This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 349 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 349 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Once bones reach full ossification, they are no longer an active tissue. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. CEREBELLUM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LEARNING AND MEMORY A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 3. Which are the functions of the skeletal system? A) To protect. B) To support. C) To move. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 4. We can ..... our vertebral column? A) Freely move. B) Slightly move. C) Not move. D) It varies from individual to individual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slightly move. 5. The rupture or protrusion of a spinal disc; can cause pressure on the nerves ..... A) Herniated disc. B) Osteomyelitis. C) Gout. D) Rickets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Herniated disc. 6. One pair of bone slides over another (Vertebrae) A) Immovable joints. B) Pivot joints. C) Ball and socket joints. D) Hinge joints. E) Gliding joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Gliding joints. 7. What type of joint is your hip? A) Fibrous. B) Synovial. C) Cartilaginous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synovial. 8. When a bone breaks, it is called a fracture. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. It gives your body structure and support. It allows you to move about freely and to bend with flexibility. It is also designed to protect your spinal cord. A) Ribs. B) Brain. C) Backbone. D) Scapula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Backbone. 10. Where two or more bone meet A) Skeleton. B) Ligaments. C) Growth plate. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joint. 11. Which part of the lower jaw helps you to chew food? A) Upper jaw. B) Lower jaw. C) None of these. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lower jaw. 12. What is the name of the hip bone? A) Humerus. B) Skull. C) Femur. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pelvis. 13. Lower jaw bone; connects to the skull in front of the ears; A) Mandible. B) The jaws. C) Zygomatic. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandible. 14. Another joint that allows limited movement only. It is found at the part where a bone of the head meets the neck bone. A) Fixed Joint. B) Gliding Joint. C) Ball-and-socket Joint. D) Pivot Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pivot Joint. 15. What type of bones are carpals and tarsals? A) Long bones. B) Short bones. C) Sesamoid bones. D) Flat bones. E) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short bones. 16. What is attached to the backbone, which forms the main axis of the skeleton? A) Brain. B) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skull. 17. Broken bone in which the bone is twisted apart or spiraled apart. A) Spiral Fracture. B) Compression Fracture. C) Physeal Fracture. D) Avulsion Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spiral Fracture. 18. How do muscles cause movement? A) Muscles attach to the bones and push the bones. B) Muscles attach to the bones and pull the bones. C) Muscles attach to the bones and so nothing. D) Muscles attach to muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles attach to the bones and pull the bones. 19. What are tendons? A) Holds muscle to muscle. B) Holds bone to bone. C) Holds muscle to bone. D) Holds bones to ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holds muscle to bone. 20. Which is the smallest bone in your body? A) Stapes. B) Malleus. C) Femur. D) Hyoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stapes. ← 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