This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 347 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 347 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. While osteoblasts work to build new bone tissue, osteoclasts: A) Cause the new bone to calcify. B) Break down old bone tissue. C) Live in the lacunae. D) Are just mature bone cells that don't recycle bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break down old bone tissue. 2. What type of joint is indicated by the arrow? A) Condyloid. B) Gomphosis. C) Suture. D) Synchondrosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gomphosis. 3. This joint allows for side-to-side movement. A) Ball and socket joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Pivot joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pivot joint. 4. The framework of bones that forms the head and face. A) Skull. B) Ligament. C) Skeleton. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull. 5. These bones protects internal organs such as the lungs and heart from injury A) Humerus. B) Rib cage. C) Carpals. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rib cage. 6. Which of the following is a combining form that means bone marrow or spinal cord? A) -per cent. B) Myel/o. C) Blachi/o. D) -osis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myel/o. 7. What is the primary function of flat bones? A) Support weight and movement. B) Protection. C) Stability and movement. D) Reinforce tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protection. 8. What is the anatomical term of movement/motion for palm up? A) Supination. B) Pronation. C) Adduction. D) Flexion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supination. 9. The root word for bone is: A) Cost/o. B) Lord/o. C) Chondr/o. D) So that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So that. 10. How many movements does a pivot joint have? A) 0. B) 2. C) 4. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 11. The ..... connects with all the muscles in the body and allows them to move. A) MRI. B) Spinal tap. C) Spinal chord. D) Carotid artery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal chord. 12. This structure attaches bone to bone A) Tendon. B) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 13. Which of the following is an example of a first class lever? A) Head & Neck joint. B) Ankle joint. C) Elbow joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Head & Neck joint. 14. ..... is a strong, flexible tissue that covers the ends of bones A) Cartilage. B) The Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 15. Inside the compact outer layer of many bones you will find a lighter and less dense type of bone tissue (because it is porous). What is this type of bone called? A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. C) Bone marrow. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone. 16. Which type of skeleton do insects have? A) Axial skeleton. B) Exoskeleton. C) Hydrostatic skeleton. D) Endoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exoskeleton. 17. True or False. Muscles push bones? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. This is where extra bone is made to help your bones grow longer. A) Periosteum Growth Plate. B) Endosteum Growth Plate. C) Diaphyseal Growth Plate. D) Epiphyseal Growth Plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epiphyseal Growth Plate. 19. Areas where two or more bones join together. A) Sutures. B) Ligaments. C) Joints. D) Foramina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joints. 20. Where in the long bone would you expect to find bone marrow? A) At the articular cartilage regions. B) On the periosteum. C) In the medullary cavity. D) Bone marrow is NOT found in long bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the medullary cavity. ← 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