This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 357 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 357 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Process of bone formation before birth: A) Ossification. B) Hematopoiesis. C) Appositional growth. D) Atrophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ossification. 2. The main functions of the skeletal system are to provide framework to support the body, produce blood cells, store fat and ..... protect soft tissues, and help create body motion. A) Oxygen. B) Glucose. C) Minerals. D) Vitamins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Minerals. 3. The longest and strongest bone in the body is ..... A) Skull. B) Femur. C) Shin. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Femur. 4. ..... is where 2 bones meet A) Tendon. B) Bone. C) Joint. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joint. 5. What type of muscle makes up the walls of many internal organs, such as the stomach? A) Smooth. B) Cardiac. C) Skeletal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smooth. 6. ..... cover the surface of mature bones? A) Perichondrium. B) Endosteum. C) Periosteum. D) Osteon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. 7. What suture connects the occipital and parietal bones? A) Coronal. B) Lambdoidal. C) Sagittal. D) Squamosal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lambdoidal. 8. What is the scientific name of the upper 'jaw bone'? A) Maxilla. B) Mandible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maxilla. 9. A joint that allows movement in 1 direction A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Saddle. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge. 10. There are two kinds of skeletons a external "case" and a internal "frame" . What terms might be used to denote which is which? A) Endoskeleton for insideExoskeleton for outside. B) Endoskeleton for inside Ecto skeleton for outside. C) Arctoskeleton and Thermoskeleton. D) Hard skeleton and Soft skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endoskeleton for insideExoskeleton for outside. 11. Type of synovial joint that allows motion in one direction only. A) Hinge. B) Condyloid. C) Saddle. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge. 12. Rectus abdominus muscle action A) Hip extention. B) Hip flexion and knee extention. C) Hip adduction. D) Trunk flexion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trunk flexion. 13. Which label is the periosteum? A) K. B) A. C) B. D) C. E) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) K. 14. What can make our bones denser (stronger)? A) Junk food. B) Exercise. C) Stress. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exercise. 15. A long bone at the center of the Chest is called ..... A) Sternum. B) Floating ribs. C) Femur. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum. 16. The ankle joint is ..... to the knee joint. A) Distal. B) Proximal. C) Caudal. D) Cranial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Distal. 17. What age do most people have Osteoporosis? A) 30-40 years. B) 19-22 years. C) 25 years. D) 50 years and up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 50 years and up. 18. Provides shock absorption A) Articular Cartilage. B) Joint Cavity. C) Synovial Fluid. D) Articular Capsule. E) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Articular Cartilage. 19. Which limbs are not in the correct order? A) Femur, tibia and fibula. B) Humerus, ulna and tibia. C) Humerus, ulna and radius. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humerus, ulna and tibia. 20. Which type of muscle is your bicep muscle? A) Skeletal. B) Smooth. C) Cardiac. D) Immoveable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. ← 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