell A) Osteoblast. B) Osteocyte. C) Osteoclast. D) Fontanels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteocyte. ← 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